How to use Public Relations Counsel
John Wiley Hill, president of Hill & Knowlton, Inc. wrote chapter six in the 1948 US book, edited by Glenn and Denny Griswold, Your Public Relations (being serialised here with…
Holmes Truths: Repositioning PR or getting back to where we once belonged?
Industry analyst Paul Holmes offers advice to our thriving but misunderstood profession By Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS There’s a paradox in public relations today: It is a time of unprecedented…
A chicken and egg conundrum for PR careers
In the run up to Easter, here’s a chicken and egg conundrum for PR careers. Should we start out as generalists before specialising or vice versa? Does the navel gazing…
The endless fight for the (PR) power
By Sean Williams Who owns corporate messaging? This is navel gazing of the first order, and the fact that I’m writing this post is testament to how we can start…
Social sniff test: engaging employees as advocates or treating them as commercial commodities?
Some weighty conversations with subject experts: Debating employee engagement in a healthy corporate culture versus an amplified trend to “suggest” a program of socializing, whereby “employee brands” or “advocates” post…
Social capital – the lifeblood of public relations
Social capital is the lifeblood of public relations with our ability to interact with others, build relationships, and develop a shared understanding at the heart of what we do. Always…
Stakeholder Expectations Roundtable: A tale of two books
Where does public relations fit into the organization? How should we update our practices to meet the needs of today and tomorrow? What are our responsibilities to the organizations we…
How to organise and operate a public relations department
This topic remains as relevant today as when the following insight into the public relations department of 1948 was written by Conger Reynolds, public relations director at the Standard Oil…
An accidental ebook: exploring the future of business blogging
Ketchum Europe director and CIPR president shares insights from a co-creation project exploring the benefits of professional blogging By Stephen Waddington Blogging is 20 years old this year. By now…
Director Roundtable: Stakeholder Expectations and the 21st Century Board
PR Conversations founder, Toni Muzi Falconi is taking part in a fascinating ‘Director Roundtable‘ event being held in collaboration with the NYU school of continuing and professional studies on 28…