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Botham in Sri Lanka and how sport can change the world

I get to do a great many exciting things in my job, seeing new countries and places and people I wouldn’t normally expect to meet – what inspires me more than anything, is making a difference in society.

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charity, international commsDavid Alexander27 March 2011Cricket World Cup, Ian Botham, Laureus, Michael Vaughan, Sport for Good Foundation, Sri Lanka
Steven Davies needs to be a standard bearer for gay sportsmen

In this day and age being gay should not be any sort of stigma and there are gay people at all levels of government, music, the arts and business – yet sport remains the final frontier for openly gay individuals.

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cricket, sports politics, campaigningDavid Alexander28 February 2011ECB, England, ICC, cricket
Should we care who gets the Olympic Stadium after London 2012?

As soon as London won the right to stage the London 2012 Olympic Games, the future of the Olympic Stadium has been in question, with the legacy of the project in East London central to the bid.

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campaigning, event management, grassroots sportDavid Alexander24 January 2011IOC, London2012, Olympic Games, Sebastian Coe, sporting legacy
Hope & Glory Pictures appoint Calacus to promote WWII movie

November 16 2010, London – International film producers Hope & Glory Pictures (H&G) has appointed Calacus to support its production of the forthcoming feature film ‘Death Match – Kolja’s War.’

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football, media relationsDavid Alexander17 November 2010Entertainment PR, Euro2012, Sergey Bubka
India must be given a chance to save Commonwealth Games

Whenever a city or a nation bids for a major sports event, the issue of legacy is one of the key elements that the assessors and voting members use to consider whether a bid is worthy of their support.

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event management, international commsDavid Alexander27 September 2010Commonwealth Games, England2018, Great Britain, India, Olympic Games
Pakistan betting scandal simply isn’t cricket

Many 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.

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crisis management, cricketDavid Alexander2 September 2010Mohammad Amir, News of the World, Pakistan, betting, scandal, Fake Sheikh
Why the David Beckham brand continues to endure

I've read many tweets and comments from the media recently questioning why David Beckham has gone to South Africa with the England 2010 World Cup squad despite his wealth of experience.

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campaigning, celebrityDavid Alexander8 June 2010Calacus, David Beckham, England2018, FIFA, FIFA World Cup
PR Week: Lineker 'helps' 2018 World Cup bid with MoS snub

Sports 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.

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crisis management, footballDavid Alexander18 May 2010England2018, FIFA, Gary Lineker, Max Clifford
Decisive action may have saved England’s World Cup bid

The Mail on Sunday revelations about Lord Triesman, former head of the England 2018 bid and chairman of the Football Association, could have been the death knell for hopes of staging the 2018 World Cup.

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campaigning, footballDavid Alexander17 May 2010FIFA, FootbalL Association, Lord Triesman, Max Clifford, Sebastian Coe, FIFA World Cup, IOC
PR Week: PROs criticise Gordon Brown's 'bigot' slur apology

PR 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.

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crisis management, public relations, campaigningDavid Alexander28 April 2010General Election, Gordon Brown, Labour Party
The cardinal PR sins committed by Gordon Brown in Rochdale

Media training is an essential part of being the public face of any organisation and senior clients who say that they’ve got plenty of practice speaking to the media soon see why regular workshops are vital.

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media training, leadership comms, consultancyDavid Alexander28 April 2010BBC, General Election, Gordon Brown, Media Training, Labour party
South Africa faces a difficult task to ensure World Cup success

It’s been a tricky week for South Africa ahead of the World Cup, a a huge opportunity for South Africa to showcase its country and underline the progress it has made since the end of apartheid.

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event management, international comms, footballDavid Alexander16 April 2010Danny Jordaan, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, South Africa 2010, apartheid, Bundesliga
Is Murdoch mad or can paywalls promote publishing profits?

The great thing about the internet is that we can find out just about anything about just about anyone and on a more reasonable level, the web’s early moniker of the ‘information super highway’ has never been so apt.

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journalism, media relationsDavid Alexander26 March 2010Journalism, News International, Paywalls, Rupert Murdoch
PR Week: Calacus to support military service leavers recruiter

Recruitment company ForceSelect, which aims to find jobs for military service leavers, has called in its first PR agency to handle its launch and that of its partner Foundation which raises funds for the military.

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charity, public relationsDavid Alexander23 March 2010Calacus, ForceSelect, recruitment, Andy McNab, Kelly Holmes
Can John Terry recover from losing the England captaincy?

There'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.

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football, crisis managementDavid Alexander5 February 2010Fabio Capello, FootbalL Association, John Terry, Chelsea FC, FIFA World Cup
African Cup of Nations loses further credibility after Togan ban

As a football fan, the mid-season liked the timing of the African Cup of Nations has always been unpopular and the violence on the eve of the tournament also had a terrible impact on the competition's credibility.

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international comms, event management, footballDavid Alexander1 February 2010Danny Jordaan, FIFA, Olympic Games
PROSKE group appoints Calacus PR ahead of UK launch

Full-service hospitality agency, PROSKE group, has hired Calacus as it aims to further develop and strengthen its position as a highly professional and experienced partner for global sponsors and corporations.

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football, public relationsDavid Alexander19 January 2010Olympic Games, PROSKE, corporate hospitality, public relations
Eurostar shows how not to do it with latest PR disaster

I 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.

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crisis management, international commsDavid Alexander21 December 2009Channel Tunnel, Eurostar
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