Analysis
Simon Kelner's independent approach to PR
By Alex Benady, 23 May 2013Straight-talking ex-national newspaper heavyweight Simon Kelner promises that his new agency will be 'free from PR bollocks', reports Alex Benady.
Could you cope in a crisis?
02 May 2013A crisis or major issue strikes your organisation. Its reputation - maybe its very existence - is on the line.
Will KPMG's purchase of investor relations firm Makinson Cowell start a trend?
16 May 2013- 1 Comment
Following KPMG's acquisition of investor relations firm Makinson Cowell, Alex Benady looks at whether it could start a trend and the implications for the wider PR industry.
Is Facebook really dead for young people?
By Kate Magee, 23 May 2013BBC Radio's Rod McKenzie has proclaimed young people don't visit Facebook any more. Kate Magee asks six specialists whether they agree and where they think social media budgets are best spent.
Opinion
Polly Cziok: Comms lessons from the Olympic Park
I'm using my column this month to tell a story. It's a story of determination, of keeping a dream alive, and ultimately, of success.
UK football needs brand Beckham
David Beckham transcends all forms of society, from football fans of all teams and nations to mums and dads, royalty, politicians and the serving military.
Nixon stuck the boot into PR's reputation
If you want to blame someone for the fairly dreadful reputation the PR profession has been saddled with, blame Richard Nixon.
Julia Corkey: In defence of council newspapers
They are routinely dubbed 'town hall Pravdas' or publications in which 'the sun always shines.'
Hit or Miss?
Hit or miss? Tories act to assure party activists amid 'swivel-eyed loons' row
By John Owens, 22 May 2013The Conservative Party reacted to weekend reports that a senior member had described party activists as 'mad, swivel-eyed loons'.
Hit or miss? Michael Gove cites PR surveys in criticising teenagers' knowledge
By Daniel Farey-Jones, 15 May 2013Education Secretary Michael Gove was discovered to have based a claim of 'disturbing historical ignorance' among teenagers in an article he wrote for The Mail on Sunday in March partly on statistics from PR surveys by Premier Inn and UKTV Gold.
PRWeek TV
How can the PR industry's reputation be improved? The CIPR's Sue Wolstenholme and PRCA's Francis Ingham discuss the matter on PRWeek TV.
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Blackberry fails to connect
Key messages are great but point blank refusals of journalists' questions will only guarantee you poor coverage, says Electric Airwaves' managing director Andrew Caesar-Gordon.
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