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About the author: Isaac has lived in China, written for music blogs, organised crowdfunding events and dabbled in political campaigning. Now safely ensconced in the world of PR at Velvet, he has his fingers on the pulse of the media, social networks and marketing services alike. Weed is everywhere in the media at the moment. In […]
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About the author: Sean just graduated from the University of Sheffield, with a degree in International Relations and Politics. He is interested in communications and technology, and is currently pursuing a career in PR. It might be a little ambitious for me to start by telling you what the meaning of life is. In fact, […]
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download film The Choice 2016 now When I first heard Zane Lowe had been poached by Apple Music, I was a bit gutted. Listening to his overly-positive, talk to the beat of the music-style show has become a part of my weekday evening. So I shunned this new Apple Music, Beats 1 radio idea – […]
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About the author – in her own words I’m Rita, I’m Portuguese, I’m 16 years old and I’ve come to London on my own! How many kids have this opportunity?! I’m in 11th grade studying languages and I speak Portuguese, obviously, English, German and Spanish. Although I’m young I’m a really a determined and focused […]
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About the author, Emily “I’ve just graduated from the University of Bath in French, Russian and European Studies. During my degree I studied abroad in Siberia for 4 months, and then worked at Quintessentially in Paris (a concierge agency) for 6 months. I’ve also been working seasonally at Disneyland Paris.” Find Emily on Twitter @EmMiddleton22 Having taken […]
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About the author, Laura Cunliffe-Hall Laura is 20 and is currently studying English literature at University of Warwick. She writes for The Boar – the university’s student newspaper and is currently using her summer break to explore a range of potential career opportunities including the exciting world of PR. Shoppers in 2015 have been through […]
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About the author, Ambrose Mac-Fall Ambrose is 16 and is currently at St Benedict’s School in Ealing. Right now he’s choosing his A Levels and thinking of going down the route of Chemistry, Physics, Maths and possibly Economics. He’s still exploring different avenues career-wise but really enjoyed his week of PR! It has come […]
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An interesting conversation flew around the Velvet office the other day. In amongst the sweltering heat, the curious question of product placement was raised. Is it tacky? Is it cringe-worthy? At any rate, if it goes unnoticed surely this means it’s been successful. For instance, one of our staff attributed their disappointment with the latest […]
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Here’s the ad In the UK 4,655 organ transplants were carried out between April 2013 and March 2014. More than 206 of these were heart transplants. In the US, 28,954 people received organ transplants in 2013. In order to raise awareness for reasons to become an organ donor, a truly emotional video for Argentina Foundation […]
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My introduction to Velvet has been illuminating and exciting. From putting together research to calling national newspapers, I’ve had first-hand experience of various different sides of PR. In particular, it’s been fascinating getting to grips with the ever-changing industry landscapes that characterise Velvet’s client base. The research I did around real-time marketing was especially eye-opening. […]
