Thought leadership

PR support for Gaddafi? Tanks but no tanks!

Scanning the web this morning for blogging fodder, I learnt that some big, shiny London PR agencies received a curious email last month, purporting to be from Libya’s Ministry of Information. Turns out this mysterious ministry was asking for PR support to improve the image of Muammar Gaddafi.  Many dismissed it as the work of …

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PR and value for money

Another question from the inafishbowl website which I think will resonate with many. This question came from Amanda Waring of Mama Jewels who decided to hire a PR agency to get some featured material in some of the bigger names in the Mother and Baby magazine world. Amanda says she has “found this quite a hard area …

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When news just isn’t news – by April Fool

Much sniggering at Press For Attention HQ this morning when the Insider team indulged in a little April Fools’ Day shenanigans. Here’s the teaser that greeted me when I opened the newsletter: Major deal done for undisclosed sum A major East Midlands company has today made an acquisition of an unnamed company for an undisclosed sum. …

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The power of giving away your expertise

      With their freemium models, software providers give away their hard-earned products and services all the time, slowly build a critical mass of customers, hoping that some, once impressed, will upgrade to a more bespoke and powerful offering. In a nutshell, it is about showcasing. It is the road test, wandering around the …

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Smashing an old chestnut – “all publicity is good publicity”

So, having watched www.inafishbowl.com develop with great interest I thought it was high time I threw my hat into the bowl. One of the guys at Soshi Games asked whether all publicity was good publicity. It seems they are beign inundated with requests from the media. Sounds great right? Well it all depends… I dived …

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