Another week, another list of my top five’s… 1. Apparently there are five different types of UK social networker. I am a cynical clown, which one are you? Take the test on Real Buzz and find out… 2. PR stands for public relations although some seem to think it stands for press relations. Apparently PR [...]
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Today we received our very first ‘office warming’ present. Owen, who for a long time has been my fave Isle of Man blogger, dropped by our new office with a lovely plant. A nice gesture from a very nice man. Thanks Owen.
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It seems that social media has a real ‘ethics in the workplace’ divide on at the moment. At Strive PR we are encouraged to develop Facebook groups, blog and take time to learn from other’s blog posts. Some businesses are taking steps to eliminate access to social media during office hours, but should they also [...]
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It has now been 10 years since businesses started to ‘get’ the web. Almost overnight, brochure sites started flying up and people have been taking the internet pretty seriously ever since. But has going online paid off for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? Some say no. Cranfield University’s Professor Andrew Burke has just published a [...]
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New premises, same blog… It is however a little lengthy today, seems I have a lot to say! 1. Came across this one about Canadian programme, Breakfast T.V and it made me laugh. Although I obviously didn’t watch it, the principle is the same worldwide. People in media and PR have to be so careful [...]
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Are the walls between our personal and professional lives crumbling, asks Drew McLellan. Or did we get to a stage in our lives where the home-work balance became so difficult to manage that we allowed them to blend as one? I remember, in my parents’ day, it was more common for the male to be [...]
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Yup, that’s right all the acronyms together in one room! One night only 20 February, 6.00 pm at the Sefton in Douglas, Isle of Man. Entry is free of charge. Professor Jim Norton will be speaking on the ‘Responsibilities of directors and managers in IT enabled business change’ at a joint meeting of the BCS, [...]
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Colin says PR is having an identity crisis. Well we certainly should have an identity crisis, but I like to think of us more as being chameleons. With each and every day, we take on the identity of other professions. One day we can be setting up a Facebook page for clients’ in the space [...]
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Ask anyone in business which IT risks he or she fears the most and you will no doubt hear about hostile attacks or trojans and virus risks, right? Wrong! It is more likely that you will hear about system availability or lack thereof. But there is a wide range of risks that organisations must work [...]
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This Tech WAG says, Geeks are sexy!
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Well if that headline doesn’t have them visiting in droves, I don’t know what will. First of all, the reference to sex. Strive PR’s Isle of Man headquarters moved offices today. We are now located in Douglas on Strand Street…above the Ann Summers shop. Entrance in the rear. Jokes and comments on a postcard, please [...]
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A bit early this time, but the rest of the week is manic so here’s my pick of great posts from the past few days: 1. If you want to make it big in journalism just take a leaf out of Julia Allison’s book. Forget the Five Ws. Today, Journalism’s About the Letter “I” 2. [...]
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Thanks to everyone who linked to or left a comment on Strive Notes in January. Owen Richard Jill Rita Lacee Leo Eamon Scott Environmental Graffiti We appreciate you all taking the time to participate!
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The debate over equal pay for women is heating up, it pains me to report. You might ask why, as a female and a business owner, that it would distress me to see a good healthy debate about gender bias in the workplace. Well…actually that’s not what I’m upset about. What gets me riled is [...]
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I’ve been off jet setting again. This time however, I ditched the summer sun and headed for a new experience on the snowy slopes. Amazingly, I returned in one piece. 1. The first thing I know a lot of people have been following, whether it be consciously or not, is the U.S. presidential election. The [...]
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Is the PR buzz waiting in the shadows, crisis management? With the recent headlining losses from second largest French bank, Societe Generale and our very own Northern Rock, the public’s trust in banking and investment as a whole is floundering, simply due to guilt by association. Interestingly, both banks handled their stories in quite different [...]
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About eight weeks ago, I finally succumbed to temptation and joined the ‘cult of BlackBerry’. I had been dragging my feet about getting on board, having seen people I know become blackberry addicts — constantly checking emails and immediately responding to every missive, whether they were sitting at the dinner table or had yet to [...]
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January was a good month for Strive Notes with the highest monthly traffic in more than six months. We had varied discussions ranging from corporate finance to digital footprints. Here are January’s top five most popular posts: 5. 2007′s Top Ten took a look back the previous 12 months on Strive Notes. 4. How big [...]
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