Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts

Monday, 18 May 2009

120 Australian & New Zealand Public Relations peeps on Twitter (and counting)



OK, we've seen lists of Oz journos on Twitter (thanks Dave Earley and Laurel Papworth), so I thought we'd even up the score a little and post tweeting Aussie & Kiwi PRs. Hopefully, we'll all get along just nicely in the Twitter sandpit...

I realise that this list may be a mere drop in a proverbial sea of twitterers, but hey, you have to start somewhere.

If you're on the list and would prefer not to be, please let me know and I'll remove you ASAP (I've only used publicly available information, and references from other people on the list to put this list of names together). Also, if you are on the list and would like your description updated, please leave a comment and I'll clean it up.

If you're NOT on the list and would like to be, please leave a comment and I'll attempt to get you on it. Finally, if you have suggestions on improving the list, let me know that too.

Thanks to everyone who retweeted my request for help and DMed me with additional names for the list. Special thanks to PR Warrior Trevor Young for supporting the idea and RTing all over the place!

Australia:
A
Sarah Allen Sarah Allen Consulting Marketing, Comms, PR, Social Media, Sydney

B
Johanna Baker Dowdell Strawberry Communications, Central Coast NSW
Natascha Balducelli Cookie Creative
Jo Balfour Tech/online PR running Progressiva
Jenni Beattie Director, Digital Democracy
Emily Birks PR Consultant Pulse Communications
Laura Blasdale from WordStorm PR, Sydney
Jillian Bowen, Director Entertainment PR, Melbourne
Bonnie Bullock Director of Saranac PR

C
Will Clark Tech PR, Melbourne
Michelle Carter Spectrum Comms, Sydney
John Cooke Perth
Bob Crawshaw Maine Street Marketing, Canberra
Sarah Creelman PR & Marketing Manager, CBS Interactive, Sydney
Renee Creer New Media Director, Stellar* PR
Jen Crowcroft Upstream Australia, Sydney
Gemma Crowley Dennis Rutzou, Sydney
Roger Christie Sydney

D
Melissa Dark Internal comms consultant, Melbourne
Julie Delaforce Network PR, Sydney
Keith De La Rue AcKnowledge Consulting, Melbourne
Dennis Rutzou PR
Kya de Rome PR Consultant, Kinetics Sydney
Kelly Drew General Manager, Haystac

E
Jenny Eather Sydney-based consultant
Scott Eathorne Entertainment Publicist, Melbourne
Peta Ellis City Publicity
Geoffrey Emerson Head of Digital PR @ Zing, Sydney
Tim Entwisle Madrigal Communications, Sydney
Cassandra Erbs - Marketing Manager, St Aidan's & freelance consultant, Brisbane
Karalee Evans Communications & Partnerships Manager, Melbourne

F
Simon Fitz Taurus Marketing, Sydney
Ofa Fitzgibbons Tech PR gal, Sydney
Corrina Frankham PR at WriteAway, Sydney
Con Frantzeskos Social Media Strategy Consultant
Campbell Fuller Ex-News journalist/dep-ed,Head of corporate/financial communication with Porter Novelli Sydney

G
Richelle Gillett, Spectrum Communications Account Director, Sydney
Ang Graham Digital PR manager, Amnesia, Sydney
Brian Giesen Director of Digital Strategy, Ogilvy Sydney (fresh import, happy to claim him as our own for this list!)
Tara Grimshaw V/radio journalist working in PR, Sydney

H
Mat Hardy In-house NetComm PR manager Wanted Digital, Sydney
Michael Hendo MD, Spectrum Communications & Max Australia
Donna Hogan Sydney
Jocelyn Hunter Director BenchPR

I
Rob Irwin Media & Online Specialist, Network Communications, Sydney

J
Sharmin Jassal Biz Tech Comms specialist, Sydney
Polly Johnson Sydney tech PR flack for Kinetics
JoJo at Dennis Rutzou PR

K
Christine Kardashian DashPR
Keep Left PR Melbourne
Stella Katsaros Little Miss Stella PR

