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The power imbalance in the public relations pitch process
A new research paper spotlights flaws in the how agencies win business. It’s an issue that strikes at the heart of the lack of diversity in public relations.
The role of public relations in decision making: Center Parcs
Centre Parcs is a case study in how organisations make decisions that have a negative impact on their reputation.
Trip report: Climbing the three highest mountains in the UK in a week
It’s easy to get disheartened about life in the UK but there’s plenty to celebrate about its people and places.
Meet the latest Socially Mobile class of 2022
Socially Mobile helps practitioners step up as managers and increase their earning potential. I caught up with some of the latest cohort of students as they complete the programme.
Promoting public relations: Public Relations Council of India keynote speech
This is a keynote speach that I gave this morning at a meeting of the Public Relations Council of India to celebrate World PR Day.
Leadership opportunity for public relations on climate issues but must get its own house in order
PRCA report highlights opportunities for the public relations profession to provide professional advisory services on climate crisis related issues.
Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential
Public relations practitioners fall short of the expectations of a profession. It’s a limiting factor for public relations to realise its potential as a management discipline.
Letter from Bled: communication warfare and the COVID-19 pandemic legacy
Public relations academics and practitioners explored a diverse range of societal and communication issues at BledCom.
The many paradoxes of public relations
Six months into PhD research studies I know more and more about less and less. But that’s a good thing because I know exactly where I'm heading.
Future of local news report is a grim read
Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy.
Report finds people avoiding news and trusting it less
The news industry faces challenges building trust with its audiences and evolving its business model.
How to contribute to the CIPR crowdsourced tool project
The CIPR #AIinPR panel is seeking contributions from practitioners to create a new dataset of tools used in public relations practice.
Competence, growing pains, and talent turmoil highlighted by CIPR report
The public relations profession is capitalising on its new found status following the COVID-19 pandemic but it must take a more strategic view of its capabilities and work a lot harder to address inequalities.
How do you solve a problem like proving the value of public relations to management?
A fundamental public relations problem lies at the heart of public relations practice.
Glassdoor reviews as a signal of corporate misconduct
Company reviews posted by employees are an indicator of the cultural health of an organisation.
We can’t fix the mental ill-health epidemic without breaking down the ingrained stigma
Steph Brown wants to understand the mental health impact on junior- to mid-level roles within the public relations industry.
How to increase your media relations pitching success
Analysis of 400,000 email media pitches has found that brevity is the key to success.
Audit Reform Bill is limp response to corporate failure, climate and social concerns
There’s nothing in legislation proposed by the Government to robustly corporate reporting failures or tackle climate and social concerns.
Parliament calls for better scrutiny of influencer market
The DCMS inquiry into influencers highlights risk but ignores its potential. I spoke to the Influencer Marketing Trade Body’s Scott Guthrie about the report.
Seven ideologies of public relations
Public relations practice operates along a spectrum of theoretical ideologies from defensive to organisational conscience.