Have More Walls Come Tumbling Down?
Posted by Kristen E. Sukalac on December 31, 2009 · 25 Comments
Co-authored with Mike Klein
In the later part of the year that ends today, much attention has been paid to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But another wall seems to have been definitively torn down this year with much less brouhaha: the distinctions between social, political, commercial and employee communication. The [...]
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European studies on communication: two reflections
Posted by Joo Duarte on January 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
The European Communication Monitor study has put it clearly: for public relations professionals in Europe, Internal Communication and change management is the fastest growing area in terms of importance. It will grow to become the third most important discipline by 2011, according to the same study .
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Growing professionalism in Portugal, still to be accomplished the shift for the social media / relationship management paradigm
Posted by Joo Duarte on December 22, 2008 · 1 Comment
I asked a couple of friends to share their thoughts about the year 2008 for Portuguese PR. The sector is growing firmly despite of the economic context. Important steps towards professionalism have been given with new courses being offered at the post graduate level, and the recent publication of the Code of Professional Conduct by [...]
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