DailyMailPrince Harry and Meghan Markle are at risk of losing out on more lucrative media deals by being seen as ‘boring’, a public relations expert said today – as he warned the success of Harry’s controversial memoir would be crucial to their financial future.The Duke of Sussex’s autobiography, which has the pointed title Spare, was unveiled yesterday. He…
DailyMailThe Royal Family will be ‘very concerned’ after it emerged Prince Harry’s controversial memoir will be called Spare, an expert said today – as the publisher promised ‘raw, unflinching honesty’ in the book which will be released on January 10. The eye-catching title is a nod to Harry’s nickname as a ‘spare’ prince – in contrast to…
Daily MailThe duchess is following in the footsteps of other celebrities with the appearance – other keynote speakers have previously included former first lady Michelle Obama.In 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined New York-based Harry Walker Agency, which represents the Obamas and the Clintons.PR expert Mark Borkowski told The Sun the pair will…
‘I’ve had enough’ asseverated Tory Grandee, Sir Charles Walker, seemingly close to tears. ‘I’ve had enough of talentless people’. Speaking to the BBC hours after the resignation of the Home Secretary, and hours before the resignation of the Prime Minister, his words struck a chord internationally.Even before Liz Truss slashed the record for the shortest-serving…
MailOnlineA casual-looking Liz Truss headed to Chequers in black Ray-Ban sunglasses today as one of the UK’s leading brand experts predicted her earning power when she leaves No 10 will be far worse than her predecessors because her 44 days as Prime Minister were a ‘gigantic car crash she has engineered’.The outgoing Tory leader is off to the…
NewsweekMeghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast can be “very negative” and would benefit from “balancing the narrative,” a public relations expert told Newsweek.On the latest episode of her Spotify show, the Duchess of Sussex described feeling “objectified” when she was a briefcase girl on the game show Deal or No Deal from 2006 to 2007. The episode, titled “Breaking Down the Bimbo,”…
Spear’sThe debate on how to balance the country’s books dominated the latter stages of the recent Tory leadership race – but it was April’s front-page revelations about the ‘non-dom’ status of Rishi Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, that some believe scuppered the chances of the former frontrunner. Luke Tryl, director of research agency More in Common,…
Mark’s post on LinkedInTo those outside the UK bubble, Channel 4 might seem like a bit of an oddity. Established as a public broadcaster that platforms voices underrepresented by the more establishment BBC, it has evolved into an eccentric mix of respected hard news, edgy and critically lauded comedy and drama, and the most inconsequentially…
iNewsFor Radio 1’s teenage listeners, the Newsbeat reporters introduced as William and Kate might have sounded a little plummier than the bulletin’s regular contributors.But the Prince and Princess of Wales’s message that mental health must move up the nation’s priority list resonated with the pop station’s audience and marked a new evolution in the couple’s engagement with the media.The Queen’s…
Mark’s LinkedIn postRoyals embrace BBC and social media in fresh communications strategy, but are warned off TikTok https://lnkd.in/e2HDsxqcThe strategy is being coordinated by Lee Thompson, a global communications whizz hired from US media giant NBC, where he was credited with helping grow CNBC’s YouTube audience by 600 per cent, as the Cambridge’s new PR chief.“They’ve…