Want to go one better than England? Score six quick PR goals in the next 90 minutes AND keep a clean sheet. 1. Research, research, research No journalist, blogger, member of the public or politician ...

This week’s Five Things You Shouldn’t Have Missed immediately breaks a promise we made last week, and features stories on the World Cup, influencers, brands using goals for donations and the two Trumps. 1. Most ...

Northamptonshire County Council and Greater Manchester Police were among the winners at the UK Public Sector Communications Awards (PSCA) last night (Wednesday June 20). Northamptonshire County Council won the Integrated Communications Campaign of the Year ...

Global PR firm, Relevance International, has launched a new digital arm to meet its global clients’ needs. Focusing on creating ‘industry buzz’ with captivating strategies across social platforms, including social media management, online reputation and ...

Facebook is changing. We already know that teenagers are leaving the platform in droves, but now a study has revealed that fewer people are getting their news from social media, which is the first time ...

The Sunday Political shows were dominated by a pre-recorded interview with Theresa May – the main feature on the Andrew Marr show. The big news was the Prime Minister announcing plans to give the NHS ...

This week, Five Things You Shouldn’t Have Missed does not include the World Cup, despite Robbie Williams sticking his middle finger up to the world, because it’s going on for a month. We might mention ...

#CommsConf18 took place on Tuesday, kicking off the NHS Confederation’s annual conference and exhibition. The very best of internal and external communicators came together in Manchester to listen to, learn and share the latest thoughts ...

John Adams is a leading daddy blogger who writes the award-winning Dad Blog UK. Winner of the Best Dad Blog at the Vuelio Blog Awards 2016, John has consistently been ranked in the Top 10 ...

Slouching Towards Thatcham has steadily climbed its way up the daddy blog ranking and most recently reached the third spot. Written by Tim Liew, Slouching Towards Thatcham reports from the ‘frontline of fatherhood’ and features ...

What if a crisis is a matter of when, not if? What if it’s unpredictable but inevitable? What can you do to make sure you expect the unexpected? Amanda Coleman is one person who knows ...

Taylor Herring is a multi-award-winning agency, known for disrupting the news cycle and getting its creative campaigns onto the front pages. Whether its Greggs’ Gregory and Gregory or Samsung’s QuickDrive, Taylor Herring’s work pushes boundaries ...

Taylor Herring, which won three awards, Kier Group, which managed two, and Loughborough University, which also won two were big winners at last night’s CIPR Excellence Awards. And for fans of Vuelio webinars, Battersea Dogs ...

Paul Dacre has announced he is to step down from his role of editor of the Daily Mail, after 26 years in charge. The media giant will become chairman and editor in chief of Associated Newspapers ...

This is a guest post from Tim Liew, blogger at Slouching Towards Thatcham, about the need for a blog association. Have your own opinions about this? Want to write a guest post? Email Jake O’Neill or tweet ...

Influencer relations is a vital skill for the modern PR professional. Influencers are often thought of as ‘new media’ – bloggers, vloggers and Instagrammers, but they can also be journalists, editors and broadcasters – anyone ...

Public relations has never been an industry that relies on one skill set or a single speciality. As the PRCA’s recent census showed, PR and communications covers a vast array of disciplines from reputation management ...

This week’s Five Things includes the journalist who did(n’t) die, the world wide web, Madeley vs Williamson, accusations against the Evening Standard and the end of Roseanne. 1. Arkady Babchenko Arkady Babchenko is the Russian ...

The GDPR is finally here (hooray!). The new data privacy regulation that covers EU citizens (and, yes, those in the UK even after it leaves), is now in force across Europe. Designed to give more ...

Nick Grimshaw has announced that he is stepping down from his role of host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. He is swapping with Greg James, and will host a ‘brand new’ drivetime show. This ...