Kevin Spacey and the dog in the night-time
Max and Mark disagree over the Kevin Spacey mugging in today’s Guardian. What do you think? http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1195583,00.html
April 2004
Never ever get too cocky
One rule of PR is never ever to get too cocky when you think you’re on a roll, because there’s always the nasty interview which will bite your butt. Watching Richard and Judy Finnegan expose the shallows of Rebecca Loos clearly demonstrated their loathing for her. The TV make-up dept. couldn’t cover up the perspiration […]
The Sleazy Senorita talks and we all listen
Watching the interview with Rebecca Loos last night, on Sky, I realized it disclosed her true motives. It was her Big Brother moment. OK, she might have made a 6 figure sum, said to be around �125’000. Yes it was compelling TV, as the 26-year-old pitched her story in an attempt to substantiate her claim […]
The Battle for Hearts and Minds
Its always worth a trip to Spin watch for interesting stuff like this “Impartial information is increasingly hard to come by in Iraq,” reports Fiona O’Brien. “As fighting has intensified on the ground, U.S. authorities have stepped up a separate battle for public opinion, tightly controlling the flow of information to journalists whose ability to […]
In the Indie today
CHEQUEBOOK TV: Sky strikes �150,000 deal with woman in Beckham … Independent – London,England,UK … Mark Borkowski, a public relations expert, said last night that newspapers and broadcasters were sometimes willing to work together to increase their buying …
Usher and Posh
On the showbiz wires is a news nib that Usher wants to work with Victoria Beckham. Yes folks there is always someone out there ready take advantage of another persons PR misery to benifit their own career. This sort of speculation just keeps the pot boiling but who does it really help.
WHERE NOW IN BECKHAMGATE?
That the drawn-out crucifixion of the Beckhams’ public image should coincide with Holy Week and the Easter holidays has certainly helped enhance the story’s poignancy. It has also highlighted how very removed from normality this extraordinary couple really are. Just think: if you or I were facing such a crisis in our marriage, whether anyone […]
Not a good Friday for David and Victoria
Not a good Friday for poor old David Beckham. Svenis the England manager offers some marital advice. His wife takes advantage of the crisis and rushes out a new record and a pack of Spanish models claim they had flings with Becks. I am being asked what his advisers might be trying to do to […]
The Hand of Max Clifford
The Guardian has the following story on its site today. I posited this theory on Tuesday’s Steve Wright Show on BBC Radio 2. Catch up guys. Max Clifford held discussions with David Beckham’s former personal assistant Rebecca Loos as long ago as January with a view to selling her story, OnMediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. The PR […]
Who's winning the PR battle? My old pal Val low adds to the Posh and Becks debate with this think piece in Evening Standard
Who’s winning the PR battle? By Valentine Low, Evening Standard 6 April 2004 The battle lines were drawn up today – with David Beckham stuck in the middle. As the England football captain struggled to save his marriage, a PR battle was being waged through the media. On the one side was Victoria Beckham, desperate […]