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Company brands should keep calm and carry on
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 […]
Class or crass? Brands walk a fine line in marking Queen’s death
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 […]
‘I’m puzzled why they are coming’
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)
Comedian Jerry Sadowitz back doing voiceover work at Edinburgh Fringe
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, […]
Why PR boss Mark Borkowski is taking a one-man show to the Edinburgh Fringe
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 […]
Mark Borkowski says we should turn off tech and follow the example of his maverick acts
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 […]
Airline restarts flights to Russia from Abu Dhabi in ‘risky move’ – ‘Could be a disaster!’
Daily ExpressAs the war in Ukraine drags into its sixth month, Russia is still largely isolated from the Western world politically, culturally and in terms of corporate boycotts. Many international brands are boycotting the country and airlines are still imposing flight bans as well as ongoing sanctions from the EU, UK and USA.However, Wizz Air […]
Lionesses now worth millions in sponsorship, say PR experts
The GuardianThe Lionesses are poised to increase their sponsorship value tenfold after their win on Sunday, PR experts have predicted, with individual players likely to secure lucrative brand deals and endorsements worth millions of pounds.But there were calls on Monday to ensure that the inevitable spike in interest, and funding, also cascades down to grassroots […]
Love Island’s Ekin-Su and Gemma will be the ‘real winners’ of the reality show as they are set to ‘make MILLIONS’ when they leave the villa
Daily MailThey have shot to prominence after spending the summer in the Love Island villa.And Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Gemma Owen’s stars are only set to soar according to an expert, estimating that they will both receive £1 million paydays after the show.The two Islanders will be the ‘real winners’ of the show, with an insider […]