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O2 pushes flexible working to its limits
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 08/02/2012
Mobile phone provider leaves employees to their own devices for a day
Employees taking data protection risks
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 08/02/2012
Two thirds of employees intentionally read emails not intended for them
Brazilian government sues Twitter
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 08/02/2012
Orders that it removes all accounts that post warnings about police speed traps
Social media ranks lowly among recruiters
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 08/02/2012
Only networking and local press rank lower
Winners and losers of the US Super Bowl
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 08/02/2012
Research shows winning brands from the ad breaks
British Airways gears up for London 2012
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 07/02/2012
Airline launches new multi-platform campaign to tie in with its sponsorship of the Games
Supreme Court set to tweet proceedings
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 06/02/2012
Court sources claim it is the first Supreme Court in the world to do so
Civil service staff engagement flatlines
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 03/02/2012
But figures reveal stark differences between departments
KLM launches meet and seat
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 03/02/2012
Airline's service goes live on flights between Amsterdam, San Francisco, New York and São Paulo
Charity tackles alcohol in workplace
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 02/02/2012
Alcohol Concern calls for increased focus on alcohol-related issues in workplace
Mini's deadly cold front branded PR gaffe
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 02/02/2012
Car manufacturer apologises for stunt after sponsored cold front claims dozens of lives
UK brands test Twitter's brand pages
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 02/02/2012
Asda, Cadbury among others make their first foray into Twitter's new look
Hester bonus coverage reaches fever pitch
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 01/02/2012
British tabloid coverage of RBS bonus story rises twelvefold in two week period
Regional accent could affect career
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 01/02/2012
Three quarters of business leaders say 'working class' accent could hold you back
Tesco ditches carbon footprint labelling
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 31/01/2012
Partly due to the lengthy processes involved in making the calculations
What will be the digital trends of 2012?
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 31/01/2012
Expect greater focus on interest networks, location-based services and social TV, report claims
Giraffe Bread hits the shelves
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 31/01/2012
Consumers agreed that Tiger Bread bore a closer resemblance to a giraffe
British Gas responds to protestors
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 30/01/2012
Energy provider issues statement after protests at its HQ
Majority of UK MPs on Twitter
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 30/01/2012
The last 12 months has seen the number rise by nearly 50 per cent
S Africa tweeters most active on continent
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 27/01/2012
New research shows the activity of Africans on social media
Journalists' subscriber numbers rocket
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 26/01/2012
Facebook research shows growing popularity for journalists using Facebook Subscribe
FBI to monitor social networks
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 26/01/2012
Bureau releases details of plans to systematically monitor Twitter, Facebook and other social networks
FDA issues social media rules for pharma
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/01/2012
Proposed guidelines to offer advice on dealing with unsolicited requests
P&G safe drinking water campaign
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 25/01/2012
Company will donate one day's worth of safe drinking water for every 'Like' received
Sustainability moves up board agenda
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 25/01/2012
Two thirds of companies think sustainability is essential for competitiveness
Financial services firms fear social media
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 24/01/2012
40 per cent cite lack of resources as a key restraint
Lobbying consultation paper unveiled
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 20/01/2012
Government looks unlikely to extend the register to in-house lobbyists
Carnival Cruises takes social media break
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/01/2012
Cruise liner to concentrate on those affected by disaster
Olympic press coverage doubles in year
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 20/01/2012
Coverage of the games in UK national papers up 80 per cent in 2011
Social networking rises in working hours
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/01/2012
Survey shows employees more active on social networks in office hours
Shoppers check products' heritage
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 19/01/2012
Two thirds will check product labels to see what company is behind product
PR survey reveals limited optimism
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 19/01/2012
Survey finds more than half of PRs think industry conditions will worsen
Customer service fail to impress
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 19/01/2012
Customers believe standards have stalled or worsened over past three years
Google comes top of brand poll
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 18/01/2012
British consumers put faith in search engine for second year running
Engaged employees are more committed
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 17/01/2012
Highly engaged employees are 30 per cent less likely to take a sick day
Employers checking up on applicants
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 17/01/2012
Employers are checking the social media profiles of potential employees
Canada lifts tweeting ban
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 17/01/2012
Government removes ban on tweeting election results
Social networks don't influence purchases
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/01/2012
Consumers rely on personal recommendations not brand's Facebook pages
Twitter tracks disease in Olympics' run up
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/01/2012
Canadian researchers work with British authorities to monitor outbreaks and determine treatments
P&G extends campaign aimed at mothers
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 16/01/2012
Company relaunches campaign for London 2012
Volkswagen commits Facebook faux pas
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 11/01/2012
Car manufacturer deleted a series of unfavourable wall posts
Waterstones drops its apostrophe
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 11/01/2012
High street bookseller upsets punctuation lovers
Don't befriend colleagues on Facebook
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 11/01/2012
The average Generation Y-er has added 16 colleagues as 'friends'
It's McReading time
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 11/01/2012
McDonald's plans to hand out children's books with 'Happy Meals'
Mercedes-Benz launches in-car Facebook service
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 10/01/2012
Drivers will be able to access a list of friends in the neighbourhood
Large firms juggle multiple accounts
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/01/2012
On average companies manage 39 Twitter accounts
Barber defends PCC
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 10/01/2012
But says the body's eventual replacement must be more independent
PR is seventh most stressful job
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/01/2012
New survey ranks PR between event coordinator and corporate executive
Big names back January drinking campaign
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 06/01/2012
Sainsbury's teams up with Diageo and Heineken for drinking awareness campaigns
New online application promises carbon reductions
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 05/01/2012
The Carbon Trust urges companies to cut emissions
Domino's tries out jumping pizza app
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 05/01/2012
Pizza chain launches its augmented reality campaign
Slumber party at IKEA
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 04/01/2012
Facebook competition brings 100 people to sleepover at IKEA's Essex branch
Forgotten presents returned home
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 04/01/2012
Premier Inn has set up a service to return forgotten Christmas presents
BP runs advertising charm offensive
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 03/01/2012
Oil giant launches advertising campaign to promote its ongoing cleanup operation
Cameron's veto was December's second biggest story
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 03/01/2012
Veto scores more than double next biggest story as Eurozone dominates headlines yet again
Idris Elba endorses Barclays Spaces for Sports programme
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 22/12/2011
Programme aims to invest in local communities
New editorial guidelines on public interest defence
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 20/12/2011
PCC-enforced code altered on due prominence of adjudications and the public interest defence
American Airlines scraps paper flight charts
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 16/12/2011
Airline plans to use iPads on Boeing-777 aircrafts
Ombudsman sings for clearer bills
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 16/12/2011
The independent energy body recruits 'ombuds-angels to sing for change'
Sweden's citizens control its Twitter account
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 16/12/2011
New initiative sees a different citizen tweet each week
M&S and Co-op top for seafood sustainability
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 13/12/2011
Marine Conservation Society assesses UK stores on policy, labelling and initiatives
UKPAC ponders future as PRCA withdraws
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 12/12/2011
Council expresses 'disappointment' at PRCA decision
PRCA withdraws support for UKPAC
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 09/12/2011
CIPR responds calling move 'disappointing'
Met Office lampooned for 'gobbledygook'
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 09/12/2011
The Met Office and the Office for National Statistics receive awards for poor use of English
John Lewis advert gets the thumbs up
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 09/12/2011
Christmas advert sees positive sentiment rise
Majority of MPs support statutory register
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 08/12/2011
A statutory register will improve democratic process say MPs
New PR apprenticeship launches
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 08/12/2011
Programme intended for non-graduates seeking a career in PR
US sees Xmas tree sustainability drive
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 07/12/2011
New initiative promotes sustainable Christmas trees
New service for measuring carbon footprints
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 06/12/2011
Helps organisations measure emissions across their supply chains
Sustainability a top concern for MBAs
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 06/12/2011
Almost all future business leaders plan to incorporate sustainability into their careers
