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Video: John Perry Barlow on the potential of the internet
An internet visionary vindicated.
#FuturePRoof Podcast: robots to try at home
Sarah Hall and Stephen Waddington are back. In this show they discuss publicity, books, objectives and jobs for 2019, and robots.
Help support foodbanks and food poverty by starting in your local community
Here are ways that you can help tackle food poverty and the issues raised by the film I, Daniel Blake.
Foodbank fundraiser: a local story of food poverty
Please help support a fundraising effort for my local foodbank in Newcastle.
An A to Z guide to marketing and PR agency management
Agencies are straightforward organisations to manage. It’s no more complicated than A to Z.
Foodbank fundraiser: please help tackle UK food poverty at Christmas
More people than ever before in the UK are expected to use food banks this Christmas. I’d appreciate your help raising money for my local food bank in Newcastle.
Leveson Inquiry archive important contribution to debate and education on media ethics
Kingston University has published an archive of the Leveson Inquiry six years after it reported.
Media relations is thriving
Media relations remains an important part of the execution of a public relations campaign alongside paid, shared and owned media.
Generosity
Generosity makes the social web go around and it’s increasingly driving forward best practice in public relations.
8 lessons from the ICCO World PR Report
An international public relations report suggests that the industry it set to see growth worldwide but that measurement remains a work in progress.
Video: Energy UK CEO on PR for stakeholder engagement, social media and crisis
The CIPR has made a concerted effort to engage with business this year. Its latest #PRpays campaign seeks out bosses directly.
Once upon a time in public relations: 21 fairy stories about professionalism
Sarah Hall’s fourth book is a bit different from the norm. It’s a series of fairy tales that celebrate 21 larger than life characters helping the public relations industry in the UK to grow and thrive.
Public relations in 2019
Here's my analysis of the opportunities and challenges that public relations faces in the next 12 months.
Benchmark your measurement approach with AMEC tool
AMEC has launched a free tool to enable public relations practitioners to benchmark and improve their measurement approach.
Proud of public relations
If you’re not proud of working in public relations it’s probably time to find something else to do.
Celebrating the CIPR at 70 and pioneering practitioners
Platinum, the CIPR’s anniversary 70th book, was launched in London last night. The Institute also celebrated 70 dedicated practitioners committed to taking it and the industry forward.
How running changed my career and life
RESET by David Sawyer is a guide for life. It’s part self-help and part autobiography for anyone seeking financial independence and purpose in their family and work life.
What are you doing to challenge the perception of public relations?
Practitioners hold the key to challenging the perception of public relations in the media and popular culture according to CIPR President Sarah Hall.
Cision takes aim at integrated PR workflow to unlock earned media investment
Earned media is undervalued by organisations because of poor planning, measurement and departmental silos. Tool vendor Cision reckons that it’s got the solution.
Leaving Taylor Bennett. What Sarah did next
Sarah Stimson is a longtime friend of this blog. At Taylor Bennett she’s been a champion of diversity in PR. Today she’s launched a new venture called Ladder Talent.