Following the live online coverage yesterday of the iPad’s launch, it was easy to get the sense of anticlimax. This product had been rumoured long enough to acquire mythical status, but what Steve Jobs proudly unveiled looked, in the words of many, “like a big iPhone”.  (more…)

Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Luton

Property client The Ability Group is building up a head of steam on its hotel portfolio openings. This week we worked with operator Hilton to announce Ability’s plans for a Hilton Garden Inn in Luton (pictured). This came hard on the heels of the jamboree that marked the opening of the Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro.

Whether you want to buy an airline ticket, look for property or track down a job, the chances are overwhelming that you’ll start at your computer.  The Web has become the world’s primary research tool, and millions, of all ages, are now intimately familiar with Google, Bing and their ilk.

This has major implications for public relations and corporate communications.  While still important, the media is no longer the first place that people look for advice and information.  It’s therefore vital for businesses to ensure that their news and information can also be found online, and that they score highly in search rankings.  If you’re lower than page 2 on Google (and, in many cases, that’s already too low), you’re nowhere. (more…)

WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 12, 2009 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today Brazil is its leading market for Citation business jets outside the United States, with an in-country fleet of more than 200 Citations for the first time in history. Cessna is represented in Brazil by TAM Aviacao Executiva based at Congonhas Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO:SBSP) in São Paulo. (more…)

If the commentators are to be fully believed, in celebrating New Year’s Eve tonight we are like a bunch of lemmings lining up at the cliff edge.  The coming year will be horrible, so what’s to celebrate?

Well, not so fast there.  For one thing, as we’ve blogged previously, many media outlets are gleefully serving up the very worst news and not flagging up some of the other stories that might help balance the picture a little (sorry, guys, but there it is).

The other point is that in 12 or 18 months’ time, the same media will be running a string of stories about the businesses that have had a ‘good’ recession. Fact: not every business is in the kind of hole in which overleveraged retailers and legacy-bound automotive firms find themselves.  With hard work and planning, some companies are going to do just fine in this recession – and when things perk up globally, they’re really going to soar.

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