My Mentor: Mark Borkowski On Philip Hedley ‘He taught me about risk and about trust. They are the two things you need’ Interview by Sophie Morris The Independent :21 August 2006 http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article1220598.ece
Getting ink and free publicity is essential for any Edinburgh Fringe show; the much used stand bys like fly-posting and flyering are omnipresent come Festival-time. Every stunter tries to turn a trick to get noticed, but this year shock and outrage has taken a back seat because one comedian has broken the spell. Tonight Mark…
‘She just wants enough to look after their daughter…’ The Scotsman 17 Aug 2006 FOR tabloid editors, it is a divorce made in heaven. For weeks now, the tabloids have tracked every twist in the separation of Heather Mills and Paul McCartney… Mark Borkowski, one of Britain’s top PR exponents, says: “The beauty of Phil…
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has reopened the war of words with David Cameron over the Government’s response to the terrorist threat, accusing the Tory leader of “political point-scoring”. Earlier, Mr Prescott found himself embroiled in another row following claims that he had described George Bush’s Middle East policy as “crap” and ridiculed the US…
The hotel heiress Paris Hilton recently announced she was giving up sex for a year to concentrate on her career and to make herself a stronger person. Paris has formed a “single girls club” with her friends and they have a bet to see who can last the longest without sex. She said: “I’m not…
Veteran publicist Frank Liberman was born in Manhattan on May 29th 1917, and educated at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conneticut. He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, PA, in 1938 with a BA degree. His career in public relations began at Warner Bros’ home office in New York City, following a year’s service on the…
The more I research the life of the actress Tallulah Bankhead, the more I realise she must have been the nemesis of every Hollywood publicist in the 1930’s. Bankhead started her career on the stage and had a publicist, Jimmy Julian, by the time she was 16. He was the publicist responsible for launching her…
Reasons why, over the ages, people have employed publicists, include some poignant moments in the history of Hollywood. At the time when Zsa Zsa Gabor was married to George Sanders, a momentary event put the “writing on the wall” for their marriage when the couple were taking a walk in Hollywood. A group of teenagers…
Robin Williams has checked into rehab to be treated for alcoholism. The 55-year-old actor, known for his heavy drinking in his youth, fell off the wagon after being sober for 20 years. His publicist revealed that Williams had started drinking again and decided to take “proactive measures” to stop himself. The booze-hounds of the early…
Fighting talk ‘Heather and Paul’ are in the best possible PR hands, but who will emerge triumphant from this public tussle of reputations? http://media.guardian.co.uk/marketingandpr/comment/0,,1840714,00.html