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• Cross with Chrysler

  With all the excitement coming out of San Francisco and Las Vegas this week, it's easy to overlook the good ol' Dee-troit Motor Show . It's been a relatively exciting affair, too. And from the level of publicity being generated by Chevrolet's planet-friendly Read More... Posted 11 January 2007 09:26 by James Barbour | 0 Comments Filed under: PR, Politics

• The public must never know ...

  ... Raincoaster and Ian posted this first . But it's so close-to-the-bone funny that I just had to follow suit. Add to: | Technorati | Digg | del.icio.us | Yahoo | BlinkList | Spurl | reddit | Furl | Read More... Posted 08 January 2007 13:37 by James Barbour | 4 Comments Filed under: Social Media, PR

• Lobbyists out of a job?

  The latest from Dave’s “Anything Labour can do, the Tories can do better” school of campaigning: Cutting out the middleman. We’re all aware of Bell Pottinger ’s red-faces-at-Party - Conference incident , in which their “ Meet a Minister for £5k ” offer Read More... Posted 11 December 2006 12:00 by James Barbour | 1 Comments Filed under: Public Affairs, PR, Politics Attachment(s): handshake.jpg

• Be Prepared

  It's difficult to pick a favourite Tom Lehrer song, but Be Prepared is definitely in my top five. It's not just a handy maxim for Boy Scouts, either - it's a fundamental principle which all those who call themselves communicators must espouse. Particularly Read More... Posted 08 December 2006 10:56 by James Barbour | 4 Comments Filed under: Tech, PR, Politics

• Our take on the Queen's Speech

  Public Affairs News this week includes H&K's collective insights into the legislative agenda set out in Tony Blair's final Queen's Speech . Having spent many, many hours collating, editing and finessing the content, I think I'm entitled to say that Read More... Posted 06 December 2006 16:47 by James Barbour | 0 Comments Filed under: Public Affairs, PR, Politics Attachment(s): H&K_queens_speech06.pdf

• Tonight's the night ...

  ... for the TWL Christmas Party . Dom and I are going to go - anyone else? Add to: | Technorati | Digg | del.icio.us | Yahoo | BlinkList | Spurl | reddit | Furl | Read More... Posted 06 December 2006 16:44 by James Barbour | 3 Comments Filed under: Social Media, PR

• Sort it out, Steve!

  Today I'm cross with Apple . Perhaps yesterday's evangelising was tempting fate a little - my Airport Express has just died, after a mere eighteen months. No more blissful, wirelessly-streaming music, no more instant wireless networks wherever I roam. Read More... Posted 05 December 2006 16:37 by James Barbour | 3 Comments Filed under: Apple, Tech, PR

• At long last!

  My new creds document's finally ready. And I'm rather pleased with it. Got it back from the printers at 3pm yesterday, just in time for our Future of the Commonwealth event, of which more later. Click on the link below to download the pdf. Add to: | Technorati Read More... Posted 01 December 2006 09:15 by James Barbour | 0 Comments Filed under: Public Affairs, PR Attachment(s): H&K International Creds Dec 06.pdf

• About that gift horse ...

  It's very nice, and quite shrewd, of Thresher to have dropped their 40% off voucher into the ether . It's giving the viral marketing geeks loads to talk about, and more than a handful of blogs have picked it up . But hang on a mo. I live a few doors down Read More... Posted 29 November 2006 13:43 by James Barbour | 11 Comments Filed under: Social Media, PR

• Déjà blu?

  I'm not sure what the past participle of the French verb blogger would be - bloggé didn't feel right. But the title of this post seems fitting enough to describe Strumpette's repetition of a two-month-old story yesterday. Having said which, if you're Read More... Posted 27 November 2006 10:47 by James Barbour | 2 Comments Filed under: Social Media, Public Affairs, PR, Politics

• Online democracy, or astroturfing open season?

  Kudos to Tony and co for the launch this week of Number 10's online petitions website . Thanks to some clever coding from the people over at mySociety , you can now petition the PM online. The website's only been up for two days but is already proving Read More... Posted 16 November 2006 09:56 by James Barbour | 0 Comments Filed under: Tech, Social Media, Public Affairs, PR, Politics

• Finding the time to blog

  Everybody's talking about PhilTube . If you haven't watched Did You Say 'Blogging'? , do. While you're there, check out some of the other lonelygirl15 and YouTube send-ups. Everyone to whom I've shown Did You Say 'Blogging'? found it hilarious. More than Read More... Posted 06 November 2006 13:39 by James Barbour | 6 Comments Filed under: Social Media, PR

• WhoTube?

  The BBC reports this morning that YouTube is being sued by ... er ... the Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation of Ohio . Otherwise known as UTUBE , and resident at www.utube.com since 1998 . Our tube and pipe machinery friends, established Read More... Posted 02 November 2006 09:22 by James Barbour | 0 Comments Filed under: Tech, Social Media, PR Attachment(s): WhoTubegif.gif

• The internship you really want, or the job that pays better?

  I've found myself of late having a number of conversations with bright young things embarking on careers in PR. It makes me feel old. The context of these discussions varies - H&K's graduate intake, a potential intern who's come by for an informal Read More... Posted 01 November 2006 11:52 by James Barbour | 6 Comments Filed under: Public Affairs, PR