A phenomenon of our times is organisations beating their critics to the punch, king-hitting themselves over anticipated social values...

Get to the point Jacinda Ardern got some justified backlash for taking too long before delivering the big levels reduction news in her...

When our culture runs at the speed of social media outrage, organisations can feel obliged to respond in kind and at a hurried pace....

MEDIA RELEASE Panic buying caused by bad communication Organisations have contributed to panic buying and panic selling by saying the...

News of McDonald’s outperforming Burger King is evidence that small, local, meaningful gestures define a reputation that leads to...

An online spat between two beauty vloggers over hair vitamins has shown one possible future of public discourse. It’s ugly. Millions of...

In 2019, you should finally get that crisis planning done, because your job depends on it. Despite what the PR industry says, a...

When the Government announces a review into an industry, we advise clients to use the initial publicity to influence the outcome. At this...

The reaction of pundits to Nike’s “believe in something” campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick is so confused that it offers no lead for...

A new study released by PR company BlacklandPR, shows that New Zealanders think Waikato is largely cows and a river, and it appears that...

There is an answer for all those who argue that a company, industry or region needs a “story”. The answer is to not to say we need a...

We’ve reached peak virtue-signalling by businesses. More research has emerged that customers don’t want businesses or CEOs to be social...

On RNZ’s Checkpoint this week, John Campbell ridiculed comments by Genesis Energy CEO Marc England on the basis that he “could hear the...

BlacklandPR Waikato is moving into Panama House next week as we expand our business in the Waikato. It’s a lovely site overlooking the...

The simplest way to acknowledge colleagues and gain free publicity for your organisation is back again; the 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander...

Some intriguing research has recently revealed that people must notice change before they remodel their predictions and expectations....

Within minutes of a power outage in Wellington today, punters were speculating on the reasons. Power began being restored after two...

The controversy over origin of World’s fashion wear shows us the two major factors necessary for a controversy make the leap into public...

In a stroke, the PM’s Chief Scientist Peter Gluckman tore down an incredible and ephemeral practice that had mutated into a form of...

For a career that has become a profession, the political class perform surprisingly badly at the job. Here’s two lessons you can learn...