L
Drew Lambert Publicity Director, Mark Communications, Sydney
Kim LaRochelle at Dennis Rutzou PR
Derek Lau PR guy, Sydney
Jemma Lee Verve Communications, Sydney
Kimberley Lee Sydney
Hayley Lettoof, Account Manager, Stellar* Concepts
Gareth Llewellyn Oracle Flack, Sydney
Anthony Lowe Principal of Porter Novelli's Sydney technology practice

M
Catroina McGauchie The PR Group, Melbourne
Kenny McGilvary Sydney PRer and Dry Julyer
Lindsay McHugh Philly girl in Melbourne
Casey Macneil Director, Macneil Marketing & Communications, Queensland
Fleur Madden-Topley MD, RedPR Brisbane
Dylan Malloch Sydney
Phoebe Mapperson Primary Communication, Sydney
Andrea Matthews Corporate Affairs Manager, GM Holden, Adelaide
Shannon Molloy ex-journo, Brisbane
Susan Moore Asia Pacific PR for Gartner
Carrie Morgan PR Consultant, Melbourne

O
Jane Outen, Senior Account Manager, Stellar* Concepts

P
Emily Patterson The Unknown Citizen, Perth
Lani Pauli Account Manager, LapePhelan Marketing Communications
Tracy Pendergast Pentica PR, Sydney
Lukas Picton Text100, Sydney
Janine Pittaway Director Bright Communications, Perth
Catriona Pollard Director CP Communications
Melinda Porteous, Account Director, Stellar* Concepts
Clare Preskett Freelance consultant

Q
PruQ Einsteinz, Sydney

R
Louise Roberts Director, Sphere Public Relations, Sydney
Jacqui Rudd
Scott Rhodie Online PR specialist, former-journalist, Senior Account Manager, Zing Sydney

S
Teri Sawers Communications for Insights, Sydney
Tara Schwarze Spectrum Comms, Sydney
Johanna Scott, Account Executive, Stellar* Concepts
Victoria Sennitt Sydney
Melissa Shawyer Director, The PR Group
Caroline Shawyer Owner, The PR Group Melbourne
Saxon Shirley Associate Director, Spectrum Communications, Sydney
David Sims Howarth, Sydney
Brooke Simmons Pursuit Communications, Central Coast NSW
Annette Slunjski GM at Lucidity Marketing Communications (B2B marcomms)
Dr Greg Smith PRLab, ex print journo
Becci Stalker consumer PR specialist, Melbourne
Stellar* PR
Tanya Steinbeck Director Limelight Communications, Perth
Jo Stevens Kramer Head of Corp Comms Microsoft Australia, Sydney
Sarah Stokely Tech journo turned PR, Melbourne
Susan Swan

T
Peter Taliangis Perth
Rebekka Thompson PR practitioner at Zing, Sydney
Marissa Tree Brisbane Team Leader, Red Agency

V
Dena Vassallo Professional Public Relations (PPR), Adelaide
Lars Voedisch Asia Pacific PR for Dow Jones

W
Annalise Walliker Haystac in Melbourne
Martin Walsh Group Manager Digital Marketing @ Microsoft, Sydney
Wes Ward PR, social media, virtual reality at ExitReality and Wadimedia
Emily Wearmouth, Executive director at Kinetics PR
Graham White MD Howorth, tech & business PR firm, an Ogilvy PR company
Lesley White Head of Consumer Digital, Network Communications, Sydney
Emma Wiliams Opera Australia's inhouse publicist

Y
Trevor Young parkyoung, The PR Warrior


New Zealand:

A
Hamish Anderson Creo CEO, Auckland
Catherine Arrow Auckland

B
Sharon Buckland Auckland
Jennifer Boyes Intermediary PR, Auckland
Peter Boyes Perception management counsellor & PR adviser, Auckland

C
Simon Clark Account Manager at Network PR, Auckland

D
Joss Debreceny Communications Advisor at Ministry of Education, Wellington
Jane Dodd GM, Network PR, Auckland
Donovan Boyd Communications Auckland