New Journalism Foundation launched
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 05/12/2011
Not-for-profit will aim to promote free and fair journalism
Eurozone coverage balloons as crisis worsens
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 02/12/2011
New figures reveal 730 per cent increase in Eurozone crisis coverage since February
European consumers not fans of Chinese brands
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 02/12/2011
Consumers want more information on issues such as price and quality
M&S pledges water-saving initiatives
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 01/12/2011
Retailer pledges to install water-conserving technology at 300 stores
US banks top new pollution table
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/11/2011
NGOs attack banks for cosying up to the coal industry
Consumers unwilling to bear CSR costs
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/11/2011
Poll shows support for CSR initiatives but opposition to absorbing the costs
Strike forces Heathrow to delay Twitter campaign
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/11/2011
'Tweet if you see Santa' campaign postponed in the midst of strike action
Nestlé to probe its cocoa supply chains
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 29/11/2011
Firm to investigate child labour in partnership with a non-profit organisation
Unilever breaks record for handwashing
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 29/11/2011
Nearly 40,000 children wash their hands to fight infection
Quality of CSR reports 'appalling at times'
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 28/11/2011
Companies accused of putting irrelevant data in CSR reports
Twitter takes hold in Arabic speaking countries
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 25/11/2011
Volume of Arabic tweets up by a factor of 22 this year
Tribunal orders union to end strikes via social media
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 25/11/2011
Australian nursing union told to use Twitter and Facebook to get message across
Aviva scoops Grand Prix award
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 24/11/2011
‘You are the big picture' campaign wins three awards at sixth CorpComms Awards
Barclays backs talking cash machines
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 24/11/2011
Bank teams up with RNIB to roll out audio cash machines
German Merck challenges Facebook in US courts
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 24/11/2011
Firm demands an explanation after Facebook page handed over to US rival
Sony backs crowdsourced sustainability project
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 23/11/2011
Technology company teams up with Forum for the Future
Sainsbury's pushes Million Meal Appeal
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 22/11/2011
Supermarket hopes to donate one million meals to those in need
Aviva's campaign to boost youth savings culture
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 21/11/2011
Insurer uses social media campaign to highlight need to increase savings rates
PR in search of a new definition
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 21/11/2011
US PR Society launches Public Relations Defined
App highlights plight of young women
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 18/11/2011
Charity flags up problem of women without birth certificates
Private equity firms increase brand spend
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 16/11/2011
More than half have increased investment in marketing materials
Companies improve water reporting in 2011
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 16/11/2011
Report sees marked increase in water disclosure at listed companies
Isle of Wight plans to go green
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 16/11/2011
Green group looks to make island energy independent
Groups promote media training to Travellers
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 16/11/2011
Travellers are being encouraged to enrol on media training courses in response to growing media interest
Barclays launches youth business skills initiative
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 15/11/2011
Bank stumps up £100,000 to help young people with business acumen
Gurkha campaigner behind FairFuelUK
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 15/11/2011
Fuel debate in the Commons the result of ten months tireless campaigning
BBC Trust's Patten backs self-regulation of the press
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 14/11/2011
Lord Patten delivers speech as Leveson inquiry into press ethics opens
More comms freelancers considering interim posts
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 14/11/2011
New survey shows growing willingness to consider wider variety of roles
Brands who join forces do best
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 11/11/2011
New research shows teaming up can help sustainability initiatives
UK consumers are most hostile to brands on social media
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 10/11/2011
More than half of global consumers don't want brand interaction on social networks
Coca-Cola plans to recycle 80 million bottles at Games
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 10/11/2011
Drinks company aims to achieve most sustainable sponsorship to date
Brits wouldn't care if 90 per cent of brands disappeared
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 09/11/2011
Brands failing to have positive impact on our sense of wellbeing
Man United tops energy efficiency league table
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 09/11/2011
The Premier League football club is joined by 21 other organisations in top spot
Tech firm BASF tops carbon league table
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 04/11/2011
Half of top ten European companies hail from the UK finds NGO
Social media usage levelling off at Fortune 500 firms
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 03/11/2011
Twitter and Facebook adoption slowing at Fortune 500 companies
Eurozone crisis coverage dominates again in October
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 02/11/2011
Crisis receives three times as much coverage as Liam Fox resignation
Sing to Dizzee or the Beatles to save water
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 01/11/2011
Thames Water urges shower singers to save water by singing shorter songs
Coca-Cola cans go white for polar bears
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 28/10/2011
Drinks manufacturer makes its iconic red cans completely white
Maldives rebrands to attract more Chinese tourists
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 27/10/2011
Island paradise removes 'sunny' reference to prevent alienating sun shy tourists
Sainsbury's celebrates Paralympic sponsorship
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 26/10/2011
New brand identity for sponsorship of London 2012 Paralympic Games
Councils reducing sustainability efforts
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 21/10/2011
Two thirds of councils have never seen climate change measures as a priority
Big slipper story branded a Monster stunt
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 21/10/2011
Yesterday's other big story dubbed a PR hoax
Consultants predict rugby win for NZ
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 20/10/2011
Towers Watson uses employee survey data to predict a Kiwi win over France in the World Cup
Lloyds launches Paralympic torch campaign
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 18/10/2011
Bank puts out plea for torch bearers who have 'inspiring' stories
Fox 'broke ministerial code'
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 18/10/2011
Lobbyists hope findings of Downing Street report will shift focus away from them
British businesses lack cultural awareness
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 18/10/2011
A 'Basil Fawlty' approach to communication won't cut it say survey respondents
BBC revises guidelines on secret filming
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 18/10/2011
Corporation amends guidelines but critics say they still lack the necessary clarity
Westfield Stratford makes sustainable strides
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 17/10/2011
2012 Olympic mall will be decked with environmentally-friendly paving slabs
Handelsblatt delivers lesson to overzealous PRs
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 14/10/2011
Interview with BNP Paribas boss published without his answers
Asda confronts cow carbon conundrum
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/10/2011
Supermarket group introduces new grass to reduce emissions
Virgin Atlantic flies low carbon
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/10/2011
Airline develops low carbon aviation fuel
Sainsbury's launches £1 billion sustainability plan
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 13/10/2011
Supermarket praised by PM for new 2020 targets
Virgin Media unveils patriotic logo
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 13/10/2011
Company redesigns its logo with a more British theme
CIPR publishes guide to IP
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 13/10/2011
Institute launches best practice guide on intellectual property
Lords ponder future of investigative journalism
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 11/10/2011
Social media and data journalism will have a big role to play in investigations of the future, say editors
Tory conference gets more coverage in 2011
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 11/10/2011
Labour increases its share by 26 per cent on year-on-year
Facebook is world's third most populated country
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/10/2011
Social networking site now has 800 million active users
Brits are down on their bosses
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 10/10/2011
British employees don't hold their managements in high regard
The other Greek banking disaster
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/10/2011
The CIPR's former landlord goes to trial
Freelancers choose happiness over money
Author: CorpComms Staff | Date: 10/10/2011
Freelancers say they are poorer but more contented since going independent
CFOs rarely involved with sustainability schemes
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 07/10/2011
Report shows just a third of CFOs fully engaged in a sustainability strategy
What's in a word?
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 06/10/2011
An analysis of how the party leaders' speeches compare
Cameron edits credit card reference
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 05/10/2011
Prime Minister rewrites his conference speech after negative reactions on Twitter
PRCA on the hunt for new recruits
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 04/10/2011
But association chief executive says he would never advise anyone to leave CIPR
New survey reveals renewed consumer focus on CR
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 04/10/2011
Overwhelming majority expect corporations to tackle social issues
UK male execs shy about public speaking
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 04/10/2011
Britain's executives 'make excuses' to avoid speaking engagements
Eurozone crisis dominates September news agenda
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 03/10/2011
Coverage of European debt crisis overshadows 9/11 memorial coverage and party conferences
Coca-Cola recruits Mark Ronson for its Olympic push
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 03/10/2011
Company teams up with transatlantic music producer and Katy B
Big chunky soup for big chunky men
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/09/2011
Heinz Big Soup joins forces with Rugby League
I'm trying to work here!
