25 Nov 2005
| by Kate Nicholas, kate.nicholas@haynet.com
Has Tesco's mission to take over the world hit a snag? After years of steady expansion into every area of our lives, criticism of the retail behemoth seems to be mounting in volume and variety.
25 Nov 2005
| by Charlie Whelan, charlie.whelan@haynet.com
We have all heard the saying 'a good day to bury bad news', but last week saw the first good day to bury good news. Gordon Brown 'launched' the 2018 English World Cup bid just as the best economic news of the year broke. This might seem like a monumental blunder, but do not be fooled.
25 Nov 2005
| by Samantha Lucas
Peter Thomas, Accenture UK and Ireland marketing and comms director, on the 'committed' Samantha Lucas.
25 Nov 2005
'Is VoIP the next tech PR goldmine?' was interesting, if a little odd (PRWeek, 11 November). Sure, VoIP represents an opportunity for PR companies with a client or two in that sector, but 'the next tech PR goldmine'? No more or less than many other technology innovations of the past decade or two.
25 Nov 2005
I was amazed to read that some PR consultants feel public sector bodies operate 'overtly PC' procurement tenders ('Public sector cake needs dividing fairly,' 11 November). It must be tiresome for people in a predominantly white, middle-class industry to have to think about issues such as diversity when...
25 Nov 2005
It is good to see that PRWeek is, at last, printing a recycle logo. I am amazed at how long it has taken the magazine to take this action, given the industry in which it operates and the information it provides about public affairs and CSR.
24 Nov 2005
| by Ian Parker
It’s not every Saturday evening that you get an apology from an alleged mass murderer.
24 Nov 2005
| by Anthony Hilton
The name Brian Basham probably does not mean much to the current generation of financial PR experts, but in his day he was top of the pile.
18 Nov 2005
| by Kate Nicholas, kate.nicholas@haynet.com
I'm sure that anyone who recruits is familiar with the eager-beaver letters from Edina Monsoon wannabes, whose sole concept of PR has been forged by watching reruns of Absolutely Fabulous. These letters invariably include the term 'creativity' at least three times and wax lyrical about how much the...
18 Nov 2005
| by Charlie Whelan, charlie.whelan@haynet.com
I can usually tell how much of a crisis Tony Blair is in by the number of interview requests I get. In the past few weeks I have been virtually camped out in the local BBC studio.