Monday September 1, 2008
- Notes for inspiration and reflection
KEEP IT SIMPLE!
What's the problem? Who cares?
Your solution = Particular>General>Particular
What? So What? Now What?
… guide the conversation
… what spreads wins
… Don't communicate, facilitate
… Information interchange - information is a one way street, conversation is not
… Communication is the transfer of emotion
All good concepts to adopt for daily interactions but easier said than done.I thought that [...]
Thursday May 22, 2008
- e-Petitions … making change happen
Electronic petions or e-petitions are quite popular at present. Be they about Tibet or women in the catholic synod they give a very easy way for petitioners to support their favorite cause from the comfort of their computer chair - even if our in-boxes can get overwhelmed by pleas to support right now!
I have to [...]
Monday January 28, 2008
- openness, movement, ambition and a sense of natural harmony.
This is the message that the Slovenes want us all to get from their European Union Presidency logo.
Do you see Earth, Fire, Air, Water and Ether?
The outline of the logo for Slovenia’s Presidency of the European Union resembles an oak leaf, which reflects the solid, persistent, dependable character of Slovenes, a people who are [...]
Saturday January 26, 2008
- Creating news …
Its official, newspapers create news!
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2006 revenues of $3.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's [...]
Sunday November 11, 2007
- How POLICOMM "… makes change happen"
… 'making change happen'
…To achieve this aim it is critical to not only disseminate information and generate awareness but also to employ the disciplines of listening, clarifying and persuading. …The strategies that are the most successful are the ones that utilise the maximum available expertise and that activate the most relevant networks [...]
Tuesday September 25, 2007
- Succeed at Managing your PR and Reputation
The services POLICOMM offer include:
* Research on, and analysis of, the relevant political issues of the day.
* Support for political briefing and contact activities.
* Identification of key decision makers and policy influencers.
* Strategic advice on the most effective means of approaching decision-makers.
* Help in creating strategic alliances and working with third parties.
* Early warning of [...]
Tuesday July 31, 2007
- Communication with Respect
The internet is great for finding information and publicising your opinions and views but sadly there is a growing tendency for the intolerance of others' views and there are sustained attempts to abuse and intimidate individuals.
This issue was recently addressed at a conference: the 5th International forum on Online Dispute resolution in Liverpool, England (I [...]
Monday July 9, 2007
- openess, modernity and oceans?
The Portugal 2007 logo reveals a Portuguese view of the visual representation of the Presidency of the European Union.
The "Blue flower" is a symbol of today's Portugal: modernity, harmony, the oceans, transparency and openness to the future.
The petals are arranged freely but concentrically, symbolising the individual contribution of each Member State to the [...]
Saturday July 7, 2007
- 070707:07:07:07
For all you number freaks this article was posted on:
July 7, 2007 at 7:07 and seven seconds
Isn't that clever?
Wednesday July 4, 2007
- Hello! I'm Gordon Brown. I govern Britain …
Make friends and influence them …
A new dawn for Europe; new, new, new and change, change, change for the UK government and Tony Blair is off to the Middle East to form New Hamas and New Fatah.
You may be skeptical about real change happening or are optimistic for moving forward but the scenery and the [...] - Alan Johnston released!
Saturday June 16, 2007
- RSS feed broken
Some of you may be experiencing trouble with the RSS feeds for this site, my apologies for this. For some reason the feed address has changed and now does not validate. This post is also part of my testing procedures so please bare with me.
Thanks … Ray
PS if any one has ideas how to [...]
Wednesday June 6, 2007
- Twitter being added!
Warning! … I am trying out a new plugin to enable me to make short comments that will appear in the right hand sidebar - Twittering. I am using Alex King's 'Twitter Tools' plugin that uses the Twitter application. Things may go horribly wrong or hopefully work very well. The initial result may be [...]
Tuesday June 5, 2007
- Is the logo a good PR Tool?
The logo for the 2012 London Olympics has been unveiled.
The jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, comes in a series of shades of pink, blue, green and orange and will evolve in the run-up to the Games.
"This is the vision at the very heart of our brand," said London 2012 organising committee [...]
Sunday May 20, 2007
- Networking in Stockholm
Recently, I spent a very pleasant and useful few days in Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. It was the occasion of the annual conference of the European Association of Political Consultants (EAPC) and the chance to meet up again colleagues from previous European Parliament elections (Bo Krogvig - Sweden and Hans Anker - Netherlands/New [...]
Monday May 14, 2007
- Piracy - How to on the Web - Not a PR Tool
CrunchGear gives us a Guide to Piracy on the web or rather explains a bit how to download that pirate copy of the latest movie. They say:
“Piracy” happens, piracy will never go away, and, as a service to you we’ve decided to explain some of its relevant points to the uninitiated. Whatever your stance on [...]
Wednesday May 2, 2007
- Your wish is my command! - RSS Feeds for files
Some readers would prefer to get RSS feeds for the individual channels rather than for all the posts - So here they are: For an update Digest of all posts: All posts
For individual Channels:
PR Tools
PR_Analysis
PR_Commentary
PR Tools You'd Better Believe
If you’re not familiar with RSS feeds click here to learn [...]
Tuesday May 1, 2007
- How to save time reading the web
Click To Play
There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don't know where to start.
Thanks to Common Craft for producing this video and to Blip.tv for providing the code to place it here and to [...]
Tuesday April 24, 2007
- Been there … Brilliant idea Collins!
Cartoon by Tony Lopes - Syndicated in my local newspaper
Wednesday April 18, 2007
- Warning! … upgrading Web 2.0 Apps
You have been warned! … the upgrading of certain Web 2.0 applications can cause serious changes to your personal operating system.
INSTALLING HUSBANDDear Technical Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a
distinct slow down in overall system performance — Particularly in the
flower and [...]
