{"id":49753,"date":"2013-11-27T14:35:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T13:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=49753"},"modified":"2013-11-27T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T14:35:18","slug":"the-public-relations-show-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/the-public-relations-show-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"The Public Relations Show 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inaugural Public Relations Show<\/a> hosted by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) took place yesterday at the Business Design Centre in central London. The free-to-attend event allowed the 1,000 PR professionals in attendance a chance to network, discuss business ideas and shop for the latest tools and solutions in the market to best match their PR strategy.<\/p>\n

The show included an Advice Hub by leading PR agency Ketchum; a Careers Centre sponsored by F1 recruitment; CIPR Taster Workshops and an exhibition featuring an array of leading public relations products and service providers.<\/p>\n

As one of the exhibitors at the event, Cision\u2019s stand was visited by a mix of agency representatives, in-house communications teams, freelance professionals and PR students that made up the audience and was successful in building new business relations.<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s 24-speaker sessions were led by communications experts from prominent national brands and organisations and were well-attended throughout the day. Speakers included Alex Aiken, executive director of Government communication; Rod Cartwright, global partner and director of Ketchum; Alistair Smith, managing director corporate communications, Barclays Group and Ian Wright, corporate relations director, Diageo.<\/p>\n

CIPR\u2019s event-specific @PRShow13<\/a> Twitter account created conversations on social media with an active live feed using the hashtag #PRShow13<\/a>. The feedback received today is indicative of how the industry perceived the event. Some key comments include:<\/p>\n

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The sheer number of tech suppliers at #PRShow13<\/a> is evidence of the enormous changes currently taking place in the PR industry<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rob Brown (@robbrown) November 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n