George Osborne is London’s most influential person, at least according to a panel of panel of editors, critics and journalists behind The Evening Standard’s 1,000 power list that was unveiled yesterday. The Chancellor eclipsed Prince ...

This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including BuzzFeed UK, Evening Telegraph, The Guardian and Oxford Mail; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including Wedding Magazine, Radio Times, and Curvaceous; business and finance changes ...

It’s good news for the communications industry as UK firms raise marketing spends, albeit marginally for PR budgets. The Q3 2014 IPA Bellwether Report, published today, revealed that marketing budgets were revised up for the ...

Speedy Spotlight with Karen Smith, author of the style blog, Style Sunrise. She spoke to us about the mix of topics that make up her blog, the best practices bloggers need to follow for better ...

Cision and Vocus have officially combined under the Cision brand today and (we’re happy to report) the news has been welcomed by the global PR and communications industry. In the press release our boss Peter Granat ...

In February this year, food and lifestyle blogger Vicki Day approached Cision for a guest post submission. Something was bothering her and she wanted to have a word with the PR community (and what better ...

Speedy Spotlight with Raj Dhokia, author of the men’s lifestyle blog, Average Chap. Raj spoke to us about the importance of keeping a blog conversational,  writing fashion and lifestyle tips for the guy next door ...

This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including The BBC, The Sunday Mirror, The Sunday Post and The Irish Times ; fashion, lifestyle and entertainment titles including OK! Magazine, Esquire and woman&home; and ...

Digital communications has made authors, publishers and moreover critics of us all. A single negative customer experience shared as a simple rant on Facebook, Twitter or any other networking platform is enough to send the ...

Speedy Spotlight with Nengi Willie-Pepple, author of the fashion blog, Runway Ribbons. Nengi spoke to us about what makes her blog different, being featured as one of the street-style influencers to watch out for and introducing ...

Speedy spotlight with Vivian Yuen, author of the style and beauty blog, Live.In.Love. Vivien spoke to us about the overcrowding that exists in the blogosphere, working with brand marketers and the biggest ‘no-nos’ for PRs. Why should ...

Speedy Spotlight with Andreas Kambanis, author of the London Cyclist blog who has also created a host of cycling apps including Bike Doctor, London Bike Rides and Caveman Feast. Andreas spoke to us about how the subject of ...

Speedy Spotlight with Stephanie West, author of the fashion blog Spoken with Style. Stephanie spoke to us about what makes her blog different, being open to brand advertisers that are true to her content, the ...

If you’re only using media outreach for PR, you could be missing out on a whole range of powerful digital marketing activities, such as affiliate marketing, native advertising and search engine optimisation – this was ...

This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including The BBC, Derby Telegraph and The Spectator; fashion and lifestyle changes at Vogue, Delicious and Time Inc.; business and finance changes at Times Higher Education ...

A tweet might be just what’s needed to draw attention to your news, but a press release is still the Holy Grail for communication and is, dear skeptics, far from dead. In fact going by ...

Speedy Spotlight with Miho, author of the London lifestyle blog Wander to Wonder. Miho spoke to Cision about what makes her blog unique, working with PR and experimenting with YouTube on the site.    Why ...

Apple has retained its title as Britain’s coolest brand for three years in a row while Twitter has lost some of its coolness quotient to rival photo sharing app Instagram, finds the 2014/15 CoolBrands survey. ...

Founded in 2011, Candid is a London-based menswear magazine founded by Danny Keeling and Joshua White.  The magazine features a plethora of creative content, and boasts an international readership  across 30 countries with primary markets in ...

This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including The Financial Times, Daily Star and South Wales Evening Post; fashion and lifestyle changes at GQ magazine, Food and Travel and GoodHomes; and business and ...