Health and safety spitfires
09/01/2012
It must be a slow news day when one of the top stories on the Today programme is the news that a WWII Spitfire pilot …
Not all buildings are suitable for work
10/01/2012
Much is written about how you can work everywhere and anywhere. Technology allows us to work collaboratively across time and space with people all over …
Training for the biggest job in the world
25/01/2012
This week a friend of mine was turned down for a junior role in a PR agency because she didn’t have the requisite qualifications. She …
From office politics to office niggles
30/01/2012
Magenta took several metaphorical slaps on the wrist last week in an email from the landlord of our building. At 12.23pm on Monday (of all …
We apologise for this delay…
27/02/2012
Sitting on a (yet again) delayed First Capital Connect train this morning, the chap next to me was busy tweeting his views on the service and reading out extracts of abuse from other tweets, and the Facebook FCC hate group.
Magenta doubles in size with appointment of Richard Byatt and Adelphine Williams
13/05/2012
Magenta Associates has doubled in size in its first year. The business, which celebrated its first anniversary on 9 May, has appointed Richard Byatt and …
Nordic cool, out-of-town style
23/05/2012
Imagine my delight when I heard that the EuroFM conference 2012 was to be held in Copenhagen, a city I’ve visited numerous times and adore. …
Sonim Technologies appoints Magenta
Sonim Technologies, maker of the world’s toughest phones, has appointed Magenta Associates to support the business with its public relations in the UK. Magenta will …
Cathy Hayward named as one to watch
28/05/2012
Cathy Hayward, managing director of Magenta Associates, a communications and PR agency for the facilities management and support services sectors, has been named as one …
FM United?
UPS, the delivery company perhaps best known for its brown and gold vans and uniforms, has been running a marketing campaign for several months under …