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I’m glad the BBC has apologised to President Trump today about the editing of footage of Trump’s 6 January 2021 speech by its Panorama programme – rightly saying it gave "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action".

I’m equally glad the Corporation is resisting calls to shell out compensation. With threats of $1 billion in damages, we know who’d have to foot the bill – and Trump doesn’t need our money.

But despite the editorial failing ...

We're thrilled to have arranged a profile in today's Sunday Times for entrepreneur Iain Henderson and his innovative guitar hire business.

God's Own Guitars is the only business in the world to specialise in hiring out iconic guitars - instruments previously owned or made famous by the world's most famous guitarists.

We set up for The Sunday Times to interview Iain to explore how, after 30 years with Accenture, he left his position as MD at the consulting firm to turn his passion for music into ...

We’ve just completed a Kick Start exercise for global charity the ProSalus Foundation – to clarify its messages and develop a focused communications strategy to help it flourish.

ProSalus supports veterinarians, animals, their owners and their environment in areas of the world in greatest need. It has a strong track record in ...

It was a great privilege – and enormous fun – to meet His Majesty The King in the spectacular surroundings of Windsor Castle.

I attended a reception at the Castle for winners of The King’s Award for Enterprise - representing my client, Intralink, and mingling with The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and other award holders over Champagne and canapés.

The King took a particular interest in ...

We’ve been appointed to deliver a long-term media relations campaign for Intralink, a fast-expanding business development consultancy that specialises in international markets.

We’ve been supporting Intralink for several years, delivering marketing strategy, messaging advice and a content marketing programme. And the company has now commissioned us to run an additional campaign – led by our editorial specialist Rebecca George – to raise its profile via the UK media.

Through this new campaign, we'll provide ...

We've had a busy few weeks, managing the communications aspects of an important company acquisition.

As we announced yesterday, international business development consultancy Intralink has bought Singapore-headquartered market expansion specialists Orissa International.

The acqusition immediately ...

I’ve just rediscovered a fascinating article by Steve Martin of Influence at Work – the ‘science behind business success’ people. It summarises a research exercise addressing the matter of, when trying to persuade people of the merits of a product or argument, how many reasons you should give.

I came across an entertaining animation illustrating the ‘Universal principles of persuasion’ from Robert Cialdini, Professor of Marketing at Arizona University. It is itself highly persuasive and has clear implications for many sales, marketing and communications campaigns.

We're enjoying working with the team at Vermillion Coaching – led by Kate Bowes Renna – to help the company get a focused marketing programme off the ground.

Vermillion Coaching empowers professionals where their confidence or communication is holding them back, by providing clear, practical, fun tools and techniques.

We’re undertaking one of our Kick Start marketing planning exercises and have just ...

We've kicked off a property marketing campaign for The Sussex Exchange - a restaurant, cinema and conference centre in St Leonards-on-Sea that's just become available to buy or let.

The striking contemporary property spans 9,000 sq ft over two floors and sits in a 1.6-acre site in a scenic countryside setting, with panoramic views over ...