Portz adds punch to Viva team
30/06/09
Viva has a new kid on the block. Michael Portz, 23, originally from Beverley, East Yorkshire, has joined our team as PR account executive. We’ve rescued him from the tentacles of Octopus Communi...
Read moreCheck your change - it could be worth more than you think
29/06/09
Twenty pence doesn’t really buy you a lot these days - unless you are in possession of one of the tens of thousands of coins that are worth a lot more thanks to a rare error. The Royal Mint w...
Read morePR doesn't stand for press release
26/06/09
Here at Viva Towers we often get asked the question: ‘What exactly is PR?’ Google it and you’ll be hit with hundreds of results. We’d say ultimately it’s about helping ...
Read moreWeb service not in the good books
26/06/09
We love words. We would be lost without them. We would be the first to put up a fight if someone tried to take them away. Books are great. But we also think the internet’s cool. No sane perso...
Read moreThe Best Job In The World
24/06/09
When the Queensland tourist board launched a campaign to fill the position of “Best Job in The World” the CV’s inevitably came flying through the letterbox, some 34,000 in fact. The ...
Read moreCooking up a storm with Twitter
23/06/09
MasterChef presenter Greg Wallace has found love with a woman 17 years his junior - and it’s all thanks to social networking site Twitter. The 44-year-old former greengrocer, who’s Twit...
Read morePublic peeved at police pay
22/06/09
Senior police chiefs in Lancashire are set to receive large pay bonuses - but political leaders have spoke out against it saying it will upset people hit by the recession. The officers have been pu...
Read moreTwittering on...
19/06/09
Twittering on...Much has been said about the impact of social networking, some of which celebrate its innovation, some let’s just say, doesn’t exactly sing its praises. Whichever way we lo...
Read moreGrand Designs Live is a grand success
19/06/09
A consumer design exhibition show, based on the Channel 4 show Grand Designs has beat the recession to attract a record number of visitors. Grand Designs Live - which offers visitors the chance to ...
Read moreKitty's legacy is lasting shame
18/06/09
So Kitty Ussher is the latest MP to fall in the long running expenses scandal — make that saga.The Burnley MP a Treasury Minister no less managed to manipulate the rules and thus avoided paying ...
Read moreConfidentially Speaking...
17/06/09
When a former nanny of Posh and Becks recently apologised for disclosing confidential information about her former employers, the exposé/kiss and tell debate raised its ugly head once more.&n...
Read moreIs a degree in PR key to succeed?
15/06/09
Having a degree in public relations has always been the subject of debate. It is widely seen as not being essential to be successful in the industry. A recent survey by the PRCA revealed that 43% of...
Read moreHow would you spend £80m?
12/06/09
The £80m world record transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo has prompted a wave of suggestions, not just here in the Viva office but amongst local celebrities, community leaders and business chiefs as...
Read moreThornier issues than blooming rose
11/06/09
The new leaders of Lancashire County Council have announced their first act in charge will be to get rid of the existing ‘Labour rose’ logo. The Conservatives believe that the existing ...
Read moreMore people lying on their CV
10/06/09
A convicted fraudster is suing Manchester University after he was fired when bosses learnt about his criminal past. Despite spending two years in jail for being involved in a £1m mortga...
Read morePeople power wins back cash
09/06/09
The £6.5m of charity money the Christie Hospital lost in the Icelandic bank collapse is to be replaced following a huge petition backed by 100,000 people.The government is to pay the cash back v...
Read moreChocolate incentive takes biscuit
04/06/09
An incentive scheme offering police officers in Lancashire a free supply of chocolate has been branded as childish and unprofessional by critics. Lancashire Constabulary introduced the offer of a mont...
Read moreNo more stunts like that
02/06/09
Stunt-based public relations is feeling the pinch of the credit-crunch as two high-profile experiential agencies have been forced to shut. Cunning Stunts, the agency who famously projected an image of...
Read moreReality TV at Boyle-ing point
01/06/09
Do reality TV shows put too much pressure on its contestants?Since she burst onto the stage during her first audition for Britain’s Got Talent Susan Boyle shot to instant fame and has been in th...
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