Inspired by Lucy Kellaway’s article in the Financial Times, I have just joined the Anti PowerPoint Party. We have refused to do Powerpoints for years – but are often made to feel this could be a disadvantage when pitching for new work. ‘Please send your Powerpoint by 4pm the night before your presentation’ or ‘let … Join the Anti Power Point Party today
by Kulbir Sandhu, Intern at Northern Lights PR As somebody who has had some work experience of ‘in house’ communications, the first week of the programme has been an eye opener for many reasons. My objective before the internship started was to immerse myself: immerse myself in the master classes, in client briefs and generally … PR through the medium of cake baking
The Bribery Act 2010, which came into force on July 1, will not be the ‘death of corporate hospitality’, according to a leading lawyer and fraud expert. Andrew Northage, a director in the Regulatory group at Walker Morris, was speaking at a lunch at The Cooking School, Halifax about the impact of the new Act … Bribery Act – businesses advised to set up a corporate hospitality register
More than two years after the introduction of a code of conduct to crack down on late payment in business a new survey shows that the problem is getting worse. Now the Sheffield-based industry experts who conducted the survey are calling for legislation and warning that an escalating culture of late payment is holding back … Call for legislation as P&A survey shows culture of late payment escalating
Four of the region’s leading financial advisers are offering paid internships to five students on Bradford University School of Management’s new Financial Planning Degree – designed to raise standards in the sector. The BSc (Hons) in Financial Planning, launched in September 2010, is unique in that students graduating with this degree are eligible for significant … Top regional advisers sign up to support financial planning degree students
Brendan Guilfoyle, partner at the P&A Partnership, confirmed today (July 12) that negotiations are underway with the Football League to get their consent for a transfer of Plymouth Argyle Football Company Limited’s ‘golden share’ to Peter Ridsdale’s new company, Plymouth Argyle (125) Limited, before the start of the new season. Season tickets are now on … Statement from Brendan Guilfoyle, joint administrator of Plymouth Argyle Football Company Limited (in administration)
In the last month several people have mentioned how they’ve been contacted with email requests from people they don’t know – but often through people they know a bit. I got into a discussion with one of these people about this whole issue of email introductions and we came up with a list of why … Three magical tips to ensure winning success from emailed introductions – LinkedIn and Outlook
by Naimah Sheikh, Intern at Northern Lights PR It’s already the end of the first week at the Northern Lights PR as an intern, and it has flown by. It’s been a challenging five days but we have laid the foundations of building new relationships and understanding the core of PR and communications. Stepping out … Stepping out of the IT bubble into PR
This statement is made in response to an article which appeared in the Guardian on 6 July which said, “Paul Buttivant has hired a detective agency to look into circumstances that have led to the former Leeds chairman being the preferred bidder for Argyle’s football operation”. Mr Buttivant claims to have been shut out of … Statement from Brendan Guilfoyle, joint administrator of Plymouth Argyle Football Company Limited (in administration)
