Archive for December, 2009

December 31, 2009 / Social media / Susan Reid

Trends on Twitter in 2009

Trends on Twitter in 2009

An interesting article on Netimperative  gives a flavour of some of the key issues of 2009 in its usual concise fashion - Iran, Swine Flu, Michael Jackson, Susan Boyle and Harry Potter were all top t

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December 23, 2009 / Marketing / Susan Reid

What Next for Digital Britain?

What Next for Digital Britain?

There’s always a fair amount of retrospective analysis as we approach a New Year, let alone a new decade.  It certainly seems like an awful lot has happened since the millennium was welcomed with a

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December 21, 2009 / AppealPR News, Public relations / Fiona Kendall

Ten Tips for Writing Killer News Releases

Ten Tips for Writing Killer News Releases

One of a journalist’s most useful tools these days is his delete button. Swarms of news releases ping their way through cyberspace every day, but only a handful will ever see the light of day. 

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December 10, 2009 / Marketing, Public relations, Social media, Yorkshire / Paul Snape

Social Media - The New ‘Wild West’ of Marketing?

Social Media – The New ‘Wild West’ of Marketing?

This somewhat provocative question arose last week as I prepared to address an event hosted by the Yorkshire PM Forum with the aim of giving timely and informed advice to professional services market

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December 10, 2009 / AppealPR News, Marketing, Public relations / Fiona Kendall

How to Find a Fashion Bargain

How to Find a Fashion Bargain

Bagging a bargain to add to my wardrobe is one of those lovely feelings in life that always makes me buzz with glee; there’s that delicious smugness when, on finding something I love, I discover itâ

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