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A Whistle Stop History of the Royal Baby Media Show
Royal babies have been born since the royal family was invented. Sometime after the cavemen and before the middle ages is my guess. But the media has only been feeding on it…
Ant McPartlin, ADHD & PR
Ant McPartlin has been diagnosed with ADHD. At 43 years old. This doesn’t surprise me, it’s a condition that was never really taken seriously, let alone given a name in the UK…
The Interconnected world and how we can make it work for us
It goes without saying that living in an interconnected world is by no means a new thing. We all know that. But with news, events and our ever-growing networks going well beyond…
Is Hammond’s U-Turn really such a PR disaster?
As both a PR and a business owner I can see both sides. One side that offers a gift to the media and columnists; maybe if he’d concentrated more on the content…
Anyone for Tea?
We love tea here at The Forge. We had a recent obsession with green tea in the belief that it would magically melt away pounds but our tastes are wide and varied.…
An Evening at The Shard
The Forge team was delighted to spend the evening at The Shard last night, celebrating the launch of Shenton International, the Singaporean investment house, in the UK. We are excited to be…
PRCA New Consultancy of the Year shortlist
Team work makes the dream work as Olivia likes to say. And she’s right of course. After a rather exhilarating, if slightly hardcore bootcamp weekend on the beautiful Jurassic Coast (more on…
Going for Gold!
Setting up your own PR agency is no mean feat. The risk, the pressure, the financial impact, the constant worry and not forgetting the inner-voices’ frequent self-doubting chatter! But despite all these…
#socialmediaelection? Maybe but not by the politicians
We all read the articles, we all saw the social feeds, this was to the be the #socialmediaelection that would take us by storm. Finally the people would have their say by…
Do you actually like social media? Or are you just bored?
Restrict yourself and see what you think. Think about it; before social media, what did you do to pass a few spare minutes? God forbid you spoke to someone? Or maybe you…