Communicator of the Week: Papiss Cisse
Ed Staite awards Papiss Cisse communicator of the week for not being your typical footballer.
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Ed Staite
Ed Staite is the managing director of Staite Communications and is a former Conservative press officer.
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Mis-Communicator of the Week: Ken Livingstone
Ed Staite gives Ken Livingstone the title of mis-communicator of the week for his fake "Londoners" and crocodile tears.
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Ed Staite awards William Zeng communicator of the week for his concise tweets condemning Trenton Oldfield.
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Mis-Communicator of the Week: The Hypocrites at the Sunday Times
- Apr 2, 2012
Ed Staite accuses the Sunday Times of a campaign against him based on deceit and a lack of transparency.
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Communicator of the Week: Greg Smith
- Mar 20, 2012
Ed Staite was so impressed with the Goldman Sachs resignation letter he has awarded its author with communicator of the week.
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Communicator of the Week: KONY 2012
- Mar 13, 2012
Ed Staite awards KONY 2012 Communicator of the Week for their viral video which has gone worldwide.
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Communicator of the Week: Bruce Springsteen
- Mar 6, 2012
Ed Staite awards Bruce Springsteen communicator of the week for his work with the Democrats.
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Communicator of the Week: Lord Michael Bates
- Feb 20, 2012
For Lord Michael Bates' work towards the Olympics Truce, Ed Staite has awarded him communicator of the week.
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Mis Communicator of the Week: Luis Suarez
- Feb 13, 2012
Ed Staite argues that Luis Suarez is mis-communicator of the week for his handshake refusal.
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Mis-Communicators of the Week: Russia and China
- Feb 6, 2012
Russia and China get mis-communicator of the week from Ed Staite, because they turned a blind eye to Syria at the UN.
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Communicator of the Week: Ferris Bueller
- Jan 30, 2012
Ed Staite awards Ferris Bueller communicator of the week for ingenious advertising.
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Communicator of the Week - Newt Gingrich
- Jan 23, 2012
Ed Staite awards Newt Gingrich communicator of the week for his brilliant handling when under fire.
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Communicator of the Week: Michael Gove
- Jan 16, 2012
Ed Staite awards Michael Gove the Communicator of the Week for his clear and concise defence of the Union.
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Film Review: War Horse
- Jan 10, 2012
Ed Staite was at the premiere of War Horse with the Duke and Duchess Cambridge, and reviews it for Dale & Co.
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Mis-Communicator of the Week: Ed Miliband
- Jan 8, 2012
Ed Staite highlights the worst communicator of the week, Ed Miliband.
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Mis-Communicators of 2011
- Jan 2, 2012
Ed Staite looks back to some of the worst communicators of the previous year.
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Communicators of 2011
- Jan 2, 2012
Ed Staite looks back at the best communicators of last year.
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Communicator of the Week: David Cameron
- Dec 11, 2011
Ed Staite explains why it's been a good week for the Prime Minister.
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The Rhetoric Of The Morning After The Night Before
- Dec 9, 2011
Ed Staite argues that Cameron's use of the veto will have a significant impact on this country.
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Communicator of the Week: Jeremy Clarkson
- Dec 5, 2011
Jeremy Clarkson's ability to create controversy is why Ed Staite has awarded him communicator of the week.
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Communicator of the Week: The Dowler Family
- Nov 28, 2011
Ed Staite awards the Dowler Family the communicator of the week for their honesty and human emotion.
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Communicator of the Week: Sir Salman Rushdie
- Nov 20, 2011
Ed Staite awards Sir Salman Rushdie with commmunicator of the week for his fight against Facebook.
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Communicator of the Week: Christine Lagarde
- Nov 14, 2011
Ed Staite chooses Christine Lagarde as the communicator of the week because of her use of soundbites.
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Communicator of the Week: George Papandreou
- Nov 6, 2011
George Papandreou's ability to survive is the reason Ed Staite has awarded him Communicator of the Week.
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Let's Get This Straight - David Cameron Is Always In Charge
- Oct 31, 2011
Ed Staite argues that no matter how many holidays the Prime Minister has, he is always in charge.
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Communicator of the Week: HM The Queen
- Oct 29, 2011
Ed Staite awards HM The Queen communicator of the week during her visit to Australia.
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Communicators of the Week: Feras Boqna, Hussam al-Drewesh and Khaled al-Rasheed
- Oct 24, 2011
Ed Staite turns his eye on three Saudi dissidents this week and nominates his communicators of the week.
