Category Archives: public relations

Legal drugs

Posted on 14 December, 2015 by

In this case, ibuprofen. Nurofen. Ibuprofen is an NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. In other words a painkiller, and one of the weaker NSAIDs, so, at low doses, it carries the risk of fewer side effects. So we have so-called specific … Continue reading →

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The golden rule (a top tip)

Posted on 10 September, 2014 by

Or, the golden PR (public relations) rule. It is very simple. Do not reply to something that doesn’t merit a reply. It is beneath you. It takes a lot of resolve, but do not get drawn into arguments about something … Continue reading →

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Hey! I can do that!

Posted on 17 February, 2014 by

Writing, writing, writing I’m sure there is a song out there, that goes ‘riding, riding, riding’ but could I find it? However to move away from the previous posts about language, I thought I would write about, um, writing. Over … Continue reading →

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Having a laugh

Posted on 10 May, 2012 by

A little light relief is called for in the form of my job interview. Little being the operative word, as in a very little time was spent on it. Some of you may remember my previous post on roughseas where … Continue reading →

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Journalism (7) – public relations

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by

But the lure of the newsroom and reporting called again. Or perhaps the politics of the government circuit in the 80s wasn’t for me. Or maybe we just wanted to escape from the south-east with our property boom money before … Continue reading →

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Journalism (5) – career moves

Posted on 22 April, 2012 by

One day, a colleague took me aside and confided that she was applying for a new job. In PR. ‘In PR!’ I said, horrified. ‘Whatever for? Don’t you like being a journalist?’I asked, thinking that was all anyone would ever … Continue reading →

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Compromises?

Posted on 17 April, 2012 by

What do you do when faced with a dilemma involving your principles? Choose one principle above another? Or try and find that compromise in the middle, that isn’t one or the other? Life is made up of compromises of so … Continue reading →

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What not to post on your blog….

Posted on 2 April, 2012 by

Being a nice sort of person, I would never dream of telling any of my cherished readers what I don’t like about their blogs. In fact, I did find the constructive comments on my roughseas poll very helpful. And I … Continue reading →

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Consumerism (4) – all I need is a pound a day

Posted on 26 March, 2012 by

THOUGHT OF GIVING IT ALL AWAY TO A REGISTERED CHARITY, ALL I NEED IS A PINT POUND A DAY. (thanks paul for that one – ETA Band On The Run, suddenly realised people may not know that) Apparently that is … Continue reading →

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Do you want another one?

Posted on 16 March, 2012 by

Yes, please, I do. I was always taught to do the please thing unlike my partner who just totally misses it out and still gets what he wants. Without the P word. In this case, we had gone to stock … Continue reading →

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Note to all bloggers

Posted on 23 February, 2012 by

I suppose I should have called this ten top tips to successful blog posts or recommended crap like that. Or maybe ten top tips to pissing people off. That’s more like it. Anyway, back to note to all bloggers. 1) … Continue reading →

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