In case you missed them, here are the 10 most popular public relations posts from my blog in 2009. Seven of them got most of their traffic from referrals (Twitter, blog posts, Facebook, email etc) and three of them from simple search – the National Express, Obama and social media research statistics ones. National Express [...]
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Why openupnow’s open primaries won’t work
Openupnow.org is yet another organisation that has jumped on the current political bandwagon for open primaries.It looks a great campaign, but… and it’s a very big but, it’s very badly thought out. The idea of open primaries is very seductive, emotionally I think they are brilliant. The open primaries between Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton, [...]
Labour Party conference 2009 #lab09
I’ve only missed one Labour Party conference in about the last 14 years. This year however I’m only there for one day as I need to stay in Leeds to help my wife who is the final week of the selection contest to choose the prospective Parliamentary candidate for Elmet and Rothwell. My flying visit [...]
Why the BNP needs the ‘oxygen of publicity’ – to choke itself
This morning I provided PR Week with a quote about the BBC’s decision to allow the BNP’s Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time. My full comment was: I don’t think it’s just a publicity stunt for the BBC. It’s not a question of if it is a good move, it was the only move [...]
The truth about The Investor’s Business Daily, Professor Stephen Hawking and MND/Lou Gehrig’s Disease
You’d think a publication with the title of The Investor’s Business Daily would be a pretty reputable publication, dedicated to checking its facts, otherwise how could it talk cover a subject such as investment? You’d be wrong. The Investor’s Business Daily was where the story about Professor Stephen Hawking and his experiences (or claimed lack [...]
Edelman mid year Trust Barometer report shows declining trust – again
The latest Edelman Trust Barometer reveals some interesting, if expected, insights into levels of trust. You can see all the figures (and Twitter comments) on the Edelman site, but I just wanted to highlight some of the UK figures of particular interest: Addressing global issues 78% think government has not done enough to reduce energy [...]
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Public relations isn’t part of marketing
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How PR can use Flipboard to create magazines
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PR, Wikipedia and BP–a sorry tale
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Corporate communications videos need good stories and emotions
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CIPR president election for 2014
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Is is time to abandon lobbying and target voters directly?
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Welcome to the CIPR–together we are stronger than we are alone
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Lies, damned lies trade unions and lobbyists
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Tom Foremski Thought Leaders event at the CIPR
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How PR can use Flipboard to create magazines
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Julio Romo: Stuart, a great piece. Indeed Flipboard feature of...
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Stuart Bruce
Award-winning international communications trainer and consultant specialising in online PR, digital corporate communications,digital public affairs and social media. Frequent international media commentator and conference speaker.