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'Nicely done, but I won’t be trying any' – Creative Hits and Misses of the Week

3 December 2021 by Fran Langdon

Splendid Communications creative lead and associate director Fran Langdon scrutinises the week’s creative offerings.

'More clients should kick the command and control habit' – Creative Q&A, Red's Ed Staples

3 December 2021 by Ed Staples

PRWeek grills creative comms figures on how they got where they are, their career highlight, solving creative writer's block, and more. Today we speak to Ed Staples, planning director at Red Consultancy.

UK Communicators of the Year 2021 (numbers 15-11) revealed by PRWeek

3 December 2021 by PRWeek UK staff

Who got their message across most effectively in this tumultuous year.

Importing skills from adland to PR: the case for strategy

2 December 2021 by Dan Deeks-Osburn

Strategists have the skills communications agencies need to connect with audiences in more meaningful ways, so why don’t more of us specialists exist in the industry?

UK communicators of the year 2021 (numbers 20-16) revealed by PRWeek

2 December 2021 by PRWeek UK staff

Which individuals have got their message across most effectively in this tumultuous post-pandemic year amid the so-called 'roaring' twenties bounceback for PR?

We’re amazed we won an award for Brexit comms – but there’s still hard work to come

1 December 2021 by Samantha Edwards

To say it was a shock to have won not one but two awards for our Brexit campaign, at the National Public Communications Awards recently, is quite the understatement.

How Twitter can stay chirpy despite Jack Dorsey flying the nest

30 November 2021 by Tim Jotischky

About as secretive as a post published on Twitter, Jack Dorsey’s resignation as chief executive of the social media platform yesterday seemed unsurprising, if not inevitable.

How brands can win transparency race in an age of information overload

29 November 2021 by Crystal Malachias

Social media has become the go-to source of information for millions of people worldwide.

Five Campaigns We Liked in November: vote for your favourite

29 November 2021 by PRWeek UK staff

From a hilarious takedown of the recent 'Metaverse' to a campaign involving a lonely chocolate bar, PRWeek rounds up its five favourite campaigns from November 2021. Vote below for your favourite – the poll closes on Monday 6 December at 8am.

B2b influencers to disrupt 2022

26 November 2021 by Rahul Titus

Think you know influence? Think again. B2b influence is the sleeping giant that’s set to be next year’s defining disruption.

From the UK editor: PR and Big Oil - new crisis, old questions

23 November 2021 by John Harrington

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The Knowledge

With editor Geordie Greig's departure, the Daily Mail needs to become relevant once more

18 November 2021 by Keith Gladdis

Few breaking stories cause more excitement in a newsroom than the loss of an editor, and the surprise announcement of Geordie Greig’s removal from the Daily Mail hot seat is no exception.

From the editor-in-chief: ESG growth a huge opportunity, but also a conundrum

25 October 2021 by Danny Rogers

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The Knowledge

From the editor-in-chief: Make PR more diverse

6 October 2021 by Danny Rogers

Once again this autumn we look at diversity in the PR industry.

The Information

From the Editor in Chief: Salary inflation is raging in certain areas of PR with major implications

30 September 2021 by Danny Rogers

Salary inflation is a real issue for many PR employers at the moment, particularly for agencies, but will it last and what can be done?

The Knowledge

From the UK editor: Some lessons from the PRWeek UK Pay Gap Project

29 September 2021 by John Harrington

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The Knowledge

From the Editor-in-Chief: 'Proving the media zeitgeist for ESG but brands must beware'

28 July 2021 by Danny Rogers

A fascinating new report this week reveals the extent to which ‘issues-led’ stories now dominate brand coverage in the British media.

The Knowledge

From the editor-in-chief: Say hello to the new PRWeek

12 July 2021 by Danny Rogers

PRWeek is changing. But then, PR and media are changing. I think we’ve all been changed by the events of the past year.

From the UK editor: Recruitment challenge hots up

6 July 2021 by John Harrington

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The Knowledge

From the editor-in-chief: Why Teneo's Kelly had to resign and what it means for corporate PR

30 June 2021 by Danny Rogers

Declan Kelly’s resignation from the helm of Teneo yesterday (Tuesday) signals some important developments in the business world and implications for the PR/comms sector.