Posted on Instagram cracks down on influencer disclosure pledging to do more to prevent hidden advertising marking an important behaviour shift by the major platform. Instagram has today committed to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it will do more to prevent hidden advertising being posted on its platform. The CMA – the UK government watchdog […]
Posted on By Claire Barraclough. The global communications community has been issued with a call to action to pull the planet back from an irreversible tipping point in the next ten years. In his first Instagram post broadcast legend Sir David Attenborough described saving the planet as ‘a communications challenge’. Sustainability is the only future for business […]
Posted on By Mary Keane-Dawson, Group CEO of TAKUMI. Founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Kriege, Instagram has changed the world over the past ten years, transforming the social media space and creating hundreds of unforgettable cultural moments. From the world_record_egg to the selfie, Instagram has offered a platform for millions of creatives and is showing no signs […]
Posted on By Kate Vogelsang, CIPR North East committee member. Nearly 100 people joined CIPR’s Diversity and Inclusion Network, CIPR North East, and CIPR South West for a fascinating event on 6 October: ‘Bristol, #BlackLivesMatter and the media storm: personal perspectives from public sector comms and the media‘. Here are just some of the highlights from a […]
Posted on One-in-four consumers are more likely to source news updates and opinions from influencers than from journalists and established news outlets says TAKUMI survey. One-in-four consumers are more likely to source news updates and opinions from influencers than from journalists and established news outlets according to a new survey. For younger consumers, the ratio is one-in-three […]
Posted on By Jon White and Shayoni Lynn, from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Behavioural Insights Interest Group and Panel. Looking past the COVID 19 restrictions, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Behavioural Insights Interest Group and Panel can now begin to move forward to address the interests of members of the Group and provide support […]
Posted on By George Theohari, Head of Content, Speak Media. As businesses reposition themselves as in the aftermath of lockdown, new stakeholder attitudes, combined with financial and organisational challenges, suggest corporate comms teams need to be prepared to navigate a very different future. In a recent survey conducted by Speak Media in partnership with the Public Relations […]
Posted on By Simon Lucey, founder, Hype Collective. PR Twitter lost it’s shit over Oatly last week. The alternative milk brand received a $200 million investment from Blackstone, a controversial private equity firm – and major Republican Party donor. Blackstone have also been accused of indirectly contributing to the deforestation of the Amazon through financial links to […]
Posted on By Stephen Knight, CEO and founder, Pimento, It’s almost impossible to make it through a day without a discussion around the ‘new normal’ and how adaptability is going to be crucial for business continuity in these unprecedented times. But, as the concept of a ‘hybrid office’ is increasingly finding itself embedded in industry semantics, there […]
Posted on PR’s reputation is ticking if it cannot get a handle on AI ethics and advise on AI builds and deployments. By Kerry Sheehan Chart.PR; FCIPR; AIinPR Chair. PR is in a dangerous place if it doesn’t take AI ethics seriously, advising on AI builds and deployments. Recently we have seen the UK exams algorithm court […]