Ken McEwen Public Relations in Aberdeen, Scotland – Bloghttp://www.kenmcewen.com/index.phpBlog from Ken McEwen Public Relations in Aberdeen, Scotlandenken@kenmcewen.co.ukCopyright 2008-10 Ken McEwen2012-01-19T17:58:44+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:32 +0000Diverting energy from the Energy Capital?ken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2012-01-19T17:58:44+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3790be68f45c0554548e18d546a33666-113.php#unique-entry-id-113http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/3790be68f45c0554548e18d546a33666-113.php#unique-entry-id-113
Offshore wind turbines]]>New attitudes needed to city centre tradeken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-11-23T15:42:40+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/ff163a22d362d39da8332d0b36522c9b-112.php#unique-entry-id-112http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/ff163a22d362d39da8332d0b36522c9b-112.php#unique-entry-id-112
Shopping]]>A business genius who connected with peopleken@kenmcewen.co.ukblog2011-11-03T11:41:21+00:00http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b99bc86c6398a63476b5fa5d59ac806a-111.php#unique-entry-id-111http://www.kenmcewen.com/blog/files/b99bc86c6398a63476b5fa5d59ac806a-111.php#unique-entry-id-111
Steve Jobs]]>Hard 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-110
girl on Facebook]]>Under 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-109
White House]]>Assessing 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-108
oil rig]]>Millennium 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-107City Making and Creative City, was the Millennium Park in Chicago.

Millennium Park Chicago]]>Apple 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-106
Apple iPad]]>What 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-105
Newspaper reader]]>Acquisition 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-104
Wood Group Brazil]]>Blinded 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-103
Fotolia_9698814_XS]]>Did 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-102
Irish Parliament]]>Is 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-101Camphill Aberdeen charities can make such a huge difference for individuals and for families in crisis.

excluded child]]>The 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-100
Camphill Aberdeen City and Shire]]>Putting 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-99
pick member of public]]>BT 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-98
Internet]]>Seizing 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-97
Offshore turbines
]]>PR 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-96
Chile mine rescue]]>Ethical 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-94Manual of Public Relations, wasted no time in getting to the subject of ethics in public relations. It was section 1.5.

Good and Evil ]]>Cutting 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-93
Swiss train]]>Sort 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-92Press and Journal, BBC, Northsound and Original are leading on reports that business leaders in Aberdeen have written to Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson demanding urgent action on delayed transport projects in and around Europe’s Energy Capital.

Aberdeen trunk road]]>The 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-91
Angry man]]>Good 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-89Press and Journal newspaper holds out hope and then dashes it. In the early pages is reference to moves to persuade the UK government to support the development of an appropriate infrastructure for Europe’s Energy Capital.

Then, on the letters page, is an example of the in-fighting that has hampered our progress for too long.

motorway]]>Hyping 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-88
World squeeze]]>Stepping 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-87
oil platform]]>A (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-81
Press photographer]]>Marketing 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-79
]]>Would 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-75
Houses of Parliament]]>Sir 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-69
Sir Jackie Stewart]]>Action 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-64
oil platform]]>Innovation, 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-57Camphill Aberdeen City and Shire took the plunge into social media last month, with the setting up of a Twitter account and a Facebook page. Meanwhile long-term social media exponents, The Spires, continue to see the benefits.

Camphill Aberdeen City and Shire]]>How 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-56


]]>Toyota’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-55
IoD Scotland Magazine]]>One 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-53
Alba McEwen

]]>More 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-52
Oil platform]]>City 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-50City Square, would open off Union Street and build a new public space over Union Terrace Gardens and the Denburn.

City Square Project]]>What 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-46
oil rig]]>One 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-45
belt tighten world]]>Good 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-40
Forth Road Bridge]]>You 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-38
Angry customer]]>Offshore 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-32Offshore Europe was going to be the best yet, I must admit to some nagging doubts. We are, after all, in the worst recession since the Great Depression.

]]>Learn 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-29PoliticsHome and PR Week joined forces to unveil the first Reputation Index, tracking the reputation of 50 top political brands in the Westminster corridors of power.

UK Parliament]]>Don'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-25
Money pressure]]>Social 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-24
Mobile phone]]>ACSEF 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-23
Offshore platform
]]>Plans 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-21
Union Terrace]]>Securing 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-17]]>Some 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-16
]]>The 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-12
]]>Running 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-9
Shooting yourself]]>Time 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-6
North Sea Oil provides 75% of UK prime energy]]>In 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-5
Internal PR is essential in uncertain times]]>Tough 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
maintain PR spend during recession]]>