95 per cent of PR leaders expect an increase in client income during the next year and expectations for profitability are particularly high in North America, Asia-Pacific and the United Kingdom. This is according to the International Communications Consultancy Organisation…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has launched a new supportive platform for PR and communications sole practitioners. The Sole Practitioner Peer Network, chaired by Islay O-Hara (pictured) and Louise Third MBE, intends to provide sole practitioners with a…

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SANDPIPER Communications has acquired China-based public affairs and strategic communications consultancy, North Head. Led by industry veterans John Russell, Robert Magyar, and Joyce Li, North Head was established in Beijing in 2010. Over the past decade, its team has advised…

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OVER two thirds (76%) of blue chip businesses in high emissions industries that perform well on their climate actions fall short in their use of communications to enable sustainable behavior change. This is according to research conducted by specialist sustainability…

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AHEAD of COP26, the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has partnered with the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) to deliver specialised training on climate change to public relations and communications professionals.  Recent research from the PRCA’s Misinformation and the Climate…

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ALMOST half (44 per cent) of PR professionals around the world plan to resume international business travel in the next six months, according to new research published by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the International Communications Consultancy…

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COMCO Southeast Asia (SEA) has launched COMCO Middle East & Africa (MEA) as part of its 10-year growth masterplan. The Philippines-based integrated communications agency has an affiliate network presence in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia and recently celebrated its fifth…

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THE Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) National Annual Conference 2021 will be a hybrid event again this year, taking place on the morning of Wednesday 10 November and the afternoon of Thursday 11 November. The theme is ‘Key issues…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) 2020/21 annual report reveals resurgent global growth throughout the pandemic.  From the Covid-19 Taskforce Support Service to free membership grants for those affected by the pandemic, the annual report tells a story of…

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PR practitioners are significantly more likely to suffer from poor mental health compared to other UK workers, according to new research carried out by the PRCA and CIPR. The research – conducted by Opinium – found nine in ten (90…

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PR professionals from across the UK gathered at the Sheraton Grand on Park Lane in London yesterday for the 2021 PRCA DARE Awards Grand Prix Ceremony. The evening marked the PRCA’s first face-to-face awards ceremony since February 2020. The DARE Awards…

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Nearly one third (31 per cent) of PR practitioners in Asia Pacific have had a mental health illness, a figure which is highest among younger respondents, according to a survey, conducted by YouGov in collaboration with PRCA Asia Pacific, of more…

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