Ogilvy PR - Latest Comments

Re: The Ogilvy PR experience

Sophie Jones — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:28:35 -0000

Hi Payge, thank you for your comment, I manage the internship program at Ogilvy PR Australia. Internships not only give you hands on experience but also a great way to get your foot in the door. The best advice I can give you is to be proactive, jump right in and ask plenty of questions. Your position in the company will usually determine on how much public speaking you will do, however it’s a great skill to develop. All the best with your travels to the UK.

Re: The Ogilvy PR experience

Payge — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:52:24 -0000

Kristen, im 23 and interested in studying PR do you have any suggestions on ways to get your foot in the door pre-studies? I'm travelling to the UK and am considering applying for reception positions within a PR company for experience. Do all PR positions involve public speaking?
Payge

Re: Lipstick and a tedious debate on a very important day

nextness — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:14:24 -0000

Well said

Re: Lipstick and a tedious debate on a very important day

Caroline Hendra — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:59:52 -0000

A pink ghetto is better than a grey ghetto (enter the rest of corporate Australia). But surely a speckled pink and grey ghetto is the best alternative of all, given how compatible they are as bedfellows.

Only 12.7 percent of board positions are held by women in Australia. Until we even out this amount, and get a heck more of us represented in senior management positions, the debate might be tedious but the journey to equality is not quite over.

Re: Lipstick and a tedious debate on a very important day

Lucie Snape — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:19:32 -0000

A-men to that!

Re: Launching Social@Ogilvy Australia

Charlie Wood — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:56:08 -0000

Great event thanks for hosting!

Re: Pinterested?

Jennifer Duval-Smith — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:24:05 -0000

Excellent blogpost Mel - some handy tips there!

Re: A new look for Pulse

Amy Whitfield — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:52:52 -0000

Bye-bye outdated, hello relevant image.

Re: Ogilvy PR announces leadership changes at Parker & Partners and OgilvyEarth

Jonathan Nguyen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:05:16 -0000

Congratulations both!

Re: Ogilvy PR announces leadership changes at Parker & Partners and OgilvyEarth

Seamus Haugh — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:19:53 -0000

Congratulations Matt -- very well deserved. Seamus

Re: A New Perspective on Sustainability: ‘Sustainable Wellbeing’

Bill J Wyatte — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:01:35 -0000

Nice article, Teljya.
I think the Stiglitz commission has tied it together neatly.
For myself.. I describe two people huddled in a cave picking fleas off each other as being technically sustainable, until one gets hungry. Without an agreed description of wellbeing, we don't know what it is we're trying to sustain. and unless it's sustainable, we don't have a wellbeing we can rely upon.. Connecting sustainability and wellbeing makes it all make sense.

Re: Big headlines, slow news

Paul — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:46:03 -0000

Hi Bonnie - thanks for the comment!

Agreed - there have been some great studies about the falling trust in media, especially in Australia (http://mumbrella.com.au/public....

As an Englishman myself, I have heard many a time that friends don't believe something is true until it's on the BBC - that is what I deem as media trust. There's definitely room for quick turnarounds, but I think the majority would prefer accuracy over immediacy.

Re: Big headlines, slow news

Bonnie Murthy — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:45:30 -0000

You've made an excellent point there Paul. I am all for the 'Slow News Movement'. I love hearing the news first. However, I am starting to trust media channels less and less- on several occasions they have published stories that have incorrect information and are misleading. Even though these are corrected at a later stage, it's disappointing to see that professionals are missing detail to attention in the rush of getting to the finish line. I would rather hear it from someone who says it better than someone who says it first.

Re: Don’t reach for the stars

Rick maurer — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:07:15 -0000

Megan -

Great title for a fine post. I saw that same op ed piece and downloaded their book as a result (it is worth reading).

Years ago, I used to teach leadership workshops for managers. I usually started the segment on motivation by asking people to think about a job they had that they loved and list the things they loved about it. You can guess the responses: challenges, respect, good co-workers, a boss that knew when to lead and when to get out of the way, etc. Money seldom came up, nor did extrinsic rewards (i.e. gold stars). Not sure why that lesson is so hard to learn, but it seems to be.

I look forward to reading future posts.

Rick Maurer

Re: Kieran Moore named a media leader

Anneflanagan — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:06:20 -0000

Congratulations Kieran, totally deserved!!

Re: Adding the finishing touches

Zac — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:02:14 -0000

Nice one Nidhi! :) Congratulations!

Re: In times of crisis, don’t leave your people hacked off

Glen — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:08:36 -0000

Nice RUPERT aCRONYm Tam.

You ask how the former employees are feeling - here's your answer: according to Roy Greenslade, approx 40 former journalists feel they want to bring a class action against their former employerhttp://www.guardian.co...

Re: | Ogilvy Public Relations Australia

Sandi Logan — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:14:07 -0000

These
results demonstrate the importance for all levels of government, and their
communications specialists to be directly engaging with their clients and
stakeholders, using digital technologies, channels and platforms such as social
media, as well as blogs and other online tools.

Sandi Logan
IABC Canberra Chapter President

Re: | Ogilvy Public Relations Australia

James Cowley — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:13:11 -0000

Imagine
a CEO having to prove they add to the bottom line; Or a CFO and finance
department having to prove they are worth having or that this set of accounts
has this result on performance-it would be madness. Yet organisations expect
other functions such as communications, marketing and similar to prove their
impact like a scientific experiment. It is time organisations recognised that
these functions are just essentials of businesses similar to having a CFO.

Dr James Cowley

Strategist – Future trends analyst and author

Re: | Ogilvy Public Relations Australia

Jacqui Moore — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:12:14 -0000

Alpha influencers hold the key to the future
as peer-to-peer recommendation becomes the ultimate brand endorsement.
Jacqui Moore

Group General Manager Marketing, Country Road

Re: | Ogilvy Public Relations Australia

Christian Tuerk — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:09:14 -0000

The survey results capture important aspects of industry change - especially
the need for integrated communication solutions that will represent a new
'standard' for the industry and allow clients to more effectively address their
target audiences. Experience, data based insights and creativity to create
experience that truly engages the audience - will enable professionals and
firms to significantly add value to clients and differentiate themselves.

Christian Tuerk

Director -
Marketing & Communications

Telstra
Enterprise & Government

Re: High on an online plateau

Sam North — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:24:06 -0000

The stats show that while the female percentage is
slightly lower overall, female users predominated in ONE age group – 18-34.

Re: High on an online plateau

Pooja Mallik — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:22:32 -0000

The female percentage is 49.2 while the male is 50.8 but the numbers show that females users are more than males???

Re: Young professionals demand an internal change of focus

Greg Smith — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:33:05 -0000

You obviously studied at the "wrong" university. I know Edith Cowan and Notre Dame in Perth both highlight Internal Communication. I hope you're getting the hang of it. Best way to learn is on the job, anyway. University can not teach you everything. Regards, Greg @prlab

Re: The power of the corridor conversation

Tam Sandeman — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:39:09 -0000

very interesting and unfortunate - and agree totally
devalues all the great work of the internal communications team. And an
interesting point you make re blogs - by far the most powerful is when they're
written by leaders. They simply have to make time for them, or just don't
do them. We can and have to play a critical role in educating on the
importance of this stuff to leaders. At bear minimum how not to come
across as unauthentic!