Digital PR Campaigns
Top 20 most annoying business speak phrases in the UK
Dec 18th
I have to admit that I am often guilty of including business jargon in my sentences – that’s what happens when you hang out with too many bloggers and Marketers!
A recent survey carried out by YouGov, identified the Top Most Hated Business Speak Phrases in the UK, aka ‘Buffling’ – a contraction of business and waffling.
Rank Term 1 Thinking outside of the box 2 Touch base 3 At the end of the day 4 Going forward 5 All of it 6 Blue sky thinking 7 Out of the box 8 Credit crunch 9 Heads up 10 Singing from the same hymn sheet 11 Pro-active 12 Downsizing 13 Ducks in a row 14 Brainstorming 15 Thought shower 16 360º thinking 17 Flag it up 18 Pushing the envelope 19 At this moment in time 20 In the loop
The list More >
Ford’s ‘Go find it’ campaign – discovering Street Art around Shoreditch
Dec 6th
The credit crunch is biting hard, consumers are tightening their belt and Ford is turning to social media to make some noise and catch our attention. And they’ve been doing a pretty good job so far, firstly with their this is now campaign, and now with go find it for the new Ford Ka.
The campaign is all about letting people find and explore the hidden discoveries which are out there, everything from clean graffiti to undiscovered websites and the very best street art. We spent most of the afternoon looking around Shoreditch only to realise that sadly, we fail to spot beautiful More >
An evening at the Kitchen
Oct 23rd
The lovely Niamh from Trusted Places invited me along with a bunch of other bloggers to an interesting cooking event at The Kitchen in Parsons Green last night.
I was terribly excited at the thought of being treated to a nice meal, but quickly realised that the Kitchen is a different kind of fish (so to speak!). Sadly my little secret is now out – I am the worst cook in the blogosphere!
We were greeted by the owners, Michelin Star Chef Thierry and his business associate Nathalie, with a glass of wine, and were taken to the cooking area at the back of More >
Blog Action Day – poverty must end!
Oct 15th
Today is Blog Action Day. 10,369 (at time of writing) bloggers, podcasters and videocasters around the world have decided to address today the same topic, poverty, to raise awareness and trigger a discussion.
I live London, one of the coolest cities in the world, but cool has a hefty price-tag… We’ve all complained about Tube fares, our extortionate rent, but we nevertheless still shop till we drop!
We seem to have forgotten the millions of children and pensioners who live in poverty. And as the credit crunch is starting to bite, things will get worse…
So instead of buying that extra gin & tonic More >
Blogtillyoudrop says: Find Me
Oct 12th
George Bernard Shaw’s observation that the US and the UK are “two nations divided by a common language’ became reality when I logged onto my Facebook account this morning (see below)
According to my calculations, 51.5001 of Brits would prefer to spell words such as favor or color without the letter ‘U’ as this makes spelling much easier. This figure decreased by -0.129057 compared to the previous year.
Head over there for confirmation of these figures but bear in mind that this website might help you with your quest for the perfect English…
Good luck!
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