Growth Goes Green

Members of the House of Lords are calling on the government to do more to tackle commercial and industrial waste, rather than focusing on household waste.

Drunk on Fame

The Alcohol and the Media report produced by the University of the West of England underlines the massive communications task facing the alcohol industry’s rumoured...

Newspaper crisis is good news for PR

As news organisations cut their reporting staff there’s never been a better time to invest in PR

The economic downturn is making ...

Go Green and Save Money This Year

Many commentators have said the economic downturn will mean people abandon their environmental good intentions as they worry about paying the bills.
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Social Media It's All in Your Genes

Bored with bebo, frustrated with Facebook and tired of twitter? Dont worry you may not be a Luddite it might be your genes.

New research from boffins at Harvard Univers...

Calling Time on Binge Drinking

The last week has highlighted two interesting aspects of the alcohol and health debate.

Ministers were quick to distance themselves from th...

Calorie Counts Add Up

Will yesterday's announcement by public health minister Dawn Primarolo's that fast-food and cafe chains will start displaying calorie counts on menus make any diffe...

Get with it Grandad

Anyone doubting the importance of social media in the future or marketing will have to think again following today's announcement that children will be required to maste...

Nostalgia Isn�t What It Used To Be

Looking at the latest TV advertising campaigns you could be forgiven for thinking that the whole of Adland has discovered the secret of time travel.
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Packing a Punch?

Will the Government’s new packaging strategy have a real impact? It’s difficult to say.

As a result of plans announced ...

Brands Missing Carbon Opportunity

It’s no surprise that the new study by the Carbon Trust (22 June) has found almost two thirds of consumers are more likely to buy a product if action is being taken...

Twitter ye not

OFCOM's recently published Communications Market 2009 report makes interesting reading, especially for brands looking to market to anyone over 35.

Instant Eco-Pack Leaves Bitter Taste

The launch of the ‘Kenco Eco Refill’ pack is surely a sign of things to come.

As more brands respond to consumers’ environmental concerns,...

Tweeting up the Wrong Tree

Today’s YouGov poll on the profile of Twitter users makes interesting reading and reinforces the point that organisations need to select carefully the media they use to communica...

Communications Breakdown

If you’re finding it increasingly hard to concentrate and remember things it’s probably because you’re being bombarded with more than 100,000 words a day.<...

10 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2010

As Niels Bohr the Danish physicist famously said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.”

In the s...

Long-term CSR is a winner

This week the Grocer has reported that public belief in climate change has fallen dramatically over the last three months in the wake of a high-profile data-faking scandal at the Internati...

The Communications Challenge

Defra estimates that about 68 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste is generated every year. Households generate a mere 25 million tonnes. The UK has poured considerable resour...

The Effectiveness of Brainstorms

Just a thought – but we were struck by the following report from the Metro newspaper about the effectiveness of brainstorms.

The report said that: “...

The Queen's speech was a funny old thing

The Queen’s speech was a funny old thing. On the one hand you have hundreds of years of pomp and ceremony and the insistence that things must be done ‘right’....

A welcome change for recycling

As I was told by Mr Maltby my sports teacher: “Points mean prizes,” and the same goes for recycling.

That’s the conclusion of both Carolin...

Consumers get a taste for menu transparency

Mintel has reported that menus around the USA are in the process of getting a makeover. The new healthcare bill will require all restaurants, with 20 or more locations, to include calorie ...

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The end of the world as we know it?

Growth Goes Green

Drunk on Fame

Newspaper crisis is good news for PR

Go Green and Save Money This Year

Social Media It's All in Your Genes

Calling Time on Binge Drinking

Calorie Counts Add Up

Get with it Grandad

Nostalgia Isn�t What It Used To Be

Packing a Punch?

Brands Missing Carbon Opportunity

Twitter ye not

Instant Eco-Pack Leaves Bitter Taste

Tweeting up the Wrong Tree

Communications Breakdown

10 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2010

Long-term CSR is a winner

The Communications Challenge

The Effectiveness of Brainstorms

The Queen's speech was a funny old thing

A welcome change for recycling

Consumers get a taste for menu transparency