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/09/2011
Employees are easily irritated by their colleagues
Major companies in race to win CorpComms Awards 2011
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 30/09/2011
Stavros Flatley and Alun Cochrane host CorpComms Awards 2011
Employee engagement too low
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 29/09/2011
Survey of internal communicators shows employee engagement is too low
More than 50 per cent report to the top
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 29/09/2011
The majority of senior financial PRs report to the board
Lib Dems see surge in media coverage in 2011
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 26/09/2011
Liberal Democrat conference received 41 per cent more media coverage year-on-year
News aggregators get more technical
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 22/09/2011
Digg builds new algorithm to push 'meaningful stories'
Australian arm of Murdoch's News Corp to rebrand
Author: Clare Harrison | Date: 21/09/2011
News Limited changing its name to News Australia from early next year
Far from achieving sustainability goals
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 16/09/2011
UK plc far from achieving goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Regulation not the answer for journalists
Author: Rachel Humphris | Date: 09/09/2011
Regulating the media industry is not the way to restore public trust
Pensioners on Facebook
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 07/09/2011
New study reveals more than half of UK pensioners on Facebook
Orangutans on Skype
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 06/09/2011
A new scheme that will see orangutans using iPads and Skype
Access denied
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/09/2011
More than half of businesses ban certain websites in workplace
Using social networks at work
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 02/09/2011
New guidance to assist employers with issues relating to employees using social media
Feeling unsafe online
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 02/09/2011
New figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that people feel unsafe while online
Hijacking the August headlines
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 01/09/2011
Which news stories dominated the headlines in August
Social networking: catalyst for riots?
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2011
Controlling social media would not have quashed riots, finds new academic study
Leadership skills are lacking
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2011
Leaders need to be better equipped, according to new survey
Customer sentiment eliminates bad trades
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 30/08/2011
New service that measures customer sentiment predicts stock market and sales trends
Remember the days?
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 30/08/2011
A new social media site allows university students to share photographic memories
Libel lawsuits on the rise
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/08/2011
Number of libel lawsuits relating to social media have risen dramatically
London riots have damaged London's image
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 19/08/2011
A new survey shows that 63 per cent of people agree that the riots have had negative impact on London's image
Architect to design new installation for St. Paul's
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 19/08/2011
British architect commissioned to design an installation to celebrate 300 years of the Cathedral
Sainsbury's sustainable fish campaign going swimmingly
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 12/08/2011
Sainsbury's Switch The Fish campaign has seen a 12 per cent rise in fish sales
NYPD tackles criminal 'bragging' on social media
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 10/08/2011
The NYPD has formed a new unit that targets criminals who use social networks to plan criminal operations
Hacking dominates news agenda in July
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/08/2011
New research reveals hacking attracted more coverage than Greek debt crisis
Final lessons from the Apprentice
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 18/07/2011
This season's winner had the enterprise and chutzpah Lord Sugar admires
Lessons from the Apprentice - Part 10
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 13/07/2011
Communications lessons to take away from the penultimate episode
A defence of the Press Complaints Commission's record
Author: Jonathan Collett | Date: 13/07/2011
The PCC welcomes a public discussion on media regulation
The story of a crisis
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/07/2011
A review of the findings of Precise's analysis of the media coverage of corporate crises
Lessons from The Apprentice - part 9
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 12/07/2011
Melody walks the walk
Lessons from The Apprentice - part eight
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 01/07/2011
Zoe's cookie crumbles
NASA treats tweeters
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 01/07/2011
NASA has invited a selection of international tweeters to the final shuttle launch
Crisis? What crisis?
Author: Kate Hartley | Date: 30/06/2011
Top ten recurring themes from our recent crisis management conference
Virtual-reality preaching on Facebook
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 30/06/2011
A new Christian Facebook app has been launched
Lessons from The Apprentice - part seven
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 23/06/2011
Melody spoke the language, but it was Helen who had non-verbal communication down to a fine art
Crash in consumer confidence
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 21/06/2011
A new survey shows that consumer confidence has massively decreased
M&S sustainability plan saves £millions
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 21/06/2011
Marks & Spencer continues with 'Plan A' and saved £70 million in 2010
Boris touchy on rugby
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/06/2011
Mayor of London helps promote O2 Touch to get England playing rugby
P&G opens six Facebook stores
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 17/06/2011
Procter & Gamble has opened six new e-stores on social networking site
Educated employees engaged but stressed
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/06/2011
New survey shows highly educated employees are highly engaged
Lessons from The Apprentice - part six
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 16/06/2011
Susan finds her voice and Jim escapes...again
Dive in and try some fish
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 16/06/2011
Sainsbury's in eco-drive to get public to switch to sustainable fish
Social media factors in fast food decisions
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/06/2011
Consumer spending boosted when social media combines with another channel
Top four measurement principles set by PR industry
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/06/2011
The future of measurement and evaluation decided in Lisbon
Viral marketing campaign adds 225,000 customers to NAB
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/06/2011
Australian bank enjoys success with cheeky campaign attacking competitors
Iceland asks its people for advice on constitution
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/06/2011
New constitution will use crowdsourcing for ideas
Lessons from The Apprentice - part five
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 10/06/2011
The teams finds that all that splinters is not gold
Chance to carry the London 2012 Torch
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 09/06/2011
Lloyds TSB are giving once in a lifetime opportunity to inspirational people
Empty glasses for beer investors
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/06/2011
Website attracting beer investors taken down by financial regulator
Social media gains Middle Eastern ground
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/06/2011
New report shows dramatic rise in Facebook users in Arab world
LinkedIn gains importance
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/06/2011
LinkedIn is deemed more important than other social networks
Mobile devices change expectations
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/06/2011
Brands are failing to take advantage of communicating through mobiles
#NoSearch week 1 - Twitter takes over
Author: Paul Sutton | Date: 07/06/2011
Follow Paul Sutton's mission to forgo search engines in an attempt to learn more about the power of social media, and the Internet as a whole
CIPR accelerates its diversity strategy
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/06/2011
Trade association identifies issues that hold back recruitment
Lessons from The Apprentice - part four
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 02/06/2011
Jim's Irish charm is wearing thin
Facebook brings drugs companies into line
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/06/2011
Pharma brands no longer permitted to disconnect comments
#NoSearch: How powerful is your social network?
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 01/06/2011
Follow one PR man's mission to forgo search engines in an attempt to learn more about the power of social media, and the Internet as a whole
Lessons from The Apprentice - part 3
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 26/05/2011
The importance of knowing who to listen to
Consumers want speedy response to complaints
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/05/2011
Customers turn to social media to get response from companies
US Navy crowd sources piracy solutions
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/05/2011
American Navy turns to gamers to solve problem of pirates
Social networking and emails lead to worker overload
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/05/2011
Employees lose £6,400 in productivity every year
School boy error for Secret Service tweet
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/05/2011
Fox News subject of negative Secret Service tweet
Lessons from The Apprentice - part 2
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 19/05/2011
How indecision and waffling impact a team's confidence
Fee incomes expected to rise
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/05/2011
More than 70pc of PR agencies expect fee income to grow in third quarter
Lessons from the Apprentice
Author: Tom Maddocks | Date: 12/05/2011
Communications lessons from the boardroom and beyond
Facebook serves as personality test
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/05/2011
Bosses should check out new staff profiles online
Apple top of the brand tree
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 09/05/2011
Apple replaces Google as world's most valuable brand
Staff fail to feel involved
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/05/2011
More than one in ten employees feel disengaged
Farmville comes to life
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/05/2011
National Trust offers supporters chance to run a working farm
Top brands line up for conference debut
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/05/2011
Register now for CorpComms' Crisis Management conference
Disaster or PR disaster?
