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      <title><![CDATA[More Blogging in 2012]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yes this is one of my New Year's Resolutions. Get blogging girl. Only as we all know it is easier said than done. But no good moaning about it - just get on with it - that has to be my motto for 2012! It is certainly gearing up to be a busy year. Already this month has seen press visits for two nationals at opposite ends of the media spectrum - the Daily Star and The Times have both enjoyed Devon hospitality - and we are looking forward to seeing the end results over the next few months. Press visits are a great way of getting the media on your side - they give the journalist first hand experience of the destination and thanks to some nifty PR organisation it means they get to see the best of what is on offer. 

What else? Well, we have organised a shoot for BBC Countryfile who are going to be covering a spot of goat shearing at Corrymoor very shortly (amongst other things!), put various clients up for interview on local radio stations, seen a huge amount of interest in Dartmoor as a result of the impending release of War Horse and the airing of Sherlock last weekend. Attended various networking meetings and arranged to talk to several new businesses about making a video, serviced lots of clients' Twitter accounts and still found time to agree to help organise a charity fund raising singles Ball (of which more later.....) in the months to come. 

Has it only been a week since I returned to work......?]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[@Janeknowsbest Recommends.......]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[To celebrate reaching a Twitter Following of over 2,000 I thought I would introduce a @Janeknowsbest Recommends........ Blog. The idea is to give me a chance to share with you particular "finds" whether it be a lovely boutique hotel that no one else knows about, a secret beauty sport in the heart of the West Country,  a new cafe, bistro or restaurant that I have come across or even some gorgeous handmade goodies, unusual gifts or perhaps even a great dog friendly cottage. You get the idea! 

Working in travel and consumer related PR we are particularly privileged to be introduced to so many products, services and gorgeous destinations so it seems only fair that when I come across something I like, I should flag it up to you! The Blog idea also gives me a chance to write a bit more than I can do on Twitter and of course post a pic as well. And it wont just be about our client's products although of course they may creep into one or two mentions!]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[21-10-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sometimes it's such a hard life in PR.....]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sometimes I really love my job. The other day someone was asking me about our latest clients. I mentioned that we had recently started work with a company that provides cocktails at all kinds for different events and parties – appropriately they are called the Mobile Cocktail Company and of course in these cases it is always essential to sample the product! And then I said that we had just won an account that meant we would have to work with a business that produces the most glorious tasty organic muffins that can be sent through the post. Muffin Heaven is indeed the name of the business and we felt that we were in seventh heaven when we tried these yummy cakes. Finally I have just been to see a potential client who has planted several vineyards and hopes to make some serious wine in the future. No doubt I will have to sample that too…..it’s a hard life in PR!]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[24-07-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It’s the sincerest form of flattery….]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[When I was a small girl I had a little friend who would always copy everything I did. So when I got a new party frock, she would get her mother to go out and buy exactly the same frock, or when I decided to grow my hair in a particular style, she would then go and do exactly the same. When I was eight this seemed quite amusing, but as I got older and she wanted to copy my school work or write on the same subject for the school magazine it became very irritating.
 
I was reminded of this when I noticed that a potential client with whom we had worked hard to demonstrate the value of PR by writing several proposals (free of charge) and suggesting lots of creative ideas had gone ahead with one of our ideas and copy we had written (great!) but only after telling us that they wouldn’t be using our PR services.

Now I know that there is such a thing as Intellectual Property Rights, but frankly the thought of having to engage a solicitor and pursue this through the courts is just plain silly, and so I have had to say to myself what I said all those years ago, imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery and I am very glad that you are seeing our ideas working for you.  However, you need to remember the phrase “just a pale imitation” because ultimately the value of PR is in delivering the whole package – so good luck with that (you know who you are!).]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[21-03-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Courage does not always Roar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jacqui Frampton who chairs the WIBN Yeovil group read out this inspirational poem at the beginning of our meeting on 8 March which was also International Women's Day. I thought it was very apt.

Courage does not always Roar

A poem by Paula Fox

When life gets you down and the problems you face
Are certainly more than your share
When you run out of strength and want to give up
Because it’s just too much to bear
I want to remind you my precious friend, 
That you have what it takes inside
Extra courage that may not ROAR
But does not cower and hide

It’s the quiet voice inside you that says
“Tomorrow I’ll try again”
It’s the courage to keep on going
To see things through to the end
You are not defined by this moment in time
You are not what has happened to you
It’s the way you choose to respond that matters
and what you decide to do
Courage is not the absence of fear, but a powerful choice we make.

