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No publicity is bad publicity….question mark
08-08-2011 | Helen | Tank PR News
A misguided tweet regarding Amy Winehouse’s death from the offices at Microsoft saw bad publicity come their way. Promoting one of their products, the tweet urged followers to download popular Amy Winehouse song ‘Back to Black’ using their online store. This outraged not only fans but the general public who saw this as crass and vile.
Many would argue that the tweet, gaining coverage in the national press and featuring in multiple articles mentioning their product, was actually a back handed promotional success. However in the long run, this has actually come across as an incredibly greedy and unprofessional mistake, a mistake that a global company such as Microsoft would not want to be identified with.
As a Nottingham PR agency we recognise the vast importance of social networking sites and that messages as innocent as tweets can blow up from being micro-blogs to potentially damaging news stories.
Helen
An audience with Tank PR
27-05-2011 | Martin | Tank PR News
It’s been another busy week at Tank PR HQ.
We’ve been holding PR drop-in sessions for the venues involved in this year’s Nottingham Food and Drink Festival. The idea was to give them some ideas and inspiration to help promote themselves both during and after the Festival, and to give them a greater idea of how PR works.
As a Nottingham PR agency, it was great to meet so many of the people that help to make Nottingham’s food and drink offering so varied. It was also rewarding to get some really positive feedback and to even see some get cracking straight away and get themselves some media coverage.
‘It’s good to talk’ is a bit of a cliché, but in this case, it definitely has been.
Tank PR strengthens portfolio with Versaclimber UK
17-05-2011 | Martin | Tank PR News
Nottingham PR agency Tank PR is continuing its successful start to 2011 by announcing another new account win.
Tank PR has been awarded the public relations brief from fitness company Versaclimber UK, which will see the team helping to promote Versaclimber’s range of specialist exercise equipment, including Versaclimbers and Versapulleys, to consumers, businesses and sports clubs across the country.
As part of the brief, Tank PR will also be handling all of Versaclimber’s social media activity, whilst helping to publicise the Stourbridge-based company’s new website www.versaclimber.co.uk.
Commenting on Tank PR’s appointment, Versaclimber UK’s managing director Neil Kelford said:
“Tank PR not only has a great deal of experience in the leisure sector – its team also have great social media skills that we need to market our brand effectively for the foreseeable future. The fitness sector is an incredibly competitive one and I’m confident, that with Tank’s help, Versaclimber will cement its position as a market leader.”
The Versaclimber UK account win comes just weeks after it was announced that Tank PR was to handle PR for the Nottingham Food & Drink Festival 2011.
Read all about it
15-04-2011 | Martin | Tank PR News
In an ironic twist of fate, the past few weeks have seen Sunday tabloid the News of the World hitting the headlines itself rather than publishing them.
The supposed ‘phone-hacking scandal’ and subsequent apology from News International has raised questions about the means used by journalists to produce the sensational headlines that the British press is renowned for.
No doubt the coming weeks will hold more revelations as further details are announced and journalistic practices are pushed even further into the spotlight.
Obviously, phone-hacking and scandal are far removed from the world of a Nottingham PR agency, but it does go to prove one thing – no organisation is exempt from needing the services of a good PR agency from time-to-time!
Tales / tails from the Tank PR photo shoot
09-03-2011 | Martin | Tank PR News
We’ve been perfecting our best smiles at Nottingham PR agency Tank PR this week as we’ve had some new team photos taken. Whilst our photographer works his magic (and airbrush), we thought we would share this one with you as a sneak preview.
As you can see, office dog Cocoa, the finest canine in the Nottingham PR world, was desperate to get in on the act!
Talented student editor joins Tank
22-02-2011 | Martin | Tank PR News
Nottingham public relations agency Tank PR has announced the appointment of a new account executive.
A print journalism graduate, Glen Davies joins the Nottingham PR agency team, having previously been the editor-in-chief of Platform, the NTU student magazine and website.
In his journalism training, Glen has experience of working with MTV, BBC Radio 1 and UKTV, along with regional newspapers in Yorkshire.
As an account executive, Glen will be supporting Tank PR’s account teams on the day-to-day delivery of PR and social media campaigns. He will also manage the research aspects of the business.
Trevor Palmer, director and founder of Tank PR, said: “As a trained journalist, Glen will be a great asset to the business. I have always believed that journalists are an essential component to PR agencies as they bring that extra level of understanding of the media.”
Glen’s appointment follows a succession of account wins at Tank PR including restaurant chain Simply Eat and packaging design agency We Are Pure.
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