Tag: ICCO

The hunt begins for outstanding young professionals ahead of Cannes Lions contest

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA and ICCO have again partnered with Cannes Lions for its Young Lions PR Competition, designed to showcase outstanding young professionals from across the world. Entries for the preliminary PRCA UK and PRCA MENA Young Lions PR Competition have opened today, with contests due to begin in PRCA SEA and PRCA LATAM shortly. Winners of these competitions will go on to represent their region at the global finals, run in partnership with ICCO for the seventh successive year, at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June. The world’s…

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PRCA, ICCO, and Opinium launch Mental Wellbeing Audit

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA, ICCO, and Opinium are partnering again to conduct a mental wellbeing audit of the PR and communications industry. This year’s audit will seek to understand how COVID-19 is impacting the mental wellbeing of practitioners and how individuals are coping with remote working. The results of the survey will enable the industry to explore how the current pandemic is affecting employees and their wellbeing. It will also provide insight on how to best support staff who are struggling with their mental health. This follows last year’s research which revealed…

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Omar Qirem announced as new PRCA MENA Chairman and ICCO Middle East President

Stuart Mitchell

Omar Qirem, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman Middle East, will succeed Loretta Ahmed FPRCA, CEO Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, Grayling, at the head of the Public Relations and Communications Association Middle East and North Africa (PRCA MENA), the leading PR association for the region. Upon assuming this role, Omar will also take over from Loretta as the region’s champion at the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), the global PR association. Omar will be one of five Regional Presidents at ICCO, led by overall President Elise Mitchell and Chief Executive Francis…

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CIPR supports Global Principles of Ethical Practice

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has stated they are proud to support a universally agreed set of principles aimed at promoting ethical conduct in public relations, as mentioned previously. The initiative – led by the Global Alliance – is backed by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).  As a member of the Global Alliance, the CIPR has supported the project since its inception and encourages PR professionals from across the world to adhere to the principles. …

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PRCA and ICCO sign collaborative statement affirming importance of a free press

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) have joined a host of communications organisations in making a public statement affirming the importance of a free press. The statement has been released to express support for the critical role of a free press and the USA’s First Amendment. It attests to the essential value of a free press to inform decision-making, and decrying attacks on the media as an ‘enemy of the people’. The statement, launched by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA),…

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