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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
Soldiers and marines do tweet
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
US defence lifts social media ban
Eating out has never been so good
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
Sustainable Restaurant Association is launched
Tweets stack up
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
New twitter figures released
Vodafone is top of green chart
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 08/03/2010
Phone company is rated best tech firm for sustainability
Aberdeen Council becomes twittering set
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 08/03/2010
Councillors to connect to wider audience
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
Heavy Twitter users in minority
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 24/02/2010
A very small number of users account for high proportion of activity
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
Facebook salvation
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 24/02/2010
Bishop to accept online requests for prayer during Lent
Banks must wise up to social media
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 23/02/2010
New study shows consumers seek finance advice online
Facebook users true to their word
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 22/02/2010
Research shows profile information is generally accurate
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
An app comes as Standard
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 16/02/2010
Evening Standard to launch mobile application
Labelling alcohol
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 16/02/2010
Government could enforce health warnings on booze bottles
US president seeks Facebook manager
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 16/02/2010
Democratic National Committee wants to keep Obama's social network accounts up to date
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
No Twitter policy for companies
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 10/02/2010
Research shows businesses fear productivity loss
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
MP to be more app-roachable
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 08/02/2010
Constituents can follow local MP via free iPhone app
Graduate recruiter employs social media
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 04/02/2010
Saatchi & Saatchi launch their summer internship application process on Facebook
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
Fidelity unveils Facebook site
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
Firm embraces social media to increase investor relations
Coca-Cola goes green
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
The winter games sponsor steps up environmental efforts
Chinese understand democracy
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
Twitter user wins democracy slogan contest
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
Keep children busy
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 03/02/2010
Councils are to advertise a range of activities to bored kids
Australians biggest users of social media
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 01/02/2010
Global usage of social media up 82 per cent on December 2008
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
Priests must commune with the masses
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 26/01/2010
The Pope calls for increased use of social media sites for outreach purposes
US embassy launches Facebook attack
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 25/01/2010
American embassy reaches out to Iraqi citizens
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
Small businesses shy of Facebook friends
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 25/01/2010
Survey reveals reluctance to network online
Obama on the go!
Author: Sheli Rodney | Date: 20/01/2010
White House updates its digital strategy
Councils continue to neglect social media
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/01/2010
New survey shows that local authorities have yet to fully exploit social media
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
Tweet dreams are made of this
Author: Helen Dunne | Date: 20/01/2010
American candy giant teams up with Twitter
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