Author: Mark Gallagher | Date: 20/04/2011| Issue: 57
Mark Gallagher, founding partner of Pagefield, believes that better communications might have helped BP
How could BP get it so wrong
Author: Tim Johns | Date: 20/04/2011| Issue: 57
Tim Johns, a partner in The Change Agency and a former vice-president of global corporate communications at Unilever, ponders how BP could have got it so wrong
How can BP regain trust?
Author: Nigel Middlemiss | Date: 20/04/2011| Issue: 57
Nigel Middlemiss, knowledge director at Echo Research, considers the mood at BP's annual meeting - one year after Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon, one year on for BP
Author: Marie Ennis | Date: 20/04/2011| Issue: 57
Marie Ennis, crisis specialist at Blue Rubicon, analyses the position of BP one year on from the Deepwater Horizon
The five lessons to be learned
Author: Malcolm Gooderham | Date: 20/04/2011| Issue: 57
Malcolm Gooderham, founder of TLG, finds there are many lessons from the Deepwater Horizon disaster
Who's crisis is it anyway?
Author: Jonathan Chandler | Date: 20/04/2011| Issue: 57
Jonathan Chandler, partner at Reputation Inc, discusses the role of society in the wake of the BP crisis
PR more stressful than the ER
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 20/04/2011
A study shows that media related jobs are most stressful
Staffordshire Police use rhyme to tackle crime
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/04/2011
Police hope that cell ceiling anti-crime poems will inspire alcoholics to quit
Environmentally enhancing bras
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 14/04/2011
M&S have launched the first carbon-neutral bra
Capello's limited chat
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 14/04/2011
England manager admits he needs few words to coach the national team
Crisis following tequila slip-up
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/04/2011
Applebee's is in crisis after a toddler was served tequila-spiked apple juice.
Olympics tough on brand rules
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 07/04/2011
Rules in place to protect sponsors could put businnesses at risk
Poisonous shrub to replace aviation fuel
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/04/2011
Oil-producing plant has the potential to become sustainable aviation fuel
Nike to reveal all
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 05/04/2011
Sportswear manufacturer plans to make its sustainability data available to the public
Reputation more valuable than ever
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/03/2011
Corporate reputation of FTSE 350 worth more than £460 billion
OMG - the OED's got hip
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 25/03/2011
Oxford English Dictionary now has the cool factor
Stock exchange giants in new name challenge
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 25/03/2011
Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext call on employees to choose new company name
Adidas footprint goes green
Author: Emily Nicholls | Date: 24/03/2011
All Adidas products to use 100 per cent sustainable cotton
Crime does pay
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/03/2011
Proceeds of Crime Act to pay towards Scottish football sponsorship
Global brand shake up
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 22/03/2011
Vodafone is the only British brand in the world's top ten most valuable brands
M&S to open its greenest ever store
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/03/2011
Plans to be most sustainable retailer by 2015
Edelman and Engine among 100 best companies to work for
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/03/2011
Independent PR agencies achieve top status
£8.5 million PR contract out to tender
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/03/2011
Consultancy sought to improve image of EAS
Accolades leap out for Deloitte
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/03/2011
New species of frog named after professional services group
Manchester people are rude ones
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/03/2011
Foursquare finds the rudest city dwellers
Ultimate window shopping
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/03/2011
Customers can now shop from the luxury of the pavement
BT suppliers must go green
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/03/2011
Telecommunications giant introduces procurement standard
Tomato ketchup comes in plants
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/03/2011
Heinz moves to carbon efficient packaging for ketchup
PR agencies are best places to work
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 28/02/2011
Communications consultancies do well in Sunday Times' rankings
Job prospects rise in PR, marketing and digital sectors
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 28/02/2011
Jobs index shows employers on recruitment drive
Commission to examine access to careers in PR
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/02/2011
A high level commission to examine the issue of access to the careers in the PR industry has been launched by the PRCA
Trust in leaders is crucial
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/02/2011
Distrust in line managers is increasing resulting in unproductive behaviour, a new survey has found
The end of CVs?
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/02/2011
Social media profiles may replace traditional CV's or resumes in the future with increasing numbers of recruiters using LinkedIn
Co-operative Group launches radical ethical plan
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 21/02/2011
The Co-operative Group has unveiled the toughest carbon reduction targets of any major business
Sustainability on the rise
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 21/02/2011
Study shows companies aim to do more in 2011
Crowdsourcing contributing to corporate well being
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/02/2011
Social media and crowdsourcing play a vital role in helping companies to raise their profile
Logo signals product placement
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/02/2011
Ofcom launches logo that must be displayed before a programme that contains product placement
PR set to grow in 2011
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/02/2011
Digital and health comms are expected to be key areas of growth for PR in 2011
Bank staff tip-offs made obligatory
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/02/2011
A new policy requires bank staff to report any negative comments on social media
Olympians should tread carefully
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/02/2011
Businesses may have to change their name under Olympic copyright law
Labour not a priority
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/02/2011
Communications directors don't see the need to develop a relationship with the Labour Party
Pfizer goes social
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/01/2011
Company offers advice to employees on handling social networking sites
Who do you trust?
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/01/2011
Trust in business has remained stable whereas media and banks have suffered
Branded tweets
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/01/2011
One in five tweets contain a reference to a brand
New recruits shun CSR
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 25/01/2011
Research shows that students assign little weight to a company's reputation factors when seeking a job
Sustainability matters
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 25/01/2011
Six out of ten people who regularly read sustainability reports claim that these publications positively influence their commitment and connection to an organisation
General Motors in the green
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/12/2010
Half of carmaker's plants are now landfill-free
Mercedes-Benz and Audi go head to head
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/12/2010
Rival carmakers launch social media campaigns in lead up to Super Bowl
Businesses making green progress
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/12/2010
Report shows major increase in number of global companies with sustainability strategies
'Buzzwords' are overused
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/12/2010
LinkedIn warns that employers may be deterred by the use of clichéd terms
Mickey gains 100 million new friends
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/12/2010
Walt Disney becomes biggest company on Facebook
Shiver me timbers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/12/2010
Volunteers digitise ships' logs to create climate change database
Behind the scenes of CorpComms Awards 2010
Author: Simon Goodley | Date: 01/12/2010
A City diarist's view of the CorpComms Awards
SABMiller fighting AIDS through education
Author: Rachel Humphris | Date: 01/12/2010
SABMiller, the brewing giant, is extending its HIV/AIDS peer education scheme.
Coca Cola Christmas Tweets
Author: Rachel Humphris | Date: 01/12/2010
This Christmas Coca-Cola is giving people the opportunity to use its advertising site in the heart of London for their festive tweets.
Nike encourages green innovation
Author: Rachel Humphris | Date: 01/12/2010
Sportswear giant Nike has released its Environmental Apparel Design Tool
West Brom is turning the tide
Author: Rachel Humphris | Date: 01/12/2010
Following a tumultuous few years, West Bromwich Building Society has embarked on a £5 million rebrand.
