Strive Notes

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I have been away recently and so not been blogging on Strive Notes much. So after a short ‘break’ here is my top 5!

1. Shel Holtz believes that unless media relations is the only thing your PR has ever done, then PR is a two way street, not a one-way street. I have to agree.

2. Professional journalists from all media sectors are now being expected to get involved in blogging as part of their jobs. It’s encouraging for PR because, athough there is now there is a lot more ground to cover, there is a lot more opportunity.

3.Tattooing to promote your PR firm. It’s different I’ll give them that!

4.You may have to forgive me if this is old news but I have been away, and switched off for two weeks. To say it’s amazing I think is a massive understatement. A powder made from pigs bladder used to grow back a finger by using the bodies own power to regenerate it. It’s like something out of Harry Potter, genius!

5. This year’s Glastonbury saga continues as the full line up is leaked online! Trying to convince the public (who are the people who go to these festivals and know full well why they have chosen not to go) that the reason for this years slump is the predicted weather is a farce! I find pictures like this one funny as it is desperate to give a different message then say, this picture from last year, (which you will note sold out in 90 minutes). A festival like Glastonbury has sold out year after year regardless of the weather. I went to Leeds festival last year, which was one of, if not the only festival that wasn’t rained out (obviously Reading was too for those pedantic people) but it didn’t matter, a bit of rain would never have spoilt my time. (In fact I actually missed not being having a mud fight like I did at Oxygen the year before.) The fact of the matter is, the organisers have tried messing with a perfectly good formula, and now it doesn’t add up. It’s a rock festival, it always has been and I think messing with the line up was a big mistake. I realise that there are still many other amazing acts playing throughout the weekend, but you know what they say Glastonbury… if it’s not broke don’t fix it …Rant over!

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