Chalked onto a piece of rough wood is a message which reads, “Welcome to the world’s longest occupation! 88 days since last eviction!”. Next to it another sign states despite misconceptions in the news these tents are occupied by army veterans, healers, members of the NHS, office workers – people like me and you. It didn’t cover the fact that most of the tents were probably not active at... 

In a poll it has been announced that PR is the No.7 most stressful job you can get. This is a stark improvement from PR’s 2011 No.2 ranking debut. University students are often accompanied by connotations of avoiding work but this poll examples how PR students are in a different league. Whilst PR courses may be lighter compared to other heavily weighted academic courses, each student is preparing... 

On the 5th December 2011 a video emerged from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism showing Bell Pottinger Group offering reputation management to the despotic regime of Uzbekistan. Countless human rights groups protest due to the country’s use of child labour, torture and media control. Dozens of journalists and activists are systematically tortured in the country’s jails each day. Leader, Islam... 

Products by Apple are often praised for their innovative designs and the real hero behind the scenes is designer Jonathan Ives. In the New Years Honours list it has been revealed that Jonathan Ives has finally been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire. Sir Jonathan Ive revealed in an interview with Stephen Fry in 2010 that he decided to move to California due to the sceptic nature of the UK... 

Controversial media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has joined Twitter as an 80 Year Old. Is he simply curious or is his arrival part of a darker plan?   Rupert Murdoch has had a tough time. Suspicions were raised over News of the World’s (NoW) amoral practice in 2003 after royal correspondent, Clive Goodman, wrote a story surrounding medical treatment Prince William had received. Information in the article... 

Last year this blog had its best yet with an astounding 18,972 visits. Stat-tastic doesn’t quite honour this achievement and so below is my feeble attempt at creating an infographic. I hope this silences critics for my “so called” lack of graphical wizardry… go on, humour me.  Read More →

Thousands of iPhone 4S owners are experiencing “invalid sim” errors. Users report that after a few hours of their devices being switched on an error message appears showing “invalid sim” which results in the phone dropping their phone signal. The only temporary fix is to switch the iPhone 4S off and on again. Over 71,000 people have viewed the ‘Sim Card Failure No Sim with iPhone 4S Anyone... 

Founded in 1942 by Quakers and Social Activists Oxfam was once known as the Oxford Committee for famine relief. Today it is an international confederation working within 98 different countries providing humanitarian efforts and running programmes focus on providing communities with necessities such as food, water, education and fair trade. Thanks to one of our lecturers at the University of Gloucestershire... 

Yesterday evening Jeremy Clarkson began trending worldwide on Twitter due to comments he made during an interview on BBC’s One Show. The Top Gear presenter when asked about public sector strikes responded, “I’d have them all shot. I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families”. His remark caused an immediate on-air apology caused allegedly by thousands of complaints... 

Public Relations by Averill Gordon 400 pages, Oxford University Press, 2011 Over the last two weeks I have been discovering the insights, case studies and featured interviews written within Averill Gordon’s first published book simply called “Public Relations” (Amazon link). Now Senior lecturer of Public Relations (PR) of AUT University but was senior lecturer and course leader at the University... 

Last Friday PR Student Magazine, Behind the Spin, released their #socialstudent leaders. Devised by the editor, Richard Bailey, the ranking assess the highest aggregated scores from Klout and Peer Index to determine the top 10 online footprints made by PR Students studying in the UK. I managed to get No.1 spot. It is an honour to have made No.1 spot in the Behind the Spin ranking list, a genuine surprise.... 

This blog post identifies some of the key decisions and research which constructs a publicity stunt. It is not the only approach but it a step-by-step guide which I find useful. Homer & the giant of Cerne Abbas Understand your brand’s values Every brand can be examined for the values it entails. In the case of a publicity stunts this may surround a new service or product. Both the brand and the...