17 May 2013
| by Alex Benady
After a period of political and economic instability, the UK Government wanted British overseas territory the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to restore financial order. Last year, with minimal consultation, the Government announced proposals to introduce VAT at 11 per cent in the Caribbean islands....
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.
The global director of consumer and product PR for handset maker HTC uses her fear to drive her on against the competition, reports John Owens.
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.
The current wave of digital start-ups are using PR to spread the word. Lynsey Barber reports.
The CEO of LD Communications masterminds PR for global rock icons including The Rolling Stones, finds Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith.
Stockholm-based Swedish tech company iZettle asked Fishburn Hedges and The Crowd & I to oversee the UK launch of its first mobile card-reading device, which transforms smartphones and tablets into card terminals, allowing small businesses in the UK to take card payments anywhere.
03 May 2013
Following the introduction last month of reforms to the NHS, new research suggests the majority of people believe the Government did not do enough to communicate the changes.
The UK comms director for petition website Change.org is helping ordinary people to get their voices heard, reports Daniel Farey-Jones.
02 May 2013
A crisis or major issue strikes your organisation. Its reputation - maybe its very existence - is on the line.