Is marketing to blame for PR’s poor reputation?
Is it fair to state that unethical PR practice results primarily from a marketing focus on publicity? Aren’t spam press releases, pseudo-events, poorly conducted surveys and spin all about gaining…
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…
Xenofobia catches up with Italy against Romanians. How could public relations help?
Something awful is happening in my country (Italy) these days, with many implications on public relations (specifically in the sense of public diplomacy) which I feel we should all be…
Today’s Globalness of Opinion: the view of Jean Pierre Beaudoin
As we have done once before, because we very much value the opinions of one of France’s most senior and thoughtful professionals, we offer you, from his agency’s newletter (I&E),…
Public comment or private conversation
The irony in the term “public relations” is that most of us don’t like to conduct our relationships in public, preferring to focus on nurturing more personal connections with journalists…
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
A moment of soberness before the Philadelphia kermesse?
What is possibly the world’s most populated public relations kermesse of the year is planned to be staged in Philadelphia (USA) from October 20 to 23.
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…
New Zealand Police open up law-making to the public
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…
Anne Gregory relaunches the debate on ambiguity as… a reason for public relations.
In a recent post I had raised the issue of the ambiguity of public relations concluding with the question: Are we ready to challenge ourselves over our own ambiguity?. Here…