Last week was the Edelman Christmas Party and in the interest of being fiscal in these turbulent economic times, we kept it in our offices in Victoria. However, this didn’t mean people gathering around their desks, having a glass of wine. The theme this year was American Prom – something light-hearted...

Ok, so it has been two weeks since St Patrick’s Day but this doesn’t mean Waxy O’Connor is not one of the most interesting pubs to go visit, especially if you fancy a bit of Irish twist to your evening (or getting very lost after a few too many drinks in the maze and then find yourself standing...

Following the timely and, apparently, ‘cheeky’ posting by Luke Pollard on Despatch Blog, I thought i’d send out a call to arms from our little blog too. There is a mythical reputation surrounding the PR profession that it is all boozy parties, pretty people, and very little work. I’m...

I know i won’t be garnering a great deal of support by expressing sympathy for our PM, Tony Blair, given the current climate. It seems these days that it’s cool to criticise him and ’so last year’ to be in support of the party and his leadership of it. That being said, a conversation...

Social responsibility and employee engagement were the two key elements highlighted in Stuart Smith’s speech discussion of this year’s Edelman Trust Barometer UK results reflecting on the UK statistics. A few statistics and information: - Business is the most trusted source by opinion leaders. -...

Friday drinks and nibbles is common practice here at Edelman – after all, we deserve a little bit of guilty pleasures after daily fresh fruits and toast breakfast every morning, oh and plenty of hard work! It’s also the place for us grads to catch up, have a pre-drink before heading to the famous...

Just a brief note to remind anyone interested in working for this award winning agency that the deadline for Edelman’s Grad Scheme is fast approaching – 31st January 2007. If you’ve not thought about it yet and have somehow, inexplicably stumbled across this glorious blog, take a look...

Interesting stories this week… On Monday, BBC News reports on a Swedish Christmas tradition whereby a giant straw goat is built in the towns’ central square. Somewhat expectedly, there is also a tradition in which arsonists would attempt year after year to burn down the goat. Impressed already?...

Simple question today: Where do you get your news from? I am a bit of a traditionalist. I like my news in print. I like to feel grown up and I like to hold on to the paper, despite having mucky fingers from the paper and the ink. And more importantly, it is seemingly easier on the eye. But unless...

It’s been through a few image changes but it’s still the same red ribbon, signally an important mark and achievement for World AIDS Day. And with no surprise, World AIDS Day falls on 1st December this year. What is surprising though perhaps is the figures that are published on the National AIDS...