PRWEEK UK Tech League Tables – pah
The annual agency rankings for tech PR firms in the UK was published last week by PRWEEK UK [subscription required]. It’s come under a lot of criticism by the PR blogerati. I’ve just had time…
Agency life
Congrats to NetScaler
Congratulations to the team at LEWIS client, NetScaler, which announced its acquisition by Citrix (another client in Europe) for $323m today. NetScaler is one of the hottest start-ups in the Valley at the moment (as…
Under the Radar
Just came back from the Under the Radar event where 31 consumer tech companies presented in front of an audience of VCs, peers and the media. It was a great event, lots of interesting presentations….
Dennis Howlett launches Bazaarz blog
My old journalist mentor, Dennis Howlett, has launched a European tech blog called Bazaarz. For those that don’t know him, Dennis is a crusty old hack veteran journalist who has written for Accountancy Age, InformationWeek,…
Informal economic indicator #11b
Here’s another informal indicator that the good times are coming back. The back page of BusinessWeek (May 27, 2005) has a full-page color ad for the Dassault Falcon 7X corporate jet. This comes hard on…
Hiring: General Manager for China
I’m looking for a General Manager to open an office in China – Shanghai and/or Beijing. Details are here. If you are interested or know anyone who might, please mail me here.
Is there such a thing as ethical headhunting?
So as the competition for staff bubbles up once again, I thought I’d find out the rules by which headhunters play. It’s a dark and murky world, but surely they have a code of practice?…
Minimum PR agency retainers are back on the menu
As the market picks up, talk of minimum agency retainers can be heard once again in Silicon Valley. Back in the boom, some agencies interviewed prospective clients and set minimum criteria to be admitted to…
Google Satellite
Here’s a pic of LEWIS SF using Google Maps’ new satellite feature. Rumor has it that an April Fool in SF was that the satellite camera was passing over on the first at noon, so…
San Diego Delta Day
Just back from San Diego where we’ve been holding a LEWIS US company awayday. Fantastic to catch up with the folks from Boston, Washington DC and SD. Ian Lipner and I presented about the changing…