….. I’m gonna let you finish – making a jackass of yourself in the immortal words of the President of the US of A (what next? David Cameron devotes part of his conference speech to the Jordan-Peter Andre crisis??) – but this is one of the best meme’s of all time.
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The BBC, media nostalgia and Washington loses a PR giant
September 17th, 2009 |
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Been away in USA for few days so just catching up with a few issues.
I am not going to wade into the swirling waters of media regulation, but BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons made some important points in his interview on Today. He was responding to DCMS Secretary Ben Bradshaw’s (an ex BBC [...]
Talking ’bout the Young Folks
September 11th, 2009 |
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I struggle off the train at Waterloo this morning, creased newspapers and scribbled ppt slides threatening to disappear into the rubbish skip sized bags under my eyes, to be met by a sea of happy, tent-toting, wellie-wearing, booze cruising, back pack packing, smiley young folks heading off to yet another festival (Bestival) as I contemplated [...]
Cunning stunts
September 10th, 2009 |
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Interesting week for students of political communications. Two big moves by UK politics’ current best communicator David Cameron. First he very publicly kicks Alan Duncan in the soft parts over his offhand remarks about MPs expenses how tough life is on state subsidised grilled ficelle croutons. He followed up with his big speech on cutting [...]
Get some soul
September 8th, 2009 |
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Great song, great cause, great organisation – buy it, hum it, support it.
Back to work
September 7th, 2009 |
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Been off work for three weeks on leave during which my wife and I had our third baby. Until ten days ago “three under three” was more a catchphrase or draft title of a mum’s self help book than a reality. Now the reality has kicked in. Overwhelmingly it is joy – little Rowan is [...]
Your media choices as part of your personal brand?
August 11th, 2009 |
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Another intelligent if slightly idiosyncratic take on the “pay for news” discussion from Simon Jenkins in The Guardian; a paper whose editor Alan Rusbridger – under the influence of “dead tree press is dead” media evangelist Jeff Jarvis – is doing a lot o thinking on the issue himself.
Jenkins talks of a friend [...]
Can the Internet deliver public services as well as help deliver an election victory for Cameron?
August 10th, 2009 |
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Interesting article in yesterday’s Observer by Rafael Behr on the political battleground that is the Internet. (And as a lifelong Observer and Guardian reader I was pleased to add my name to the letter in The Sunday Times in support of this excellent Sunday newspapers’ survival – though I am such a tart I’d probably [...]
More on politics and consumer engagement – the dodos fight back
August 7th, 2009 |
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I am sure you are as bored with me blogging about politics as occasionally I am. Actually I hope I write about the lessons of political communications. I do believe that – with the current debate in PR about consumer engagement, integrated campaigns and corporate brands – politics and political parties often demonstrate both best [...]
LDN is world’s No1 Twitter city
August 6th, 2009 |
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Does David Cameron still think too many tweets make a t**t?
Still pining for Kate, Pete?
August 6th, 2009 |
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If Pete Doherty – weirdly out of the headlines for a while – is still sobbing into his, er, whatever over the loss of g/f Kate Moss, here’s a potential replacement. Probably a cheaper date and more resiliant to the Doherty lifestyle.
Charging for content
August 5th, 2009 |
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Given the recent Guardian/Observer news this is an interesting contribution from the FT’s editor. I do wonder though – given the world now expects stuff for free – whether this is a horse that has bolted once you get outside either ‘elite’ audiences such as FT and Economist readers, or ultra-specialist media.
Politics today
August 5th, 2009 |
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Today’s newspapers say it all about the current political landscape and the interaction of the main parties in conversation with voters.
The Conservative’s rightly win praise for their “primary” experiment in Totness, where all 68,000 eligible constituents were engaged and given a postal vote in the selection of the local Tory candidate (and next MP). [...]
Social network sites, media under threat and ‘consumerism as totalitarianism?’
August 3rd, 2009 |
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So much to write about today and so little time. Forgive me if this reads even more stream of consciousness than usual.
Here goes.
First of all, yet another social media controversy. This time it has been stirred up by the Archbishop of Westminster, who fears that teenagers risk being driven to suicide by the breakdown [...]
PR and power
July 30th, 2009 |
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I was on the Continent earlier this week briefing staff on my company’s (excellent) progress over the past year. At one point a photo of David Cameron popped up on screen. I told them that this good looking young(ish) guy would in all likelihood be prime minister of Great Britain within the year. Barely a [...]
Who wants to be a CEO………?
June 15th, 2009 |
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I know the research below is based on US business leaders only, but alot of their insights are relevant to business leaders – and the odd political leader – in Europe so I thought this might be useful to share. Being released as we speak by my colleaugues in our corporate reputation team in New [...]
Two wheels good, t**t riding them sometimes not
June 11th, 2009 |
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Bikes are out in abundance in London today on Day Two of the exciting Crowe vs Boris willie waving competition, er tube strike.
I am all for cycling. It’s good exercise, it’s environmentally friendly, and it can be relaxing. But not when the rider is a t**t.
Cycling may be carbon neutral, but the toxic smog [...]
Social media, Emma Watson and London today
June 10th, 2009 |
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At a session on digital media I chaired yesterday at the Communicate conference in London, the excellent Ruth Sunderland, business and media editor at The Observer, spoke passionately about the importance of, and threat to, good journalism both off and online. She reflected on the demise of many newspapers, grimly documented on www.newspaperdeathwatch.com. Today’s [...]
Byrne Baby Byrne 2009-05-01 10:05:18
May 1st, 2009 |
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We are deluged daily with article, blogs, conference invites, tweets and white papers on the changes digital has brought to everything from the media and politics to selling bras and cars. For a clear and insightful cut through the bull I recommend the editorial in this month’s GQ from the editor I would most like [...]
Digital media and the future of journalism
I mentioned earlier this week the session on digital media and journalism I chaired at the Communicate conference in London. One of our speakers was Ruth Sunderland, business and media editor of The Observer – The Guardian/Observer media group being one of the earliest adopters of digital in the mainstream UK media. Ruth kindly shared [...]