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Macmillan appoints Calacus to run national legacy giving campaign

Macmillan Cancer Support has appointed Calacus to run a national campaign to encourage more people to leave charity donations in their wills and discounted will writing service.  

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campaigning, charityDavid Alexander18 December 2013Macmillan, charity PR, legacy, Calacus, Chelsea Flower Show
Nelson Mandela was one of sport's great communicators

“Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand” – Nelson Mandela

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charity, sports politics, leadership commsDavid Alexander6 December 2013Laureus, Nelson Mandela, Public relations, human rights, martin luther king, Francois Pienaar, Martin Luther King
PR 101: Always prepare for difficult media questions

At Calacus, we do a fair amount of media training and the impressions our clients have ahead of the workshops are always the same – they are cynical of media but are confident of undertaking interviews.

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media training, crisis managementDavid Alexander15 November 2013Nestle, Nestle boycott, Oxfam, Save the Children, Fiona Kendrick, PR 101, BBC
Does media coverage provide real tangible value?

With businesses tightening their budgets anyway they can, it is essential to know why hiring a public relations agency is important and the value it can bring but how do you measure the value of PR?

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public relations, consultancyDavid Alexander14 November 2013PR value, PR101, AVE, Calacus
Trying to hide the past creates more problems than it solves

In this highly connected communication age, every organisation, company and individual must show transparency and no self-respecting PR consultant will ever suggest trying to delete evidence.

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crisis management, social mediaDavid Alexander14 November 2013Conservative Party, dark net, David Cameron
PR Moment - Pick up the phone to connect with clients and media

The dynamic digital world has changed every facet of PR work, in particular, how people network. But although if offers innovative ways to connect, it can’t replace good, old-fashioned conversation.

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public relations, media relationsDavid Alexander11 October 2013Calacus, new business, Facebook
Are ambush PR stunts in bad taste or a sophisticated tactic?

Public relations is a sophisticated and professional business – and industry governing bodies CIPR and PRCA do a great deal to underline the knowledge and value of their membership and diversity of skills.

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media relations, consultancyDavid Alexander9 October 2013Jack WIlshere, Football Association, IOC, Zippo, Arsenal, England football, Neo
Should you ever take on the media if you feel wronged?

There has been a great deal of controversy this week following a Daily Mail article which accused the father of Labour leader Ed Miliband of being a traitor, with a diary entry used as article evidence.

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crisis management, journalism, media relationsDavid Alexander2 October 2013Ed Miliband, Daily Mail, Leveson inquiry, Ralph Miliband, Newsnight, The Thick of It
PR is all about substance, whatever McBride says

I was at the PRCA Future of PR summit last week where there was plenty of talk about the changing face the industry, the emergence of analytics, data and the digital world as key elements of the PR repertoire.

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consultancy, leadership comms, media relationsDavid Alexander24 September 2013Labour Party, Gordon Brown, Damian McBride, PRCA
Don't believe the hype - why brand arrogance can destroy reputation

A report in the Wall Street Journal suggests that Blackberry is planning to get rid of up to 40% of its staff and yet it seems like only yesterday that they were the market leaders and their product essential.

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crisis management, consultancy, leadership commsDavid Alexander19 September 2013PR, reputation, Blackberry, David Beckham, Mike Lazaridis, Apple, Google, The Beatles
PR Moment - How the youth of today are shaping PR

It can be tough getting started in a PR career, and as you get established, the challenges keep on coming. We interviewed PROs under 30 to find out what it is like to be young in PR these days. 

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David Alexander13 September 2013Calacus, public relations, PR consultancy, PR Moment, CIPR
Thai Airways cover-up puts reputation in a tailspin

As PR consultants, we often have to deal with sensitive issues – what may seem trivial to most can provoke the most exaggerated reactions in customers, stakeholders and, most importantly, the media.

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consultancy, crisis managementDavid Alexander11 September 2013Crisis Communications, PR Fail, corporate communication, Thai Airways
Does Maria Sharapova have the right to decide her brand identity?

There has criticism of tennis star Maria Sharapova over the last couple of days after she suggested that she might change her name ahead of the US Open to promote her range of confectionery, Sugarpova.

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tennis, sport sponsorship, public relationsDavid Alexander21 August 2013Maria Sharapova, Porsche, HP Saude, Tag Heuer, Evian, Sugarpova, HP Sauce
Ryanair – Is bad publicity ever the right strategy?

Achieving notoriety or being criticised for new proposals hardly seems like the best route to take when engaging with the media – bBut that's exactly what Ryanair have been doing and it seems to have been helping. 

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crisis managementDavid Alexander2 August 2013Ryanair, Easyjet, Michael O'Leary, Facebook
Broken secrets – where now for Rowling lawyers?

The news that Robert Galbraith, a new and highly regarded writer, was actually Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, caused something of a sensation, having been discovered via a friend’s indiscreet revelation.

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crisis managementDavid Alexander19 July 2013JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Calacus, Crisis Communications, PR stunt, Sunday Times
PR expert: Kinnear job should have been handled better

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 

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crisis management, football, media relationsDavid Alexander18 June 2013Newcastle United, Joe Kinnear, Premier League, PR disaster
Calacus To Provide Sponsorship Support For Messi Autobiography

Leading sports sponsorship and PRconsultancy Calacus has teamed up with Grupo Maori and EMA of London to promote the forthcoming autobiography of Lionel Messi, the world’s greatest footballer.

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football, charity, campaigningDavid Alexander15 May 2013Calacus, football, Lionel Messi, footballer
Calacus Support London Met Accelerator Business Incubator

Shoreditch specialist business incubator Accelerator, part of London Met University, has appointed Calacus to provide public relations and student mentoring support at its East London headquarters.

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consultancy, media relationsDavid Alexander9 May 2013calacus, londonmetuni, business, entrepreneur
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