Sex sells – faking it in public relations
Women are successful in public relations – UK data shows a 64:36 female:male gender split in an industry worth £7.5bn. In particular, young women are attracted to the occupation –…
Arthur Yann: public relations in a fishbowl
An in-depth interview with the gent practising PR for the world’s largest organization of public relations professionals There’s an irony that public relations as a discipline struggles to manage the…
PR – it's a woman's world
It is nearly 25 years since the publication of Cline’s ‘Velvet Ghetto’ study of women in public relations which responded to the increasing feminisation of the occupation. Undeniably today, the…
Facing up to the PR talent challenge
One of the interesting outcomes of my position on the boundary of PR academia and practice is that I’m often asked for recommendations about finding PR talent. This frequently applies…
Career-building blocks led Andrew Arnold to LEGO
“I saw the job posting for LEGO, which was one of the companies in the world where I most wanted to work.” Andrew Arnold Backgrounder – Early career years: a…
Never kiss an alligator and other lessons from PR History
The history of public relations began with PT Barnum parading elephants through small town America in the 1800s - with the famed huckster the cause of the ongoing misunderstanding of…
Mike Spear: Evolving from journalism to PR
Currently the director of corporate communication for Genome Alberta, in his earlier career incarnation Mike Spear was a producer and executive producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, focusing on news…
Tom Murphy, Microsoft's director of corporate communications, corporate citizenship & community affairs
Contrary to claims, Irish luck has little to do with Tom Murphy’s successful career path in public relations.
PR resources, about or by, Canada and Canadians
In a comment to my last post, PRC reader and frequent commenter, Brandon Carlos, indicated his frustration at the apparent dearth of Canadian resources, "Another lagging area in Canadian PR,…
Liliths rising: three PR pros provide strategic career advice
“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…