E
Michela Enna Creo

F
Sam Farrow
Solange Francois

G
Steve Grbic Auckland

H
Campbell Hodgetts Tech PR consultant Auckland

J
Jacky James Director of Shine PR, Rotorua
Anna Jobsz PR

K
Stephen Knightly Auckland

L
Julie Landry, PR consultant in Auckland

M
Paul Matthews Bullet Points, Auckland
Angela Moriarty Wellington

N
Network PR Auckland
Nicholas O'Flaherty BulletPR

P
Paul Pursuit Pursuit PR, Auckland

S
Toni Skiffington Harcourts NZ Communications Manager, Auckland
Jordan Small Network PR,Wellington

And for good measure:
Public Relations Institute of Australia (National) managed by Lloyd Grosse
Public Relations Institute of New Zealand - Events

(Credit for the tweet image above here)

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Friday, 31 October 2008

Weekly media index: 27 - 31 October 2008


DOMESTIC
Bank deposit guarantee: The issue of financial security in the Australian non-banking sector remained unresolved at the end of the week, with most investment funds rejecting an approach from the Government to apply for bank status and therefore be covered by the deposit guarantee, while commentators continued to debate whether there should have been a guarantee at all and at what level it should have been capped.

Climate change: Coverage of climate change picked up as the Treasury released its economic modeling showing that only the aluminium industry would be badly affected by the start of an ETS and that the scheme would increase bills for households by about a dollar a day, the Opposition quickly rejecting the modeling as irrelevant because of the financial crisis.

Ice cream poo claim: Independent tests seem to confirm the allegation that a woman was served ice cream with faecal matter in it at the well known beachside Sydney pub, the Coogee Bay Hotel.

Petrol prices: the international oil price slumped to below half its peak level in the middle of the year, with the petrol Commissioner warning that he expected to see significant falls in the price at the pump very soon, as independent retailers took the matter into their own hands, several in Sydney selling for 95 cents a litre.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
U.S. Presidential campaign: As the campaign entered its last few days, Republican nominee John McCain attempted to focus on Democrat Barack Obama’s plans for the economy, making a concerted pitch in key large mid west states Ohio and Pennsylvania claiming Obama would be a high taxing, high spending socialist, while Obama used part of his massive war chest to run a half hour advertisement detailing his plans, claiming McCain would stick with President Bush’s failed economic policies.

In other international news: The American singer and actor Jennifer Hudson has gone into seclusion after her mother, brother and nephew were killed on the weekend; and Syria has strongly criticised the US for killing an Al Qaeda target with a rocket attack inside its borders.

BUSINESS NEWS
Financial crisis: The international financial rollercoaster continued on share markets last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipping sharply mid week but bouncing back strongly as the US Federal reserve cut interest rates to 1%, while our own stock exchange continued following the US trend, dipping below 3,800 mid week before also strongly rallying. Meanwhile figures showed the US officially in recession, while business commentators and politicians argued over how long the inevitable Australian economic slowdown will be.

Packer quits PBL: It was the end of a long era in Australian media when James Packer announced they would not be meeting CVC’s equity call for PBL, resulting in the resignation of James packer from the PBL Board and the end of the Packer family’s fifty year association with the Nine Network.

TALKBACK
This week sport finally pipped the financial malaise as the most popular topic for discussion, picking a winner for the Melbourne Cup having many punters nerves just as jangled as the collapse in share markets; while Australia’s poor form in the cricket also fought for time with concerns about retirement savings and the bank guarantee.

SPORT
Spring Carnival: The story of the 2008 Melbourne Cup seems set to be dominated by international horses after last year’s winner Efficient was scratched from the race, leaving foreign horses to dominate betting for the Cup, as sporting writers debated the pros and cons of the increasing strength of the foreign contingent at Melbourne’s Spring Carnival.

Cricket in India: The Australian bowling attack continues to struggle in India, the home team racking up over 600 runs in the first innings of the Third Test, rendering victory for Ricky Ponting’s team extremely unlikely as the Australian batsmen attempted to chip away at that huge first innings total.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“In my 70th year I will still be spending two months a year doing work that is of no interest to me and which is probably slightly spiritually depleting in order to feed the beast"
John Cleese does his bit for gender relations following his most recent divorce settlement


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Monday, 21 July 2008

Voting is open! On our blog!

