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HighTide Festival Theatre

"The Royal Court almost by the sea" Guardian- the HighTide Festival comes of age with a brilliant 2012 programme

In 2008 Lansons created a new way of supporting an arts charity, HighTide Festival Theatre (a registered charity), giving office space and office support in return for contribution to our culture and client entertainment. Since then, HighTide and Lansons Communications have enjoyed a relationship that benefits both sides and has been recognised with two awards at last year's Corporate Engagement awards. In this article, HighTide's chief executive, Steven Atkinson, talks about the future for HighTide and is interviewed by the BBC's Arts Editor, Will Gompertz, on a truly unique partnership.



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Tony Langham - Viewpoint

Olympic tickets, digital exclusion and the future for concert goers
As the world looks forward to the arrival of the 'super-humans' for the Paralympic Games in London next week and with record numbers expected to try and secure tickets, Lansons' chief executive Tony Langham discusses the 'softer' side of digital exclusion and suggests ways in which online companies can adapt their offerings accordingly.

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Public Affairs & Regulatory Brand & Consumer news Lansons Live news International news
     
Who would be European right now?   The summer of technical glitches – how brands responded when they hit a crisis   BBC news takes up new home   No turning back for
Nokia Land
Can a shared sense of European identity be of any value as Europe heads for potential economic oblivion?

Strangely it just might help, as Ralph Jackson argues below.
  Summer 2012 saw a number of big brands from banks to telecoms providers suffer problems that impacted their customers. We look at the ever important role social media plays in helping companies tackle crisis comms situations...
  Hundreds of BBC News journalists are in the process of moving into state-of-the-art studios at the Corporation’s newly revamped Broadcasting House, in central London. Lansons Live Head and former BBC business journalist, Jon Cronin, asks what the multi-million pound project means for the broadcaster.
  With Europe in turmoil, Finland still receives its fair share of problems, with the only Nordic country in the Eurozone facing challenges it never has before. In addition to the constant debate on whether the support to South Europe and remaining in the Eurozone make sense, Nokia, the crown jewel of the country, is in a demanding market situation getting hit by iPhone and Android. New thinking is needed, as there is no turning back for Nokia Land. Kaija Langenskiold, Managing Partner of Cocomms, our Finnish PROI partner, looks at the implications.
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