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PR Masterclass 6
In her final column of the series, PR expert Amanda Barry Hirst looks at how to get what you want from PR more... |
01 Jun 2009
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PR Materclass 5
Every month, PR expert Amanda-Barry Hirst will be explaining how to use the right tools to promote your business
This month she looks at the PR brief more... |
28 Apr 2009
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PR Masterclass 4
Every month, PR expert Amanda-Barry Hirst will be explaining how to use the right tools to promote your business
This month:
Press release secrets
The press release is to PR what the spreadsheet is to accounting or the letter is to law. It’s the most basic and most used form of communication in the PR toolbox. Unfortunately, it also happens to be the tool that is often misused.
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30 Mar 2009
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Irish waste and recycling special
In this week’s issue of MRW magazine, we focus on the waste and recycling issues facing Ireland.
Here, MRW shares its full discussion with WRAP Northern Ireland manager Ian Garner more... |
19 Mar 2009
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PR Masterclass 3
Every month, public relations expert Amanda Barry-Hirst will be explaining how to use PR tools to promote your business.
Surviving the downturn
In tough economic times, it can be tempting to view PR and marketing as luxuries that should be first for the chop. While it makes sense to trim expensive campaigns and scale down ambitious launch plans - to halt all proactive activity is a risk. more... |
25 Feb 2009
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PR Masterclass 2
Every month, public relations expert Amanda Barry-Hirst will be explaining how to use PR tools to promote your business.
Picture Perfect
One of the most important PR tools is a good photograph, so knowing how and when to use one is fundamental for any business serious about achieving good publicity. more... |
28 Jan 2009
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State of the market
Dramatic price drops for recyclate that started last October have captured the national media’s attention and led to claims of ‘mountains’ of recyclables, unable to be sold, being stockpiled around the country
In this special MRW web feature, Waste & Resources Action Programme director of market development Marcus Gover speaks to MRW’s Andrea Height about the current situation more... |
20 Jan 2009
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PR Masterclass
Every month, public relations expert Amanda Barry-Hirst will be explaining how to use PR tools to promote your business.
The PR Survey
In the world of Presidential elections, opinion polls and surveys have become a vital tool. Just ask Barack Obama or John McCain. Although not always reliable when it comes to voting habits (people say one thing, but do another), we are still fascinated by them. The media are too. That's why surveys are one of the most popular tools in the PR box. more... |
21 Nov 2008
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Manchester and Merseyside PFI lessons on how to avoid delays
Delays can be an inevitable part of large or complicated contracts such as waste authority private finance initiative (PFI) deals. But setbacks can create extensive extra costs or even the possible loss of PFI credits. The UK’s two biggest PFI projects have both experienced delays. The deals of Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) and Viridor/Laing worth £3.3bn, and the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) worth £3bn are projects the industry is watching closely. But are there lessons for the other PFI projects in the pipeline? more... |
04 Sep 2008
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Larger companies lose out in waste exemptions review
One could speculate that the Environment Agency (EA) believes the ‘three Rs’ denote regulation, red tape and revenue. The Government, through the EA, has published its consultation on revised waste exemptions from environmental permitting (MRW, August 8). My assessment of the proposals at this stage is that the EA has enhanced its power to regulate, with a consequential increase in red tape, and its ability to earn revenue. more... |
29 Aug 2008
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Long-term waste contracts tie councils into inflexible pricing
It has been the tradition for local authorities to enter into long-term contracts with waste management companies to help them meet their recycling targets. But by doing this they have missed out on opportunities to share in the huge profits generated by the soaring value of recyclable materials. So will the high profits now make them think before they sign up? more... |
21 Aug 2008
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UK recycling catches up with the Continent but there's more to do
Recent waste data from the Government shows that the UK is catching up with its European neighbours on the waste and recycling performance front. Recycling rates continue their upward trajectory, reaching 33.9%, while waste is decreasing. So it’s good news so far from the Government’s provisional findings. But are the results enough to allow ourselves a little breather? Definitely not. more... |
15 Aug 2008
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Store packaging growth halts as Courtauld Commitment kicks in
For the first time in many decades the UK has halted grocery packaging growth, despite a growth in retail sales and 0.5% increase in the UK population. This success has been achieved with the help of the Courtauld Commitment – a voluntary agreement between UK retailers to design out packaging waste. The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), along with its 32 retail signatories, which include Asda, the Co-operative Group and Coca Cola, has been measuring packaging reduction targets in terms of weight.
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08 Aug 2008
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Credit crunch creates impetus to get more from labour spend
Alison Harter, sales and marketing director from de Poel Consulting, says that by examining labour spend, waste sector companies can make big savings during lean economic times.There is little doubt that the current economic slowdown has started to have an impact on the waste industry. Now, more than ever before, we are witnessing a need for businesses in the sector to get smarter and streamline a wide range of their operations.
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01 Aug 2008
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Waste sector image faces new threat as council workers strike
Hundreds of street cleaners and refuse collectors across England, Wales and Northern Ireland hit the streets for two days (July 16 and July 17) last week following a dispute over pay. Refuse collectors demonstrated with other local authority workers after being offered a 2.45% pay rise by the Government. Unison, the UK’s biggest public sector union, wants a rise of 6%. more... |
25 Jul 2008
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MEPs vote for recycling targets - but have they done enough?
Last Tuesday, MEPs backed a range of EU legislation including recycling targets and the reclassification of efficient incineration as recovery (see box for more). The final vote/rubber stamp for these rules to become law was expected as MRW went to press. more... |
30 Jun 2008
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