A long way from home.

When I arrived for work on the first day, I was impressed by the way the office had been designed. With bright red bean bags, couches and tastefully decorated walls and curtains, I felt that the whole vibe of the office complemented the creativity and hard work that...

BS rife in PR

Don’t worry – I’m not talking about the most common acronym, I’m actually referring to the alarming phenomenon that seems to be sweeping our bedrooms, workplaces and social circles around Australia; Body Slamming. Examples of BS overheard in the past month...

The Unwritten PR Rules…

Now, two months in and I can already tell you – what is written in your texts books doesn’t always work out and there are many hidden challenges involved in the practical side of working a consumer PR agency. Having come to Red with a few internships behind me I was...

Not all internships are created equal

I had spent months before calling, emailing and essentially stalking every editorial assistant in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and was over the moon when I finally got accepted by one of them. As the coordinator of the Red PR work experience program, I have now sat...

The Art Behind the Pitch

As PR professionals, our job is to come up with creative methods to achieve cut-through in a cluttered space where we often find ourselves scrambling for attention and shouting over the top of other well intentioned communications professionals, who are also fighting...

Power to the PR People

Building reputations takes time, and creating a robustly positive public perception requires consistent, sustained messaging and intelligent, strategic thought.  Put simply, it isn’t something that just happens overnight – and even if it did, how would you go about...
15 Years of Fame