Month: November 2019

CIPR PRide Awards celebrate Wales’ thriving Public Relations industry

Stuart Mitchell

More than 220 PR professionals gathered at The Exchange Hotel in Cardiff last month for the 2019 CIPR Cymru Wales PRide Awards ceremony – the nation’s annual public relations showpiece. BrandContent and Golley Slater were the big winners of the night, taking home three Gold Awards each, with the former scoring a hat-trick for their digital campaign work with Admiral. Golley Slater took home the Gold Awards in both the Healthcare Campaign and Integrated Campaign categories for their #TalkAboutOrganDonation campaign which successfully educated people and stimulated conversation on the topic…

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PRCA & Opinium research – ‘9 out 10 practitioners struggle with mental wellbeing’

Stuart Mitchell

The PR and communications industry’s largest piece of research on mental health and wellbeing conducted by PRCA and Opinium reveals that 89% of industry practitioners have struggled with their mental wellbeing. Launched on World Mental Health Day, Opening the Conversation: Mental Wellbeing in Public Relations shines a light on the pressures facing PR practitioners and highlights that overall levels of wellbeing in PR are comparatively lower than the UK average. The report reflects the findings of this year’s Mental Wellbeing Audit, which gathered the views of more than 400 practitioners.…

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IPA launches new effectiveness offering

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has bolstered its effectiveness offering with the launch of the 2020 IPA Effectiveness Awards, a new Effectiveness Accreditation standard and an expanded suite of learning opportunities. Awards: Entries for the Awards, which are the world’s most rigorous effectiveness competition, are now open for anyone looking to demonstrate the business impact of their communications activity. This year’s judging panel will be led by Convenor of Judges, Sue Unerman, Chief Transformation Officer at MediaCom, and Deputy Convenor, Harjot Singh, Chief Strategy Officer at McCann Worldgroup EMEA. Says Sue Unerman, Convenor…

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UNESCO Article: How Do Journalists Make Ethical Choices?

Stuart Mitchell

Given the nature of this site I felt this was an interesting article posted by UNESCO below, if you are interested check out the UNESCO site there’s lots of interesting stuff there, article (c) UNESCO: How do journalists deal with unverified sources with information on a possible big story? Can journalists receive non-cash gifts or paid trips to cover an event? What are the new ethical challenges in the digital age especially with the spread of disinformation on social media? These are some of the ethical questions faced by journalist…

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As Part Of The International Day For Tolerance Burns And Smiles And TBWA\Paris Unveil Their New Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Each year, there are 400,000 burn victims in France, of whom 10,000 are considered by medicine as severe. Once out of a health care pathway often long and painful, burn victims must face the gaze of others and an outside world who is easily reluctant to help them get back to the normal course of their lives. Their condition, widely misunderstood, further reinforces their sense of isolation. To change our way to look at burn victims is the aim of this new TBWA\PARIS campaign, fruit of a lasting collaboration with…

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