global discussion. local perspectives.
Yesterday, the people of Ukraine cast their ballots in national elections for the third time in three years. In just a few days, Ukrainians will know who will run this country for the next four years or so. The race is extremely close, and what with all the speculation of falsification and such…
“Earning a voice at the C-level table: How to position yourself and communications as strategic in your organization,” was the eye-catching title of a September 2007 CPRS Toronto session. The end result didn’t disappoint, with its panel of three highly intelligent, conversant and seasoned practitioners
I am sure that our visitors will be interested in reading results of the survey ecm2007-pressrelease-20070927.pdfof a ecm2007-resultsfindings-20070927.pdf conducted on more than 1000 well experienced European public relations ecm2007-summary-20070927.pdf by the University of Leipzig in cooperation with Euprera (association of european public relations education and research) on the profession, which has just been released. Good reading.
As a follow-on to the posts regarding Madeleine, the Portuguese police and the public interest, I thought you might be interested in a real life ‘open conversation’ involving New Zealand police. They have created a wiki to encourage public participation in the revision of the current police act, written in 1958.
Like other global sponsorship opportunities, the Rugby World Cup (RWC), currently taking place in France, has a long list of sponsors each aiming to exploit the millions spent on linking their name to the tournament. But are sponsors really connecting with the game – and could public relations help convert the tactical spend into a strategic advantage?
Of the many possible angles to approach the terrible case of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, a tremendous shock to everyone in Portugal, the UK and arround the world, I decided to bring to this forum a communication point of view on this case.
A run on the Northern Rock bank in the UK this week got me thinking about ‘the public interest’ again, especially after Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England told a House of Commons select committee that he would have preferred to give covert aid to Northern Rock, without the public being aware of the Bank’s intervention, but that would be illegal.
Back in May my post Stamp of approval on (distinctly Canadian) master’s of communication management degree program generated some great discussion and interest; this DeGroote School of Business program at McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) continues to receive a decent number of hits from searches. Great news! Now interested individuals can take advantage of a series of web-based information sessions, to learn more about the program.
Wikipedia is probably the starting point for anyone wanting to know something about anything – so why does its entry on public relations need a clean up? Is this an example of poor PR for PR?
Brian Kilgore recently asked about the financial arrangements between editorial content and car makers in the context of a competition offerered by CAR magazine. He wondered if this might the new model of PR. To coincide with the Frankfurt Motor Show, I thought I’d take the covers off how PR in the UK automotive industry works.