tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post79990328714562337..comments2023-06-27T13:04:00.780+01:00Comments on ....the world's leading....: ....the world's leading....http://www.blogger.com/profile/04151866935732424950noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-13806227637402516542007-05-04T22:08:00.000+01:002007-05-04T22:08:00.000+01:00Shit, most Americans haven't a blind clue where th...Shit, most Americans haven't a blind clue where the UK is anyway, so don't expect them to be able to take a plane and make it all the way over here without someone to wipe their arse for them every 30 seconds!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-25803700107661709482007-05-03T15:00:00.000+01:002007-05-03T15:00:00.000+01:00Thank goodness I don't do this anymore!Thank goodness I don't do this anymore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-6692232599006816942007-05-01T15:10:00.000+01:002007-05-01T15:10:00.000+01:00Brilliant!!! If I had a fiver for every time this...Brilliant!!! If I had a fiver for every time this has happened I'd be minted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-7761258975051213222007-04-30T16:56:00.000+01:002007-04-30T16:56:00.000+01:00Absolutely spot-on! There is, of course, an alter...Absolutely spot-on! There is, of course, an alternate ending: he does come, but is such rubbish that your prized relationships with the journalists you got out of bed and took to Slough to meet him are shot to pieces. Either they never talk to you again, or demand compensation in the shape of amounts of booze that can't easily be concealed in expenses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-26185782140300464302007-04-30T15:49:00.000+01:002007-04-30T15:49:00.000+01:00God, maybe it's because it's a Monday, but re-read...God, maybe it's because it's a Monday, but re-reading this makes me want to leave PR! What is good about a career in PR? Pleease remind me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-19744021596392347322007-04-30T13:15:00.000+01:002007-04-30T13:15:00.000+01:00Well timed too. How many flacks suffered just thi...Well timed too. How many flacks suffered just this fate at Infosec last week?<BR/><BR/>I certainly did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-60695768687696573552007-04-28T08:19:00.000+01:002007-04-28T08:19:00.000+01:00Oh God - that is almost to close to the bone to be...Oh God - that is almost to close to the bone to be funny. If only we had the courage to "push back" once in a while, we might not suffer these press tour nightmares so much...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-34643107252245261682007-04-27T14:51:00.000+01:002007-04-27T14:51:00.000+01:00Respect from Charles Arthur too:http://www.charles...Respect from Charles Arthur too:<BR/>http://www.charlesarthur.com/<BR/>blog/?p=878Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-36166153320987735362007-04-27T12:00:00.000+01:002007-04-27T12:00:00.000+01:00Well if you're going to use us as a byword for a s...Well if you're going to use us as a byword for a sure thing, or easy date, or lame firm, then the least you can do is link to us. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-53620617238858310292007-04-27T11:24:00.000+01:002007-04-27T11:24:00.000+01:00I think the client has a right to change the goalp...I think the client has a right to change the goalposts and keep you on your toes every now and then, after all they do pay the bills.<BR/><BR/>YEAH RIGHT! :-) <BR/><BR/>Been there many times myself and its something that I don't think will ever get better unfortunately...<BR/><BR/>What annoys me is that this is the type of stuff that journalists moan about all the time saying that the PR is unprepared, but they don't see this side of whats going on!<BR/><BR/>Pietro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-34504603732029352662007-04-27T10:57:00.000+01:002007-04-27T10:57:00.000+01:00>That is soo true to life - and hilarious BTW - I ...>That is soo true to life - and hilarious BTW - I think I have sussed which agency you're at (my old agency) - give me a coded clue, come on!<<BR/><BR/>I think it could apply to any agency that has a tech client based out of the US of A...They get awfully excited about their VPs...shame UK journalists don't see it quite the same way. Well I say shame, actually its spot on as they are pretty tedious generally.figgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415900461391526240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-63651989800203875632007-04-27T10:42:00.000+01:002007-04-27T10:42:00.000+01:00ha ha. Is the next excerpt of this tale the monthl...ha ha. Is the next excerpt of this tale the monthly meeting where you explain to the client what their money has been buying versus coverage achieved...