EUPRERA STEPS UP ITS PROFILE
Euprera, the European Association of Public Relations Research and Education steps up its profile, launches mid march Euroblog 2008 summit in Bruxelles in partnership with Edelman while extending to end…
Larry Foster: back to real relationships, not only virtual
Please do take a good and quick look at Larry Foster’s very recent acceptance speech of the Alexander Hamilton Medal at IPR’s annual event at the Yale Club in New…
According to Bill Sledzik, social media measurements remain elusive; let’s fix that
PR Conversations welcomes a guest post by Bill Sledzik, associate professor, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Kent State University, Ohio, U.S.A. Collectively, we quite like his regular blog posts…
Thinking inside the box about technology and PR
Kirk Hallahan, professor at Colorado State University, is the 2007 recipient of the Institute for Public Relations Pathfinder Award for outstanding scholarly contributions. Hallahan has focused his recent research on…
Live broadcast: World Bank presents on October 24 the how’s of communication for development. Or is it public relations?
Is it communication for development or public relations? Click here to rsvp wb1.doc
Communicating Justice in Portugal: the Madeleine case
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…
How Philip Morris uses public relations to change the regulatory environment of the tobacco industry… Ann Landman exposes an apparently effective plan
Recently, an articulate and highly informative article by Ann Landman appeared on pr watch. Although quite critical and explicitly biased, it details Philip Morris’s current public relations activities to modify…
Blogger outreach efforts gain “authority” when the CBC partners with Technorati
For public relations practitioners who include strategic or tactile media relations in their job responsibilities, there was an interesting announcement last week about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s new partnership with…
Raconteur Richard Edelman weaves an effective narrative during mesh07 keynote interview
Stuart MacDonald (mesh co-founder and organizer) began Thursday’s keynote interview by asking Richard Edelman, president and CEO of the world's largest independent public relations firm, his definition of PR. “Public…
Ira Basen addresses challenges facing both public relations and media representatives
Ira Basen of CBC Radio’s “Spin Cycles” series fame recently addressed attendees at CPRS Toronto's annual general meeting. Ira has kindly granted permission for his speaking notes to be reproduced…