It’s the choice to move forward with purpose and joy,
regardless of what it takes
It’s the courage that’s found in ordinary women, 
who are heroes in their own way
Exhibiting faith and strength
in life’s challenges every day

Valiant women of exceptional courage,
 with enduring power to cope
Taking each problem one day at a time
and never giving up hope
They give themselves the permission they need,
to feel disappointed or sad
But then empower themselves with Faith
to focus on good things not bad

Their story is one of gentle strength,
reminding us all once more
Steel is sometimes covered in velvet
And Courage does not always ROAR]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[11-03-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Working 9 -5 – still the way to earn a living?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you noticed how everyone seems to be smudging the edges of what used to be called the 9 to 5 working week? I used to think that it was just those poor souls who worked for themselves that slaved over a hot computer at the weekend or particularly ambitious-keen-to-impress young executives who burned the candle at both ends - stealing a march on their rivals by continually logging on to their Outlook to read and answer the never ending emails waiting to catch them out. But now I know differently. 
Now with our Blackberries and our IPhones becoming an additional appendage we all are “on duty” 24/7 – there is less and less of a natural cut off point to the day. Will the concept of weekends become a thing of the past? Or have they disappeared already? Did you do any work this weekend – leave me a comment – but don’t expect me to answer until 9 o’clock Monday morning.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[06-03-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pass the gas and air, my new website is here]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s a cliché but I do feel a little like I have just given birth – obviously replacing the team of doctors/midwives, anxious father and “helpful advice” friends with a team of web designers, code writers, impatient colleagues and “helpful advice” friends (yep, them again) as my new website struggled into life and has now assumed an identity of its own.  Several months, in fact almost nine months ago, I was wondering why everyone made such a fuss about a new website – how hard can it be I thought? I am now older and wiser having been educated on the ins and outs of “assets” and “resources” not to mention html (and let’s not mention html….) and never again will I dismiss someone else’s passion for their new website as slightly deranged – now I totally get it. Do you think it takes after its mother?]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[15-02-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giving those tenders some loving care]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[I have just finished filling out two PR tenders and I am sure that I am not the first to struggle with the complexities of these convoluted documents (see, it’s catching – now I seem to have swallowed the dictionary). Unfortunately these lengthy tomes are devised by creatures that do not seem to inhabit the real world of plain English speaking.  The questions and information required is more in keeping with material you would expect to find lurking in the briefcase of a particularly obnoxious Brussels bureaucrat determined to hoist you on your own petard! I never knew it was possible to need so many written policies on everything and am sure that at any minute I will be asked whether I operate a detailed flood defence policy in the staff bathroom or keep organic biscuits to stimulate creative thinking (actually that last one isn’t a bad idea!).  Anyway, I have done it now, and submitted the acronym soaked whatsits cloaked in a robe of anonymity so ensure that all is fair and proper. I will keep you updated on the outcome………now where are those biscuits.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[10-02-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What do you put in that Chocolate Log?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[What fun, I am thinking, we have a Blog! “What’s a Blog?” says my completely non techno-does-not-own-a-computer friend – did someone say “chocolate log” says my almost deaf but in complete denial elderly father. Well, it’s a bit like an online diary – you know like the page a day that I used to keep when I was 15 and kept locked up with a tiny silver key and hidden under my bed in case the world cared enough to want to know my yearnings for a “proper” boyfriend (whatever one of those was!) or that I had failed to hand in my Latin homework. Only with a Blog you actually want people to read it and encourage them to “Like You”. 
 
So, this is our Blog. It won’t always be me writing it, and it won’t always relate to PR.  Really it’s a great excuse for us to let off steam, write what we want and pretend it’s work. Let’s see if you “Like it” and in return we promise to keep you entertained and may even give away a few secrets about the world of PR – and maybe what happened when I discovered an “improper” boyfriend – much more fun!]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[31-01-2011]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What we're blogging]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Head for PR]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[10-01-2012]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[                Jane Adkins  likes               A Head for PR Ltd        Create your like badge    ]]></title>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[30-04-2012]]></pubDate>
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