Can You Get My Name in the Papers? - Couverture rigide

Diamond, Harry

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ISBN 10 : 1897784503 ISBN 13 : 9781897784501

Editeur : Neil Wilson Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

As head of PR in Glasgow City Chambers, Harry Diamond sold the city to the world under the slogan "Glasgow's Miles Better". But he has also been involved in scandal, lawsuits, the fight for Soviet Jewry, the promotion of sausages and the re-enactment of the Exodus to Palestine.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The first words the young reporter Harry Diamond uttered to Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on passing him in the corridor at Westminster were: 'Excuse me Sir, your flies are open.' Churchill responded: 'My boy, there is no harm in leaving open the door of the cage when the bird is dead.' This anecdote is typical of the many incidents in Harry Diamond's working life in the press, media and public relations. He is perhaps best known as the man who sold Glasgow to the world under the slogan: Glasgow's Miles Better! and also told the world about the Burrell Collection. Son of a Russian immigrant, he started out as a cub crime reporter covering the Saturday night 'pleasantries' in Glasgow before a short spell with Woman's Own in London before returning to work for the Daily Mail and Daily Express in Glasgow. He then moved to the Gas Board prior to joining the Glasgow City Corporation as PR supremo. In a hectic and frequently hilarious life he has been the subject of a White Horse whisky billboard advert after giving away his car: 'Harry Diamond gave his car away to a passer-by when it broke down. He finds his White Horse a lot more reliable', been sued for £7m, fought with the TV chef Philip Harben, enchanted Fanny Craddock, promoted sausages, campaigned for Soviet Jews, nominated a Tory Councillor while in the employment of a Labour Council, campaigned against the city of Dundee for being involved with the PLO, helped to re-enact the voyage of the Exodus to Palestine, resurrected the Bulletin, had a run-in with Billy Connolly, publicised the Garden Festival and the City of Culture year in 1990 and refused large sums of money to lift the lid off the City adminstration. Described by a major national magazine as 'one of the most influential Public Relations industry players in the 1980s', Diamond's telling memoir's encapsulate the life of one of the world's best salesmen.

Biographie de l'auteur

Harry Diamond started out as a crime reporter in Glasgow and then worked in London before returning north and taking up PR. He is most famous for the 'Glasgow's Miles Better' campaign. He still lives in Glasgow.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Neil Wilson Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1897784503
• ISBN 13: 9781897784501
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible