Today, it seems that everyone and his brother are entrepreneurs. Every industry, from hospitality to telecoms, is flooded with new, attention-grabbing products and services. It’s difficult for any new business to stand out. Or is it? The likes of Uber, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Airbnb have...
Do you read industry magazines and wonder why your competitors seem to be getting constant media coverage while you’re getting a big fat zero? If the answer is yes, have you thought about why that is? If it’s because you think you have no news...
If you’re looking to get your business in the press, you’ve probably got your sights set on the glossy magazines and national newspapers, whether it’s The Times, The Daily Mail or Metro. But, have you considered going down the trade press route? Why choose trade press? Unlike...
Every business wants more web traffic, more video views, more subscribers, more followers and more media attention. There are lots of ways to do it. But if you can get something to go viral online, you can get a whole load of exposure in a...
Capturing the hearts and attention of consumers is becoming increasingly difficult through traditional advertising, as we live in a world where we can easily power down, switch off, or opt-out of seeing ads altogether. As a result, brands are having to come up with creative...
Being a thought leader in your industry is a pretty nice gig. Consider it the adult equivalent of being the popular kid in school. Everyone wants to be your friend, they hang on to your every word, and your opinions become the law of the...
If you’re a Coronation Street fan, you’ve probably noticed some changes in Weatherfield over the past few weeks, namely the arrival of two major high street stores. On April 28, a Co-op supermarket and Costa Coffee opened for business on the famous cobbled streets. As...
When it comes to social media and PR, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram get all the glory. They’re the popular kids in school; the ones everyone wants to be friends with. In the business world, they’re the go-to sites businesses use to connect with customers, prospects...
Does your business capture, handle, store, or share any kind of personal data, whether it’s for customers, staff or journalists? If the answer is yes, you’re going to be affected by the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which comes into effect on May 25th...
British poet John Lydgate once said, ‘you can please some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time’. This is as true of PR as anything...
