I really wanna know! And actually, I really do. People often come to me saying they want to promote a particular product, project or ‘story’, but haven’t thought any further than that. But people like people, and for most small businesses, the person they’re most interested in is you – the owner, the person they’ll …
How much space do you really need?
I recently visited Jane Austen’s house. I’m a massive fan of her books and loved having the chance to see how she lived and where she wrote some of her most well-known works. One of the things I was most struck by was the size of her tiny writing desk – how did she write …
What is PR?
One of the first things people ask when I say I work in PR is, 'So what is that then?'There isn't a straightforward answer.The Chartered Institute of Public Relations use this definition: Tom Murphy VII [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)%5D Public Relations is about reputation - the result of what you do, what you say and …
The Importance of Local Radio
Anyone involved in the radio industry, and plenty of people elsewhere, are aware of the cuts being made at Global Radio, cutting locally made output in favour of more shared national content. This means many regional stations will be closed down and local breakfast programmes will be replaced with a single breakfast show broadcast across …
PR NatWest (and vegans) weren’t banking on
NatWest have hit the headlines after a call centre worker told a vegan caller that 'vegans should be punched'. It proves that PR isn't just about the Comms Team or higher management; it goes right the way through an organisation. The impact of this single call handler has caused headlines across the country, and banks …
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A bit more about Manico PR
Louise Manico, MCIPR If you’ve had a look at the website, you’ll have seen that Manico PR specialises in helping organisations tell others about all the good things they’re doing. Here seemed a good place to tell you a little bit more about how it all came about. I founded Manico PR in 2018 so …
