Ken McEwen Public Relations in Aberdeen, Scotland – Bloghttp://www.kenmcewen.com/index.phpBlog from Ken McEwen Public Relations in Aberdeen, Scotlandenken@kenmcewen.co.ukCopyright 2008-12 Ken McEwen2012-03-06T12:34:36+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:15:32 +0100A (good) picture is worth a thousand wordsken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2012-03-06T12:34:36+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/photography-2012.php#unique-entry-id-115http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/photography-2012.php#unique-entry-id-115City centre investment depends on garden voteken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2012-02-09T12:40:26+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/City-Garden-vote.php#unique-entry-id-114http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/City-Garden-vote.php#unique-entry-id-114 So if you think you can vote ‘no’ for the City Garden and, somehow, funding will be found to refurbish the existing gardens, clear the St Nicholas House site, or progress any of the other projects above, think again. In the words of Aberdeen City Council: “There is no intention to produce business cases for any other option, since it became apparent at an early stage that all other alternatives were non-viable as possible TIF business cases.” Personally, I have been enthusiastic about creating a new, enlarged garden on this site, ever since the idea first surfaced in the 1980s. This is an underused space right in the heart of our city. What’s more, the view from Union Bridge is blighted by the railway, the dual carriageway and the untidy slopes at the back of buildings on Belmont Street. ... • provide much improved pedestrian routes in our city centre • create an arena for outdoor concerts, Hogmanay celebrations and other civic events. • create a cafe area at the back of Belmont Street where we can appreciate the glorious granite architecture all round. • enjoy a new arts centre and exhibition space in the heart of our city • and open up the potential for a pedestrian link under Union Bridge to the station and Union Square. The City Gardens is a bold statement. Like the development of Union Street and the Granite City in the 19th Century, the Granite Web will really put Aberdeen on the map and help to secure a vibrant future for the city. • In the interests of transparency, my business has no professional remit for any of the projects listed. ]]>Diverting energy from the Energy Capital?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2012-01-19T17:58:44+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/diverting-energy.php#unique-entry-id-113http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/diverting-energy.php#unique-entry-id-113New attitudes needed to city centre tradeken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-11-23T15:42:40+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/high-street-crisis.php#unique-entry-id-112http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/high-street-crisis.php#unique-entry-id-112A business genius who connected with peopleken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-11-03T11:41:21+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/steve-jobs.php#unique-entry-id-111http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/steve-jobs.php#unique-entry-id-111Hard to ignore social networking potentialken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-09-07T13:43:20+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/aaaaf1582da17aa4d067826a0ac07719-110.php#unique-entry-id-110http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/aaaaf1582da17aa4d067826a0ac07719-110.php#unique-entry-id-110Under pressure? Stick to the facts.ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-05-23T10:09:46+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/37557612019b013ee2e9b314d8ba0df4-109.php#unique-entry-id-109http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/37557612019b013ee2e9b314d8ba0df4-109.php#unique-entry-id-109Assessing impact of Chancellor's tax raidken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-04-21T15:17:17+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/de7e2a8e26eefc1c257a078a3719e3b8-108.php#unique-entry-id-108http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/de7e2a8e26eefc1c257a078a3719e3b8-108.php#unique-entry-id-108Millennium Park draws visitors into downtown Chicagoken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-03-10T15:11:25+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/255f0b58d9d3d92399b44688e4f2df4f-107.php#unique-entry-id-107http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/255f0b58d9d3d92399b44688e4f2df4f-107.php#unique-entry-id-107Apple shows how diversification can work ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-03-04T14:30:52+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/efe65e7bd9022e14deab202612deb007-106.php#unique-entry-id-106http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/efe65e7bd9022e14deab202612deb007-106.php#unique-entry-id-106What is the future for your daily newspaper?