A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort
Quote of the week
“I don’t think anyone steals anything; all of us borrow.” Legendary blues-man B.B. King, who sadly died this week, aged-89. He probably wasn’t talking about PR and the media at the time, but nevertheless it works.
Weekly High
Geek chic aside, Silicone Valley isn’t renowned for style. As such it was with raised eyebrows that the world learnt of the tech capital’s inaugural Fashion Week. Part comedy, part intriguing display of innovative wearables (we want a backpack that can charge devices), take a look at this brief news clip and get ready to laugh, cry and go “Ahhhh, that’s interesting”.
Weekly Low
U.S. rail giant Amtrak has had a fight on its hands this week following the derailment of a passenger service travelling from Washington D.C. to New York, killing six. The crisis response from the firm’s communications team has been criticised for not engaging on social channels properly, meanwhile the next day the company also publicised its the results of its Customer Satisfaction Survey, angering many.
Stories To Keep An Eye On
Just in case you missed it
On this week’s blog we’ve been looking at how businesses can pull in more traffic to their website, and- perhaps just as importantly- keep people on their domain for longer. Take a look here.
