Alexander McNabb

The Difference Between PR and Advertising

The Difference Between PR and Advertising

ALEXANDER MCNABB:”…Advertising is all about lying. It’s what they do, constantly. What amazes me is how we put up with it, consigning it to the dump bin of background noise”

 James M. Dorsey

Man City Success Provides a Diversionary Blueprint

Man City Success Provides a Diversionary Blueprint

JAMES DORSEY: Soccer is being used as a tool to improve tarnished images, divert attention from grievances and manipulate national emotions.

 James M. Dorsey

Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?

Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?

JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s been a bad year for Vodafone in Egypt. Are the problems of their own making?

 Alexander McNabb

Masafi Water: How NOT To Handle A Crisis

Masafi Water: How NOT To Handle A Crisis

ALEXANDER MCNABB: If you’re looking for a case study of what not to do look no further than Masafi water.

 Alexander McNabb

ENOC, PR & the Media: 5 Lessons to be Learned

ENOC, PR & the Media: 5 Lessons to be Learned

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Here are the five rules of Public Relations that may help Enoc, and indeed any other company that has to break bad news, going forward…

 Alexander McNabb

ENOC and Eppco: Where Not Just the Petrol Has Run Dry

ENOC and Eppco: Where Not Just the Petrol Has Run Dry

ALEXANDER MCNABB: “Deliciously, Deena twists the knife: “Pressed for answers, he made casual comments on the weather to change the subject…”

 Saad Al Dosari

A PR Coup: The Woman & the Jeddah Projects

A PR Coup: The Woman & the Jeddah Projects

SAAD AL DOSARI: The decision of asking her to be part of the inauguration is clever because it gives the project a human face. She is the voice of Jeddawies.

 Mishaal Al Gergawi

Gulf Government Silence Speaks Volumes

Gulf Government Silence Speaks Volumes

MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Most government media arms have dug their boots in. That their positions may be correct is irrelevant. After all, how strong is a position that isn’t communicated?

 Andrew Mackay

Social Media’s Rise: A PR Blessing, And A Curse

Social Media’s Rise: A PR Blessing, And A Curse

HAYDEN SUTHERLAND, ANDREW MACKAY: Social and digital media are changing traditional comms, giving rise to new communicators.

 Andrew Mackay

Rebuilding Business Confidence the Next Battleground

Rebuilding Business Confidence the Next Battleground

ANDREW MACKAY: Countries across the Middle East and Africa need to examine the damage done to their reputations, and rebuild vital revenue streams from inward investment and tourism.

 Alexander McNabb

Title Irony: Why Journalists like to do PR on PRs

Title Irony: Why Journalists like to do PR on PRs

ALEXANDER MCNABB: It infuriates me because I know how very dishonest the practice is – from a media that insists on telling us that it is the only trustworthy source.