NLA wins High Court battle
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/11/2010
Aggregators must pay license fee for web content
Southern Water scoops Grand Prix at the CorpComms Awards
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 25/11/2010
Great fun was had by all at The Troxy at the 5th annual awards
John Lewis tops British brand charts
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/11/2010
Company hailed for authenticity and clarity of brand proposition
Sustainable Living from Unilever
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/11/2010
Manufacturer to help improve health in developing countries
And on the seventh day He tweeted
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/11/2010
Priests encouraged to evangelise 'new digital universe'
Social media will overtake email
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/11/2010
Younger generation are used to more collaborative approach
Consumers fear lecturing brands
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/11/2010
Customers dislike being 'talked at' on social media
Top of the blogs
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/11/2010
America's biggest companies slow to embrace communication
Social chatter not sackable offence
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/11/2010
US law protects right of staff to discuss terms and conditions of employment
Reef encounter
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 12/11/2010
New Caledonia launches online biodiversity portal
Scraping the sky
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 11/11/2010
IBM pledges $50 million to Smarter Cities Challenge
Board games
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 10/11/2010
Marketers struggle to get through to the board
The genuine article
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 10/11/2010
Telegraph refreshes digital presence and restores the ‘the' to its title
Brits get a revamp
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/11/2010
Brit Awards get Oscars-style image shakeup for 2011
Careless talk
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/11/2010
CIPR launches guide for financial communicators
Brand devotion
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/11/2010
iBuy therefore iAm
Don't bank on it
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/11/2010
Regulation may not be enough to restore trust in the banks
Biting the hand
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 04/11/2010
Union tackles bullying in the workplace
Sustained momentum
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 04/11/2010
Sustainability makes itself indispensible
Letters of recommendation
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 03/11/2010
PRCA introduces designatory letters for members
Carrying the torch
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 03/11/2010
Lloyds gets kids enthusiastic about new sports and London 2012
Dark times
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 02/11/2010
Is nine to five daylight wasting time?
State of the union
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 02/11/2010
Companies usher in new era of business-charity partnerships
Back to the biscuit tin
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 01/11/2010
Banks less trusted by consumers
Best brand names
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 01/11/2010
A rose by any other name
Breaking the spell
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 28/10/2010
Disney staff malign the magic kingdom
Net gain
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 28/10/2010
Internet now worth £100 billion to UK economy
Meerkat makes dictionary simples!
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 28/10/2010
Collins gets a thoroughly modern make-over
Getting it right
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/10/2010
PR profession releases procurement toolkit for clients and agencies
Unlocking brand loyalty
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 26/10/2010
Consumers more likely to engage with brands than celebrities on social networks
Reputation academy
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 26/10/2010
PRCA awards its first qualification
Melt in the sink
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 26/10/2010
M&S develops chocolate tray that dissolves in water
Brands get a roasting
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 25/10/2010
Consumers think most brands are irrelevant
Think inside the box
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 22/10/2010
Financial institutions are not communicating with their staff
Moostaken identity
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/10/2010
TV comics falsely accuse cow of crimes against bovanity
Stylish cuts
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/10/2010
PR leaders like the Government's style
Newcastle is Britain's most sustainable city
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/10/2010
City tops the tables yet again
‘Buzzwords' and other buzzwords
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/10/2010
Business jargon that begs to be binned
Pepsi unleashes Robocrop
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/10/2010
Drinks company unveils digital crop management system
Play London
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/10/2010
Nike turns capital into giant game board
Shrinking resources
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/10/2010
One in five companies to downsize
Too much information
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/10/2010
UK professionals are distracted by a media overload
Brand U-turn
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 18/10/2010
Gap bows to online pressure in reverting to former logo
Easy does it
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 18/10/2010
Marketing budgets remain broadly unchanged
Football fanatics
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/10/2010
Visa supports the supporters
On your marks
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/10/2010
Are you ready for London 2012?
Ground rules
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/10/2010
How to measure the sustainability of buildings
Eggs factor
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 11/10/2010
Sainsbury's caters to a new audience
Scotland sustains
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 11/10/2010
Scottish CSR spending increases despite the recession
Brand coalition
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 11/10/2010
Orange and T-Mobile stand side by side in new campaign
The strategy that came in from the cold
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/10/2010
CSR dissolves into corporate mainstream
Say it with flowers
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/10/2010
Interflora cheers up doleful tweeters
Your country needs you
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/10/2010
Communication skills in short supply
MHP is our ‘in association with' sponsor
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/10/2010
Leading PR firm associates with leading communications magazine
How's my writing?
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/10/2010
PCC issues newspaper and magazine ads to promote its services
From the makers of the Gurkha Justice Campaign
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 06/10/2010
Hear firsthand how the PR and lobbying campaign was won
Food fights back
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/10/2010
Cardiff Food Alliance dishes up 500 sustainable meals
Seeing the big picture
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/10/2010
Aviva projects staff and customers onto global landmarks
Sustaining development
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 01/10/2010
New business must be green to the core
A clear strategy means business
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/09/2010
Good communication of corporate purpose affects the bottom line
Motor mouth
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/09/2010
PRCA partners with leading motor industry PR group
Influence vs popularity
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/09/2010
Top dog is not always man's best friend
Live entertainment
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 29/09/2010
Home entertainment industry body sets best practice for carbon reduction
School of sport
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/09/2010
Man City corners young footballers online
Nature vs nurture
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/09/2010
Family challenged to go eco-friendly without affecting quality of life
Here for good
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/09/2010
CalPERS, Ceres and Nike call on 1,000 leading US firms to embrace sustainability
Good fellows
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 23/09/2010
CIPR extends the hand of fellowship
Retrofit
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 23/09/2010
Birmingham Airport goes back to black
Save the Children goes digital
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/09/2010
Thumb prints show global support for Every One campaign
What the butler saw
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/09/2010
Jeeves celebrates 10th birthday by asking the answerable
Black horse gets a mane change
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/09/2010
Lloyds TSB looks to rebrand
Best behaviour
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/09/2010
Welsh union introduces Twitter code for teachers
The more it snows, tiddly pom
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/09/2010
Council creates round the clock Facebook weather page
With flying colours
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/09/2010
United Airlines iPhone app rewards lucky gamers with flight upgrades
You don't have to be a narcissist to use Facebook
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/09/2010
But it helps
Starlight barking
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/09/2010
Police create Twitter page for sniffer dog
Sweet charity
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/09/2010
Coca-Cola happiness goes viral in London
Gurkhas now fight for existence
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/09/2010
Threatened MOD cuts prompt fresh campaign to save the Gurkhas
A good start for a smarter planet
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/09/2010
IBM sets the sustainability agenda
A river runs through it
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/09/2010
Lincolnshire residents fight town renaming via Facebook
It's a girl!
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/09/2010
CIPR appoints new chief executive
Wake up and smell the coffee
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/09/2010
Nestlé puts its money where its mouth is
The big green calculator
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/09/2010
Unilever subtracts CO2 emissions from global supply chain
Keeping a low profile
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 03/09/2010
Singapore Airlines grounds chattering employees
UBS gets back in the driving seat
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 01/09/2010
Swiss bank partners with Formula 1
Driven to distraction
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/08/2010
Young people are the worst offenders when it comes to 'media stacking'
Spurs scores second shirt sponsor
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/08/2010
Cup kit will now sport Investec logo
Cutting back
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/08/2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers launches sustainability audit
Do you need a bag?
