July 17th 2015 It’s been a good week with the ever vigilant newshound Kevin achieving not one but two great pieces of coverage for our clients in both The Sunday Times and The Times. Having spotted the first media lead he quickly got chatting to the journalist involved who was doing a one off special for the Sunday Times on The Internet Of Things and was … [Read more...]
The idiocy of CNN – another body blow for journalism
July 7th 2015 American newspapers were once famous for their ‘fact checkers’. From a journalist’s point of view, their sole role in life was to delay running a story while seemingly totally irrelevant parts of it were verified. Newsrooms were once awash with requests from fact checkers along the lines of ‘Does Queen Elizabeth really live in Buckingham Palace? Can we … [Read more...]
Back on track – Farah’s PR nightmare
22 June 2015 It's now nearly three weeks since the doping allegations against Mo Farah’s coach Alberto Salazar and his training partner Galen Rupp surfaced via the BBC’s Panorama programme ‘Catch Me If You Can’. But ever since the dual Olympic champion has been on the back foot, struggling to get his opinion out as the story went viral. Soon after the programme was … [Read more...]
Venturefest – what you missed out on
12th June 2015 Wow. This week's Venturefest Bristol Bath certainly exceeded expectations. The projects on offer - from 3D printed bikes, drones, a driverless car and the next generation of exciting new start-ups - emphasised why the Bath / Bristol region has the most innovative and fastest growing tech cluster outside of London. We were among the 1,200 people who … [Read more...]
Globalisation and the rise – and fall – of FIFA
29th May 2015 The never-ending series of financial scandals means FIFA continues to dominate headlines across the world for all the wrong reasons. Along with the arrests of 14 people – nine of them FIFA officials – the US Justice Department’s 47-page indictment contains some eye-catching language and charges. The numbers will doubtless rise as US and Swiss … [Read more...]
‘Go West Young Man’ – the best tech cluster you’ve never heard of
22nd May 2015 If you believe the headlines, the UK’s tech sector starts and ends in London. A recent report from Boris Johnson’s office revealed investors had poured a whopping $1bn into the capital’s tech stars in the first nine months of the year alone – that’s a massive ten-fold increase in only four years. There’s no disputing this is an impressive result, … [Read more...]
