2008-07-21T22:53:00Z Hannah Roberts http://www.montagecomms.com/blogger/hannah_roberts tag:montagecomms.com,2008-07-21:/blog/20080721225300 2008-07-21T22:53:00Z

Another victory for the bloggers as the Smith Institute is reprimanded by the Charity Commission

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-07-17:/blog/20080717191100 2008-07-17T19:11:00Z

The truth is out there, apparently. But is it to be found in the statistics or the media?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-07-10:/blog/20080710215400 2008-07-10T21:54:00Z

Here we go again … It would seem that lessons have not, in fact, been learnt from the 10p tax debacle.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-07-01:/blog/20080701003200 2008-07-01T00:32:00Z

How does my gender, religion or race affect a proposed residents’ parking scheme? It doesn’t, but the chance that I might supply the information while completing a questionnaire is just too good an opportunity to miss.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-06-23:/blog/20080623194300 2008-06-23T19:43:00Z

Who’s watching the watchers? Or who should be? Will the councils rein in their surveillance activities, as the Local Government Association has asked?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-06-19:/blog/20080619221200 2008-06-19T22:12:00Z

Is resigning the best way for David Davies to draw attention to the issues around 42 days’ detention and other civil liberty issues?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-06-09:/blog/20080609234000 2008-06-09T23:40:00Z

Hannah on holiday

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-05-27:/blog/20080527221400 2008-05-27T22:14:00Z

Obama shows social networking sites are the key to generating political support and funds.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-05-23:/blog/20080523192700 2008-05-23T19:27:00Z

Another tough lesson for Labour last night as its ‘Tory Toff’ campaign backfired in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-05-23:/blog/20080523191600 2008-05-23T19:16:00Z

MP expenses out today

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-05-16:/blog/20080516224800 2008-05-16T22:48:00Z

High Court - Commons must release expenses details by next Friday

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-05-08:/blog/20080508004700 2008-05-08T00:47:00Z

Where did it all go wrong for Labour?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-05-01:/blog/20080501223900 2008-05-01T22:39:00Z

The High Court considers the right of the police to mount surveillance operations at peaceful protest.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-04-30:/blog/20080430232500 2008-04-30T23:25:00Z

What’s wrong with Punch and Judy politics?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-04-24:/blog/20080424215300 2008-04-24T21:53:00Z

Another lesson for Brown to learn: when youʼre up to your neck in bad PR, itʼs best to take steps to ensure that a line can be drawn under the episode.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-04-14:/blog/20080414050000 2008-04-14T05:00:00Z

On the latest counter-terrorism plans

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-04-07:/blog/20080407215800 2008-04-07T21:58:00Z

PoliticsHome has launched today, and it’s not a disappointment.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-04-01:/blog/20080401122300 2008-04-01T12:23:00Z

Has Gordon’s new PR team persuaded him that engaging with the public is the best way to go?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-03-25:/blog/20080325235100 2008-03-25T23:51:00Z

Who watches the watchers? The bloggers!

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-03-20:/blog/20080320004900 2008-03-20T00:49:00Z

On the demise of Civil Serf.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-03-10:/blog/20080310233900 2008-03-10T23:39:00Z

The plastic bags debate demonstrates the importance of checking your facts before implementing your communications strategy.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-03-03:/blog/20080303231700 2008-03-03T23:17:00Z

Prince Harry has returned safe and well from Afghanistan – a PR gamble that paid off?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-02-25:/blog/20080225223600 2008-02-25T22:36:00Z

The number of UK Facebook users has dropped for the first time, falling 5% from 8.9 million in December to 8.5 million in January.

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-02-18:/blog/20080218225000 2008-02-18T22:50:00Z

Cleaning up online reputations - taking search engine optimisation to new levels

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-02-13:/blog/20080213060100 2008-02-13T06:01:00Z

Taking a look at plans to cut the internet access of illegal downloaders - how should the music industry keep pace with the times?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-02-08:/blog/20080208005600 2008-02-08T00:56:00Z

ITV coverage in the West Country and cracking print coverage to boot

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-02-06:/blog/20080206001400 2008-02-06T00:14:00Z

Canny applicants should use the trend for employers to check Facebook and MySpace to their advantage

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-01-29:/blog/20080129205400 2008-01-29T20:54:00Z

