Such Tweet Sorrow

Friday, April 30th, 2010 By Neil Morris

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s micro-blogging treatment of the most famous love story of all has been running for more than ten days now. Enough time to pass judgment on a genuinely innovative take on Romeo & Juliet.

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Simon Clift Appointed To Engine Board

Thursday, April 29th, 2010 By Olenka

Simon Clift, who until last month was Unilever’s global Chief Marketing Officer, has joined Engine’s board as a non-executive director.

Clift brings unparalleled experience to Engine as the company – the UK’s largest privately owned communications group – continues to…

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Political Spoofs – A Pick Of The Best

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 By Jo Cole

The 2010 general election was strongly tipped be the UK’s first internet election, with Twitter and Facebook deciding who will become Britain’s next Prime Minister.  As it happens, television, particularly the leaders’ debates, has driven the polls.

Nevertheless, given that we’re pretty…

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Fame At Any Price?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 By Matt Edwards

At the start of the year I wrote a piece about the luck involved in being in the right industry at the right time if you want to make a fortune.

I said that pop stars can no longer afford to be choosy…

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Individual Choice Doesn’t Take Away Collective Pleasure

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 By Mark Pack

The choice of music while we work in one of the floors of the Engine Building is a curious one.

The floor is full of tech-savvy people, well used to having their iPods, Spotify accounts and more – all of which deliver personal, individual music choices as and when wanted.

Yet they also…

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Leader’s Debate: Comms Professionals Vote

Friday, April 16th, 2010 By Gary Cleland

British political history was made last night as, for the first time, the three men vying to run the country squared off live on camera.

The occasion also demonstrated the ‘real time’ nature of this election – as viewers…

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The World’s Leading Independent Agencies 2010

Thursday, April 15th, 2010 By Sophie Nurse

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Engine Acquires Penrose Financial

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 By Sophie Nurse

Engine today announces the acquisition of Penrose Financial, the leading public relations consultancy specialising in financial services and capital markets.

The acquisition takes Engine’s annual revenues in PR to over £19m, making Engine a top ten group in the UK PR…

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Responsibility: The Latest Trend In Investment

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 By Anthony Arthur

Issues facing the world as a whole also shape the investment world. Long-term mega trends like population growth and resource scarcity have for the last few years shaped responsible investing, with the introduction of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds and funds that invest in…

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Copyright, Bills And Big Fish

Friday, April 9th, 2010 By Morgan Holt

Once more digital is punching well above its weight. Facebook and Twitter were the tools of choice for  Jon and Tracy Morter to unseat 

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