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Communicator of the Week: Herman Cain
- Oct 16, 2011
Ed Staite says Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax policy is a masterstroke of political communication.
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Dr Fox And The Politics Of Perception
- Oct 11, 2011
Ed Staite looks at the reasons why support for Liam Fox wasn’t forthcoming from the very top of government.
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Communicator of the Week: Amanda Knox
- Oct 8, 2011
Ed Staite nominates Foxy Knoxy for his weekly award.
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Communicator of the Week: Vladimir Putin
- Sep 26, 2011
Ed Staite awards Vladimir Putin with the Communicator of the Week title for his PR brilliance.
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Communicator of the Week: Peter Hain
- Sep 18, 2011
Ed Staite commends Peter Hain for the way he handled the mining disaser in his constituency.
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Communicator of the Week: Peter Negron
- Sep 13, 2011
Ed Staite explains why he has chosen Peter Negron, one of the family members left behind by 9/11, as his Communicator of the Week.
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How Bush & Giuliani Coped
- Sep 10, 2011
Ed Staite anyalyses whether Bush & Giuliani handled the post event communications properly on 9/11.
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Communicator of the Week: Beyonce
- Sep 4, 2011
Ed Staite picks a surprise winner of his coveted award this week - the woman who promised to retire at 30.
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The Joys of the Great British Pudding
- Sep 1, 2011
Ed Staite is not someone you could ever call a pudding, but he certainly made the most of his visit to the Pudding Club.
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Communicator of the Week: Rick Perry
- Aug 29, 2011
Ed Staite explains why he has chosen Texas Governor Roock Perry as his Communicator of the Week.
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Communicator of the Week: Gavin Barwell MP
- Aug 21, 2011
Ed Staite chooses his weekly PR guru. This week one of the new breed of Conservative MPs.
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Communicator of the Week: Social Media
- Aug 14, 2011
Ed Staite finds that social media, rather than a single individual, proved to be this week's Communicator of the Week.
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It's Time for the Big Society to Fight Back
- Aug 9, 2011
Ed Staite can't believe what he's witnessing in London, but he reckons it's time the Big Society makes itself heard.
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Communicator of the Week: The Financial Markets
- Aug 7, 2011
Ed State picks his regular communicator of the week, and this week goes for a whole sector of the business community
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What Is The Point Of Baroness Ashton?
- Aug 2, 2011
Ed Staite wonders what useful service is performed by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy.
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Communicator of the Week: James Purnell
- Jul 30, 2011
Ed Staite is impressed with James Purnell because he doesn't sound like the politician he once was.
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Akropolis Now!
- Jul 24, 2011
Ed Staite reports from Athens on a developing very Greek tragedy.
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Communicator of the Week: Tour de France
- Jul 24, 2011
Ed Staite doles out his weekly award.
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Communicator of the Week: Ed Miliband
- Jul 17, 2011
Ed Staite believes Ed Miliband has had a great week, but shouldn't measure the Number Ten curtains just yet.
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Is It Game Over for Print Journalists?
- Jul 15, 2011
Ed Staite warns journalists that if they don't clean up their act then the end maybe near.
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Communicator of the Week: David Wooding
- Jul 9, 2011
Each week political PR man will pick his Communicator of the Week for Dale & Co. This week it's Dave Wooding, one of the most popular members of the lobby.
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The Perils of Acting In Haste
- Jul 8, 2011
Ed Staite tries to learn some lessons in crisis management from the News of the World farrago.
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Bob Marley With Eggs is One Big Headache
- Jun 28, 2011
Sometimes it's best to prefer the Sound of Silence, says Ed Staite.
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Why Crisis Management Matters
- Jun 28, 2011
The media preaches responsibility in business then ignores its own advice, alleges Ed Staite
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About Ed Staite
Ed Staite is a communications consultant specialising in reputation management, training and campaigns. He spent two years as George Osborne’s spokesman, advised David Cameron on strategic communications and was Boris Johnson’s press secretary during the 2008 mayoral election. He has also worked as a speech writer, and as a policy and communication adviser to the Conservative Party in the Houses of Parliament.
Since then he has worked for two of the biggest PR agencies in the world – where he specialised in global campaigns, crisis communications and executive training for multi-national companies and corporate high fliers in Europe, America and the Middle East. He now runs his own business specialising in offering bespoke solutions to communications challenges for individuals, businesses and campaigns. He is a media junkie, news obsessive and keen sportsman.