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Tech in marketing and PR: more than shiny objects searching for problems
A positive attitude to new apps and tools is critical to innovation in public relations.
Updated: Public relations dissertation topics
Its dissertation season for MA media and public relations university students. Here are more than 40 potential areas of study.
Agencies as a foundation for entrepreneurs
In this guest post public relations agency founder Max Tatton-Brown makes the case that starting your career in an agency provides a solid foundation for an entrepreneur.
PESO explained for marketing and public relations
The value of the PESO framework as a planning tool for marketing and public relations (PR) lies in the integration of different forms of media.
#AIinPR group kicks off with crowdsourced tool project
A new panel launched by the CIPR will explore the impact of artificial intelligence on public relations, and conversation in the public sphere.
The case for plain language in spoken and written communication
This is an article about the abuse and misuse of language. There’s a simple message: speak and write as plainly as possible if you want to be understood.
In praise of the press release
The press release or news release is often debated on this blog. It's a form of corporate communications content and workflow that is more than 100 years old. Who better to speak up for the form than Business Wire's director of social and evolving media?
So what’s your purpose?
An open letter to business leaders from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has put the relationship between organisational purpose and profit under the spotlight.
How to write a communications or public relations plan
Planning should be the starting point for your public relations campaign. This approach can be applied to any size of organisation and market.
Making the Facebook newsfeed algorithm work for PR
The Facebook newsfeed is one of the key algorithms in marketing, media and public relations. Practitioners should have a basic understanding how it works.
GDPR for public relations: driving up standards
Absolute answers on the impact of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on public relations are hard to come by especially from database vendors. It's an issue I shared recently with ResponseSource founder and chairman Daryl Willcox.
Don’t build your brand on rented land
After Storify closed last year I asked Mynewsdesk marketing boss Jonathan Bean whether it still made sense for brands to invest in cloud-based services.
Press releases: what, why, when, how, where and who?
Public relations remains firmly wedded to the press release as a fundamental form of content and workflow. They’re used and abused to communicate with journalists and other stakeholders.
Emojis in PR: a picture tells a thousand words
Emojis are a visual code used for messaging on the internet. They transcend demographics and language itself. It’s surprising that they are frequently overlooked as a means of public engagement.
Make it don’t fake it
It’s incredibly easy to fake followers and engagement on social media. It’s a significant governance issue for the platforms and public discourse.
Media abstinence improves mental wellbeing
Paul Doran calls on us to question what we see in national and international news media and to re-examine the role of social media.
Blog review of 2017 and a new site for the New Year
These are the 21 blog posts that defined my 2017. The posts explore modernity in public relations, my day job at Ketchum, learning, workflow and mental health.
Storify will leave a hole in the internet but there's a much bigger issue in play
Storify is closing as a free service. It has implications for how individuals and organisations tell stories, and strikes at the cultural history of the internet.
Teaching communication skills for a future we do not know
Cardiff University public relations graduate Natalia Bucelnikova is the brainchild behind Future Communications Accelerator, an innovation new learning and development programme.
Diagnose your unconscious bias in a bid to tackle diversity
Challenging your own personal bias is the first step to tackling diversity.