Most entrepreneurs won’t win an Oscar this weekend. But here’s something worth paying attention to. When someone wins an Oscar, nothing about their talent suddenly changes overnight. The same actor…The same performance…The same work. But the perception changes instantly. Now they’re an Oscar-winning actor. That tiny shift in wording changes everything. It happens in business …
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I had to take my “Chelsea Tractor” in for a service last week (and two new tyres this week – urg). Before I did, I got a little email from the good folks at my local Landrover dealership asking me whether I actually WANTED to have my car washed, whilst they fettled about with it.Technical garage term there.“errr…well …
From motors to murders and the mundane: why local journalism matters When people ask me why I bang on about the need for local journalism, I don’t start with a lecture about democracy. I start with a Ford, then a murder. Yep, my very first “story” as a wannabe journalist? A brand-new Ford on sale …
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Clearing your desk before holidays kills stories. I see this every summer. Business owners frantically sending press releases on Friday afternoon, then disappearing to the Costa del Sol for two weeks. Here’s what actually happens next. Monday morning arrives. A journalist reads your press release over coffee. They’re interested. The story has legs. They pick …
There’s a moment in every discovery call — usually right after they’ve explained they’re “thinking about getting some PR” — where I can feel it coming. “So… how much does PR cost?” Now, I get the question. It’s a sensible one. It’s just not a simple one. Because PR isn’t a product on a shelf. …
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Entrepreneurs Circle (EC), the UK’s largest private organisation dedicated to helping business owners grow, has appointed Press For Attention PR to lead its public relations strategy. The strategic partnership comes as EC makes a bold £5 million investment in its new 15,000 sq ft national headquarters on Blythe Valley Business Park (Solihull). Led by Greg …
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There’s a golden rule in PR: if you’re going to ask the public a question, make sure you’re ready for their answer. San Francisco’s planners might be wishing they’d had that tattooed on their project plan. It all started with good intentions. Close a stretch of the Great Highway to cars, open it up to …
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* 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 …
Coors Light’s Typo: A PR Masterclass in planned imperfection Let’s be honest—if your brand has just plastered a spelling mistake across Times Square and The New York Times, you’d probably expect a crisis meeting, not a cheers from the internet. But this is Coors Light we’re talking about. And instead of running to their nearest …
Every now and then, I like to introduce our clients in this newsletter. Sometimes they have had some epic PR results, won an award, done some sterling work for charity or have gone the extra mile for their customers or community. That’s the case with Mark Duckworth, who runs the award-winning Dales Traditional Butchers, up in the gorgeous town …