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Making news the 2012 way
Shock, horror! The Sun have today printed the photographs of Prince Harry two days after they were circulating throughout the Internet and were being viewed by users of social media. The newspaper says it made the decision based on freedom … Continue reading
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Tagged bloggers, communication, journalists, media, Prince Harry, social media, social networks, The Sun
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Going for gold – the Olympic feeling
I was going to resist the temptation of writing a blog about the Olympics, but in the end I gave in and these are my observations. One of the most interesting things that I have seen since the Olympics started … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, challenge, communication, financial crisis, internal communication, London 2012, media, Olympics, social media
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Silence is golden
I was in an unusual position recently and one that I don’t often face – when I was taking a short flight. This is not one of my favourite things travelling across the sea on a small and noisy aeroplane. … Continue reading
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Tagged Buster Keaton, communication, media, PR, silent movies, social media
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Social media – stop the hysteria.
I read with interest an article on the Guardian website that discussed whether Twitter was putting an end to private lives. If you haven’t read it and are interested then click on the link. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/09/twitter-privacy-melissa-stetten?newsfeed=true It seems Twitter continues to … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, communication, google+, media, modern life, social media, social networks, twitter
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Living events through social media
Social media is now more mainstream and part of our daily lives. People are now finding ways to use it to enhance aspects of what they do everyday. It is now a way that we can share elements of our … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, communication, event, event management, innovation, Kelsall Hill, media, retweet, social media, social networks, twitter
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Who is the media manager in 2012?
I had an opportunity this week of discussing some of the key issues affecting PR and communication at the moment as part of a group of senior professionals. There were lots of interesting subjects that were debated but probably the … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, local newspapers, media, newspapers, PR, social media, social networks
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Social media – it should be daily business
I had an interesting day at #bluelightcamp where emergency services representatives got together to discuss using social media the challenges and the benefits. One of the sessions was focused on embedding social media into organisations and it discussed the challenges … Continue reading
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Tagged #gmp24, bluelightcamp, communication, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, media, social media, social networks, twitter
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Petrol crisis, what petrol crisis?
In the past few days there has been much criticism of the Government’s handling of the communication about a possible fuel strike. Commentators have pointed to recent communications and pronouncements as the cause of the panic buying of fuel. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, diesel, fuel, media, petrol, plan, politicians, social media
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Chaos communication model
For many years we have prepared communication plans based neatly on who we need to speak to and what we need to tell them. In short, this is a very linear model of communication between A and B and if … Continue reading
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Tagged call centres, channels, chaos, communication, media, social media
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Be prepared – seven points to help communicate in a crisis
There is a lot said about crisis communication and many, many courses are run every week aiming to impart wisdom on the subject. Having just lived through one of the most challenging weeks at work I started thinking about some … Continue reading
