Our idea of good company is ‘the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation’ – hence today’s Spotlight on Jane Austin, founder of Persuasion Communications. Jane launched her comms company ...

56% of business leaders describe themselves as ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ stressed when it comes to their business or organisation, according to a Pulse Check from engagement consultancy Question & Retain. The survey of 1,094 C-suite ...

CIPR’s Influencer Marketing Panel has released three skill guides with updated regulations to help PRs practice influencer marketing ethically, legally and in line with the association’s Code of Conduct. Compiled in consultation with the Advertising ...

‘Black and Brown people currently working in the PR and communications industry have a rod running up our spines made of some otherworldly material,’ says Barbara Phillips, Chair of the PRCA’s newly launched Race and ...

One industry heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been travel, and by extension, the media that reports on it. While the next Travel Media Awards have been pushed back to January 2021, travel ...

Following on from its commitment last month to help accelerate the progression of Black and ethnic minority professionals within the PR industry, the PRCA has launched its Race and Ethnicity Equity Board (REEB). Originally named ...

This is a guest post from Nicole Wilkins [pictured], Publisher of forward-planning diary service Foresight News.  As Parliament heads into its six-week summer recess, the effects of COVID-19 and the lingering lockdown restrictions continue to ...

This is a guest post from Kirsty Maxey, CEO of Teamspirit. An industry that has needed to flex incredibly quickly during the COVID-19 outbreak is the financial services sector. Many people are living on a ...

In the last few years, the acceleration of AI technology alongside the extension of social media into (almost) every aspect of day to day life has prompted rapid evolution of digital communications. It’s a theme ...

This guest post is by Kirsty Maxey, CEO of Teamspirit. We’ve all experienced change recently. Change to our daily routines, personal lives and working lives – in fact almost every aspect of our lives has ...

Findings from CIPR’s State of the Profession 2020 show just how far the PR industry has to go when it comes to reflecting the same values as its audience and clientele and improving on the ...

A decade of State of the Profession surveys from the CIPR continues with the 2020 report, released today, which focuses on social mobility, public relations as a professional community and how the views of those ...

This is a guest post from founder of PR freelancer matchmaking service The PR Cavalry Nigel Sarbutts, who sees good reasons for freelancers to feel optimistic. A lot of people in the agency world were ...

PR and communications has undeniable issues when it comes to race, class and gender. Numerous studies and campaigns have shown that the workforce is primarily made up of those from white, middle-class backgrounds. As the ...

This is a guest post by John Ashton, director of copywriting agency Write Arm. A new peer-to-peer support network has launched for home-based comms professionals who want to run their own agencies. The KitchenTable Community ...

This is a guest post by Dr Stuart Thomson, head of public affairs for BDB Pitmans. Not everyone who comes into public affairs has intentions to do so. Very often members of a communications team ...

Taking on a new role is always going to be challenging, but especially when it comes during an international health crisis impacting businesses across the globe. James McCollum has welcomed the challenges of working through ...

While trips to nail salons, hairdressers and make-up counters have been off the table over the last few months, those looking for some sparkle and shine have had to turn away from professionals wielding make-up ...

Victoria Ruffy has had a varied career, having worked across verticals from pharmaceuticals to business, food/drink and tech for small agencies and at major players including Cohn and Wolfe and Weber Shandwick. After time as ...

This is a guest post from Lauren Pope, editorial team lead at G2. MySpace. Zenga. Friendster. YikYak. These are the social media platforms of yesterday. They started as digital spaces for people to chat with ...