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/08/2010
Supermarkets slash use of carrier bags by 43 per cent
Procter & Gamble announces Olympic partnership
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 28/07/2010
P&G to support the next five Games
Companies score own goals
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/07/2010
World Cup sponsorship does not improve brand recognition
Ford SUV goes off the beaten track
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 22/07/2010
Ford 2011 Explorer unveiled on Facebook
Seat sex drive
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/07/2010
Boys and girls will battle it out online to be crowned monarch of the motors
Mutual benefits
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/07/2010
Co-op sets up apprenticeship academy
London 2012's avenging angel
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/07/2010
Abandonment of wind turbine means green targets are no longer going for gold
Rules of engagement
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 16/07/2010
Less than a quarter of employees are engaged in the workplace
YMCA rebrands as ‘the Y'
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 16/07/2010
As Village People console each other
Sainsbury's sustainabili-tree
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/07/2010
Supermarket commits to planting two million trees over the next five years
UK goes AWOL
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/07/2010
One fifth of UK workers confess to pulling sickies
Whitbread sustains green development
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/07/2010
Hospitality company announces £7 million sustainability drive
Fresh ingredients
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 14/07/2010
Waitrose sets up cookery school
Clarifying beer
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 14/07/2010
Brewer urges industry to disclose environmental performance
Cows infiltrate London commute
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 13/07/2010
Friends of the earth leads original moovement for rainforest-free food
PRCA sets the agenda
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/07/2010
Industry body endeavours to establish PR as core discipline
Your country needs your ideas
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/07/2010
David Cameron turns to the public for advice on where the axe should fall
Adding value
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/07/2010
When the going gets tough, the tough get communicating
Nodding off
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/07/2010
No need to stifle a yawn at Travelodge Sleep Concert
Parcel tongue
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/07/2010
Consumer Goods Forum creates universal language for packaging
Money doesn't talk
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/07/2010
Financial firms are overlooking social media
Fish food
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/07/2010
Birds Eye commits to 100 per cent ethical sourcing of fish
England loses Nationwide support
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/07/2010
UK building society ‘unlikely' to renew its sponsorship of the troubled team
Model aeroplanes
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/07/2010
Gatwick launches modelling contest to find ‘new faces' of Storm
FT - licence to bill
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 01/07/2010
FT extends its direct licence to include digital images of print articles
Fresh controversy for a beleaguered BP
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/06/2010
Facebook claims automated systems disabled boycott BP page by accident
Holidays Forever promotes greener tourism
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 30/06/2010
Thomson and First Choice launch new brand to encourage sustainable holidays
Japanese whispers
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/06/2010
Japanese Twitter falls silent in the run up to the election
The sun never sets on social media monitoring
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/06/2010
Porter Novelli launches a global real-time crisis management service
Now is the time for digital
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/06/2010
Traditional PR firms' growing urge to embrace digital media leaves the recruitment floor wide open to digital specialists
Check out the talent
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 29/06/2010
What is the value of talent pools?
The cutting edge
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 28/06/2010
ITV News launches digital media project to track the personal impact of UK budget cuts
Eyes on the ball
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 28/06/2010
Asda offers all Uruguayan citizens free eye tests after linesman disallows England goal
Water emerges as top priority for future business
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 28/06/2010
Companies prove water initiatives can affect the bottom line
Time for business to get personal
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 23/06/2010
LinkedIn is the favourite social network of financial technology companies but others are being overlooked
Look who's talking
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 23/06/2010
Management is finally communicating but staff remain reluctant to speak up
Give ‘em a column inch, they'll turn it into a mile
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/06/2010
Amnesty toasts the success of its first online advertising campaign
Time to engage on climate change
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/06/2010
Business calls for clearer government guidance on environmental policy
BP wins US ambassadors on Facebook
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/06/2010
BP gains support from across the pond
I smile, you smile, we all smile for ice cream
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 23/06/2010
Unilever unveils a smile-activated ice cream machine
Culture and Sport Glasgow rebrands as Glasgow Life
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 22/06/2010
But the move has got a Glasgow kiss from the unions
Bang for your buck
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 18/06/2010
Communications chief calls on PR professionals to up their game
Red light on green message
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 18/06/2010
Fewer than one in five consumers sure of what ‘sustainability' means
Do fans equal value?
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/06/2010
New research examines whether a fan-base can translate into sales
The best seats on Murray Mound
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 16/06/2010
IBM augments its augmented reality Wimbledon app
Procter & Gamble keeps score
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/06/2010
P&G measures its suppliers' sustainability
Grand designs
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/06/2010
London's ‘most sustainable building' will generate a quarter of its power from recycled biodiesel
Nothing to crow about
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/06/2010
New York Times standards editor declares ‘tweets' taboo
Up to speed but down to earth
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 14/06/2010
British Airways launches employee magazine to ‘inform, debate and analyse'
This too shall pass
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 14/06/2010
Management rewards staff loyalty at the height of the recession
‘Bring back Britain's lunch hour'
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 14/06/2010
Less than a quarter of employees take their full lunch break
Cutting no slack
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 09/06/2010
Sickness absence at lowest level on record
Window shopping on the web
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/06/2010
Dixons site may be the first place you want to go to
A little less conversation
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/06/2010
Consumers are growing wise to ‘greenwash'
Getting down to business
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/06/2010
First retail sustainability lab aims to help make small businesses more efficient
Impolitics
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/06/2010
Scottish councillors given guide to blogging
The face of the corporation
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/06/2010
Greenpeace urges protestors to tarnish the image of BP
The hidden cost of word of mouth
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 04/06/2010
Sour talk on the grapevine has consumers voting with their feet
Green is the new black
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/05/2010
Times reveals the nation's greenest companies
Nestlé responds to protestors
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/05/2010
Greenpeace campaign makes Nestlé rethink policy
Internal communications
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 24/05/2010
Four PR agencies amongst the UK's best workplaces
Olympic gold
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/05/2010
Champion triathletes get financial support
Meet Wenlock and Mandeville
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/05/2010
Olympic 2012 unveils a pair of futuristic steel drips
Faith in Commons
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 20/05/2010
Public less cynical about politics during the election
If it worked for World of Warcraft…
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/05/2010
Researchers create online game to tackle epidemic of uncertainty
In blogs we trust
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 18/05/2010
More cyber surfers trust online news content than newspapers or television
Playing truant
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 17/05/2010
CIPD releases World Cup absence guidance for employers
Judging a book shop by its cover
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 14/05/2010
Waterstone's rebrands with a new flexible logo
Trace your Coke
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 13/05/2010
Coca-Cola launches online sustainability application to highlight the company's UK heritage
Odes to the roads
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 13/05/2010
Disgruntled motorists create 'pothole poems' to expose the state of Britain's roads
Watching the footie
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/05/2010
Visa provides interactive match viewing schedule
Green sky thinking
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 11/05/2010
Lufthansa set to use biofuel on commercial flights by 2012
Media Amnesty
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 11/05/2010
Amnesty turns to social networkers to fund campaign against Shell
Sainsbury's to sponsor 2012 Paralympic Games
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/05/2010
Multimillion pound deal is the biggest ever sponsorship of a Paralympic Games
Green houses
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/05/2010
Good Homes Alliance looks to set the sustainability agenda for new building
Boots is the nation's most trusted company
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/05/2010
Boots gives Marks & Spencer the boot to become most reputable UK company
Cradle to cradle
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/05/2010
Glass manufacturer claims industry first with new sustainability assessment
Holy smoke!
