In the second of our series ahead of our “Meet the journalists” event with Enterprise Nation on April 14th, we spoke to Ian Evans, editor of East Midlands Business Link and asked him for three pet peeves from PRs. Try to avoid these. They can make or break your next story. 1. At risk of sounding like an insufferable …
Ahead of our Meet The Journalists event in partnership with Enterprise Nation we spoke to our panel of journalists and asked them very simply “what annoys you with regards PR people pitching their stories?” First up is Sam Metcalf, editor of The Business Desk East Midlands 1. The three-minute warning: with editorial teams cut to the bone, …
As I write this, our team is busily researching the award criteria on behalf of a client, for a major accolade. We do this a lot. Why? Very simply, it is about pride and profile. Here’s the official blurb from the editor (Ed Bedington) of the trade magazine associated with it, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser …
Rudyard Kipling knew a thing or two about writing. I Keep six honest serving-men: (They taught me all I knew) Their names are What and Where and When And How and Why and Who. Thanks Rudyard. Us marketing and PR folk have held these close for years. I’ve written previously on your “What?” so this time, I …
Who is your who? Getting your message to your target market. Read More »
It is a truth universally acknowledged that marketing folk are so busy with buzz words that they forget to tell us what they actually do. This actually makes it hard to buy what they sell. Not a good thing. Why? Well…it seems we often don’t know what it is we are trying to sell. We’ve …
I’d like to highlight an area that lets PR campaigns down again and again: pictures. Imagine this. You are running a magazine so your goal is to help your publication sell more copies. You do this by being informative, entertaining, controversial or even conservative. You have to attract the attention of your readers so that …
“Think in pictures” photography is an investment…not a cost. Read More »
A common objection we hear when chatting to businesses about PR, especially those in B2B markets, is: “But we don’t have any news, so it isn’t worth it.” Rubbish. OK, perhaps not rubbish. Perhaps you don’t have much “hard” news around products or events to talk about. However, if at some stage in your marketing you …
Ryan Air is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons… again.However, it is not the usual issues, namely being the world’s love/hate airline – that has all changed (so we are told). This time it is embroiled in industrial action with baggage handlers at Madrid’s main airport. A Ryanair spokeswoman said: “We sincerely apologise for …
Ryan Air’s charm….offensive? Or is it really “getting better”? Read More »
The final PMQs of the coalition government will take place later today in the Commons but…has it rescued or ruined either leaders’ common touch as they seek your vote in May? It is a divisive topic. Many people won’t watch it or listen due to the timings or their location. Many find it utterly repellent …
With crowds thronging the streets, the cortege of one history’s (and tellingly, literature’s) greatest villains King Richard III, wound its way to his new resting place at Leicester Cathedral. I heard on the radio at midday today that queues had been as long as 4 hours and even now (3pm) are still 1-2 hours long. …
As Leicester embraces its kingly gift, what of Nottingham and Derby? Read More »