Month: May 2019

PRCA and PRWeek launch PR Internships and Apprenticeships Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA and PRWeek have relaunched the PR Internships Awards, and this year, the awards have expanded to include Apprenticeships. This year, the awards are sponsored by Signal. Signal is an A.I.-powered business intelligence company that aggregates, analyses and makes sense of the world’s information – including news, social media, and regulatory data – transforming them into usable knowledge for business leaders. Signal A.I. has over 350 clients including Amnesty International, British Airways, Twitter, EY, BNP Paribas, Allen & Overy, and Deloitte. In an effort to reinforce our commitment to…

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AB Sugar calls for ideas to tackle irrigation water loss

Stuart Mitchell

AB Sugar, in partnership with WaterAid and the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, has today announced a worldwide initiative to generate new ideas to reduce water losses from irrigation in sugar, and beyond. AB Sugar is committed to reducing its environmental footprint; water and energy are the most vital resources for all its businesses and each are increasingly under risk in a world facing climate change, population rises and increasing constraints and depletion of natural resources. The Innovate Irrigation Challenge seeks to bring people together from…

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‘It pays to be privileged’ says report on social mobility

Stuart Mitchell

A new report has found that social mobility has remained “virtually stagnant” since 2014 and calls for urgent action to tackle the “privilege gap”. This year’s State of the Nation report, published by the Social Mobility Commission – a non-government department sponsored by the Department for Education – attests that “being born privileged means you are likely to remain privileged”. The report shows those from working-class backgrounds are significantly less likely to embark on a career in a professional occupation. Those that do, continue to face challenges – earning “on…

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New IPA President Nigel Vaz launches ‘Reimagine’ agenda

Stuart Mitchell

Vaz, the first IPA President from a technology background and the first of Indian-American heritage, pledged to use his different perspective to change the relevance of agencies to clients, and to establish agencies as partners for growth. Says Vaz: “Most companies are great at their core business, but not great at reimagining the future of their business. Agencies are no different from their clients in this regard. Our challenges and future success are interconnected. “My agenda will be to Reimagine – to build new relevance and maintain it. We must…

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PRCA relaunch LGBTQ+ Group with Katie Traxton at helm

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has appointed WeAreFearless Marketing and PR Director, Katie Traxton CMPRCA, as Chairman of the newly relaunched PRCA LGBTQ+ Group. The PRCA LGBTQ+ Group has relaunched with the mission statement to campaign for teams, work, and an industry that are all inclusive, further embracing the PRCA’s duty to represent everyone as equal as we promote excellence, progress, and open communication in PR and communications. Having spent most of her career in the international motorsport industry, Katie’s experience includes working for then FIA World Rally…

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