I haven’t done a Top 5 in a while because, well frankly, I’ve not been blogging so much lately. But in September I made a bit more of an effort, and of course, Jo was helping out too. So here are the most popular Strive Notes from September 2007.
5. Strive is hiring! Folks [...]
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It looks like the times they are a-changing for our good friends from Redmond, Washington.
The European Court of First Instance upheld the European Commission’s findings that Microsoft abused its dominant position by refusing to make its products operable with those of its rivals and by tying Windows Media Player to the Windows operating system. The [...]
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This week at Strive PR hasn’t brought with it anything too challenging for me. I have been mainly getting involved in preparing the work for our new clients. I have been putting together media lists and researching which reporters are writing about the interests of the client. This helped me to gain some deeper knowledge [...]
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Last night’s CMI event on Web 2.0 was brilliant! There was an excellent turnout and a lot of good questions were asked. People seemed anxious to learn how about the interactive capabilities of the new internet tools, and of the implications for their organisations. It just goes to show there is a lot more [...]
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Rapid changes in communication media mean companies have largely lost control of the dissemination of information, but there are still steps that can be taken to manage reputation in the digital age.
Click here to ead the rest of this Isle of Man Examiner story based on the presentation I gave at last week’s Junior Chamber [...]
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Public Relations Assistant
Our new PR assistant will play a vital role by working closely with senior consultants in providing excellent services to clients. You’re a media junkie with an A Level in English or business.
You are energetic, organised and are ‘good with people’. You’ll be involved in research, writing, planning and admin. [...]
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Thanks to everyone who came out the Junior Chamber of Commerce event on Monday. For those who didn’t make it, the Isle of Man Examiner came along and recorded some of the talk for their web site, and it supposed to be posted next week.
Next week there’s another interesting event to check out. The [...]
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With last week’s new clients come new projects, and I am pleased to say this has meant a bit of a change for me.
I have been looking into new projects, coming to the end of another, and I have taken on some more writing jobs in the process.
I think it’s fair to say that the [...]
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A bit of shameless self promotion here (so unlike me)! The Isle of Man Junior Chamber of Commerce has asked me to speak at their meeting on Monday. If you’re about and your so inclined…do drop by the Sefton’s Garden Room at 18.00. Here’s the blurb:
Sherrilynne Starkie- Strive PR
“Managing Corporate Reputation in [...]
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Well this week we have a new recruit to Strive PR, a real dynamic woman with a lot of experience, and so firstly I would like to welcome her to the team! Having more people in the office again has defiantely made a difference to the job and so far everything is going well.
My new [...]
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If you hold shares in personal computer maker Gateway you are probably pretty happy these days. Share prices climbed 50 per cent on the New York Stock Exchange composite trading thanks to the announcement that Acer is to buy the company for $710 million.
Taiwan-based Acer’s takeover of Gateway will make it the third largest [...]
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Well this week I was handed a real test. I was holding the fort in our Isle of Man office while Sherrilynne worked from Canada.
Although I was dreading the time on my own, it actually turned out to be quite a successful week. With a big event going on with one of our clients and [...]
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Last year we worked on the Fox’s Lair campaign in the Isle of Man. Based on the popular BBC television show, The Dragons’ Den, we had a dozen or so companies pitching for funding from a panel of venture capitalists and corporate finance experts. Ten participants were offered funding and those who took up the [...]
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