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Bad News Prediction: Gossip, Girls!
Regular readers of this site – albeit ones with long memories (I’ve been bad for the whole blogging malarky for a while, I know) – will know that from time to time I like to take a punt on what I think will be in the newspapers soon, to see how good my predictive PR powers are. Here’s a quick, very short and possibly utterly wrong prediction:
Gossip, Girls! How British Women Are Queens Of The Chinwag
British women really are queens of gossip, chattering more than twice as often as men, according to the latest research.
More than half of British women admit to gossiping more than once a day, with many confessing to spending over 600 hours each year discussing the latest celebrity news, with men trailing behind with under 300 hours each year.
Top topics for girly gossip included football veteran and alleged philanderer Ryan Giggs, and new addition to the Royal family and national sweetheart Pippa Middleton.
The survey, carried out by <total guess here – The Carphone Warehouse>, questioned 3000 people as part of the launch of their new <phone/contract/promotion>.
Top 5 gossip topics
- Ryan Giggs
- Pippa Middleton
- Britain’s Got Talent
- Cheryl Cole
- The Royal Wedding
Now, as I say, all of this is pure prediction, and like all predictions it might fall flat on its face! The gender angle is a bit of a guess, as is the number of hours per year, but I’ve a good feeling about a few of the other details. I’ll let you know if it pans out!
Rude Cockneys, Shrewd Women, Skewed Surveys: Who’d Have Thought It Was All PR?
Posted by Marsh in Bad PR, Flat Earth News, Fun Stuff, PR on April 5, 2010
Few things in life amuse me as much as blatant PR passing off as news. I’ve said that before, and it remains true. So, on this Easter Monday, I thought I’d set you all a little quiz – look at the following headlines, and see if you can guess which company paid for the stories. Got it? Excellent, here we go, answers and analysis below the fold.
- Londoners ‘Least Friendly’ in England – Metro
- Why Women Are Better Handling The Family Cash – Daily Express
- Cheryl Cole Is Celebrity Most Brits Want To Holiday With Unlike Katie Price – Metro
- Kids’ £1.8 Billion Repair Cost – The Mirror
- DIY Ability ‘In The Genes’ – Press Association
OK, there’s your headlines, have a quick guess (no peeking), answers below.