Archive for January, 2008

Pro Bono work

Friday, January 18th, 2008

As part of our corporate social repsonsibity we carry out pro bono work for two organisations – ProHelp, part of Business in the Community, and the Media Trust.

Under ProHelp we provide PR support to Ellie’s Haven, an excellent charity based in Looe in Cornwall which is aiming to build a non-medical holiday facility for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Under the Media Trust we are proud to support the Mental Disability Advocacy Center, an international charity which works in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Any PR companies which may not have thought of doing this type of work are well advised to do so, and we would be happy to discuss with fellow professionals. PR students may also like to get involved with this type of support.

Aitch and apostrophes

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Have you noticed the growing tendency for the mispronunciation of the letter ‘H’? There are a lot of people who say haitch instead of aitch. This is the verbal equivalent of the misplaced apostrophe – and they crop up everywhere, with far too many businesses getting it wrong in marketing and publicity material, and on websites.