In Search Of The Sons Of Barnum
As the local weather girl on KCAL “your source for Southern California’s breaking news” said this morning, ” Brrr its 52 degrees and if you going out this morning be sure to put on some warm clothes! ”
February 2006
In Search Of The Sons Of Barnum
Somewhere off Sunset, in a tired old movie backlot . Tony Kaye secretly films the Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s new video.
WORKED TO THE BONE
Madonna is believed to have injured herself recently by exercising too much and by contorting herself into unusual positions during dance routines. Take me to my exercise chamber and work me ‘til I’m muscle, skin and bone. Fitness is essential, so don’t be reverential just work me ‘til I’m less than seven stone. Push me […]
WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE
Hollywood political activist and award-winning film-maker Robert Greenwald’s) searing new documentary WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE exposes the unsavory practices of the giant American retailer Wal-Mart, which includes ownership of Asda in the UK. Mark Borkowski comments on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast programme on the PR implications of this type of move. […]
Theatre of Publicity
Fringe Report Award London,London,UK Other notable recipients at the awards ceremony, which was held at the Canal Cafe Theatre, included Mark Borkowski, who received the Theatre of Publicity Award http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/11566/fringe-report-award-for-stage-party
Rising from the ashes.
Rising from the ashes. The smoking ban is brilliant news for certain areas of the public relations industry, especially if they learn from the guerrilla tactics of US PR legend Edward Bernays http://media.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,1710330,00.html
Meet the pink tie, so much nicer than the red tie
Meet the pink tie, so much nicer than the red tie Times 14th Feb. 2006 … But will the public think the same? Mark Borkowski, the public relations expert, says that Gordon Brown’s team are in danger of trying too hard. If you can see the strings being pulled then you are in trouble. The […]
I WANT TO BE YOUR PRIME MINISTER
Gordon Brown’s leadership song. There’s no reason to be skittish about taking pride in being British. The Empire may be over, but we’re great We’ve faced up to global terror so let me be your standard bearer. I’ll even stop the trains from running late. I want to be your Prime Minister, not the saturnine […]
A FEW DAYS IN BELGIUM
Arsenal defender Sol Campbell recently escaped the media storm surrounding him by disappearing to less than glamorous Belgium. I’m going to Belgium to hide from the press. My career is failing, I’m deeply depressed and I don’t want paparazzi camped by my door. So I’m off to Belgium, a place they’ll abhor. I’d initially thought […]
HOW TO GO TO GROUND
How to go to ground Sol Campbell last week proved there is a simple way of buying time and escaping the media storm-troopers by bolting for Belgium rather than The Ivy The carnival publicist Doc Crosby was a wise man and never short of home spun wisdom. http://media.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,1705166,00.html