Analysis

Could you cope in a crisis?

Could you cope in a crisis?

02 May 2013

A crisis or major issue strikes your organisation. Its reputation - maybe its very existence - is on the line.

 
 
Will KPMG's purchase of investor relations firm Makinson Cowell start a trend?

Will KPMG's purchase of investor relations firm Makinson Cowell start a trend?

16 May 2013

Following KPMG's acquisition of investor relations firm Makinson Cowell, Alex Benady looks at whether it could start a trend and the implications for the wider PR industry.

 
 
Tech City: How digital start-ups are using PR

Tech City: How digital start-ups are using PR

By Lynsey Barber, 09 May 2013

The current wave of digital start-ups are using PR to spread the word. Lynsey Barber reports.

 
 
The industry speaks on how PR can improve its reputation

The industry speaks on how PR can improve its reputation

By Ruth Wyatt, 16 May 2013

The comments have flooded in following PRWeek's invitation to debate how best to improve the PR industry's image. Ruth Wyatt presents a selection of the most insightful observations.

 
 
 

Opinion

Julia Corkey: In defence of council newspapers

Julia Corkey: In defence of council newspapers

They are routinely dubbed 'town hall Pravdas' or publications in which 'the sun always shines.'

Steps to success at PRWeek Awards

Steps to success at PRWeek Awards

I'm excited to be chairing the judging for this year's PRWeek Awards.

Man U plays Fergie exit to perfection

Man U plays Fergie exit to perfection

In 1986 when Alex Ferguson became Manchester United manager, the club had a value of £15m, a sum that might buy a decent midfield player today.

It is time for PR to reclaim digital comms

It is time for PR to reclaim digital comms

PR may have lost a few battles along the way, but clear signs are emerging that it's slowly winning the digital war.

 

Hit or Miss?

Hit or miss? Michael Gove cites PR surveys in criticising teenagers' knowledge

Hit or miss? Michael Gove cites PR surveys in criticising teenagers' knowledge

By Daniel Farey-Jones, 15 May 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove was discovered to have based a claim of 'disturbing historical ignorance' among teenagers in an article he wrote for The Mail on Sunday in March partly on statistics from PR surveys by Premier Inn and UKTV Gold.

 
 
Hit or miss? Dame Helen Mirren promotes street drummers after telling them off

Hit or miss? Dame Helen Mirren promotes street drummers after telling them off

By Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 08 May 2013

After Dame Helen Mirren scolded a troupe of street drummers for making noise in the street during her performance as the Queen in The Audience last weekend, the Oscar-winning actress has been pictured smiling with the group.

 
 
 

PRWeek TV


How can the PR industry's reputation be improved? The CIPR's Sue Wolstenholme and PRCA's Francis Ingham discuss the matter on PRWeek TV.

 



Additional Information


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