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PR battle for regional TV coverage intensifies

October 2nd, 2008 – 12:24 pm
Tagged as: Uncategorized

The news that that our regional ITV news coverage could be further eroded due to a shortage of advertising prompts fears of quality of output being compromised - particularly as it was not that long ago that a television news team in our region underwent the trauma of re-applying for their own positions and cutting jobs. As a former regional TV journalist with organisations including the BBC TV news in Manchester and  HTV, the announcement […]

Can you say ‘no comment’ in a crisis?

August 8th, 2008 – 4:25 pm

One reason we love Google Analytics is that you can quickly identify who is seeking out what services on your website and blog. My recent Max Mosley post attracted visitors intrigued to learn more about orgies (one even examining several pages - now that’s total dedication to a cause!)
The recent crisis communications post continues to […]

Media training, crisis communications and ETS

July 21st, 2008 – 9:11 am

The furore - and shambles - surrounding the fiasco around the late publication of this year’s school SATs exams starkly highlights how to not to handle a crisis. So, if the boss of ETS, the company in charge of the marking, is reading then here are Quest PR’s top tips for keeping your reputation as […]

“I’d like to read a prepared statement”

March 18th, 2008 – 4:52 pm
Tagged as: Media Training, PR

Yesterday, Heather Mills decided to face the media scrum on the steps of the high court without so much as a post it note of prepared content. The image of her sister whispering useful points like ‘don’t forget you’re appealing’ in Mills’ ear live on national television and her apparent inability to remember just how […]