The PRCA and CIPR have defended the value of public relations after an article in City AM criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan for increasing spend on communications. The article follows a freedom of information act revealing the Mayor increased spending on communications by 26% since he was elected. The Mayor’s Office claim the statistics have been taken out of context. PRCA Head of Communications and Marketing, Koray Camgoz commented: “The article suggests Khan is ‘more concerned about PR than policy’, but what many fail to grasp is that you cannot…
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PR Sector Contributes over €1bn to Irish Economy
A nation-wide study carried out by Amárach Research for the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) finds the sector is contributing almost €1.2 billion to the Irish economy and has more women than men in senior roles. There were 471 respondents to the survey which was carried out in April. The report was launched on Thursday evening. Key Findings It is estimated that over 2,800 are working in public relations and communications. 68% of the profession are female and there are more females than males in senior roles. However, a…
Read More‘Businesses must do more than make profit’ – #CIPRdebate roundup
Around seventy PR and business professionals gathered at the Houses of Parliament on the 26th November for a debate on the role of business in society. The debate, organised by the Debating Group and sponsored by the CIPR, was chaired by Lord McNally Hon FCIPR. The motion “Business best serves society by focusing on its bottom line” was proposed by Dr Jamie Whyte, Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Valentina Kristensen MCIPR, Director of Growth and Communication at OakNorth Bank. The proposing team argued profitable companies deliver value to consumers who…
Read MorePRCA launches consultation for draft definition of social impact of PR
The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Council has launched a consultation for a draft definition of the social impact of public relations and communications. The new definition is the work of PR and Communications Council members and was presented to the PRCA’s National Conference in London on 21st September, by Simon Francis CMPRCA, Founder Member of social enterprise Campaign Collective. The definition reads: PR and communications has a huge impact on society. It is the responsibility of all practitioners to understand the social impact of PR and be aware of the…
Read MoreThe ‘Dublin Conversation’ launches 100 days of discussion to create better thinking and doing
Can you pour cold water on profound new thinking that could transform PR, Comms, and Advertising? A new grassroots campaign, the ‘Dublin Conversation’, is planning what could be the biggest-ever shake-up in new thinking and doing, to enable public relations and advertising to be fitter for purpose, seize new opportunities, and address wider issues of growing distrust, division, and ‘fake news. The Dublin Conversation is running an intellectual version of the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’, inviting anyone around the world with an interest in the future of communications to pour cold…
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