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-02-16T17:40:52+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3a1fca184cf194f791d13a8228a3b6e0-105.php#unique-entry-id-105http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3a1fca184cf194f791d13a8228a3b6e0-105.php#unique-entry-id-105Acquisition strengthens Aberdeen's global reachken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-12-17T09:41:42+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/7465efea80fcef5f1c44f84a9efd76fc-104.php#unique-entry-id-104http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/7465efea80fcef5f1c44f84a9efd76fc-104.php#unique-entry-id-104Blinded by technologyken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-12-03T20:53:28+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/0d05ec492dc6550d3039381ded3add17-103.php#unique-entry-id-103http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/0d05ec492dc6550d3039381ded3add17-103.php#unique-entry-id-103Did they not know or did they conceal the truth?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-11-23T15:24:38+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/89bfc01912510bb91e9528705a2eeb5e-102.php#unique-entry-id-102http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/89bfc01912510bb91e9528705a2eeb5e-102.php#unique-entry-id-102Is being ‘included’ really being excluded? ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-11-18T09:47:30+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/036beff83a49952076ce05a823c2a48e-101.php#unique-entry-id-101http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/036beff83a49952076ce05a823c2a48e-101.php#unique-entry-id-101The call that began a remarkable journeyken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-11-18T08:56:02+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f9d9bf48eb6c4965ede4d909f1bd69ed-100.php#unique-entry-id-100http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f9d9bf48eb6c4965ede4d909f1bd69ed-100.php#unique-entry-id-100Putting the "public" back in public relationsken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-11-15T14:59:52+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/0b3b5e12446405c936831c651d5d8a94-99.php#unique-entry-id-99http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/0b3b5e12446405c936831c651d5d8a94-99.php#unique-entry-id-99BT needs to build broadband confidenceken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-11-03T14:47:58+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/fa9ed7f38757d5ad5a05c98060eb2de4-98.php#unique-entry-id-98http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/fa9ed7f38757d5ad5a05c98060eb2de4-98.php#unique-entry-id-98Seizing the marine renewables opportunityken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-11-02T09:29:27+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/21132b99bf2b90fd5e18621e910439bd-97.php#unique-entry-id-97http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/21132b99bf2b90fd5e18621e910439bd-97.php#unique-entry-id-97PR in action as Chilean miners emergeken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-10-13T13:46:12+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8611601067e10b109f9daae6a891b8c7-96.php#unique-entry-id-96http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8611601067e10b109f9daae6a891b8c7-96.php#unique-entry-id-96Ethical public relations: an oxymoron?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-10-11T14:15:36+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/86dca0e592ebf1d1cfe8ee93673249d3-94.php#unique-entry-id-94http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/86dca0e592ebf1d1cfe8ee93673249d3-94.php#unique-entry-id-94Cutting off the Energy cityken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-08-05T16:14:53+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f8ac1edad8ea50d714b33966eddd007c-93.php#unique-entry-id-93http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f8ac1edad8ea50d714b33966eddd007c-93.php#unique-entry-id-93Sort our transport system say energy capital business leadersken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-07-19T12:03:51+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8ed685f6f43da21ce32f2fdc0dfb0142-92.php#unique-entry-id-92http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8ed685f6f43da21ce32f2fdc0dfb0142-92.php#unique-entry-id-92The blame cultureken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-07-17T17:12:45+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/0220e329bbb3092e60a938f35861fcd9-91.php#unique-entry-id-91http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/0220e329bbb3092e60a938f35861fcd9-91.php#unique-entry-id-91Good and bad news from world of politicsken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-07-14T11:41:02+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3e7ea1f9a56aafce573f4c89af0621eb-89.php#unique-entry-id-89http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3e7ea1f9a56aafce573f4c89af0621eb-89.php#unique-entry-id-89Hyping the gloom?