BBC News Like many a political leader before her Liz Truss turned to pop music to make a big entrance at her annual party conference. It did not go down well with the band who created it – but why do politicians use music like this? And what does their choice of walk-on track tell…
iNewsThere have been “crisis talks” with ITV bosses over the claim of queue-jumping that reduced Holly Willoughby to floods of tears and damaged her £10m brand.The co-host of This Morning has refused to apologise for the row sparked by the allegation that she and co-presenter Phillip Schofield jumped the queue of mourners paying their respects to the Queen.The darling of daytime…
CJMEA British PR agent and author believes the United Kingdom is now heading into “uncharted waters” with King Charles III as the head of the British monarchy.Mark Borkowski said it has been an extraordinary 10 days of mourning, with pomp, pageantry and ceremony — and everyone is trying to put things into perspective.“This is the…
The Financial Times Center Parcs is one of many UK firms which have struggled to respond appropriately to the Queen’s death As a mark of respect to her Majesty, Center Parcs security guards will escort vacationers off the premises on Monday. After a night in a tent in a layby, they can return once the…
The Guardian – 10th September 2022 Posts by Playmobil and Legoland Windsor provoked comment, as did the Queen Elizabeth II workout. Content is king, in #marketingspeak at least, but many brands have discovered that the Queen is not content. In the tumult of reaction to news of the Queen’s death, social media managers struggled to…
Daily Mail ‘I’m puzzled why they are coming’: Harry and Meghan are set to touch down in the UK on Sunday for European tour… after she launched new broadside at the royal family in interview that drew Mandela comparison https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11168399/amp/Harry-Meghan-set-return-UK-latest-broadside-royals.html Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s UK visit. Dates, schedule and itinerary (PDF)
The NationalComedian Jerry Sadowitz is back doing voiceover work at Edinburgh FringeThe controversial comedian has been signed to record the scene-setter for a performance by Mark Borkowski, a celebrity publicist whose previous clients have included Noel Edmonds, Graham Norton and Joan Rivers.Borkowski’s show, False Teeth in a Pork Pie: How to Unleash Your Inner Crazy,…
The DrumAs one of the industry’s best-known PRs, Mark Borkowski has earned a reputation for telling a good tale. But his powers of persuasion will be tested to the limit by his next task: pulling off a one-man-show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Why put yourself through it? The publicist-turned-stand-up tells all…The Edinburgh Festival Fringe at…
The ExpressThese days many of us are slaves to tech. We wake up, we check the news, we are recommended another article based on the one we’ve just read. We scroll social media, running a gauntlet of adverts specially selected for us. We react with Pavlovian regularity to message, email and diary notifications throughout the…