How not to do media relations – a quick example
Here is a quick story which might interest you. Hartlepool FC has decided (for commercial reasons apparently) to ban all photographers and reporters from its local paper the Hartlepool Mail. In...
View ArticleFootball clubs now have to be masters in PR to truly win the fans over
Last week I noticed a couple of articles in PR Week on one of my favourite subjects – football. It has been well documented that more and more owners of Premier League clubs are now coming from foreign...
View ArticleFootball manager press conference = 52 swear words
Here is a recording of the press conference that was given by the new Newcastle FC football manager yesterday. Joe Kinnear was a surprise choice to nearly everyone, including himself as far as I can...
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Tyson Vs Holyfield is one PR stunt too far
Mike Tyson Vs Evander Holyfield all those years ago was an exciting flight albeit slightly alarming. Two of the world’s hardest heavyweights battling it out, made for interesting late night viewing....
View ArticleFootball clubs now using social networking channels hurray!
I loved the story last week about Chelsea starting to use Twitter to communicate directly with fans. Basically, Chelsea FC has begun Twittering (under its mascot’s name) following a huge growth in fake...
View ArticleVideo of me fighting in a kickboxing tournament
I have been training quite hard over the last few months as I started kick boxing four months ago. My instructor asked me if I would be interested in competing and I said I would give it a go. Here is...
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Facebook’s Olympics social media portal but can we write about it?
So this week Facebook launched a special portal called Explore London 2012 to give users more direct access to the athletes of the games. It has been set up to enable the athletes to speak to the fans...
View ArticleAndy Murray’s tears could be the PR moment he connected with the public
Unless you have been hidden under a rock for the last fortnight, you can’t have failed to miss the Wimbledon Tennis tournament taking place in the capital. I don’t watch as much tennis as I should but...
View ArticleIf you encourage your kids to do sports are you being a pushy parent?
I know I don’t ever really cover being a parent on the blog but I wanted your collective advice on something so bear with me on this. My little boy Jacob is six and this year he took up football. This...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Weight Lifting Blogs
With the end of the year quickly approaching I know we are all out wining and dining in the PR industry but come January everyone will be hitting the gym again and what better way to get ready for the...
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