The joy of pain – VW, schadenfreude and public relations
A global crisis situation – such as that experienced by VW currently – brings out an ugly side of public relations. A hubristic sadism, or malignant narcissism. I’m exaggerating but…
Taking the collective temperature of Italian females in PR
By Enrica Orecchia A focus on skills and evolving trends, as well as the PR profession’s strategic value, remain key to a more effective female presence Framework A few years…
PRoust Questionnaire: Andy Green
The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations practitioner’s interests and point of view, as well as his or her professional beliefs and values. If you are…
Rewinding the ‘wag the dog’ syndrome from integrated reporting to integrated thinking….
Since its inception, PR Conversations has played a relevant role among the more aware global public relations community in presenting arguments for the value of adopting integrated reporting from forward-looking…
Starting a global conversation on global public relations standards
We have received an invitation from Professor Anne Gregory and Jean Valin for all readers and contributors to PRConversations to get involved in a global project defining the capabilities of…
Stockholders in the Corporate Family – or contemporary activists?
In 1948, W Howard Chase tackled the topic of Stockholders in the Corporate Family in his chapter in the book Your Public Relations (serialised here), with the intention of challenging…
Applauding the community at the Fringe
It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Prologue…
Public relations tribes in the global village
There is a recent tendency to divide public relations practitioners around their engagement with social media or digital communications – creating different tribes. I think this is fallacious – here…
Refreshing PR Conversations Redux
Welcome to the new look PR Conversations, or as we like to see it, PR Conversations Redux. The revised format aims to offer a platform for informed discussion, where a…
PRoust Questionnaire: Sean Kelly
The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations practitioner’s interests and point of view, as well as his or her professional beliefs and values. If you are…