Industry bodies PRCA and CIPR have responded to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of a third national lockdown across England with calls for further support for those working in PR and communications. ‘While those in ...

Getting back to work after a break is always difficult. Motivating yourself for January 2021 is going to be particularly challenging after what was such a busy and stress-filled 2020 for PR and communications. To ...

This year has been a tough one for public relations and communications professionals. Yet the sector has proved its worth many times over as a strategic management function, with advice and counsel, crisis management, effective ...

‘Trying to keep a travel-focused blog alive without being able to travel is a huge challenge,’ say Sion and Ben, who have been meeting the challenges of the pandemic with upbeat and interesting content over ...

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper writes about the plight of the pub trade in the UK and calls for action to prevent thousands of pubs from closing for good as a result of the ...

This is a guest post from Niki Hunter Ekins, managing director at Splendid Communications. 2020 has been a year of extremes. The rise in mental health issues, food poverty, job losses and isolation at the ...

Helping to bring cheer – as well as 2020 essentials like hand sanitiser – during lockdown this year was The Lewis Foundation with their self-isolation packs for COVID-19 campaign. Highly recommended in the Best Cause-led ...

Lucky enough to have a festive break from work coming up? With the stresses and strains of working in PR and communications having taken an upturn this year, you deserve a break. If you’re going ...

With ethics shaping up to be an even more important consideration for the PR and communication industry in 2021, check out our interview with Ethical Hour’s Sian Conway. Winner in the Best Changemaker/Disruptor and Best ...

‘I wanted to fly a flag for communicators and recognise the amazing work they and we do each week, each month, and each year’ – Darren Caveney shares the catalyst for launching comms2point0 (highly recommended ...

How do you keep Scotland stunning when staycations and daytripping (and, therefore, littering) is on the rise? Zero Waste Scotland’s ‘Scotland is Stunning – Let’s Keep It That Way’ campaign to encourage protection of the ...

For the first time in its history, the PRCA has released details of its ethnicity and gender pay gaps. Based on a survey completed by its UK-based and full-time employees, the data reveals that half ...

Pearson has released its fifth edition of Exploring Public Relations and Management Communication. Aiming to bridge the gap between theory and practice, the book is edited by Ralph Tench and Stephen Waddington and features contributions ...

2020 has been an important year for everyone in the public relations and communications industry, in ways both good and not-so-good. The pandemic and the speed of social change has forced innovation forward and made ...

2020 was a memorable year in communications and public relations. More lessons were learned in a 12 month period that felt more like a decade for many of those at the coalface. PR and communications ...

The SNP’s Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for Dog Welfare and Disability, as well as owner of rescue dog Rossi, writes that protecting puppy welfare doesn’t just affect dogs’ lives, ...

This is a guest post by Frank Marr, co-founder of AM+A Marketing & Media Relations. This autumn AM+A Marketing and Media Relations conducted a survey targeting decision makers in the transport and tourism sector to ...

‘I remember proudly calling myself a comms chameleon and telling people how I can adapt my personality to make others feel comfortable. When I think about it now, I feel sad that I felt like ...

Winner in the Best Current Affairs Influencer category at 2020’s Online Influence Awards was Stuart Thomson, head of public affairs at BDB Pitmans and well-respected blogger in the PR and comms sector. From a childhood ...

Results from the PRCA’s annual PR and Communications Census show a snapshot of an industry with much to do to protect the mental health of practitioners, close the gender pay gap and become racially equitable ...