Poll has heard That Nice Mr Nash say PR people can be useful to journalists.
But she hears one young lady may have dropped out of the useful section after writing to journalists to whom she had issued a singularly uninteresting press release about her client, which had changed one word in its name four years after becoming part of another firm.
'I sent a press release regarding XXXXXXXXXX's re-brand on the 4th of February, gushed the PR girl. 'I have not had any replies... I keep checking all of the publications that come through and I have not seen it in any.'
The killer blow followed: 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXX are a big advertiser and I think it is important that their press release is published ...'
Poll thinks it's probably not a bad idea for PR girls to leave editors to decide the importance - or otherwise - of material submitted. And Poll suggests threatening journalists may turn out not to be a career enhancing move...

Poll was surprised to hear her favourite Ice Cream Salesman had been honoured at the Audi Sailor of the Year gala for his successes in promoting the sport of sailing through his recent America's Cup victory.
Ernesto Bertarelli was presented with a Special Award, dedicated to Paolo Venanzangeli, an Italian America's Cup journalist.
The award celebrates Bertarelli and Alinghi's achievement in winning a second consecutive America's Cup and the enormous impact that this first event in Europe has had on awareness of the sport. Poll's italics, by the way.
So what about the impact Bertarelli's actions have had on the America's Cup since winning the trophy, Poll wonders? She supposes trophies aren't given for that kind of devastation...

Poll also hears the Spanish club that the Ice Cream Salesman chose as Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup appears to have no plans to repeat its 'annual' regatta.
There is no mention of the event in the Spanish Sailing Federation calendar, leading some commentators to suggest it may go down in history as the shortest annual event in sailing history.

Poll has another little snippet from the ExCeL show, gathered while she was at her favourite hotel, Claridges, to entertain a small party of generous gentlemen 'friends'.
It seems IPC Marine Media was presenting some awards to the powerboating fraternity and, judging by the roars of approval, it seemed Sealine International scored a hit in one category. Another roar welcomed Sunseeker to the stage.
Mind you, says Poll, its surprising how these powerboating boys get around.
Poll is certain she saw some of her Sunseeker friends while she was 'on the pole' at Stringfellows later that evening.
Then she bumped into some of the Sealine boys even later that evening over at China White's.
That was a hard working night for a hard working girl, says Poll.