CIMA CEO Charles Tilley awarded OBE
Charles Tilley to receive OBE for services to the Economy Charles Tilley, Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Economy. Mr Tilley, who has led CIMA since 2001, was recognised in the 2016 New Year’s honours list. CIMA […]
5 Questions to avoid during your interview
Asking something unprofessional or inappropriate at the end of an interview is often worse than saying nothing at all and can send out all the wrong signals to your interviewer. So to help you avoid some precarious situations here are our questions to avoid at all costs in your interview: What does your company do? […]
Sainsbury’s steals top spot from John Lewis in Christmas ads ‘likeability’ ranking
Sainsbury’s Mog the cat has beaten off John Lewis’ Man in the Moon to become the UK’s best-liked 2015 Christmas ad, according to an Adwatch poll by Marketing. Nearly half (47%) of the 1000 respondents quizzed by Marketing said they liked Sainsbury’s ‘Christmas calamity’ TV spot, while 41% of the sample said they liked John […]
Morrisons to review consumer PR account amid shake-up of agency roster
Troubled supermarket group Morrisons is reviewing its consumer PR agency account, PRWeek has learned. The move is likely to see the consumer PR brief, which has been held by 3 Monkeys for the past four years, divided into two: one focused on product PR, and the other on branding. PRWeek understands that Morrisons has put […]
PRWeek’s Alternative Awards 2015 – an irreverent glance back on the year
Which political bruiser saw his attempt at satirical humour backfire spectacularly? Which high-profile public figure was accused of “verbal ectoplasm”? And which PR chief bears a striking resemblance to a certain former Neighbours actor? We reveal all in PRWeek’s Alternative Awards 2015. Best PR response of the year Is this the future of press statements? […]
Burberry lets passers-by take over Piccadilly Circus screen to create personalised scarves
Burberry is taking over the giant ad screen at Piccadilly Circus with an interactive 3D campaign that will allow passers-by to create, and buy, personalised versions of its heritage scarves on their mobile phones. Burberry is the first luxury brand to partner with DreamWorks Animation’s new visualisation platform NOVA. Using its tech, up to five […]
Secret Santa: Dos and don’ts
Santa Claus is coming to town… Of course, by Santa Claus we mostly mean your co-workers, armed with an array of gifts they bought for £10 or less, but the sentiment’s the same. In other words, it’s officially Secret Santa time. You know the drill. Pick a co-worker’s name at random, buy them a gift, […]
Does the term ‘PR’ still retain its value?
Has ever a phrase divided PR like PR? Power Book members were asked if the term still retained its value, and if they still used it to describe what they or their business did. Of those who answered, almost four in ten said no. HS2 lead spokesperson Ben Ruse says the term is “utterly devoid […]
Aldi’s ‘agile’ Christmas campaign wins first round of Christmas ad battle
With just over three weeks to go until Christmas it is Aldi not John Lewis that has run the most effective festive campaign so far, with its agile approach and social media engagement helping it beat out rival retailers in the Christmas ad battle. Topping a list of 13 retailers, Aldi has a score of […]
Print media to revive, attention spans to grow: Edelman event hears 2016 predictions
Next year will see the resurgence of print publications and the growth in people’s attention spans for consuming media, a panel session featuring senior figures from media, entertainment and politics heard this morning. Edelman UK & Ireland CEO Ed Williams told the session at the agency’s London office: “I think next year we could potentially […]