Hey Slicers, we've opened up a poll on our blog to find out a little bit more about you and your media habits.

First cab off the rank is a question about RSS. Don't worry if you have no idea what RSS stands for (unfortunately it's not Really Spunky Shoes) ... we want to know that too.

So head to the blog, or if you're already here (there?), vote in the box in the right column.

Thanks in advance for your vote.

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Monday, 23 June 2008

Top 50 Australian Marketing Pioneer Blogs



Yay! Finally! A list of Australian marketing blogs... this could be love... Many thanks to Julian Cole at Adspace Pioneers for compiling this list. While the comments associated with this list suggest a bit of contention about the methodology behind the rankings, we say 'bravo for having a go!'

The list will be published in the August edition of Marketing magazine, but will also be updated online in September, and every three months after that. Enjoy Slicers!

Total
1Banner Blog66868943
2Servant of Chaos95866539
3Duncans Tv Adland65768537
4Corporate Engagement85545835
5Better Communication Results83656634
6Young PR75655634
7Small Business Branding 73087833
8Get Shouty85754433
9Personlize Media85444530
10Brand DNA64655430
11PR Disasters75444529
12Ettf.net65544327
131+1=353545527
14Business of Marketing & Branding65644126
15Media Hunter72643325
16Australian SEO Blog44546124
17Wide Open Spaces85433124
18The Marketer73643023
19Three Billion64044523
20Innovation Feeder65333222
21Campaign Brief Blog64035321
22Eicolab75233020
23Adspace-Pioneers73332220
24Publicity Queen84112319
25Filtered64023318
26Marketing Easy63035118
27Hothouse64124118
28Mark Neely's Blog - 3rd Horizon73223017
29Lexy Klain73132117
30Peter Sheahan Live64014217
31In my atmosphere64032116
32Elbow Grease44032316
33Falkayn54202114
34Pigs Don't Fly64112014
35Diffusion74011114
36Australian Small Business63004013
37The Jason Recliner44121113
38The Wayfarer73011113
39Adnotes63112013
40Ryan's View64021013
41B&T74011013
42Zero Budget Marketing Ideas63111012
43Blackwatch53000311
44Fresh Chat52111111
45Latin Ocean52111111
46Arrow Internet SEO72001111
47The Sticky Report70120010
48Naked Communications-The Flasher80010110
49Pixel Paddock5101018
50Send up a larger room7001008



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Wednesday, 9 January 2008

Monthly Media Index: December 2007

It wasn't all men in red suits and boozy long lunches in December 07. Here's the headlines that kept us busy in between unwrapping pressies, baking turkeys and boiling puddings. Thanks to media analyst Patrick Baume.





Climate Change – Climate change continued to dominate the news, with the intergovernmental meeting on climate change in Bali seeing the new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gain international plaudits for signing the Kyoto agreement, as debate over whether the developing world should face the same restrictions as richer countries raged and the U.S. continued to hold out against mandatory targets.

Petrol prices – Petrol prices were once again a big issue as the Government followed through on its Election commitment to hold an ACCC inquiry into petrol prices. As oil prices headed towards US$100 a barrel, the Commission found no direct evidence of price collusion in the industry, but said that it could be made more competitive.

Interest rates – Interest rates and the credit crunch across global financial markets continued to be a big issue in the last month of 2007, with the big banks warning they would have to increase their mortgage rates despite no official increase in rates from the Reserve Bank during the month.

Aurukun rape case – Much of the media ran lead articles after it was revealed that none of nine men and boys convicted of raping a ten year old girl at the Cape York settlement of Aurukun were sentenced to gaol. Public sentiment ran strongly against the prosecutor’s decision not to ask for custodial sentences and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh immediately announced an inquiry.

WorkChoices – WorkChoices continued to be an issue in December as the Opposition agonised over whether to block the repeal of the legislation in the Senate, as new Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard warned that it could be years before new processes were in place.