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-07-08T15:25:13+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/e518f78ea82e04d9a8fb2aef3314e01f-88.php#unique-entry-id-88http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/e518f78ea82e04d9a8fb2aef3314e01f-88.php#unique-entry-id-88Stepping aside from IoD chairken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-07-05T19:14:01+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f2be60f3abf0400c5745b68f18492c43-87.php#unique-entry-id-87http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f2be60f3abf0400c5745b68f18492c43-87.php#unique-entry-id-87A (good) picture is worth a thousand wordsken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-06-10T12:44:15+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/d4105983274993b377a76a0789f8454c-81.php#unique-entry-id-81http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/d4105983274993b377a76a0789f8454c-81.php#unique-entry-id-81Marketing Scotland’s new energy futureken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-05-24T14:13:41+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/a1c7f4ed8f14a1e96f1550e2e72e66f0-79.php#unique-entry-id-79http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/a1c7f4ed8f14a1e96f1550e2e72e66f0-79.php#unique-entry-id-79Would the Prime Minister elected on Thursday please stand up?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-05-10T13:43:34+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/df7aaacb4bc3386a17d669c368af4743-75.php#unique-entry-id-75http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/df7aaacb4bc3386a17d669c368af4743-75.php#unique-entry-id-75Sir Jackie's name still linked to Pagani crashken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-03-29T13:17:30+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8a015be50e2189243aeb1a7b51483d34-69.php#unique-entry-id-69http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8a015be50e2189243aeb1a7b51483d34-69.php#unique-entry-id-69Action needed now to secure UK oil industryken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-03-15T12:55:35+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/65bc9969f95285e78fad6192ee869147-64.php#unique-entry-id-64http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/65bc9969f95285e78fad6192ee869147-64.php#unique-entry-id-64Innovation, technology and leadership theme for IoD Scotland chairmanken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-03-05T10:43:16+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/55ff4663bd59d996b00cf09a6ab3579d-61.php#unique-entry-id-61http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/55ff4663bd59d996b00cf09a6ab3579d-61.php#unique-entry-id-61The benefits of being socialken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-01-23T11:03:00+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b22dd22d14c6e09ea8eb1b1c6720318f-57.php#unique-entry-id-57http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b22dd22d14c6e09ea8eb1b1c6720318f-57.php#unique-entry-id-57How does City Square stack up?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-02-14T13:59:19+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/913786e1ea3dc2bbc85ada831bac8530-56.php#unique-entry-id-56http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/913786e1ea3dc2bbc85ada831bac8530-56.php#unique-entry-id-56Toyota’s problems show how crises can devalue a brandken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-02-09T15:53:25+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f035b0bef9f287c12c0719100072bb6d-55.php#unique-entry-id-55http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/f035b0bef9f287c12c0719100072bb6d-55.php#unique-entry-id-55One bark for Labour, two for Conservativeken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-02-02T09:40:42+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3473e15cc380a7d8978f4f4d06fa1582-53.php#unique-entry-id-53http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3473e15cc380a7d8978f4f4d06fa1582-53.php#unique-entry-id-53More evidence of distorted view of North Sea oilken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-01-25T09:53:54+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/c7b835b2bca6e876fd65b177f9a5a608-52.php#unique-entry-id-52http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/c7b835b2bca6e876fd65b177f9a5a608-52.php#unique-entry-id-52City Square aims to put the heart in Aberdeenken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2010-01-07T18:34:52+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8a19e9d0b3c52aac99ba64b80b8c780e-50.php#unique-entry-id-50http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/8a19e9d0b3c52aac99ba64b80b8c780e-50.php#unique-entry-id-50What happened to our oil wealth?