ANALYSIS of the boards and management teams of the FTSE 100, published last week by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) – the world’s only Royally Chartered body for PR professionals – found almost half have no director of…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and most influential PR professional body, has today published a new study that highlights the important role communications teams played in helping businesses navigate through the uncertainty of the last…

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BALLAST Research, Hamilton Place Strategies, Flag Media Analytics, alva, and Gotham Research Group, along with newly acquired Decode_M, has officially rebranded and launched as Penta, a stakeholder solutions firm combining intelligence and strategy capabilities. Penta is backed by a majority…

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CHARTERED PR practitioner and CIPR fellow Rachael Clamp (pictured) has been named president-elect of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) for 2023, having stood unopposed in the 2022 election. A current director of the CIPR, Clamp will succeed Steve…

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ALDI Ireland has won the Communication – Multinational Company award at this year’s Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards in recognition of its corporate responsibility strategy, ‘Better Everyday’. The award recognizes the fantastic work ALDI has done to communicate this…

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THE Trade Association Forum in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Public Relations (CIPR) have launched a new networking group for PR and PA professionals working in trade associations.  The TAF PR and Public Affairs Best Practice Forum (TAF PUBCOM)…

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A nationwide study carried out for the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) by Amárach Research has found a need for more gender and ethnic diversity to fill the jobs created by growth in recent years. The survey was carried…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced Grayling’s global CEO Sarah Scholefield (pictured) as its 2022-2024 chair. Scholefield – whose appointment was confirmed at the Association’s recent AGM – succeeds Rachel Friend. Scholefield has been at Grayling for…

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THE PRCA Global Ethics Council is undertaking a first-of-its-kind global research project, in partnership with Washington D.C.-based Ethics & Compliance Initiative, to examine the state of ethics and compliance in public relations (PR) and communications across the world.   The global…

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THE first incorporated partnership of international corporate affairs executive search firms was launched today. The Corporate Affairs Search Alliance (CASA) brings together six market-leading boutique corporate affairs executive search firms to create the “Home of Corporate Affairs”. CASA offers client…

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THE majority of social media platforms are being used less frequently by communications professionals as the digital PR industry’s post-Covid boom levels off, according to the PRCA 2022 Digital PR Report. Though the use of social platforms such as Twitter…

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THE Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) have launched a joint mental health survey, in partnership with Opinium, as part of a collaboration designed to address mental health challenges in public relations.   …

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