As we approach the end of the year and we all feel a little reflective, I thought I’d pick out some of the events and stories from the past twelve months that we’ll all be familiar with and highlight what we can learn from them. Read More
Tag: professionalism
PR 2020: Automation and Chatbot Press Offices?
Given the rapid pace of change in recent years it may at first glance appear impossible to predict what the future may hold for public relations, but I think there are some things we can almost say for certain. Read More
Why I would #VoteJasonCIPR
As a relatively recent graduate and therefore associate member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations I don’t get a vote in the elections that will decide our professional body’s 2017 president. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t have a view on who should take up that position.
It still somewhat irks me that the more junior members of our body have little say in the direction it takes, despite what the CIPR itself was planning a little over a year ago.
That being said, the candidate I would vote for – had I the ability to do so – is actively engaging with and listening to the views of practitioners who, like me, are still in the early stages of their PR careers.
That candidate is Jason MacKenzie.
Read MoreProfessional Bodies: Postnominals & PR Week?
What motivates people to join PR’s professional bodies, is it just about postnominals and PR Week? Or is it something more?
CIPR Report Another Wake Up Call For ‘Profession’
Earlier today the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) published its annual State of the Profession report, and it’s not an easy read.
It highlights the same issues we have seen in these reports for the last few years and despite lots of talk about becoming more professional, tackling a lack of diversity and gender imbalance, it seems little has changed. Read More