James Arthur rows with Spraggan over homophobic slurs X Factor winner James Arthur has become embroiled in a war of words with fellow contestant Lucy Spraggan, the latest in a string of public relations mis-steps. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25031769
Social media guru discusses star’s fall from grace PR expert Mark Borkowski has launched a stinging attack on embattled popstar James Arthur, claiming that he should never have been allowed to control his own Twitter account. http://www.gigwise.com/news/86333/james-arthur-not-sophisticated-enough-to-use-twitter-says-expert
Simon Cowell signs £150m deal to keep X Factor on air despite sagging ratings ITV breathes sigh of relief as it keeps hold of treasured star, but some pundits say his grip on Saturday nights is weakening http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/nov/15/simon-cowell-x-factor-ratings-itv
Get your story straight before you pick up the phone: Always true, this one, but especially nowadays when a journalist might be live tweeting your conversation as it happens. A plaintive “off the record, right?” just won’t cut it. Get the right team for the job: Today’s PR industry incorporates dozens of diverse skills. Make sure you wow clients…
Last week, the PR buzz was all around Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary and his uncharacteristic mea culpa. This week, another combative consumer brand is filling up feeds across the globe: Miley Cyrus and her encounter with some of Amsterdam’s finest. Cyrus’s ‘outrageous’ awards ceremony performances are fast becoming a fixture in our lives. Regular, horrifying and…
Malcolm Walker and Tom Reddy how we applaud you! Being the subject of an observational documentary is not without risk, but Iceland emerges triumphant from their series because as an organization, they don’t perform. They don’t hide. Malcolm and his team remain unashamedly authentic whilst not taking themselves too seriously. How wise. Who would have…
How to make £100,000 a day, by David and Victoria Beckham Rosamund Urwin explores the booming empire of the world’s most glamorous couple http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/how-to-make-100000-a-day-by-david-and-victoria-beckham-8916081.html
Who can resist Jeremy Paxman’s withering heights? Paxo’s latest targets include democracy and Strictly Come Dancing. But with each caustic comment, Judith Woods falls a little more in love http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10430546/Who-can-resist-Jeremy-Paxmans-withering-heights.html
Today could and should signal a new and better way forward for the Cooperative Bank. But to move forward now they must ignore the battering and negative comment from the media and create captivating narratives mined from their history and based on their true and original core values. As they take this latest hit, the…
Will the bottom fall out of the Cristiano Ronaldo market? With a new range of underwear out this week, the Real Madrid forward is transcending football – but is he too much of an individual to vend it like Beckham? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/will-the-bottom-fall-out-of-the-cristiano-ronaldo-market-8916480.html