By Shimon Cohen, Chairman, The PR Office, It’s high time that the charity sector got a grip on the well-publicised issues that have prompted a decline in public trust. This month, a report conducted by the Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) came to some bleak conclusions on charitable donations. According to the report’s findings, the percentage …
By Niki Wheeler, Director, Launch, I’ve had two decades of working alongside CEOs across sectors, but listening to Eric Schmidt, former Chairman of Google, talking about his work with the legendary coach, Bill Campbell at The London Business Forum this week and the mists cleared. Schmidt and a panel of Silicon Valley luminaries talked about the …
By Deb Sharratt, Earlier this month CIPR North East held an event for PR practitioners focusing on the discipline of media relations, and pitching to broadcast media in particular. Media relations is what many people, who don’t have a full understanding of the profession and industry, associate with public relations. Public relations can be done very successfully …
Cision Jobs (formerly Gorkana Jobs) has a proud reputation of helping Journalists and PR professionals find great jobs across all sectors of the journalism and PR spheres, from consumer to corporate and everything in between. We’ve been doing this for nearly 10 years and we’ve had a full-service, dedicated jobs board since 2011. We re-branded …
By Iain Patton, Director, Ethical Team, Following the aftermath of the terrible atrocities in New Zealand a new political star has emerged whose influence and impact is reaching far beyond the borders of this traditionally quiet commonwealth country. While the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer reports that trust in global institutions and authority figures has hit an …
By Alexander Garrett, Since the beginning of January, staff at London PR agency Frank have been on the receiving end of a surprising incentive. In an industry that prides itself on communicating constantly, employees have been rewarded for not using their phones. The Frank on Hold scheme uses an app to give points – which …
We need to stop promoting fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) in public relations, says mental health author Matt Haig. By Gabrielle Lane and Cicely Creswell, As an influential voice in the mental health conversation, author Matt Haig is spreading an important message of commonality. Four years after the release of Reasons to Stay Alive, a personal reflection …
