Following misguided comments by newly-appointed Newcastle United Director of Football Joe Kinnear about the fans and the manner of his appointment announcement, Calacus spoke to ITN
Read MoreIn today’s cluttered media landscape, standing out has become a challenge to even the biggest of brands and unfortunately, Hyundai chose the highly emotive topic of suicide to try and sell cars.
Read MoreLast summer reminded the world how sport can inspire, bring people together and create a positive mood despite the economic gloom with London 2012 a celebration of sport and the best of Britain.
Read MoreLast week’s controversial news story about Paris Brown and her resignation from her role as Youth Crime Commissioner is a lesson for us that even deleted posts will have been seen by someone.
Read MoreWhen a crisis hits, it’s important to front up and say sorry, as we saw when teenager Paris Brown give a heartfelt apology after her posts referred to drug taking, drinking, sex and homophobic and racist views.
Read MoreThe International Boxing Association (AIBA) has appointed Calacus to provide local public relations support during the London 2012 Olympic Games, when women boxers will compete for the first time.
Read MoreThe terrible recent events when Fabrice Muamba collapsed with a suspected cardiac arrest, brought back terrible memories for me when I witnessed one of my own team-mates go through something similar.
Read MoreThe last few months have been littered with controversy over alleged racism in football such as England captain John Terry and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez being accused of making racist comments.
Read MoreThe worst thing for any brand regardless of size is for the media to report protesters at your offices or your products being criticised on health grounds – putting profits before people is a bad look.
Read MoreIf, like me, you rely on your Blackberry phone for business communications, the last couple of days will have been troublesome to say the least after a failure of email or instant messaging services.
Read MoreMany people criticise the News of the World for how they obtain their stories but when cricket fans woke up to the news Pakistan cricket stars had been accused of helping betting syndicates, it rocked the sport.
Read MoreSports PR professionals have applauded Gary Lineker for quitting his Mail on Sunday column in protest at the publication of the Lord Triesman sting that has rocked the Football Association.
Read MorePR professionals have rounded on Gordon Brown for his bungled apology following his earlier 'bigoted woman' slur which has all but ended his chances of being re-elected as Prime Minister.
Read MoreThere's a reason why John Terry has had so few personal endorsement deals over the years – despite his high profile and tremendous success, he attracts too much controversy for sponsors to associate with.
Read MoreI once travelled back from Paris on the Eurostar and should have been home by 9pm with a house move taking place the next day – delays along the line meant that I got home at 8am the next morning.
Read MoreI got into a fascinating debate with a friend recently about the relevance of Tiger Woods' personal misdemeanours in the big scheme of his career as one of the most exceptional golfers of all time.
Read MoreFrom the moment Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident 10 days ago, the rumour mill has been going into overdrive with many journalists already aware that something more was going on.
Read MoreRemembrance Sunday is a hugely important day in the British calendar, perhaps taking on even greater significance after a week when so many British servicemen have lost their lives in Afghanistan.
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