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Who’s Looking After Your Online Content?

When Channel Nine had the finale of its reality program Celebrity Apprentice spoiled half a day before the program was set to air, it reminded me of a very important social media question: Who’s looking after your online content? Social …Read Post »

How to Get Your PR Internship Application Taken Seriously

The job application process can be daunting in any industry, particularly when you are starting out. Internships can be instrumental in providing you with the foundations of a fantastic career. In order to secure the best possible internship you can, …Read Post »

The PR Who Cried Wolf

The newly appointed agency for the popular Mexican takeaway Mad Mex contacted media outlets in Sydney this week to let them know The Dictator (Sacha Baron Cohen in character) would be outside its inner-city restaurant. Baron Cohen is currently in …Read Post »

Read Widely

According to just-released research from Neilsen that I spied the other day, 70 percent of global consumers are claiming that online consumer reviews – such as blogs – are the second most trusted form of advertising to good old fashioned …Read Post »

Hold Your Ground

Social media is a wonderful thing. I could sit here and reel off 101 ways in which its tools have helped enrich and entertain us all but you’d already know most of them. So instead I want to hone down …Read Post »

A New Image – Considering Celebrity Ambassadors

The idea of a person with their own status as an influencer, representing a company or brand for marketing purposes, is not a new one. It is, however, ever evolving, as the industries that market themselves change and the means …Read Post »