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Octopus PR News December 2008

31 December 2008
Drunken celebrities risk PR hangover
The news of Steven Gerrard's arrest following a fracas in a Southport nightclub has prompted concerns in the PR industry about the effect the drunken and irresponsible behaviour of leading celebrities is having on the brands they are championing.

24 December 2008
BBC dancing on thin ice
The BBC has got itself into another fine mess after making not one, but two PR cock-ups in short succession by failing to address the problems with its voting system to Strictly Come Dancing.

23 December 2008
Jobcentre takes the P45
Staff at a Merseyside jobcentre have been left red faced after they were exposed making fun of benefit claimants.

18 December 2008
It Moss be a machination
If you were a supermodel earning five million pounds a year would you do your Christmas shopping at Bhs?

16 December 2008
Slipshod wrapping a neat PR trick
An internet retailer is laughing after grabbing the headlines with a comical new Christmas wrapping service for men, which is intentionally a shambles.

11 December 2008
Bookies airline ad a PR winner
Irish bookmakers Paddy Power have just pulled off a crafty PR gamble by hitting the headlines with a newspaper ad inviting punters to bet on the next airline to go into administration.

9 December 2008
Firm in jam as brand shelved
A famous brand of jam is being shelved following years of decline after it was forced by media pressure to ditch its controversial Golly Wog trademark.

4 December 2008
Facebook uncovers winter blunderland
A Christmas theme park in Dorset has been mauled by the media following attacks on staff by angry visitors and a flood of complaints on social networking site Facebook.

2 December 2008
Sorry seems the hardest word
The social services chief at the centre of the Baby P row has been given her marching orders following a PR catastrophe that made her position untenable.



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