Organic food — the fightback begins
31/07/09
Did you wake up to breakfast feeling slightly conned this morning when you were faced with your wholesome natural bowl of goodness and headlines screaming that organic food has no added nutritional va...
Read moreTwitter Tirade
30/07/09
After a week of defending himself and his actions at the helm of the News of the World, Conservative Comms guru, Andy Coulson was rapidly trying to patch up the image of his boss yesterday after an am...
Read moreSunbeds as dangerous as smoking
29/07/09
New research has revealed that sunbeds are as likely to cause cancer as cigarettes and alcohol. The dangers have been classed as so severe that the World Health Organisation has placed them on ...
Read moreJordan and Peter - for real or PR stunt?
28/07/09
Celebrities. We are a nation obsessed with them. We read about them daily. At the moment it’s Jordan and Peter. You’d have had to be living on another planet the past couple of months to...
Read moreBlues vs. Reds
27/07/09
Are you a Blue or a Red fan? Perhaps you don’t care either way but if you’ve been to Manchester recently you’ve probably seen the poster campaign on Deansgate - it has become...
Read moreGerrard’s name takes a blow
24/07/09
When Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was cleared of affray today at Liverpool Crown Court Judge Henry Globe told him it was “a credible verdict” and he could walk away from the court with...
Read moreWhat a load of bananas
24/07/09
Shoppers in Rochdale were probably a bit surprised to see a bunch of bananas wandering around the town last week - but it was part of a protest aimed at a local MP who had claimed 40p for a ba...
Read morePR plan to reinvent country’s holiday party capital
23/07/09
Planning on holidaying in England this year? If it’s a relaxing break you’re after, chances are you won’t be heading to the ‘booze and party’ culture of Newquay. ...
Read moreSuggestive sausage ad slammed
22/07/09
Have you heard the Matteson’s smoked sausage radio advert? The one which asks listeners where they would like to ‘stick it’? It wasn’t going to be long before the compl...
Read morePoliticians catch Twitter bug
21/07/09
The Twitter bug is spreading. Brands such as Dell, Innocent and Kodak have been found to be making good use of Twitter to engage customers - with some tweeting up to 900 times a week. It’s no...
Read morePM’s slur at anger of emails
20/07/09
Remember the MP email smears which hit the headlines a couple of months ago? Amidst the MPs expense scandals it was revealed Gordon Brown’s aide Damian McBride had been sending emails which in...
Read moreGetting lost in the media scrum
17/07/09
When 19 year-old Jamie Neale left his hostel in Katoomba, Australia, he said he was going for a ‘little stroll’. Some 12 day’s later Mr Neale returned from his ‘stroll’ h...
Read moreBabys key to getting your wallet back
16/07/09
So you’ve found a wallet on the street. Do you hand it in to the police? Post it back to its owner? Or even keep it? Well the answer to this dilemma lies not in our morality but rather our evolu...
Read moreThree lessons of top brands
15/07/09
The Superbrand list was published today. The top 10 features an array of household names — Microsoft, Rolex, Google, British Airways, BBC, Mercedes Benz, Coca-Cola, Lego, Apple and Encyclopaedia...
Read moreShocking Behaviour
13/07/09
Everyday, someone, somewhere has a story to tell, a piece of news worth sharing or a new product about to hit the shelves. Yet in an industry saturated with news releases and product announcements, fi...
Read moreTouristically Challenged
10/07/09
In a recent study by the travel company, Expedia, some 4,500 hotels across the globe were asked to rank tourists on their behavior. If you’ve been to the Costas, Ibiza or Ayia Napa this year and...
Read moreRogue Reporters
09/07/09
The headlines greeting us this morning involve claims that the News of the World has been tapping the phones of MPs and many high profile celebrities. It has been revealed that News International w...
Read moreWhich witch will win the work?
08/07/09
It’s not everyday you come across the job description ‘must be able to cackle and not be allergic to cats’ - but that’s the £50,000 ‘witch’ vacancy being ad...
Read moreFooting the bill
07/07/09
Footing the billLast night saw 80,000 Real Madrid fans pile into the Bernabeu stadium for the grand unveiling of their new star, a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. After completing the formalities of his wo...
Read moreCoffee Cure
06/07/09
Can’t function without your morning cup of coffee? Then you’ll be pleased with the headlines this morning. Researchers have claimed drinking two cups of coffee a day can not only help to...
Read moreWon’t Stop ‘Til We Get Enough of Michael Jackson
03/07/09
It’s now just over a week since the news spread of Michael Jackson’s death - and the media hype is showing no signs of settling down. Every day new details of both his life and dea...
Read moreFacebook Crooks
02/07/09
Much has been said not only about the criminal justice system but also about the ‘luxuries’ prisoners have access to behind bars. In the past week it has been reported that two cr...
Read moreOur pitch to Dragon’s Den star Theo
01/07/09
We’re a bit bleary eyed at Viva Towers this morning. OK, the hot weather might not have helped us sleep but we also had a late night because the team were at an event after being shortli...
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