Tony Blair’s aides want him on Blue Peter as part of a ‘farewell tour’. But are the presenters sure to go easy on him? Tim Dowling imagines how the chat might turn out. And Emine Saner asks PR experts how they would manage his exit. Mark Borkowski (Vodafone, Virgin) “They must be desperately embarrassed about […]
As my mother once said, never expect to please everyone .. Robin Hoodwinked? By John Plunkett / Television 12:55pm It’s the biggest mystery since ITV commissioned a second series of Love Island – what has happened to the master tapes for Robin Hood? And is Hungary’s answer to Police Five’s Shaw Taylor on the case? […]
EXCLUSIVE Have the Big Brother couple found true love or is it a … Mirror.co.uk – London,UK … As celebrity agent Mark Borkowski puts it: “Their celebrity was beginning to wane. By getting married so soon they’re trying to re-establish themselves.”. … http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17624139&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=fairy-telle-wedding–name_page.html
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 […]
No nudity? Now that’s a scandal The Sunday Times – UK … “It’s become a deep cliché,” says Mark Borkowski, the publicist famous for his promotion of extreme acts such as Archaos and the Jim Rose Circus. … http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2090-2289430,00.html
Smile when you do that, Mr President Sunday July 16, 2006 The Observer Vladimir Putin has hired a gaggle of western PRs to boost his image for the G8 presidency. Mark Borkowski, founder of Borkowski PR, believes the Russians ‘don’t quite get it – they are a tenth of a second off the beat. But […]
In years to come perhaps they’ll use Zinedine Zidane as a test question at PR school. The question would be this: How do you spin the red card that ended his career in shame so that we remember him as one of the greatest players of all time – rather than one of the biggest […]
As a peace accord, you’d place about as much faith in it as a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine. It’s only a matter of time before it falls apart. And if you’ll excuse the amateur analysis of a complex situation, it all boils down to one thing – an argument over who started it first. […]