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 05/05/2010
Worshippers in Spain can now light candles and deliver their prayers via the Internet
Open lines of communication
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 04/05/2010
Internal communications charts new ground in spite of the recession
Battle of the brands
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/04/2010
Technology the big global winner as brands remain buoyant
Palm pilot
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 29/04/2010
Heathrow launches first airport app
Death to the office
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 29/04/2010
The days of the desk may be numbered
Flintshire reaches out to wider audience
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 29/04/2010
Local council to launch digital TV channel
I'll drink to that
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/04/2010
PepsiCo unveils Dream Machines to make recycling more rewarding
Green retailers mean business
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 27/04/2010
The retail sector is putting sustainability at the forefront of its corporate agenda
Eco warriors
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/04/2010
US navy introduces ‘Great Green Fleet'
Fittingly green
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/04/2010
Morgan Lovell becomes the first organisation to achieve BSI certification for energy efficiency
PR boost
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 21/04/2010
PR industry jobs more than double in the beginning of 2010
Companies offer analysts hard numbers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 21/04/2010
Increase in guidance for analysts suggests return to corporate confidence
UPS - Consider it well done
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/04/2010
The delivery service has introduced a seal of approval for sustainable shipment packaging
Bmi set to debrand
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/04/2010
The airline is reverting to its former name, British Midlands International
COPENhagen - open for business
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/04/2010
After the anticlimax of last year's climate talks, the city looks to a more positive future
Puma gives shoe box the boot
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 14/04/2010
Sportswear giant launches eco-friendly packaging
HMRC gets vote of low confidence
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 14/04/2010
Sixty-one per cent of staff have no confidence in senior managers
The family network
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 12/04/2010
Social media is the new breakfast table
Weathering the storm
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 12/04/2010
Creative job-seekers tell encouraging tales in the midst of the recession
Maximising human resources - the carrot model
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/04/2010
Integrating an employer brand with employee rewards may give companies the edge in a competitive market
Good company
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 08/04/2010
Vodafone and the National Grid rank amongst world's most ethical businesses
World Cup sponsors pass up a golden opportunity
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/04/2010
Coca-Cola, Hyundai and Sony have not yet linked their brands to the most popular South Africa 2010 search engine terms
Satisfied customers recommend Vodafone and Del Monte
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/04/2010
The phone and food companies top index for online reputation
iSpy
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 07/04/2010
Pupils given iPhones to monitor their teachers
The mourning paper
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 06/04/2010
Ministers call on Office of Fair Trading to investigate local council papers
Stranger danger
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/03/2010
Eight out of ten social network users allow anyone to view their recent activity
Seeing the wood for the trees
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/03/2010
Surrey Council is championing wood fuel in a new sustainability drive
Carbon neutral
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/03/2010
Are companies renaging on climate change promises?
Pick on someone your own size
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/03/2010
Teachers are becoming victims of bullying by students and parents
Celebrity status
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/03/2010
Kylie Minogue and Cheryl Cole top the charts as UK's biggest celebrity brands
Gathering clouds
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/03/2010
Growing digital ‘data cloud' powered by coal, cautions Greenpeace
Getting women on board
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 31/03/2010
The shipping industry is narrowing the gender gap
Colin Farrington to step down as director general of CIPR
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/03/2010
Farrington had been on extended leave since June 2009 owing to illness but was anticipated to return last autumn
Battle of the news providers
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 30/03/2010
Broadsheet objections halt release of free BBC iPhone apps
Smear campaign
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 29/03/2010
Marmite stages a mini-election to spread awareness
Losing the urge to shop till you drop
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 29/03/2010
Consumers are abandoning the high street to buy online
Google handbags Louis Vuitton in trademark case
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 25/03/2010
Search engine has won its five-year court battle with the designer goods company
Quangos banned from hiring external lobbying firms
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 25/03/2010
Treasury reveals plans to cut communications spending of publically-funded ‘arm's-length bodies'
Credit Suisse names ‘brands of tomorrow'
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 24/03/2010
No British companies on the list of 27 high-performing brands
Charity does not always begin at the homepage
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 24/03/2010
Almost half of voluntary sector consider social networking sites ‘pretty useless' as a campaign and fundraising tool
Out with the Newspeak, in with the old!
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 24/03/2010
Councils outlaw jargon and business-speak that has crept into public communications
Airport rebrands
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 23/03/2010
Bristol International Airport to become... Bristol Airport
Global brands make water-tight commitments
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 23/03/2010
New water efficiency commitments announced to coincide with World Water Day
John Antcliffe
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 22/03/2010
In memory of the co-founder of Smithfield Financial who died on 19 March
Is there a spin-doctor in the house?
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 22/03/2010
With hospitals in line for significant budget cuts, has the NHS scored an own goal with rising PR costs?
Global security threat
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 19/03/2010
The rapid growth of the web has outpaced our ability to protect it, new study suggests
Top of the food chain
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 18/03/2010
Unilever tops the Tomorrow's Value Rating for sustainability in the food and beverage sector
NLA mini-fee
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 17/03/2010
NLA launches new licence for smaller PR agencies
Meltwater gets iced
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 17/03/2010
Times Online steps into the breach in the battle between Meltwater and the NLA
An npower-ful deal
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/03/2010
Energy supplier to sponsor the Football League
Peterborough's smarter city project
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/03/2010
City teams up with IBM to help residents keep an eye on its environmental performance
Workers want jobs for life
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/03/2010
The recession has fundamentally altered our attitude to employment
J Sainsbury funds green research project
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/03/2010
Supermarket aims to become fully sustainable by 2014
Northamptonshire rebranded North Londonshire
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/03/2010
Regional locals are incensed at new name
Not so flighty
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 16/03/2010
BT wins first WWF award for cutting one in five company flights
Press here
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 16/03/2010
Communications firms are not taking advantage of multimedia tools in their press releases
Comment is free - and readers want to keep it that way
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 16/03/2010
Most online readers would seek news content elsewhere if their regular site introduced a paywall, according to new study
NLA legal challenge overruled
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 15/03/2010
Copyright Tribunal rules for digital news licencing action to go ahead
Sheffield gets down to the nitty gritty
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 12/03/2010
Locals could take on voluntary ‘snow warden' roles
‘Don't scoop the wire'
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 12/03/2010
Reuters publishes its guidelines for journalists using social media
The computer ate my homework
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/03/2010
Survey shows parents would like to communicate with teachers online
Worth their weight in gold
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 10/03/2010
New research calculates the online brand value of gold medallists at the Winter Olympics
Codes of twitter conduct
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/03/2010
Advertising Standards Authority regulation to extend to online
Grocery waste sent packing
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/03/2010
Carbon impact of grocery packaging to be cut by ten per cent
Resilience is key
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/03/2010
Research shows women employees are more resilient than men
Mandarins feel like lemons
Author: Louisa Coward | Date: 10/03/2010
Civil servants told to ‘pretend to be answer machines'
The rise of Internet news
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
Online has overtaken radio and local press
Birmingham fights back
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
Council hits out at allegations in local press
Eating out has never been so good
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
Sustainable Restaurant Association is launched
Vodafone is top of green chart
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 08/03/2010
Phone company is rated best tech firm for sustainability
Plan A+
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/03/2010
M&S to become 'world's most sustainable retailer'
PR agencies among best places to work
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 01/03/2010
Eight public relations agencies rank among top 100 best small places to work
Carbon performance ranked
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 24/02/2010
Businesses rated for market capitalisation and emission reduction
Travel responsibly
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 24/02/2010
Sustainable initiative has reduced diesel use
Brits trust Pampers
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 22/02/2010
Pampers is the UK's most trusted and recommended brand
BA first airline in Europe to go bio
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 17/02/2010
Airline to use low-carbon fuel from 2014
Post Office consultation sham
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/02/2010
Consumers unhappy with process which closed 2,500 branches
Cleaning up London's act
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/02/2010
Londoner's can notify councils of local issues
Labelling alcohol
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/02/2010
Government could enforce health warnings on booze bottles
Children moulded into ‘mini-marketeers'
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 15/02/2010
Brands are relying on youngsters to name-drop to friends online
Evening all, says Fred
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/02/2010
Bobbies to bear badges
No link between sustainability and profits
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/02/2010
Three quarters of respondents don't see a short-term benefit
Conservatives miss women
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/02/2010
Research reveals safe seats are primarily given to male candidates
Cameron controls newbies' messages
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/02/2010
Party candidates' online activities require approval
Celebs 'go red' for heart disease
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 09/02/2010
