A national reporter rang me up about influencer collaborations. My answer? They’re a bit like borrowing your mate’s car—brilliant when it works, catastrophic when it doesn’t.These partnerships can…
Brooklyn Beckham just did what most PR consultants spend their careers preventing. He bypassed his parents’ three-decade PR machine and told his 16 million Instagram followers that David and Victoria have “controlled narratives in the press” about their family for years. He accused them of prioritising Brand Beckham over genuine relationships – and of trying …
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Stephen Crean got stabbed seven times stopping a knife attacker on a train.Saved multiple lives. Then couldn’t make his Ryanair flight to Austria because… he was in hospital recovering from being stabbed seven times. Asked for a refund.Ryanair said no.Policy. Nottingham Forest FC heard what happened.Gave him £10,000 for treatment.Free season ticket for next year.Invite …
* Firstly, I confess, this was the Radio 4 fella’s headline that I mention below. Credit where it’s due! Now, you may recall from last year that I am helping Rebecca Dowdeswell in her battle with the cosmetics giant L’Oreal? Indeed, back in August, Rebecca woke up to find a WhatsApp from a friendly …
“There is only thing in the world worse than being talked about and that is NOT being tackled about.” However, whatever Dorain Gray might think, not EVERYONE is Wylde about the Jag rebrand. “Do you sell cars?” That was the withering response from Elon Musk, who knows a thing or two about selling concepts. In …
I like Jamie Oliver. There, I’ve said it. For some, he is a bit preachy about school dinners and getting us all to eat more veg etc., but we know he’s actually right about that and means well. His heart seems to be in the right place. So I was astonished to see him having …
Cooking Up Trouble – Jamie Oliver Apologises Over Offensive Children’s Book Read More »
Panic stations, panic stations, the chief exec just described our product as “c*ap” in a press interview! Ok, you’re going to need to take a look at your crisis communications plan. You have got one haven’t you? You haven’t? Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Let’s take a look at what you SHOULD have done before …
Ah, Zara. Just when you thought their PR nightmares were confined to poorly timed window displays and questionable cultural appropriation, they’ve gone and served us a piping hot platter of controversy, complete with a side of cringe. In their latest attempt at fashion forwardness, Zara decided that a T-shirt for young girls emblazoned with the phrases “The …
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“Your story is currently the best read piece on the BBC website…nationally” That was the message that my client, Rebecca Dowdeswell, sent to me when I was somewhere in the middle of the Peak District last Friday. What story you may ask? Well, it is a true David And Goliath one, and if you are …
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Hey Judy, don’t make it bad. Take a sad son and make him better. Remember, let Emma into your heart, Then we can start to make it better. Hey Judy, don’t be afraid. You didn’t mean to go out and get her. The minute you let her into your heart Then you begin to make …