Opinion: Record-breaking campaigns are a sign of the (rapidly changing) times
Nadine Causey, Guinness World Records’ SVP for EMEA and APAC, considers what lessons communicators can learn from this year’s record breaking PR campaigns. As more brands and [...]
How to create a highly effective press release in 4 easy steps
The press release remains an essential tool of the trade for PRs and communicators alike. The media landscape may have changed dramatically in recent years. But the [...]
Opinion: The cure for bad advertising
Andrew Bloch, Frank PR‘s co-founder and group MD, argues that people have had enough of bad advertising. So, is it time for advertisers to take a lesson from the comms [...]
Opinion: Equality still a long way off for women in PR
Angela Oakes, joint president and co-founder of GWPR, reveals the results of its 2017 survey and outlines what must be done to achieve equality for women in PR. The results [...]
Opinion: Why PR should embrace SEO insights
Jim Hawker, Threepipe’s co-founder and owner, says acquiring an SEO firm transformed his agency and argues that all PRs should inform their content strategies with data-driven [...]
Opinion: Reputation management tips to help you sleep at night
Neil Bayley, director of corporate brands at Good Relations, says reputation management is as important as ever – and outlines two opportunities to help business leaders [...]
Opinion: It’s no accident that influencer marketing is on the rise
Targeting niche influencers can yield far greater results than getting coverage in the mainstream press, argues supercar vlogger Mr JWW. Successful marketing campaigns depend [...]
Opinion: Layer up to stop your media relations going cold
Launch director Niki Wheeler outlines why it’s important to brainstorm multiple angles for the same story to achieve maximum media coverage. When it comes to media relations [...]
Opinion: Niche consultancies are disrupting the PR industry
Large agencies will have to get used to niche consultancies snapping up their clients, argues Jason Nisse, a former Newgate Communications partner and founder of The Nisse [...]
Opinion: How PR will survive in the “age of automation”
The creative industries will need to adapt to the reality of automation, argues With PR founder Debbie Zaman. But will PR ever be fully automated? The age of automation is [...]
Why every business can benefit from corporate newsrooms
Instilling newsroom culture into a business will maximise the effectiveness of its corporate communications, the co-founders of corporate comms agency Stampa argued in [...]
Opinion: Why today’s consumers demand live content across platforms
Nicholas Lazarus, co-founder of Sassy Films, describes the ever-changing nature of broadcast media and how consumers are increasingly migrating towards social networks for [...]
Opinion: How IR professionals can make CEO
Oskar Yasar, managing partner of Broome Yasar Partnership, shares his views a pressing issue for ambitious investor relations and corporate affairs leaders: how communicators [...]
Opinion: Look beyond reach to find the right influencers
Identifying influencers with a real connection to your cause is essential for running successful PR campaigns, says Katie Malark, Allison+Partners’ senior research director. [...]
Opinion: What future for women in PR?
The future for women in PR will be getting paid the same as men doing the same job and having gender balance in the boardroom, writes Angela Oakes of Global Women in PR. But [...]
Opinion: How PR campaigns should represent the LGBTQ community
This Pride month, Jeff Ingold, account manager at W Communications, walks us through the “dos” and “don’ts” for representing and engaging the [...]
Five ways PRs and brands can get ready for Christmas 2017
Christmas may only have taken place three months ago, but savvy retail brands are already planning for their most profitable time of year in 2017, says Courtney Rogers, [...]
Why wine PR doesn’t have to leave you with a headache
Influencing people to buy and drink wine doesn’t sound like a tough job – but as one of the most “saturated” categories in FMCG, wine brands face a difficult [...]