http://www.prmatters.co.nz fresh thinking - influential communication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:27:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/media-relationships-it%e2%80%99s-important-to-make-them-work/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/media-relationships-it%e2%80%99s-important-to-make-them-work/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:55:09 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=1352 The Press has accused EQC of being unprofessional in its portrayal of two of its reporters – one as “schizophrenic in his writing” and another as a “rogue reporter”. The background to this is the EQC’s presentation to field staff on Monday reminding them of the organisation’s responsibilities to the media and that media enquiries [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/media-relationships-it%e2%80%99s-important-to-make-them-work/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/annual-conferences-key-communication-events-or-commercial-craftiness/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/annual-conferences-key-communication-events-or-commercial-craftiness/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:03:15 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=261 Annual industry conferences are key communications events for most sectors. The opportunity to hear directly from people who have particular insight or influence in your sector is a particular draw-card for delegates and sector commentators alike.  With this in mind, a small story in The Press last Friday bears some reflection. Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/annual-conferences-key-communication-events-or-commercial-craftiness/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/pearls-before-swine/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/pearls-before-swine/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:56:51 +0000 Network Team http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=144 Ever had a press release sink like a stone? It can be heartbreaking when the intrinsic worth and value of beautifully crafted, timely and interesting key-messages get soundly ignored by the media. Well our newest heroine was not prepared to take it anymore. After Anna Wilding’s media release was spurned by the Christchurch Press, she took [...]

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