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Friday, 27 July 2007

Pollies impact Myspace



Myspace, a place for friends. A place now also for politicians. Following an American model, we can now get to know our leaders a little more intimately through the Impact channel on Myspace Australia. Political parties have been given access to set up Myspace profiles for their members, allowing voters to view their blogs, videos, photo slide shows, music clips, lists of 'favourites' and even star signs. Oh lordy, give me strength.

The media anthropologist in me applauds the move. It's the very embodiment of the web 2.0 movement, connecting ourselves to our leaders and visa versa, like never before.

But of course the sceptic in me is a tad more cynical. Can we be expecting Kevin Rudd to be logging on to his computer, adding friends to his profile every half hour? I don't think so. The whole political machine has to be managing the process, and the lack of authenticity kinda makes my skin crawl. But then, at least he has a profile.

A recent article in The Age reported that the Liberal party were a little weary of the whole Myspace thing and had given it a wide berth. And it's little wonder...

Joe Hockey vs. Julia Gillard
At the time of writing 560 vs. 1640 friends.

In this article, MySpace general manager Rebekah Horne said the purpose of the channel was to humanise the politicians and help them engage directly with voters who may feel alienated from the political process, such as young people.

This is a difficult line to walk. Joe Hockey's music clip of 'What I l like about you' playing on his Myspace page is NOT cool. The 'young' people won't think it's cool, just self gratifying. And a 'farewell' video from when he left his post at Human Services. Are you kidding me? Less self promotion, more policy thanks Joe. But then he did list 'Jerry Springer' as one of the people he'd like to meet. Enough said.

And whoever set up Julia Gillard's page needs to get the screen resolution right - I had to keep scrolling across to get the whole page. This is almost as annoying as the 'Howard's asleep' video ad on her page.

People, didn't you watch The West Wing?! Well, according to Senator Andrew Barlett's profile he did, and coincendently he's been a blogger since 2004. Nice work with the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song.

Ah well, good fodder for the political cartoonists I'm sure. And from Myspace's perspective, what a success. Surely Facebook must be kicking themselves.

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Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Changes to media ownership

I recently received some information about changes to media ownership in Australia compiled by Steve Ford, Content Rights Manager at Media Monitors. If this stuff doesn't float your boat, eject now. Otherwise read on and suck it up.


In mid-2005, the Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan outlined proposed changes to the Broadcasting Services Act, removing foreign ownership restrictions for television from the Act and largely removing ‘cross-media’ ownership restrictions and the pundits were predicting big changes, including a consolidation of media assets.

After a slower-than-expected passage through Parliament, the new media ownership laws were proclaimed on 29 March 2007, and the expected rash of mergers and takeovers has followed.

PBL
PBL Media, owner of the Nine Network, paid $250m for NBN, the Nine affiliate in north-east NSW and the Gold Coast. NBN was a significant regional prize, with the fourth largest viewing audience in the country, after Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Shortly after PBL claimed NBN, the Packer family sold down their interest in PBL. CVC Capital Partners, a London-based private equity firm, paid more than $5b for a 75% stake.

WIN
Bruce Gordon’s WIN-TV missed out on NBN, but bought Perth’s Channel 9 from Sunraysia Television for $163m and Adelaide’s Channel 9 from Southern Cross, for $105m.

FAIRFAX AND RURAL PRESS
Fairfax Media and Rural Press merged, creating a combined operation to rival News Limited in total newspaper circulation. The deal brought the Fairfax family back into the company bearing its name, with Rural Press chairman John B Fairfax and brother Tim joining the Fairfax board. Fairfax family interests now own almost 15% of Fairfax Media.

Prior to the Fairfax-Rural Press merger, Rural Press bought the Riverina Media Group, the privately-owned publisher of Wagga’s Daily Advertiser.

(The sale of the Daily Advertiser leaves only three independent regional dailies in the market – the Shepparton News, Mildura’s Sunraysia Daily, and the union-owned Barrier Daily Truth in Broken Hill).