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-49791782317268831722007-04-26T20:23:00.000+01:002007-04-26T20:23:00.000+01:00brilliant!brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-71455142345605992862007-04-26T14:00:00.000+01:002007-04-26T14:00:00.000+01:00Ha! I remember this sort of thing so well and it m...Ha! I remember this sort of thing so well and it makes me so glad I don't work in PR any more! <BR/><BR/>It's something a PR degree and CIPR membership will never equip you to deal with, so I hope some of your more vociferous correspondents are taking note!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-28253230089017756722007-04-26T13:24:00.000+01:002007-04-26T13:24:00.000+01:00Absolutely spot on - round of applause - let's fac...Absolutely spot on - round of applause - let's face it, we've all been there......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-60122581232791351942007-04-26T12:25:00.000+01:002007-04-26T12:25:00.000+01:00Interesting. I and a bunch of other hacks were sup...Interesting. I and a bunch of other hacks were supposed to meet a company on the 31st Jan - they simply never showed up, and never got in touch to explain what happened. So we probably won't be dealing with them again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-61635375622892795932007-04-26T12:23:00.000+01:002007-04-26T12:23:00.000+01:00God seeing it in black and white is depressing isn...God seeing it in black and white is depressing isn't it.<BR/><BR/>Still - graduate wannabes read it carefully. If it doesn't appeal, just don't send the application... spot on even down to the eventual line up.<BR/><BR/>I actually wondered if you were writing about my client for a while.<BR/><BR/>Might go and slit my wrists now... we do kid ourselves about the strategy bit of our job don't we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-67612860997125431412007-04-26T11:50:00.000+01:002007-04-26T11:50:00.000+01:00this is utter geniusthis is utter geniusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-64650733432911376602007-04-26T11:34:00.000+01:002007-04-26T11:34:00.000+01:00The horror... the horror!I'm having flash backs al...The horror... the horror!<BR/><BR/>I'm having flash backs already...<BR/><BR/>Need to find my pills...<BR/><BR/>Nurse... nurse... NURSE - it's happening again!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-42532726023424239112007-04-26T11:32:00.000+01:002007-04-26T11:32:00.000+01:00The horror the horror! I'm having flash-backs alre...The horror the horror! <BR/><BR/>I'm having flash-backs already... <BR/><BR/>where did I put my pills... <BR/><BR/>nurse... NURSE!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-47130592854306788572007-04-26T10:34:00.000+01:002007-04-26T10:34:00.000+01:00That is soo true to life - and hilarious BTW - I t...That is soo true to life - and hilarious BTW - I think I have sussed which agency you're at (my old agency) - give me a coded clue, come on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-22303198855303216052007-04-26T10:24:00.000+01:002007-04-26T10:24:00.000+01:00Makes you wonder, doesn't it? I mean, why we both...Makes you wonder, doesn't it? I mean, why we bother?<BR/><BR/>I think there should be an annual 'speak the truth' day (STT), where PR people the world over are allowed to say exactly what they think to clients instead of fawning and wriggling and squirming and ultimately caving in.<BR/><BR/>"Our CEO is coming over - can you line up the FT and a couple of broadcast interviews?"<BR/><BR/>"What for that boring little f***wit? Sod off. And you know what? I HATE f***ing Middleware."<BR/><BR/>The national STT day is written into our contracts so we can't be fired for anything we do or say on that day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-11195568135308227032007-04-26T10:11:00.000+01:002007-04-26T10:11:00.000+01:00Thank you - you feel our pain. Might send that rou...Thank you - you feel our pain. Might send that round to show my non-PR mates what I do everyday....hmmm maybe I'll save myself the embarrassmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-7931813042255570332007-04-26T08:32:00.000+01:002007-04-26T08:32:00.000+01:00Cracking. Pick your Jane Austen plot (Persuasion?)...Cracking. Pick your Jane Austen plot (Persuasion?), fill it with a cast of clients, journalists and agencies and write the book. They say everyone's got a book in them: time to prove PR people have got more than a press release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com