What a difference a day (or two) makes: the Qtrax blunder

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-01-22:/blog/20080122174500 2008-01-22T17:45:00Z

Ringo ‘does a Ratner’

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-01-21:/blog/20080121225600 2008-01-21T22:56:00Z

The Information Commissioner’s Office is to investigate Facebook

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-01-14:/blog/20080114170100 2008-01-14T17:01:00Z

Are 'glamorous' recruitment videos hoodwinking children into signing up?

tag:montagecomms.com,2008-01-07:/blog/20080107161100 2008-01-07T16:11:00Z

Social networking sites increasingly used to generate income.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-12-17:/blog/20071217170000 2007-12-17T17:00:00Z

Ask is hoping to make inroads on the highly-competitive search engine market with the launch of AskEraser

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-12-11:/blog/20071211150000 2007-12-11T15:00:00Z

Did Facebook simply misjudge its users or did it have ulterior motives?

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-12-03:/blog/20071203171800 2007-12-03T17:18:00Z

After last week’s ‘data debacles’ the bad news stories regarding online security breaches just seem to keep coming.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-11-26:/blog/20071126171800 2007-11-26T17:18:00Z

Patrick Askins is one angry customer who is making use of online media to ensure his complaint is heard.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-11-19:/blog/20071119132900 2007-11-19T13:29:00Z

YouTube has launched the first online anti-bullying channel.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-11-12:/blog/20071112121600 2007-11-12T12:16:00Z

Facebook and MySpace open up to targeted ads, and risk alienating users.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-11-05:/blog/20071105161800 2007-11-05T16:18:00Z

With Google’s tenth birthday approaching, it seems a good time to consider not just where it has come from, but also where it is going

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-10-25:/blog/20071025174100 2007-10-25T17:41:00Z

Do readers trust advertising more when it appears in local papers?

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-10-16:/blog/20071016145400 2007-10-16T14:54:00Z

Sheffield Wednesday FC Scores PR Own Goal With Legal Action Against Its Fans.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-10-09:/blog/20071009173300 2007-10-09T17:33:00Z

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tag:montagecomms.com,2007-10-02:/blog/20071002121000 2007-10-02T12:10:00Z

Newport-based paper, The South Wales Argus, posts recordings of hoax 999 calls on its website to help catch local criminals.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-09-27:/blog/20070927110100 2007-09-27T11:01:00Z

Gloucestershire paper, The Forester, has branched out: now producing video news bulletins, it has proved to be a hit on YouTube.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-09-20:/blog/20070920095800 2007-09-20T09:58:00Z

The New York Times has stopped charging for access to its columnists’ articles on the web, due to online advertising revenue potential

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-09-03:/blog/20070903101600 2007-09-03T10:16:00Z

Hannah Roberts is on annual leave until the 10th September, relaxing away from a really busy time at Montage. She will be mostly chilling out !

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-08-28:/blog/20070828172300 2007-08-28T17:23:00Z

Speculation may continue regarding the timing of the next general election, but it is likely that the next one - whenever it may be - will be fought along different lines to any previous, as user-generated content seems certain to play a big role.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-08-22:/blog/20070822095800 2007-08-22T09:58:00Z

The Central Office of Information’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) is considering adding blogs to its regular summaries of government coverage in the mainstream media.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-08-15:/blog/20070815164700 2007-08-15T16:47:00Z

HMV plans to enter the social networking sites arena shortly

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-08-07:/blog/20070807170600 2007-08-07T17:06:00Z

Creative approaches to marketing are being employed by companies desperate to find new ways of reaching consumers.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-07-26:/blog/20070726122300 2007-07-26T12:23:00Z

MySpace puts its PR account out to tender

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-07-17:/blog/20070717142300 2007-07-17T14:23:00Z

Commons committee upholds freedom of the press to self-regulate

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-07-03:/blog/20070703114100 2007-07-03T11:41:00Z

How Five Live turned user-generated content into an ongoing news story.

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-06-26:/blog/20070626095600 2007-06-26T09:56:00Z

Poll suggests that online news and information will supplant television network news

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-06-20:/blog/20070620113200 2007-06-20T11:32:00Z

Do bloggers require a code of conduct?

tag:montagecomms.com,2007-06-05:/blog/20070605042000 2007-06-05T04:20:00Z

PR Week says that blogs are trusted by more people than you think.