MACQUARIE MEDIA GROUP
Macquarie Media Group has bought Southern Cross Broadcasting, in a deal valuing Southern Cross at $1.35 billion. Macquarie is on-selling some key assets - including 2UE, 3AW and the Southern Star television production company - to Fairfax Media. (Macquarie Media Group is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank, and not related to the once dominant Macquarie Broadcasting Network, now reduced to 2GB-2CH.)

NEWS LIMITED
Since late 2006, News Limited has acquired 16 community newspapers and 25 magazines from the Federal Publishing Company, for a total of $340m. News sold down its strategic stake in rival Fairfax.

RETURN OF THE MOGUL?
The Packer family’s exit from television seemed to signal the decline of the Australian media mogul. In that context, the return of the Fairfax family to the big smoke, having quietly built a fortune in the bush, is an interesting turn.

What goes around comes around. The Fairfax family once controlled a (Sydney-centric) media empire, including the Sydney Morning Herald, ATN-7, and the Macquarie Broadcasting Network. Fairfax Media now has about one-third of total newspaper circulation, eight metro radio stations, a television production company, and is sure to make an aggressive play for mobile television spectrum.


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Thursday, 12 July 2007

Farewell Brendan, Hello Kevin

Many of you many have had the pleasure of speaking with our lovely Irish telephone consultant Brendan McGreevy. With a tear in our eye, we waved him goodbye as he set off to return to the Emerald Isle, and start up a new publishing empire. We wish you all the best Brendan.

In his place we welcome Kevin Passmore to the team. Kevin has just returned from teaching in China for 6 months and is currently breaking in his new headset. When Kevin’s not brushing up on his Boolean or training for the Oxfam 100km trailwalk, he’s on the phone spreading the Slice gospel and answering your questions.




Happy Slicing. slicemedia.com.au

Thursday, 7 June 2007

What? 110 new titles?!

Slice just got a whole lot busier today, with the addition of more than 110 Australian lifestyle magazines added to our tracking list. Slice will now be carving its way through publications such as Australian Mother & Baby, Australian Medicine, Big Issue Australia, city Child publications, Fashion Journal, Life etc., jmag, Instyle, SA Life, TV Hits, Voyeur and Wheels to name few. Hmmm, we may have to increase Slice’s daily carb intake to keep up... they will of course be all low GI.

Happy Slicing. www.slicemedia.com.au

Friday, 16 February 2007

Media Release: Slice launches to the Australian market

Media tracking by the Slice

Tracking the media became a whole lot more accessible today with the launch of SLICE - Australia’s first low cost, web-based media tracking service slicemedia.com.au.

As part of the growing stable of digital assets developed by Media Monitors, CEO John Croll said “Slice fills the gap for small to medium business in need of a low cost media tracking service. Slice represents a great opportunity for SMEs with simple tracking needs, who may otherwise be excluded from the market.”

Slice is simple, accurate and economical. Mr Croll explains, “Subscribers simply log-on, enter their keywords and tracking criteria, and Slice goes straight to work for them.”

Slice continuously tracks an extensive range of Australian and New Zealand press, television and radio media. News items are matched to subscriber criteria and these ‘slices’ are digitally delivered straight into the subscriber’s online account.

As Mr Croll explains, “Subscribers are in complete control - they can change their tracking criteria at any time online to make their coverage as specific or general as they like.”

Slice is geared specifically for Australian businesses. “Unlike other online providers, we track Australian press AND broadcast, and provide the information in a useful format that can be organised according to the individual’s specific requirements” added Mr Croll.

Regional businesses, boutique PR agencies, charities and independent operators will now be able to get online and track the issues that matter to them. Organisations with single issues, or who are event-driven will also benefit from the Slice solution.

Slice is now live and accessible at http://www.slicemedia.com.au/. Take a tour here.

Media Monitors is a world leader in media information services and the leading media monitoring group in Australia and New Zealand. A unique amalgamation of many specialist and respected companies, Media Monitors has grown rapidly over the years by exceeding the needs of customers, by developing new markets and by providing the most comprehensive range of products and services in the coverage of public information.

For further information contact
John Croll, Chief Executive Officer,
Phone 0418-418-433
john.croll@mediamonitors.com.au

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