Brand Dutton and Brand Birmingham

The main thing that strikes you reading the Birmingham Post interview with Clive Dutton last week is that a top notch international PR agency is not needed to promote Brand Dutton.

Trust in the Trust?

The BBC has had a torrid time of late.

Almost everything it touches needs a full crisis PR plan standing by. The sacking of Arlene; asking the PM about pills and even Mr Big Breakfast taking over from the old TOGmeister has drawn fire.

Measuring Social Media Influence

As people increasingly look to the internet for guidance or opinions for an variety of issues and products and businesses begin to comprehend the power of social media and online communities, we still seem to be missing a set of standard industry metrics that can successfully measure and quantify online influence.

Lunar Society Low Carbon Lecture pulls in 150

Since being asked to help raise the profile for the Annual Boulton and Watt Lecture, Urban has assisted the Lunar Society in generating interest for the Lecture and, combined with ongoing efforts by Aston University, over 150 delegates are now expected to attend the Sustainable Technologies Lecture given by Aston University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Julia King. Watch this space for a podcast recorded on the day.