14 Nov 1997
| by IAN DARBY
US computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation has appointed Martin
Brophy as its first director of marketing and communications in the UK
and Ireland.
06 Nov 1997
| by KEN GOFTON
Ken Gofton, editor of Marketing Technique, was public relations
director for the International...Ken Gofton, editor of Marketing Technique, was public relations
director for the International ...
06 Nov 1997
| by JULIE BIRD
Media training takes several forms. Starter courses provide an
understanding of the structure of the print and broadcast media and
their often widely differing interests and objectives.
06 Nov 1997
| by JULIE BIRD
The experts are split as to whether or not a little training is
better than none. Some hold that a couple of hours can only deliver
superficial help; others say that even this will be of some value.
06 Nov 1997
| by JULIE BIRD
The fee per person of a one-day course for a group of six typically
starts at around pounds 500. However, if it is to include use of a TV
studio together with an array of consultants and interviewers, the
itemised bill will need to be viewed through a wide-angle lens.
06 Nov 1997
| by JULIE BIRD
It is wise to have crisis management processes in place. The best
approach is to think the unthinkable, plan what to do if it happens, and
periodically rehearse for it. Dealing with the media during a crisis is
a necessary part of the plan.
06 Nov 1997
| by JULIE BIRD
Cable & Wireless Communications has made an impact on the UK
telecommunications scene and attracted considerable media attention. Its
executives receive professional training to ensure that messages are put
across coherently.
06 Nov 1997
| by KEN GOFTON
marketing is not about charity, but about
mutual benefit.
The CBI and the Public Relations ...
06 Nov 1997
| by KEN GOFTON
Wonderbra is often held up as the most prominent example of using
PR to make the ad budget go further - or was it the other way
around?
06 Nov 1997
| by KEN GOFTON
Any parallels between PR Week s awards and the classic PR awards
episode of Absolutely Fabulous, ending with our drunken heroines
floating down the Thames in a barge, are all in the mind.