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friends, romans, countrymen – lend women your ears
blogs In 2019 it’s time for more women to feature on podiums – in panel speaking and discussions
Blogging - 16th January 2019
friends, romans, countrymen – lend women your ears

This time last year, in the midst of #MeToo and Time’s Up, we spoke about why female voices matter in the media, and how using female spokespeople in articles and ...

blogs axis flight training systems appoints 8020
Aviation - 25th November 2017
axis flight training systems appoints 8020

Following a competitive pitch, we’re thrilled to have been appointed by AXIS Flight Training Systems, the independent flight simulator manufacturer, on an international trade and corporate PR brief.Based in Austria, ...

blogs Depressed speaker
Agency insights - 6th January 2017
handling a grumpy journalist

Have you ever felt there’s a wall between you and your potential customers, a wall that looks like a journalist?You know the kind of person we mean. He never responds ...

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80:20 Communications - 29th January 2016
Airways Aviation appoints 80:20 Communications

80:20 Communications, PR specialists for the aviation, travel and transport sectors, is celebrating its appointment by Airways Aviation, the new global force in airline pilot training. 80:20 Communications will help ...

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Copywriting - 5th May 2015
Rifle, not blunderbuss: why tailored pitches beat press releases

Companies should stop striving for the maximum volume of press coverage across multiple outlets, many of which are short on readers. Instead, they should devote more time to the outlets ...

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80:20 Communications - 28th October 2014
Four reasons your story didn’t get covered

You’ve spent months working on a big development, project or product launch. It’s consumed you. Excitement levels are rising and you want to tell the world. You send your carefully ...

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Miscellaneous - 9th July 2013
Ex-Travel Weekly Editor Joins 80:20 Communications

Guildford, 9 July 2013 – Following a number of client wins, aviation, travel and transport PR consultancy 80:20 Communications (www.8020comms.com) is expanding its team with the addition of Sarah Longbottom ...

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Aviation - 19th June 2013
We’re hiring! Senior Account Executive required.

Do you want to join a dynamic, high-calibre PR firm rapidly making a name for itself? Do you want to work on some of the biggest client names in aviation, ...

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Press Releases - 6th June 2013
Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines Emerge as Global Capacity Growth Drivers, Says OAG

TIMPs Overtake BRICs as Fastest Growing Aviation MarketsLuton, UK, 6 June 2013: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) are no longer the fastest growing group of countries in terms of ...

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Aviation - 30th May 2013
LEA Opens First International Office In Athens

London, England, 30 May 2013: London Executive Aviation (LEA), one of Europe’s largest business jet charter operators, has opened its first international office in Athens, Greece. The latest addition to ...

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Aviation - 22nd May 2013
ExecuJet Europe marks successful year of centralised services

ExecuJet Europe’s centralised services department has enjoyed a successful first 12 months at Cambridge Airport. Since relocating aircraft operations from Zurich to Cambridge in Q2 2012, the company has implemented ...

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Aviation - 22nd May 2013
ExecuJet Europe launches Key Account Manager service

ExecuJet Europe is enhancing its customer offering by launching a Key Account Manager service for aircraft management clients. The new system channels all departmental issues such as operations, charter, maintenance, ...