British Heart Foundation launches National Wear Red Day campaign
Charity begins in PR
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/02/2010
Housing Trust buys PR agency in industry first
Emails losing ground
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/02/2010
Businesses will turn to social media, says IT research firm
Blogging loses favour
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/02/2010
Number of teenagers posting blog entries has halved
Refreshing local communities
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
Pepsi project invites consumers to vote on which causes it supports
Coca-Cola goes green
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
The winter games sponsor steps up environmental efforts
Engagement leads to success
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
Employees who find their work meaningful are more innovative
Civil servants dissatisfied
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
Only 40 per cent of respondents surveyed think their organisations are well managed
Marks & Spencer partners with WWF on fishing policy
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 27/01/2010
M&S becomes first high street to commit to sustainable fishing
The friendship factor
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 25/01/2010
Facebook friends do not live in real world
Hold the front screen
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 25/01/2010
Two thirds of journalists use social media sources
Mars in industry first to slash saturated fats
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/01/2010
Initiative reduces saturated fats by an average 15 per cent
A Further step to brand recognition
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/01/2010
A new design consultancy predicts the top ten brands of the decade
Alcohol abuse costs Scottish taxpayers up to £4.64 billion
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/01/2010
New study highlights the cost of alcohol abuse in Scotland
Hallmark invites tweeters to test their romantic side
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/01/2010
Card company launches competition to find the nation's Twittermantic
McDonald's studies the emissions of cows
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/01/2010
Fast food giant looks to reduce the impact of greenhouse gases in its supply chain
Pupils rule on school rules
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/01/2010
New legislation means pupils must be consulted by schools on all policy changes
Online forum contributors are influential consumers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/01/2010
Survey finds online contributors regularly offer advice on products
Employers research candidates on Facebook
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/01/2010
A new survey finds that employers check out candidates on social networking sites
Veuve Clicquot raises glass to social responsibility
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/01/2010
Criteria for Business Woman of the Year Award changes to reflect ethical practices
Teenagers are lost for words
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/01/2010
Teenagers use just two per cent of their vocabulary in their daily life
Mandatory reporting of carbon emissions demanded
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 12/01/2010
Influential group writes open letter to Lord Mandelson
Carbon emissions slashed in new London developments
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/01/2010
Boris Johnson's London Plan is already impacting carbon emissions
NLA suspends charges for new web licences
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/01/2010
NLA awaits decision from Copyright Tribunal before imposing new licence fees
True grit from council communicators
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/01/2010
Warwickshire issues tweet alerts on its gritters' whereabouts
Grit protests take to Facebook
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/01/2010
Scottish residents protest against lack of grit and refuse collection
In the driving Tweet
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/01/2010
Ford introduces Twitter capabilities into new cars
Smelling of Pears
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/01/2010
Facebook campaign forces Pears Traditional Soap makers to revert to old recipe
Doctors on warning
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/12/2009
Legal advisers warn against patient contact on social media sites
Sperm-like rebranding
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/12/2009
Resort's new logo has upset the locals
Scientists call time on alcohol-sponsored sport
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 11/11/2009
Scientists believe alcohol taxation should be used to fund sports
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/11/2009
CIPR 'shipping tycoon' landlord is not all he may have seemed
Optimism returns to communications marketplace
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/11/2009
A new survey claims that optimism is rising and recruitment is picking up
Metrotextuality lives. XXX
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/11/2009
Men are increasingly signing off texts with a kiss
Read all about it
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/11/2009
Collins investigates whether 21 regional words are still in use
CIPR announces £700,000 deficit
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/11/2009
Trade association moves into the red
Free burgers for FAT players
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 04/11/2009
McDonald's offers food and money in football sponsorship deal
first direct exposes its inner workings
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 21/10/2009
Online bank establishes site to air customer opinions
I'd like to teach the world to blog
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 21/10/2009
Coca-Cola sends three bloggers on a trip of a lifetime
Spies buy electronic eyes
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/10/2009
CIA acquires stake in company to monitor social media
Maldivian cabinet go fishing for answers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 18/10/2009
Cabinet hold underwater meeting to highlight islands' plight
The Tweet shall inherit the earth
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 17/10/2009
The 'Big Book' translates into small messages
Lights out at Sainsbury's
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/10/2009
Supermarket giant offers new recycling service
Dame Joan Bakewell wins communication gong
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/10/2009
The veteran journalist is rewarded for her work as the Government's czar for older people
Asda launches customer loyalty programme
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/10/2009
Supermarket giant Asda launches customer loyalty scheme that embraces transparency
To pee or not to pee
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/10/2009
Japanese airline requires passengers to pee before boarding
Injunction served by Tweet
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 01/10/2009
Twitter impersonator ordered to reveal himself
Darlington promotes itself
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 30/09/2009
The town is using social media to sell its attractions to visitors
Dinner ladies tweet today's delights
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 30/09/2009
Second council opts to tweet the school dinner menu to parents
Crack down on lobbying firms
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 22/09/2009
Conservative government proposes legislating lobbyists
Politicians tweet sweet nothings
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 22/09/2009
Members of Congress use Twitter for self-promotion rather than interaction
Banking on an easy ride
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 22/09/2009
A free cab service for HSBC USA customers starts to tweet
WRAP launches the Waste Collection Commitment
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 21/09/2009
Local authorities promise to better communicate their recycling policies
Standard Chartered goes football crazy
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/09/2009
International banking group Standard Chartered sponsors Liverpool FC
Daniel Craig's frozen torso heats up Del Monte
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 15/09/2009
An ice lolly boosts Del Monte's online reputation
New benefits of recycling
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/09/2009
Trial scheme that rewards households for recycling is extended
Young adults more politically engaged online
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/09/2009
New study reveals that young people more likely to post political blogs
Staff PCd off by customers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/09/2009
Staff at PC World and Currys criticise customers on Facebook
An Edwardian Twitter
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/09/2009
Edwardians were 'tweeting' in the 1900s
US Air Force goes social
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/09/2009
A new Facebook site for US Air Force
Fairtrade receives a perk
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/09/2009
Starbucks UK signs up for Fairtrade espresso
With Friends like these
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 02/09/2009
Conservation charity looks to social media
No Face time for council workers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 01/09/2009
Portsmouth City Council bans Facebook
Water issues top environmental concerns
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2009
New poll shows public view water pollution as major problem
Greenpeace secures environmental solution
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2009
Kimberly-Clark improves sourcing standards
Bosses fear social media
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2009
American bosses worry about impact of social media
Most tweets are twaddle
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2009
Analysis shows most tweets are pointless
Ringing the changes
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 31/08/2009
BT deals with problem of unwanted red kiosks
The twelve trailblazers
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/07/2009
In-house teams join PRCA
Twitter gains entry to dictionary
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/07/2009
Collins English Dictionary gives Twitter respectability
Victoria turns to Twitter
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/07/2009
Social media sites are to be deployed to give advance warning of bushfires
Barclays goes underground
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 01/07/2009
Brooklyn's subway station gets a rebranding
In your debt
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 30/06/2009
The Samaritans offer advice to debt collectors
New recycling label launched
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 29/06/2009
British Retail Consortium launches new label on products
first direct goes social
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 29/06/2009
Online bank launches innovative press office
CIPR DG takes rest
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 26/06/2009
Colin Farrington on leave until autumn
Licence required for newspapers' website content
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 25/06/2009
NLA extends licensing agreement
Heathrow gets new brand
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 25/06/2009
A new slogan for airport
Diversity brings rewards
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 28/05/2009
New research proves the case for diversity in the workplace
Marketers are twits not twitters
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 24/05/2009
Marketing experts ill prepared about social media
CSR no stockmarket panacea
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 24/05/2009
New research shows that CSR may not help a company's share price during a scandal
Brunswick heads PR league tables
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 07/04/2009
Brunswick's standing boosted by healthcare deals
Sports should be part of a CSR strategy
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/04/2009
A new report claims that companies should consider sports as a vital element of CSR strategy
Big Brother is watching you
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 06/04/2009
Internet service providers in the UK to store all data for 12 months
Power to the people
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/02/2009
John Prescott uses Facebook to campaign against bank bonuses
Going face to face
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 09/02/2009
Internal comms specialists change their communication channels
Brunswick heads PR league tables
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 13/01/2009
mergermarket reveals the M&A players
Try something new today
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/11/2008
Sainsbury's offers qualifications among the aisles
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