Europe
The Pocket Watch, the Footpath and the Politics of Looking Tall
There are moments when PR stops looking like communications and starts looking like crowd control. This week on When It Hits the Fan, my co-presenter David Yelland and I looked…
Public Relations
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Diaspora
The Art of Knowing When to Go
There is a particular kind of institutional theatre playing out across boardrooms and cabinet offices right now, and if you work in communications, you will recognize it immediately. Someone who…
Economy
FedEx Taps Dhoni, CSK Stars to Pitch Global Expansion for Indian firms
FedEx has launched a new digital brand campaign, ‘FedEx. The Move India Needs’, developed by Saatchi & Saatchi India, aimed at showcasing its end-to-end logistics capabilities and reinforcing its positioning…
Diaspora
First Lady Melania Trump’s Film Deal: Gender Pay Breakthrough or Power-Driven Branding?
With a reported total investment of around $75 million, including $28 million said to have gone directly into the First Lady’s coffers and a further $35 million spent on promotion,…
Artisans
Rae Dunn’s Quiet Revolution
On a kitchen shelf in suburban America, a cream-colored mug sits without ceremony. Its message is spare, almost shy: sip. There is no logo, no flourish, no color beyond off-white…
Community
Is the Grass Greener in the United Arab Emirates?
The Middle Eastern oasis has been attracting my fellow Brits in droves. I went to see what the fuss is all about. I have been coming to the UAE for…
Community
A Nation of Storytellers: Why Sri Lanka’s New PR Body Signals a Country Reclaiming its Narrative
Travel teaches you things no classroom can. Not just about countries, but about yourself. When I arrived at the Sheraton in Colombo to speak on risk, resilience, and crisis communications,…
Community
Did Mammootty Disrupt Koragajja Film Promotion at Kochi?
The promotional press conference of the Kannada film, Koragajja, was scheduled to be held at Grand Ballroom in Holiday Inn, Kochi on January 24. But it was disrupted by the sudden…
Community
Brand USA Expands Travel Week to India, Underscoring Strategic Importance of USA’s Second-Largest Overseas Market
Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, successfully concluded the Brand USA Travel Week India on January 22. The latest edition of Brand USA Travel Week to…
Community
Women Don’t Lack Ambition, They Lack a Level Playing Field
Before school drop-offs. After the children are asleep. Between paid work, care work, and the invisible labor of holding families and communities together. During motherhood, that is exactly what entrepreneurship…
Diaspora
The Mountain Where Power Goes to Be Seen
Snow is falling on Davos again, the way it does every January, turning a Swiss ski town into something between a fortress and a film set. Police checkpoints appear overnight.…
Community
Building Bridges Across Continents Through Storytelling and Strategy
From the classrooms of Colombo to the boardrooms of London, my journey has been shaped by purpose, persistence, and possibility. As a journalist, editor, communications strategist, and global ambassador, I…
Economy
Netflix’s $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Marks Hollywood’s Definitive Power Shift
Netflix Inc.’s agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s entertainment assets for $82.7 billion represents more than the largest deal in Hollywood history. It marks the moment when Silicon Valley’s digital…
Bangladesh
A South Asian Woman’s Journey Through Britain
When my parents arrived in London in the 1960s, they joined a wave of South Asians who crossed continents in search of opportunity. They left Kashmir with hope in their…