Category Archives: Chartered Institute of Public Relations

A Global Response

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

In the past few months we have seen the importance of communication to helping people at a time of crisis. It can support the immediate response and preserve and protect life. It can show people the right thing to do. … Continue reading →

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Keep calm and comms on

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

Monday morning started with the Prime Minister back at work and making a decisive statement that the lockdown measures will continue for the moment. I am not going to get into political commentary but one thing is clear now may … Continue reading →

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Getting through this together

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

I imagine like me you have lost count of the amount of times you have heard someone says these are unprecedented times. We all know, they are. Communicators are under significant pressure and we have only made it through week … Continue reading →

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My PR

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

I wasn’t going to write about the Radio 4 Media Show debate on PR but after mulling over the discussion I feel I must. I will start with a confession that I started my working life as a journalist but … Continue reading →

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Lead with passion

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

It seems that 2018 has flown by at an unbelievable speed and as it draws to a close it signals the end of the reign of Sarah Hall as CIPR President. This has been a year of significant achievements and … Continue reading →

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Showing your metal: Platinum launches

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

When the opportunity arose to be part of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) crowdsourced book I jumped at the chance to get involved. The end result of months of work coordinated expertly by Stephen Waddington is launched today. … Continue reading →

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A little issue of ethics

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Even though I am on a week holiday from work I have still had a few days littered with some key discussions about communication and public relations. The focus has been on ethics and the role communicators should have in … Continue reading →

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The future of PR

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

There seems to have been a lot of discussion of what the future of PR can and should be. Some of it is aspirational and some is hamstrung by the past. Both the Chartered Institute for Public Relations and the … Continue reading →

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Back to school

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

I recently marked two years being a Chartered PR practitioner and it is one of the major achievements in my professional career. I have been committed to my own development for many years. If you think about it if we … Continue reading →

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Stop the boardroom debate

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

Once again the issue of PR as a strategic management function has been raised this time in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) State of the Profession 2018 report published today. The report says “Senior representation for the PR … Continue reading →

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