Has the government finally got it right re the controversial identity card scheme for the UK? The Home Office is now talking less about counter-terrorism and more about easing travel in Europe, says eWeek Europe. […] in a rather downplayed statement on the benefits of the card, Home Secretary Alan…
The results of the latest IABC member survey on employment issues carried out in June indicates that over 14% of members have lost their jobs in the last 12 months. That’s a lot of people as the professional association currently counts 15,500 members worldwide, so if you project the figure…
Overflow from FIR #470 on July 30, 2009. USA Today: This year, back-to-school marketing is all about driving discussion in online social-media "communities." Download this podcast (2.4Mb, 5:59) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to the RSS feed. (What are FIR Cuts?)
Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interview is coming; developing stories we’re watching: the SpinVox kerfuffle, patent for podcasting by VoloMedia, the extraordinary tale of Aral Balkan and Sys-Con/Ulitzer; Dan York reports on the Microsoft-Yahoo search and online advertising deal; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: could marketing investments…
In January, PR firm Edelman published their 2009 Trust Barometer survey of trust and credibility in business and government (PDF download), an annual survey conducted in 20 countries. The global picture six months ago was, broadly speaking, one of pessimism and distrust almost across the board in business and government.…
How far should CEOs engage with the media, asks the FT, seeking to find the answer to a simple question: Should business leaders be vocal in pressing their case via the airwaves and newsprint or should they avoid the potentially negative exposure altogether? Credible answers are provided by an academic,…
With headlines ranging from the sublime (ministers and dummies in the Daily Mail) to the ridiculous (‘Big Brother’ in The Guardian), headline-writers in the UK mainstream media have had a field day over the past 24 hours in how they’ve chosen to focus reporting about the template Twitter strategy for…
Content summary: Flight delays for Shel; upcoming FIR Interview with Dell’s Richard Binhammer and Kerry Bridge; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and ‘respondeat superior’; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: crisis PR and the SpinVox kerfuffle, marketers are emailing in…
