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So far Mick Thompson has created 13 blog entries.

The ‘C’ Word

I was torn between calling this blog the ‘C’ word, for ‘cruising’, or the ‘P’ word, for ‘preconceived’. Naturally I went for the ‘C’ word because I wanted your attention!

In fact they go hand in hand as the ‘P’ word is what prevents people from trying something – like the ‘C’ word – that they have already decided they won’t […]

Is Going on Holiday a Safety Risk?

How much thought do you give to personal safety before making a holiday booking? Probably not a lot. But accidents happen …

One of the earliest examples of holiday disasters was probably the RMS Titanic. Billed as unsinkable, I doubt the idea of it sinking crossed a single passenger’s mind. But it did.

Wind the clock forward exactly 100 years to 2012: […]

What is Bad PR?

Having been in the PR industry for over 25 years, I like to think that I know my stuff but I am still amazed at some of the things that I see other PRs doing.

I don’t know whether it is because they don’t know, or don’t care.

For example, I have worked with lots of people who are simply not interested […]