While startups grab headlines, it’s scaleups that are quietly powering growth in the UK economy, generating £1.4 trillion in revenue and employing 3.2 million people.

Nine out of ten practitioners support a voluntary code of conduct to fix a 'broken' pitch process that costs agencies an average of £7,000 per opportunity.

The European Communication Monitor provides insights for public relations practice on issues such as trust, management and inclusivity - and a signpost to how practitioners should develop future skills.

Most managers are promoted without any formal training. The CMI argues that it has a significant impact on business performance. The same arguments could be made for public relations practice.

It’s time for PR to shift from weekly and monthly reports to live dashboards. Google Data Studio is a good place to start.

The hype surrounding AI is unhelpful. Professional communicators act ethically and improve their knowledge.

A new House of Lords Select Committee report recommends streamlining regulation and governance of the internet for citizens in the UK. Its single minded, forward thinking approach is welcomed but is unlikely to be actioned anytime soon because of Brexit.

An international public relations report suggests that the industry it set to see growth worldwide but that measurement remains a work in progress.

I’ve read the latest 230 page Ofcom report so that you don’t have to. It reports on children’s media literacy.

The PRCA Digital Report is a benchmark for how the public relations business is getting to grips with digital and social forms of communications.

The CIPR State of the Profession 2016 report makes for mixed reading. It's a profession that is very much a work in progress.