Hollywood here I come

Okay. So the title to this post might be a bit misleading. But don't go telling trading standards. A couple of weeks ago I was asked, as a favour, if I would be part of some filming for a video that will form part of a compilation of films profiling activities and opportunities in Mid...

Audio is a priority. So what’s the Rode NT-USB like?

I've mentioned in a previous post the fact that I'm getting back into producing some vlogs and podcasts from a personal perspective. It's always been something I've enjoyed doing, although the bulk of my personal works has never seen the light of YouTube, Vimeo, AudioBoom or Soundcloud. Why? Well I always have this hang up...

Taking that “big idea” to the next business level

Mention the word entrepreneur to anyone and they'll most likely think of millionnaires and members of the BBC Dragon's Den television programme. But how far from the truth could they be. Look up the word in the dictionary (Oxford). Entrepreneur: Person who who organizes a commercial undertaking. So no mention of financial means or wealth....

Twitter web redesign

While most people are today focussing on the 10th birthday of the launch of Facebook, it's almost been missed that another mainstream social media channel has undergone a little change.Twitter has had a bit of a refresh - the web version that is. If you ever use http://www.twitter.com through your PC or Mac then you'll...

Two years on – OMB Communications

Today marks an important day for me and OMB Communications. It is the second anniversary of the business. On this day in 2011 a dream came to fruition. I was finally in control of a business - my own business. The dream began many years ago. In fact it wasn’t the first time I’d run...

It’s your reputation, so protect it?

I'm lucky enough to occasionally escape the office and meet up with small businesses and sole traders in Wales and the West Midlands to talk about social media and its value within the public relations and media relations toolkit. During these workshops I'm not only surprised at the number of businesses yet to appreciate the...

Facebook gets a PR ‘unlike’

It's been another dark day for Facebook. Okay, well not that dark - maybe dull. But in yet another recent PR blunder the social media company that thinks it can gain acceptance from users for any action it implements, the company has decided that everyone should use their Facebook e-mail - but without telling the...