General

Gobbledygook in public relations

David Scott has a great new Changethis manifesto tackling the over-use of jargon, hype and meaningless terminology in marketing and PR copy.

Brands matter to kids

More evidence about the power of branding raises some ethical concerns about marketing to young children.

It's about people not the technology

Banning access to social networking websites just doesn’t make sense, especially when they’re not the root cause of a perceived problem.

It's been flat out…

It’s been almost a fortnight since I last managed to write a blog post – which is pretty much the longest the blog has gone without tending since last Spring.

CIPR Diploma study day

I went back to school today at a study day for the CIPR online diploma qualification.

Is asking for blog comments unethical?

Blogging consultant Debbie Weil has taken some flak for emailing contacts encouraging them to comment on a client’s blog.