A couple of years back, I stood on the opposite side of some perspex glass from one of the world’s most notorious offenders. He has offended most people and often, common decency. It might even offend you that I’m writing this! I was on stage just after the pandemic in a slot right before Piers, …
I really should be better at driving. That’s not to say I’m bad, I’m just very “steady“. I rarely speed, I’m never aggressive. Which means that despite my NAME DROP KLAXON family connections*, I probably would never make a good racing driver.. Being 6ft 5 wouldn’t be ideal either. It turns out that Head Honcho (as we speak anyway) …
So imagine you have a wedding coming up but your sister is gravely ill. What do you do? Maybe make her the maid of honour? Or ban her? You see, rather than her ailing health being the challenge, it appears to be the worry that she might hog the limelight that is the problem. Seriously! Not due …
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will be aware of the Post Office scandal, probably in part thanks to the excellent ITV drama “Mr Bates vs The Post Office”. Well, there’s a new player in town and it isn’t the (former) CBE Paula Vennells. Nope, step forward the architect of the much …
No time to Fuj-it as Post Office Scandal Deepens Read More »
Ever had one of those “Accidental Partridge” moments when suggesting an idea to someone? Monkey Tennis Inner City Car Park Sumo Youth Hosteling With Chaz and Dave Well, this time it seems the BBC have got it “spot-on” as Alan might say. Their new podcast “When it Hits the Fan“ is out tonight and will examine who …
Imagine carefully building a global brand over three centuries that is essentially based on discretion and then it is all undone in a matter of moments after the very modern “cancel culture” card is waived. The irony of course being that this stellar reputation has just been annihilated by none other than its own …
Banking on “discretion” a PR disaster for Coutts Read More »
No, this is not a battle of the late ‘80s ballads. Although ermine might have been more heavily involved if one of the plaintiffs was still within the family business. I refer, of course, to the current phone hacking trial, where Prince Harry, (the Duke of Sussex) has just finished giving evidence in the high …
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I’ll admit this right from the start, I don’t really like the John Lewis ad. I am clearly soulless. Actually, it is great, it is warm, it is emotive but it’s just too ‘commercial’ for me, which sounds odd for an advert but it feels too much like a plug for Elton’s …
As Jamie Carragher is now painfully aware – ‘Believe in better’ is Sky’s slogan. It has served them well, especially with the creation of the best punditry partnership on TV, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville. The former foes, legends for their rival clubs, Liverpool and Manchester United respectively, have forged a fantastic partnership based on …
In terms of a PR crisis, running out of chicken when one is synonymous with the stuff is a zinger of a problem. The last thing to do is to try and wing it…in times of crisis comes threat but also opportunity. The threat to reputation but also the opportunity for a …
Cluckin’ Hell – they’ve only gone and got away with it! Read More »