WPP launches Welcome Talent initiative to diversify talent pipeline in Belgian communications industry

WPP, the world’s largest network of communications, advertising and marketing agencies, today launches Welcome Talent in Belgium, an ambitious campaign aimed at making the country’s communications sector more diverse and inclusive. The company and its agencies are joining forces with local organisations including Please Add Color (PAC), Capital, United Brands Association (UBA), Creative Belgium, ACC Belgium and other educational and media partners. The pioneering initiative seeks to drive sustainable change within the Belgian communications industry by inspiring entry-level talent from diverse ethnic backgrounds to explore careers in media and communications…

CIPR releases analysis of Census data shedding new light on PR Population

The Chartered Institute for Public Relations (CIPR) has published the most accurate and comprehensive study to date of the public relations profession, providing a unique look into its diversity, employment patterns, and demographic shifts within England and Wales. The PR Population Report – delivered in partnership with Chalkstream – is the first published analysis by the Office for National Statistics of Census 2021 data exclusively related to PR practitioners. It finds a PR population in England and Wales of 63,563 practitioners and notes a contrast to previous population estimates, shedding…

The Prince’s Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024

The Prince’s Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024 , released recently, finds one in five (21 per cent) young people in the UK have missed school or work in the past year due to their mental health. Similar numbers (18 per cent) report a mental health issue has stopped them applying for a job or attending an interview (12 per cent) during the last 12 months. Over a quarter (29 per cent) worry their current employer would not support them if they experienced a mental health problem. The Youth Index is an…

CIPR launches 2024 research fund with new paper on Indian industry and lessons from PR’s education evolution

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has announced the launch of its 2024 Research Fund, designed to support investigations into a wide range of subject matters relevant to the advancement of public relations. To mark the launch of the new Fund, the Institute has published new research on the Indian public relations industry and what it can learn from key developments in PR education.  The CIPR Research Fund was launched in 2021 under then-President, Mandy Pearse. Now in its fourth successive year, the Fund awards grants of up to…

IPA publishes Agency Census 2023

The IPA has published its 2023 Agency Census revealing that overall staff numbers within IPA agency membership have increased marginally year-on-year. According to the 2023 IPA Agency Census, now in its 64th year, total employee numbers within IPA member agencies have stabilised and, as of 1 September 2023, stand at 26,630 This represents a marginal rise of 1.3% from the 26,290 recorded in 2022. Breaking this overall figure down by agency type, the number of employees in creative and other non-media agencies has increased slightly from an estimated 14,643 in…