I went back to Lakes College today, where I gave my very different PR talk (complete with wand!) in October, all based around a Harry Potter theme. Word of the mad wand-waving woman from Lancashire seemed to have got around,…
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There’s a misconception about Catapult, which I detect sometimes when the wind is blowing in the right direction, and that is that Catapult only does ‘pretty’ – soft, cosy, warm products and exciting travel promotion. That couldn’t be further…
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Cars, homes, pets, motorcycles, weddings, travel, yacht crews, expats in need of medical treatment, emergency breakdown, home emergencies and farms … what’s the common denominator? If you can’t guess, it’s the fact that I have handled PR campaigns for the…
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It’s the big day tomorrow – the first day of the 12 NuBaubles of Christmas online Xmas giveaway, organised by our client NuBlue from Lancaster. There is a prize a day up for grabs at www.nublue.co.uk/xmas-giveaway during the…
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Alarmingly, I realised that Catapult PR will celebrate its 15th anniversary in March, having started from its former Marsh Mill offices in Thornton in March 1998. I need to start thinking how to mark this milestone, as it presents a…
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Although some of my broad areas of expertise are given on this website, there are many more niche areas that I have covered during the course of my PR career. One of the most recent is that of handling PR…
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A few weeks ago, as some of you will know, I was asked to speak about PR at a business lunch at Lakes College, Workington. After that lunch, a former client of mine, Annette Gibbons OBE, asked me whether I…
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This weekend I did another spot of CSR work for someone I’ve known for a while, giving my time to a good cause for free. For those of you reaching for your acronyms dictionary right now, CSR is Corporate Social…
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The country’s top freelance PR practitioner is offering a special gift of free PR support this Christmas, with a total amount of £600 of PR time and support up for grabs for a worthy cause that requires professional marketing assistance….
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As a PR consultant, I was explaining to a contact yesterday, you can be asked to represent all types of business, organisation and community enterprise. Most seek PR to build their brand, generate enquiries or launch their product or service….
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Gli inglesi e gli agriturismi – che è la conoscenza e il rapporto fra le due? Quì in Inghilterra, ci sono le fattorie che hanno completato un cambiamento di direzione negli anni dopo la tragedia per la communità rurale che…
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This weekend I did another spot of CSR work for someone I’ve known for a while, giving my time to a good cause for free. For those of you reaching for your acronyms dictionary right now, CSR is Corporate Social…
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