Mwahahahaaaa; work related
07 July 2014, 06:15 PM
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Its kind of a sweet/smug feeling when a customer comes crawling sheepishly back after going elsewhere with the impression that the competitor will do a better job or do it cheaper etc.
Better still is pointing out all the **** ups the competitor has done
Better still is pointing out all the **** ups the competitor has done
07 July 2014, 06:50 PM
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08 July 2014, 08:32 PM
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Not even remotely amusing.
"look at me "
springs to mind!!!!
[/quote]I know why...Who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to brag about something, especially in the 'i'm better than you type of posts'.
Just as long as they use his diamond encrusted pen to sign the contract ;-)
08 July 2014, 08:42 PM
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Not even remotely amusing.
"look at me "
springs to mind!!!!
[/QUOTE]How long have you been diagnosed with your mental problem? Because you've got it BAD.
Your only "contributions" are to have a go at me. HOW bad must your life be?
Sorry to hear about it; maybe a little counselling might help?
08 July 2014, 09:16 PM
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How long have you been diagnosed with your mental problem? Because you've got it BAD.
Your only "contributions" are to have a go at me. HOW bad must your life be?
Sorry to hear about it; maybe a little counselling might help?[/QUOTE]
lol...
thought you were banned anyway??
Your only "contributions" are to have a go at me. HOW bad must your life be?
Sorry to hear about it; maybe a little counselling might help?[/QUOTE]
lol...
thought you were banned anyway??
08 July 2014, 09:20 PM
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thought you were banned anyway??[/QUOTE]
Never been banned from here.
Maybe from a few others though...
09 July 2014, 06:36 AM
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Pretty much most of the time you read about a person or product of any sort in the media, a PR person will have written the story then "sold it in" to the media.
We tend to do B2B PR so it's usually companies promoting themselves to other businesses but we do consumer stuff too; aiming at the wider public.
You have clients, you tease out stories (some are obvious, some need a little pushing; doing a survey is often a PR trick to "make" news!) and then target the right media; no point trying to get a National paper to cover a small local business win. But the Nationals are usually the ultimate target.
But there's loads of other comms stuff we do; in fact the traditional stuff isn't what we do much. Community relations is basically getting the public on side with big projects; we've just succeeded in a big one near Bristol.
There's case study writing, web copy (I wrote all of one Oxford Uni colleges websites; an epic project!), internal comms (big clients often have no idea what their own people are doing), media training (so people don't ***** up interviews), crisis management (what to do if something goes VERY wrong and the media contact them) and more.
Bored yet?
I would be!!
We tend to do B2B PR so it's usually companies promoting themselves to other businesses but we do consumer stuff too; aiming at the wider public.
You have clients, you tease out stories (some are obvious, some need a little pushing; doing a survey is often a PR trick to "make" news!) and then target the right media; no point trying to get a National paper to cover a small local business win. But the Nationals are usually the ultimate target.
But there's loads of other comms stuff we do; in fact the traditional stuff isn't what we do much. Community relations is basically getting the public on side with big projects; we've just succeeded in a big one near Bristol.
There's case study writing, web copy (I wrote all of one Oxford Uni colleges websites; an epic project!), internal comms (big clients often have no idea what their own people are doing), media training (so people don't ***** up interviews), crisis management (what to do if something goes VERY wrong and the media contact them) and more.
Bored yet?
I would be!!
Thanks, quite interesting actually as it's the sort of field of work I know virtually nothing about.
So lets say there was going to be a big construction project, ie a block of flats, office building etc and all the locals were opposed to it because it would change the character of the area.
How would you use your PR skills to try and win the locals over?
09 July 2014, 07:11 AM
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On similar subject but obviously higher profile , Caroline wyatt 10 minute rundown interview etc piece during the main news ( 25 mins total ) work being done by British army in Afghanistan.
Being slightly dense I didn't realize it was that length purely to keep the public onside
In what was clearly an almost totally pointless escapade
Being slightly dense I didn't realize it was that length purely to keep the public onside
In what was clearly an almost totally pointless escapade
09 July 2014, 08:00 AM
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Thanks, quite interesting actually as it's the sort of field of work I know virtually nothing about.
So lets say there was going to be a big construction project, ie a block of flats, office building etc and all the locals were opposed to it because it would change the character of the area.
How would you use your PR skills to try and win the locals over?
So lets say there was going to be a big construction project, ie a block of flats, office building etc and all the locals were opposed to it because it would change the character of the area.
How would you use your PR skills to try and win the locals over?
If it's going to happen anyway and objections aren't a big concern, it's probably not useful. Where local opinion is critical to planning decisions, you pull out the big guns. Companies like N4tional Gr1d use it a hell of a lot!!
Dpb; yep, the Forces PR machine is a big outfit!
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09 July 2014, 11:40 PM
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Who in their right mind posts details of a business transaction like that !!!!?
At least you (or your boss) saw sense and you deleted it
And you're in PR....
couldn't make it up 
At least you (or your boss) saw sense and you deleted it
And you're in PR....
couldn't make it up
10 July 2014, 07:32 AM
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Isn't Matteeboy the bloke who blew a fortune on a M135i, crashed it and wrote it off, and can no longer afford to pay his mortgage because the finance repayments are too expensive?
10 July 2014, 07:58 AM
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Nice try but SO wrong you muppet.
Better luck next time.
The nerdy trolls come out to play once again. A shame.
Better luck next time.
The nerdy trolls come out to play once again. A shame.
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