I met Heather Yaxley the other day at the Word of Mouth gig. I have been reading her blog since then and rate it as one the best PR blogs on the market. I suggest its regularly consumed. Greenbanana, it uses WordPress which this blog will be switched to in January.
I decided to post my vlog of the Wookey Hole “Big Eat”. Its nine minutes long but I think captures the spirit of the event. Watch me rap about the Mince Pie Marathon Competitive Eating Challenge
Stuntwatch: Over the years, Channel 4 has generated hype with its ‘alternative’ Christmas message. Does it really have anything new to say this year? By Mark Borkowski http://blogs.guardian.co.uk
Elton John has lost out on a part in the next Superman movie after being outbid at an auction. The singer’s offer of £40,000 was topped by British business tycoon Sir Philip Green – the owner of high-street fashion giant TopShop – who paid £50,000 for the cameo role for his wife Tina. The allure…
Jackie McQuillan Branson uber PR, puts up with the exuberant publicist at the after show party. I cheekily suggest an upgrade on my next flight to LA on Virgin Atlantic Mark declares his love of Coronation Street to Nickie Sanderson and her agent. I celebrate the fantastc TV coverage and now time for bed Zebedee
If you can be bothered to part with £175 + VAT pop down to the Southbank and hear me and a bunch of uglies blabbering on about word of mouth. Billed as the ultimate conference on winning the battle for word-of-mouth communications, I shall be opening the proceedings. The venue is, wait for it, The…
“The new Britney Spears soap opera, centered on her marital problems, seems to be holding its own against the real news agenda… such was the perfection of the strike against Spears’ wayward spouse Kevin Federline, it managed to generate ink even when the global news agenda had more momentous things to consider.” Mark Borkowski, Stuntwatch,…
Speed-reading the daily papers this morning, I noticed that an old quote I’d made about the Paul McCartney v Heather Mills divorce battle was resurrected as a nib inThe Times. I originally made the comment on BBC Radio Five News and Sky News when the media was feverishly speculating about the leaked court papers.Considering my…
Launching the VirginMegastore’s new uber-stellar space in Manchester on Wednesday, I was overwhelmed by Richard Branson. I have long been a big fan of his flair as a publicist and I scribbled a feature in Campaign some time ago eulogising his brio. Watching him at close quarters, tirelessly working his butt off, never showing any…
The Ulster Linen Co., Inc. of New York was noted for being the most reliable source of Fine European Linens in the U.S. The company enlisted Jim Moran to publicise their linens further afield in the Mid and Western States of the U.S. In true Moran style, he organised the world’s biggest ever pillow fight,…