A circuitous track to chastity (with a bit of PR)

March 11, 2010

silver-lining

What to make of Zoe Margolis, author of Girl with a One-Track Mind? As the New Statesman reports, Margolis wrote an article for the Independent on Sunday on 7 March in which she described being outed by the Sunday Times as the author of her anonymous sex blog in 2006. Somewhat remarkably, she now finds herself at odds with the Sindy over precisely the same article. The reason? It was the headline, m’lud, the headline.

A spokesman for Margolis told the Press Gazette that the piece was originally headlined: “I was a hooker who became an agony aunt”, but that the word ‘hooker’ was changed to “good-time girl” in a later edition. Margolis understandably takes exception to her first edition billing, saying “I’m absolutely distraught by this damage to my reputation both professionally and personally”.

Apparently, legal proceedings are underway. Margolis would seem certain to obtain an apology from the Sindy, perhaps even damages, too, if she wants them. But seasoned PR commentators would not deny the helpfulness of this fracas in terms of publicity for Margolis. Her latest book, Exposed, has just hit the shelves, and thus this dispute perhaps proves the truth of the old adage about clouds and silver linings, one which, as every good English Literature student knows, is derived from a masque by John Milton in honour of chastity.

 

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Not so right said Fred

February 2, 2012
fred hat

So Farewell, then, Sir Fred Goodwin.

Now you are just Fred.

Not Right Said Fred, but plain Fred.

The Forfeiture Committee did for you.

No one had heard of it before,

But Dave said it had to act, and it did.

Trouble is that no one knows what to think.

Is it ‘Alas, poor Fred‘,

Or ‘Hurray! Sir Fred is dead!’?

We don’t know.

Do you?

By A. Mob, aged 1,378 and a half.

London Goes AWOL

January 31, 2012
CNN

STOP PRESS:

Fed up with being stuck on the Thames in south-east England, London yesterday decided to move. In a dramatic gesture which augurs ill for the Olympics, the city upped sticks and relocated to East Anglia.

Lawyers were not consulted about the move, and the city’s precise motivation remains unclear. However, financiers fear that London’s decision is a sign that it wishes to downsize. Moreover, a source from London said: “We no longer want to be Britain’s seat of power. If the Scots can deregulate, why can’t we? East Anglia is a nice place where nothing happens. It’s time for a quiet life. Please respect our right to privacy.”

Elsewhere, Birmingham did not do anything, but Manchester was seen to be packing its bags. “There’s an opportunity for us,” said Manchester. “We can become London.”

East Anglia said: “We don’t mind. It’ll be refreshing to be associated with something other than fens and flatness.”

A cartologist at CNN, which broke the extraordinary news, was later fired.

An excellent ad if ever there was one

January 25, 2012
legovader

We seem to be visually led this week but sometimes words proliferate far too much and letting an image do the talking is no bad thing. That’s another way of saying that ACCESS Agency’s work with Lego is absolutely top drawer.