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Aurora top 20, December 2011 news analysis

Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by msoadmin.

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We hope December treated you all to a wonderful festive period. In the short business month, issues in the NHS remained a solid part of the Top 20 with NHS performance issues clinging onto the top spot and NHS budget/finance issues climbing 15 places since November. As you might expect, many familiar Christmas ‘time-of-excess’ themed [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: reindeer, baubles and badges, oh my!

Posted on 07. Dec, 2011 by CuriousScientist.

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With only 18 days until Christmas, here’s a snap shot of the festive decortations in the Aurora offices. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend Print for later Bookmark in Browser

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More cake and a festive farewell to our future yummy mummy

Posted on 02. Dec, 2011 by CuriousScientist.

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As the office start to fill with Christmas cheer, today we add the newest entry to the Aurora cake competition as our very own yummy mummy leaves us for her maternity leave. Sarah (aka handbaglady), we wish you all the best and we look forward to seeing the little one in the New Year. And a big thank you of [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Post it!

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by CuriousScientist.

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Created by Farringdon office workers from the contents of the stationery cupboard, these two Post-it note window designs have caught our attention this week and helped brightened up our day. Thinking outside the box, that’s what we like here at Aurora. For more multicoloured sticky note based fun, and for information on the origin of this office-based arts [...]

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Aurora top 20, November 2011 news analysis

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by msoadmin.

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Headlines in November have been splashed with stories about finance issues. We have witnessed the resignation of two prime ministers amid financial pressures between Greece and Italy and the European Union. In the meantime, strikes are taking place at hospitals, schools, transportation and local governments due to funding cuts. The world of healthcare is not [...]

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Aurora top 20, October 2011 news analysis

Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by msoadmin.

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October has been a turbulent month for global news, including the demise of another dictator within the Arab Spring uprising, the sorry state of affairs of the European financial crisis, and the birth of the world’s seven billionth person at the end of the month. The healthcare world seems to have been somewhat more predictable [...]

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The Social Moon launches

Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 by neilcrump.

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Hey there, Claire and I are delighted to announce the launch of  The Social Moon, in which we are advising partners, which is led by our friend Alex Butler.  As an agency we’ve always loved digital and social and we’ll be working collaboratively with The Social Moon to offer clients the best of the best in [...]

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Prodigal daughter

Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by neilcrump.

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I am delighted to let our reader know that Aurora re-establishes its 100% staff retention rate after six years with the return of Carolin Prasmo. After an 18 month stint at Virgo, she rejoins us as a senior account manager.  Alongside international account work, she will lead our branding practice. I cannot tell you how [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Calm

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by CuriousScientist.

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A beautiful snapshot of our agency training weekend in the Cotswolds last week. Gorgeous. Wish we were still there. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend Print for later Bookmark in [...]

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Aurora top 20, September 2011 news analysis

Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by msoadmin.

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  As the Aurora office, along with the rest of the UK, basks in the very late summer sunshine it seems that the state of the nation’s health and services are very much under a rain cloud. This month’s highest climber and taking number one position was health policy, after a turbulent month for the [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: look familiar?

Posted on 28. Sep, 2011 by CuriousScientist.

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BA 2011 – To fly, to serve. It runs through everything we do Aurora 2008 – Your vision, our focus, through and through And whilst we have you, here’s a reminder of our newest advert. Eat your heart out BA. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share on Linkedin [...]

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Aurora top 20, August 2011 news analysis

Posted on 31. Aug, 2011 by msoadmin.

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The London riots that spread across the UK dominated the news in August. Parliament was recalled, the police presence on London’s streets rose by 10,000 and communities were left devastated after a week of rioting. Perhaps it is no coincidence that alcohol, smoking and depression all made a big impact on the health news this [...]

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Aurora top 20, July 2011 news analysis

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by msoadmin.

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It’s just one year to go until the Olympics arrive in London. Despite all the chatter about tickets, many people have managed to get their hands on at least a couple of tickets and the papers are filled with inspiring pictures of athletes. Meanwhile more and more of the Aurora team are getting back on [...]

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Spot the Curious Scientist

Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by Barbados Princess.

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Whilst the rest of the Aurora staff were celebrating Thursday night at our industry awards, (where we received a ‘highly commended’ award for Communiqué Small Independent Consultancy of the Year no less), our Rebecca was accompanying a family friend down the red carpet at the world premiere of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART [...]

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Smart digital listening – improved health outcomes?

Posted on 26. May, 2011 by Handbaglady.

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Along with some of our GLOBALHealthPR colleagues in Mexico and the United States, our Neil and Aaron presented findings from a new 11-country, cross-cultural listening programme of social media dialogue on the malaria pandemic at the first International Healthcare Social Media Summit (IHSMS) in Washington, D.C. last week. The event, organised by our partner network [...]

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A picture tells a thousand words

Posted on 09. Feb, 2011 by balletfanatic.

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…or so the saying goes. However when Aurora was preparing their latest print advert we realised that just one picture isn’t enough to capture everything we want to tell you about us and our values. The trouble is that happiness and work result in terrible visuals that just don’t cut it… … so we went [...]

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A new home

Posted on 23. Dec, 2010 by balletfanatic.

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The Aurora team are seeing 2010 out in style with a shiny new office in Farringdon, where we enjoy views of the London skyline! We’re all excited about starting the New Year here and have already fallen in love with all the little shops and eateries round the corner on Exmouth market. We’re looking forward [...]

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