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27.05.10 - The fake BP tweets

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, the blog of Newman PR on the spoof BP Twitter feed that is getting more traffic than the oil giant’s official communication feed on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Posted Thursday May 27 2010

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05.05.10 - Future of PR education

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, PR and journalism lecturer Philip Young argues that digital and social media now need to be at the heart of PR courses.

Posted Wednesday May 5 2010

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13.04.10 - PR dept of the future

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, the first of a series of blogs being written by Steve Earl from Speed Communications, in which he’ll review the role of the PR department, past, present and future.

Posted Tuesday April 13 2010

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23.03.10 - Attributes for success

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, a great blog from Culpwrit, a PR careers blog, written by David Gallagher of Ketchum on personal attributes that can contribute to a successful PR career.

Posted Monday April 5 2010

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09.03.10 - Press release gripes

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, our very own publisher Chris Cooke, who recently used his own blog to rant about his biggest bug bear – bad press releases!

Posted Tuesday March 9 2010

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16.02.10 - Puma valentines

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, a short blog from Dom Whitehurst bigging up a bit of viral Valentines Day activity from Puma.

Posted Tuesday February 16 2010

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02.02.10 - Proofing fun

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he blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, Brendan Cooper with some tips for those of you landed with a major proof reading task. Possibly more aimed at you copywriters, though good advice for anyone involved in preparing, editing or proofing documents for your company or clients.

Posted Tuesday February 2 2010

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19.01.10 - PR v the ad men

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week, Another Flamin’ Blog on the rivalry between the PR and advertising sectors.

Posted Tuesday January 19 2010

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18.11.09 - SEO for PR people

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This time some tips on search engine optimisation for PR people.

Posted Wednesday November 18 2009

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19.10.09 - Journalists and Bloggers

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This time the different between bloggers and traditional journalists, and what that means for PR people.

Posted Monday October 19 2009

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08.09.09 - Bad feedback

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend a recent PR-themed blog to check out and comment on. This week’s recommended blogger provides some feedback on Tesco’s online feedback facility, a page on the supermarket’s corporate website which also includes information on the company’s current battle with the Competition Commission.

Posted Tuesday September 8 2009

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27.07.09 - More social media

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, some Twittering, and some social media v social marketing ponderings.

Posted Monday July 27 2009

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13.07.09 - Be personal, not free

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This time, why the personal approach is still important in blog PR, plus some thoughts on how long the internet can be completely free.

Posted Monday July 13 2009

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29.06.09 - Less is more, solutions

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. First, some ponderings on why less is always more, and then some thoughts on turning problems into solutions.

Posted Monday June 29 2009

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15.06.09 - Tube strikes and colour

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. Today, a good little bit of publicity for a car rental firm that capitalised on the recent tube strike, plus some ponderings on the importance of colour in a brand’s identity

Posted Saturday June 20 2009

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29.05.09 - Some McLessons

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. Today, what recession lessons we can learn from McDonalds, and the need for newspapers to up their game if they’re going to survive.

Posted Friday May 29 2009

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30.04.09 - On PRFail and LabourList

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week the PR challenge of those MP expenses scandals and why car firms should do more PR.

Posted Friday May 1 2009

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09.04.09 - Why no car PR?

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week the PR challenge of those MP expenses scandals and why car firms should do more PR.

Posted Friday April 10 2009

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24.03.09 - Some Twitter stuff

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, home or office work, what’s best? And a blog about Twitter.

Posted Wednesday March 25 2009

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10.03.09 - Best business cards ever

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, is Max Clifford single handedly destroying the image of PR. And the best business cards ever.

Posted Tuesday March 10 2009

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23.02.09 - Think social media PR

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, blogs about blogs. The importance of social media in PR, and especially B2B PR.

Posted Monday February 23 2009

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06.02.09 - Not just a PR person

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, thoughts on those rumours Virgin leaked a complaint letter, and some other thoughts on why you’re all more than “just a PR person”

Posted Friday February 6 2009

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20.01.09 - PR stories, agency choice

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week the importance of stories in social media PR and how to pick a PR agency.

Posted Tuesday January 20 2009

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10.01.09 - Essential skills, messages

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, Communication Overtones on the skills you’ll need to survive and thrive in 2009, and Phil Gomes on why messages are still important when PRing in the internet age.

Posted Saturday January 10 2009

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22.12.08 - Added value, blog-track

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The blogsphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This time, Piaras Kelly PR on the importance of adding value in the downturn, and PR-Squared on a nifty new blog-tracking tool.

Posted Monday December 22 2008

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24.11.08 - Strictly..., audiences

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The blogsphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This time, Mark Borkowski’s take on the Strictly Sergeant story, and Seth Godin thinks about how much your audience already knows.

Posted Wednesday November 26 2008

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05.11.08 - Fiat's eco PR, ITV's pants

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The blogsphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This time, the Spinning Around team on an interesting product and PR campaign at Fiat, and some comment on an interesting brand expansion at ITV involving Corination Street pants.

Posted Wednesday November 5 2008

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17.10.08 - Averages, Blogger talk

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The blogsphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This time, Tim Dyson on what reduces a marketing campaign to just “average” and Chris Norton on how PR people should communicate to bloggers.

Posted Friday October 17 2008

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06.10.08 - Best flavours, Easy surfing

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The blogosphere is where it’s at, you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week, some thoughts from The Opposite Direction on Walker’s latest publicity stunt, and a blog interview with the founder of a Canadian company trying to expand the digital demographic.

Posted Wednesday October 8 2008

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19.09.08 - Seven Cs, Release grader

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week from Intraskope an interesting piece on the internal communications, plus The Opposition Direction introduce us to a rather fun press release grader.

Posted Friday September 19 2008

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04.09.08 - Digital, good and bad PR

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The blogosphere is where it’s at, you know. In every issue we recommend recent entries on PR-based blogs from around the world. This week Gaylene Ravenscroft of Hill & Knowlton on the future of digital, and some thoughts on good and bad examples of recent PR work, including the efforts of Google to seed blog chat about their new Chrome browser

Posted Thursday September 4 2008

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21.08.08 - Measurement, Knowledge

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. This fortnight from the PR blogs, the PR Media Blog return to the topic of measurement, Teblog discusses the need for more eco-IT, and the PR Guru wonders where all the general knowledge has gone.

Posted Thursday August 21 2008

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06.08.08 - Pay, Stress relief, Jargon

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. This fortnight from the PR blogs, PR Studies discuss the male/female pay divide, PRBLOGGER.COM discover stress releif for bloggers, and PR-Media-Blog report on Shine’s new consumer jargon.

Posted Wednesday August 6 2008

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23.07.08 - Pictures, Issues

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The blogosphere is where it’s at you know. This fortnight from the PR blogs, Behind The Spin on the importance of pictures, and the PR Media Blog asks, Does Every Issue Have To Fit A Media Narrative?

Posted Wednesday July 23 2008

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