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-12-14T09:22:55+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/7b23c574dcc2ea5e1d51f05906bb5bb0-46.php#unique-entry-id-46http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/7b23c574dcc2ea5e1d51f05906bb5bb0-46.php#unique-entry-id-46One year on there's no end to the gloomken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-12-11T08:47:57+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/bead905805e9041d4e3860f8f906477e-45.php#unique-entry-id-45http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/bead905805e9041d4e3860f8f906477e-45.php#unique-entry-id-45Good transport links are vitalken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-11-18T12:45:45+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/bd75089ae823d53b92c86daf6ee17fa9-40.php#unique-entry-id-40http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/bd75089ae823d53b92c86daf6ee17fa9-40.php#unique-entry-id-40You need to know what people are saying about youken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-11-04T13:18:03+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/833bba782177efff7c4ab98399260624-38.php#unique-entry-id-38http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/833bba782177efff7c4ab98399260624-38.php#unique-entry-id-38Offshore Europe dispels any gloomken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-09-08T20:26:25+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/bcf235fbe4ff4ea5d276fe631c97e7a3-32.php#unique-entry-id-32http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/bcf235fbe4ff4ea5d276fe631c97e7a3-32.php#unique-entry-id-32Learn lessons from UK parliament and banksken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-08-29T10:15:50+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b77e07cc95758ec0521af8c907d639a2-29.php#unique-entry-id-29http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b77e07cc95758ec0521af8c907d639a2-29.php#unique-entry-id-29Don't cut the marketing 2ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-07-15T14:49:12+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/c52dfa741a9c59f4b0b915b810de7c02-25.php#unique-entry-id-25http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/c52dfa741a9c59f4b0b915b810de7c02-25.php#unique-entry-id-25Social media proves its power againken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-07-13T15:50:19+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/109fde52dd8e7eb2e85114aa69dcbd0b-24.php#unique-entry-id-24http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/109fde52dd8e7eb2e85114aa69dcbd0b-24.php#unique-entry-id-24ACSEF maps out vision for the futureken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-06-12T10:02:23+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/84bcea9b8fec396003d91c3a7b3eba7d-23.php#unique-entry-id-23http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/84bcea9b8fec396003d91c3a7b3eba7d-23.php#unique-entry-id-23Plans for Aberdeen's new city centre revealedken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-06-05T11:38:56+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/119f994baf4014fe22c85e1a6d0bc5f3-21.php#unique-entry-id-21http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/119f994baf4014fe22c85e1a6d0bc5f3-21.php#unique-entry-id-21Securing Aberdeen's role as energy centreken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-05-15T14:14:25+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/81b04e8ae017e97be3f1e3fbc37e5678-17.php#unique-entry-id-17http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/81b04e8ae017e97be3f1e3fbc37e5678-17.php#unique-entry-id-17Some clients still have social media jittersken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-05-14T20:45:32+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/c80778e70a25ec39afd955c9a531d7fe-16.php#unique-entry-id-16http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/c80778e70a25ec39afd955c9a531d7fe-16.php#unique-entry-id-16The changing world of mediaken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-04-16T17:48:38+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b3ca3d9587b42cf9737b7c069a7108cd-12.php#unique-entry-id-12http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b3ca3d9587b42cf9737b7c069a7108cd-12.php#unique-entry-id-12Running out of superlativesken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-03-16T18:26:57+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b33870d746416a079a9456d3d0b9b9c2-10.php#unique-entry-id-10http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b33870d746416a079a9456d3d0b9b9c2-10.php#unique-entry-id-10Your reputation is a key assetken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-02-05T16:10:16+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/47f2f6ecc76195d2a713ef7e77a9e59a-9.php#unique-entry-id-9http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/47f2f6ecc76195d2a713ef7e77a9e59a-9.php#unique-entry-id-9Time to focus on oil and gasken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2009-01-12T14:47:20+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/cf13feae2c64e12204fd01ce94b0a941-6.php#unique-entry-id-6http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/cf13feae2c64e12204fd01ce94b0a941-6.php#unique-entry-id-6In difficult times internal communication is criticalken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2008-12-12T09:24:12+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/ac7aff83d742bc79513c20009ae06bc3-5.php#unique-entry-id-5http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/ac7aff83d742bc79513c20009ae06bc3-5.php#unique-entry-id-5Tough times? Don't cut the marketing!ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2008-10-11T15:19:45+01:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/39a4dfdae00148c24d6ae6bd726796ea-3.php#unique-entry-id-3http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/39a4dfdae00148c24d6ae6bd726796ea-3.php#unique-entry-id-3