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General Election 2019: Two sides to every story
Listening is a best practice if often underutilised PR tactic. In this guest post I asked agency owner and Conservative Party campaigner Graham Robb to write about this experience of the 2019 General Election.
Tear up your reports and shift to realtime data dashboards
It’s time for PR to shift from weekly and monthly reports to live dashboards. Google Data Studio is a good place to start.
A call for a public inquiry into the impact of media and tech on democracy
We need a concerted effort to clean up political campaigning following the 2019 General Election campaign.
Distraction as a media relations tactic
A story from the North of England about an attempt to move the news agenda on from a negative story for the Prime Minister and the Conservative Party.
Celebrating graduation
Today is one of my favourite days of the year. Graduation is always an optimistic, upbeat occasion.
Lib Dems in owned media manipulation
The Libs Dems are playing a dirty disinformation game with the oldest form of political campaign media.
Basket Brigade fundraiser: please help provide a food hamper to those in need at Christmas
It’s that time of year again. If you’ve found my blog helpful over the past 12 months please consider donating to families in need at Christmas.
PRCA Digital PR and Communications Report: "Digital PR moves fast"
In the past 12 months digital PR has seen investment in content and paid social media but cuts in SEO and social listening.
Thank you Vuelio for nurturing the UK’s growing digital influencer community
You’re reading the blog of the top Comms and PR Online Influencer of the Year.
Cider sip or cider slip? Would you let a politician endorse your brand?
Aligning a brand with a political party is a tricky business. Boris Johnson endorses cider, Jo Swinson ethical clothing and Jeremy Corbyn an art gallery.
I’ve been persuaded not to vote and that’s so bloody wrong
The penny has finally dropped. Persuading people not to vote is the easiest way to win an election.
Conservatives unlock a surprising reason why people share online
The Conservative Party has discovered a way to get both supporters and detractors to share its message with their social media communities.
Hold the line on fake political content
This General Election campaign is widening the gulf between political campaigning and the conventional norms of organisational communication.
Faking an owned or social media account is wrong
The Conservative Party changed its Twitter account to @FactCheckUK during the ITV Leaders Debate. It’s plainly wrong.
#AIinPR panel calls for contributions to literature review ahead of report launch at Turing Institute
Professor Anne Gregory has led a CIPR AIinPR project over the last 12 months to review the impact of AI on professional occupations including PR. Kerry Sheehan is the panel’s new leader.
Measurement stupid, is solution to PR talent challenge
If the PR industry measured its work properly it would be able to charge more and pay better.
Political balance in broadcast media restored
A recent Ofcom report has reset bias in broadcast media during the election campaign. That’s a good thing.
Conservative Party in dodgy postal vote Google ad data capture
The Conservative Party is running a Google Ad campaign targeting voters seeking to register to postal vote. It’s a dodgy means of data capture.
Farage in reverse ferret: Brexit Party won't contest Tory seats
The Brexit Party will not stand candidates in seats won by Conservative Party candidates in 2017.
Newspapers remain a political campaigning tool: question everything you read
Newspapers are about as useful as campaign leaflets as a form of electoral scrutiny.