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The privileged role of men working in public relations
One of its biggest scandals in the public relations business is why women leave the industry mid-career and don’t progress into senior roles.
Structuring effective board meetings: A blueprint for creative agencies
Wadds Inc. supports creative agencies with company direction and differentiated propositions. In the last of this three-part series, we look at board meetings – how these should work and when they should take place.
Book Review: The Nowhere Office – Reinventing Work and the Workplace of the Future
The Nowhere Office explores how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated changes in the nature of work have created a new type of office - a virtual space that is harder to define or manage.
Book review: Leading the Listening Organisation
A new book Leading the Listening Organisation advocates for organisations to adopt a culture of active, empathetic listening to employees to drive better business outcomes.
Evaluating board performance: Assessing effectiveness to strengthen governance
In the second of a three-part series, we look at how you can evaluate your board to ensure it is working effectively on your behalf.
Is your board helping or hindering growth?
Wadds Inc. supports creative agencies with company direction and differentiated propositions. In the first of this three-part series, we look at how a wrongly structured board or no board at all, can be a real barrier to growth.
Policy and training needed to counter employee DIY AI risk
Governance, clear policies and training around ethical AI are urgently needed to mitigate against unauthorised usage.
Public relations braces for AI
While AI could automate tactical public relations, uniquely human strategic skills are at low risk of substitution, according to a Government report.
New book: AI tools for public relations
The book features insights from 20 experts on leveraging large language models, AI productivity tools, and integrated AI platforms to help practitioners work smarter.
Book review: Wallman and Edwards strike again
The creative duo Ryan Wallman and Giles Edwards have produced a hilarious and thought-provoking sequel to their book Delusions of Brandeur. It is every bit as good as the original.
Book Review: Purposeful Brands
A marketing industry insider explores how a sector built on promoting consumption adapts to promoting positive behaviour change that doesn’t cost the earth.
European Communication Monitor: a 15-year retrospective
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.
Status report: artificial intelligence (AI) in public relations
The impact of AI on public relations is set to be transformative for public relations practice, but it will demand updated practitioner capabilities.
Get ahead, get a NED - and four other tactics for moving ahead assertively in 2024
As part of our work we help creative agencies to set company direction and provide support with strategic growth plans. We’ve looked at key areas for all businesses to concentrate on now as part of 2024 business planning.
Accidental managers
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.
How to use AI to make sense of academic papers
Using large language models like Claude 2 to extract information from academic papers.
Using AI in tactical and strategic applications in public relations and management
AI tools can help public relations practitioners work more efficiently and effectively, but the focus on generative AI content overlooks more strategic and disruptive applications.
Lessons from the United Nations communication frontline
United Nations communications leader Melissa Fleming spoke about the role of public relations in countering false narratives, inspiring compassion and enabling positive change during the 2023 Maggie Nally Lecture.
Brand Vandal ten years on
“The book has the cover of a cheap thriller, and it is written much like one. The blunt language is clearly designed to shock” - Financial Times.
Lessons for Western practitioners from India's public relations community
The World PR Forum and PRAXIS conferences in India highlighted the focus of the Global South on professional development through qualifications, continuous learning, and community to advance public relations as a profession.