Month: September 2018

CIPR respond to proposed corporate governance principles

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has welcomed new corporate governance principles proposed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in a consultation response published today. The ‘Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies’ seek to restore public trust and confidence by following six principles to inform and develop businesses in reporting corporate governance practices. The CIPR response highlights the role public relations has in delivering the principles, whilst arguing two of the six – ‘purpose’ and ‘composition’ – go further in safeguarding companies against ethical and corporate failure. Sarah Hall Chart.PR,…

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PRCA announces Reginald Watts Prize shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA is delighted to announce the shortlist for the annual Reginald Watts Prize for Insight. The prize saw PR and communications practitioners aged 25 or under enter essays of up to 1,000 words on the following question: “In an age of a revolution in digital communications how would you define ‘Public Relations’?” The shortlisted entrants are: Claire Simpson, Account Executive, The PC Agency Grace MacDougall, Account Executive, Crest Communications Liz Moore MPRCA, Digital Account Manager, PLMR Olivia Butcher MPRCA, Assistant Account Executive, The Romans Sophie Payne MPRCA, Campaign Manager,…

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Sixty-six agencies to open doors to school leavers through IPA’s Advertising Unlocked

Stuart Mitchell

Advertising agencies across the UK will throw open their doors to show exciting young talent what a career in advertising could offer them for Advertising Unlocked, the IPA’s nationwide, industry careers day taking place on Friday 28th September. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, which saw 1,500 people attend events around the country and led to 12 full-time hires, Advertising Unlocked 2018 will see nearly 70 agencies in nine cities bring in school-leavers for a taste of adland life. This year each agency has been paired with…

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Just Imagine: Allen & Gerritsen Rebrands Museum of Science, Boston

Stuart Mitchell

Allen & Gerritsen (A&G) and the Museum of Science marketing and design teams have delivered a fresh perspective on how the Museum of Science looks, feels, and sounds to the world inside and outside the iconic building that connects Boston and Cambridge. Created with an eye towards the future of STEM learning, the campaign inspires kids and adults, educators and donors, employees and volunteers to do one simple thing: Just Imagine. The work began with an idea: experience drives the imagination. Using the essential link between experience and imagination, A&G,…

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Fight for Sight launches a unique virtual running event to take people on a journey to the centre of the eye – sign up now!

Stuart Mitchell

Fight for Sight is inviting people to be part of a massive adventure on a small scale, with the opening of registrations from today for a unique virtual running event that will take them on a ‘journey to the centre of the eye’. The free sporting event will start during National Eye Health Week, 24 September 2018, and will involve runners or walkers downloading an app and then listening to an audio story while they run or walk a 10k virtual race. Participants will shrink to the size of a…

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