Women in business
Sherrie Storor <i>Women In Business Series </i>
This week Fleur Madden-Topley chats to Sherrie Storor as part of our Women in Business blog series. What makes Sherrie’s story so different? Read on…
Fleur Madden-Topley
17 PostsFleur is managing director of Red PR in Brisbane and Blue by Red PR in Sydney. She started her career as a journalist and Red PR was born out of the necessity for public relations professionals to deliver quality work and exceed both their clients’ and the media’s expectations. In seven years, Red has become one of the most respected lifestyle PR agencies in Australia. In 2008, it was the first Australian agency asked to partner with PROI, the largest global group of independently owned agencies.
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Big doesn’t mean better! <i>Women In Business Series </i>
Welcome to the first installment of Fleur Madden-Topley’s Women in Business blog series. This week Fleur interviews a successful 30-something HR guru and SME owner. Want to know all her secrets? Read on.
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Ita, you are my hero
If you caught the ABC’s Paper Giants miniseries last night, on the launch of Cleo magazine into Australia, with Ita Buttrose at the helm, you will have been as impressed as I was.
Legal
Shoulda, coulda, woulda
Fleur Madden-Topley blogs about the Winklevoss twins Facebook court ruling and having business confidence.
“No one is employing these grubby, money hungry lookalikes, Harvard graduates or not.”
Women in business
Motherhood and small business: how will it work?
Hot on the heels of this week’s Pru Goward and Jackie O controversy, business owner Fleur Madden-Topley shares her forthright views on running a business vs. running a household. Just last week she and her husband were told they can adopt a baby from Korea following a three-year wait.
Marketing
The battle between in-house and agency PRs
Journo turned PR boss Fleur Madden-Topley asks why in-house and agency PR professionals can’t work together for the good of their client and calls for an end to their battles.
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Coming of age (why being 30 isn’t so bad)
It is true, for the last ten years I have been elusive about my age, when asked how old I am I have always politely said ‘ you should never ask a lady how old she is’.
Marketing
The art of the press kit (How to get the media’s attention)
What if you have no relationships with the media and you don’t have a PR agency representing you? A little secret tactic that if you do well could be the start of something wonderful, is the art of the creative press kit.
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To pay or not to pay for a pitch?
For as long as I have been in PR the debate has raged on should potential clients pay for pitches?
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Fanta Pants takes over the world… and social media
Social media has been awash with interesting comments since the political assignation of Kevin last week. It has been said 1000 times in the last seven days, but politics is a blood sport and what’s made it even bloodier is the part social media has played.