17 May 2012
| by Hannah Crown
More than a quarter of people aged over 55 are using social media to talk to big brands, according...A survey by Fishburn Hedges and Echo Research shows a significant public shift towards using social ...
-year-olds had gone online to ask a question, respond to, interact with, or complain about a brand, 27 ...
with executives at brands such as PepsiCo, O2 and HSBC, found that 68 per cent of people have engaged with a brand ...
.1%. This compares to the median salary for a full-time worker in the UK rising by just 1.4% in 2011.
This was due ...
the highest level since 2008.
Redundancies were also significantly down from 2010 at 33%, having reached a ...
of the recession.
The survey also reflected a steady optimism with 24% more respondents expecting the economic ...
to make the table.
To coincide with PRWeek's latest Top 150 table, we dug through our archives to get a ...
AGENCIES HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST DECADE
2002 - A tough year for many agencies. Of the Top 150 agencies, 49 show a decline in revenues and 63 cut staff. The Sarbanes Oxley Act means agencies ...
19 Apr 2012
| by By Hannah Crown
Just Health PR has been appointed by ViiV Healthcare to handle a consultation on the changing...and the ongoing debate around health service reforms, there couldn t be a better time to think about how to deliver the best possible HIV services.' Meanwhile, Just Health has also launched a new pro-bono offering ...
The all other category of the Q1 2012 Bellwether Report, which includes PR, recorded a drop of 9.3%. This follows a drop in budgets in the previous quarter of 7.1%. However, overall, 22% of survey participants across all marketing disciplines recorded an increase in spend, versus 21% who noted a reduction ...
of PR, a new survey has revealed....The Global Alliance, a confederation of the world s major PR and comms management associations and institutions, has launched its 2011/12 Global PR Advocacy Survey, which questioned 280 leaders of industry ...
, and the Global Alliance survey shows that communication must change as a consequence. ...
16 Feb 2012
| by John Owens
platforms as possible
To reach a broader audience.
STRATEGY AND PLAN
Since the Velux 5 ...
+K to generate interest across lifestyle/modern mainstream targets, to reach a broader, new audience.
H+K designed a multi-market network approach for the event, providing the travelling comms team with proactive ...
16 Feb 2012
| by John Owens
Premier PR helped promote this low-budget foreign language film about giant trolls, which was a hit...- To encourage cinema-goers to embrace the film and discuss it online
- To attract mainstream film fans and a mainstream teen audience.
STRATEGY AND PLAN
A London screening for press included a press release ...
, with further screenings aiming to engage a crossover audience and opinion leaders. Next, 'survival guides' were ...
16 Feb 2012
| by John Owens
-campaign
To build relationships with key stakeholders, getting a minimum of five local 'green' associations backing ...
and the outdoor signage were relit in green. Stats were found on Warrington's carbon footprint and a petition ...
to offer local discounts. Coverage was organised for the shopping centre's bee colony and a green fashion ...
19 Jan 2012
| by John Owens
Last summer, there was a major fire in a London tower block in Bermondsey. At the time...-house staff time
OBJECTIVES
To raise awareness of the potential fire risk posed by a fault ...
a problem with a faulty defrost timer switch in certain models of Beko fridge-freezers, a fault ...
the message into the public spotlight was a simple one. With lives potentially at stake, the PR team needed ...