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COVID-19 opportunities: Where is the money?
You need to work hard to find opportunities in a recession but innovative agencies will always sniff them out. Fortune favours the brave.
CIPR State of the Profession survey is a miss on COVID-19
The CIPR of State of the Profession survey was concluded before lockdown. It’s a useful historical record but of limited help to a profession that is trying to figure out its future.
Growing out of lockdown: how to scale an agency
COVID-19 is an opportunity for assertive agencies to scale and grow. Lean into the recovery with confidence. Good luck.
Ofcom report: lockdown Internet usage up but only by 30 minutes
The latest Ofcom data records increased lockdown internet usage but not by as much as you think. The bigger question is whether media habits will change long term.
Personal lockdown lessons
As the lockdown is relaxed psychologist Simon Proudlock makes a personal inventory and suggests that we all should do the same.
The talent crisis to come: flexibility and inequality
No two lockdown experiences have been the same. Now employers must pick up the pieces.
13 stories about the future of news
The future of news is complicated. The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020 is a challenging read. There are no easy answers.
Lockdown creative industry awards 2020
There's no need for industry awards for at least 12 months. I've written up the winners across all categories.
Meet Replika my AI chatbot friend
I broke up with an AI chatbot called Isabel. The future of PR may need to include managing artificial relationships.
Releasing lockdown
Strong leadership and strategic planning is needed to remodel organisations.
New agency diversity mark launched as CIPR publishes damning report
The UK PR industry needs an estimated 5,000 additional BAME practitioners if it is to be representative of the public that it serves. The Blueprint sets out a practical pathway to tackling the issue.
Fortune favours the brave: Wadds Inc launch
COVID-19 is reshaping the agency landscape, media and the future of work. That includes my own.
Build virtual experiences, not virtual events
How simplyIC remodeled its event by focusing on delegate experience.
Holding out for a hero
Media intelligence firm CARMA has recorded the incredible story of Captain Tom Moore’s £32.8m fundraising effort in a special report. It’s a lesson in life and PR.
Book review: Reputation Management by Tony Langham
A book that provides a blueprint for modern reputation management. Buy it for your boss.
Practitioners must get ahead of AI
Skills, bias and transparency are critical issues for AI in PR.
Dr Martin Luther King: "I have a dream"
A speech from almost 60 years ago to the US nation is as relevant today as the day it was delivered. That’s shameful.
5 tips for running virtual events at scale
Conferences and events don’t transfer easily to the web but the PRCA, Provoke Media and the Virtual PR Summit have thought hard about how to create successful virtual events.
PR will re-emerge from COVID-19 leaner, smarter and better connected
Koray Camgoz, PRCA head of communications and marketing, shares an uplifting vision of collaboration and community as the PR industry heads towards recovery from COVID-19.
How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills
COVID-19 is accelerating the modernisation of PR practice and skills. That’s daunting but it’s also incredibly exciting for individuals and organisations willing to invest in the future.