PR
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UK government’s new GCS spinners can’t tell the difference between strategy and operations
The UK coalition government, which has managed to get its communications knickers in a fine old twist, is having a…
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Paul Simons: Ed Miliband/ Mail row shows why PR can be a loose cannon – with ads you get what you pay for
With the Ed Miliband/Daily Mail saga running in to its third week it poses a very interesting question about being…
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Why easyJet’s McCall can teach Ryanair’s O’Leary a thing or two about branding – and running an airline
It now appears there is a God of the good guys – up there at 35,000 feet. Having worked on…
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What other brands can learn from the Waitrose effect on the UK’s high streets
A while ago I reported back on the impact Waitrose appears to have on property prices based on searching around…
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WPP move with D&AD may help to end scandal of UK agency unpaid intern roles
I suppose congratulations to WPP are in order after it decided to offer paid internships at its leading London ad…
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Giles Keeble: why Dove’s Campaign For Real Beauty campaign qualifies as a Modern Classic
It seems there have always been difficult categories for creative advertising: over the years that would have included detergents, oral…
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The new M&S advertising won’t turn this fading star’s graph from decline to incline
Over the last year or so I’ve compared the advertising output of M&S and John Lewis several times; last Christmas…
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Emerging markets slowdown and PR cast a shadow over WPP’s half-year results
Time was when full and half year figures were enough of a mystery for men with large dogs to patrol…
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Adidas, Foot Locker and AMV try to win friends with Snoop Lion trainer TV ad launch
Adidas and retailer Foot Locker have a tie-up in the UK through which Foot Locker gets first crack at top-rated…
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