PENTA has announced the acquisition of New York-based Copperfield Advisory, a communications, brand, and strategy consulting firm that serves leading institutions in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. This acquisition will further expand Penta’s position as the world’s first comprehensive…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) director general Francis Ingham has passed away.  In a statement today, the PRCA Board said it “has been informed that Francis Ingham has passed away after a short illness. Our thoughts and prayers…

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THE PRCA’s Misinformation in the Climate Crisis Strategy Group hit pause at the end of 2022 and has taken some time to reset. It has now relaunched as the Climate Communication Group. The group is led by co-chairs Laura Sutherland…

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INDEPENDENT research reveals that despite 84 per cent of UK business decision makers saying that their organization has an internal communications team, less than a fifth (18 per cent) said that an internal communication team was responsible for delivering internal…

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PENTA has announced that Ylan Mui (pictured) and Ashley Rippey have joined the firm as managing directors within the company’s strategy practice.  “I’m excited to welcome Ylan and Ashley to the team,” said Penta president Matt McDonald. “Ylan brings a…

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STRATEGIC communications and public affairs consultancy, Blakeney, has announced a new partnership with leading U.S.-based public relations firm, Global Situation Room (GSR), as Blakeney continues to expand its global reach and support for its clients. GSR is an agency specializing…

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ONE in four (25 per cent) of PR leaders say they will never use AI tools, such as ChatGPT, according to the latest PRCA and ICCO Confidence Tracker. CEOs, directors, and department heads across five continents took part in the…

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EX- Johnson Matthey head of employee experience Howard Krais and senior consultant Ann-Marie Blake have joined forces to launch True, a boutique employee engagement consultancy. True will focus on employee engagement, employee experience, change and transformation communications and diversity equity…

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THE Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has elected a new chairperson and board of directors in Ireland. Martina Quinn (pictured), founder and managing director, Alice Public Relations has been elected chairperson.  Founded in 2015, Alice Public Relations under Quinn has…

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THE public relations industry is “sleepwalking into a technological future” unless it gets a better understanding of the potential applications and limitations of artificial intelligence (AI) and wider technology. New research published today by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations…

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SARAH Ryan (pictured) has been appointed to the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) National Council.  Ryan brings more than twenty years of international communications experience to the work of the council. Her previous in-house roles include EMEA corporate communications…

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THE UK public relations profession must work harder to become more diverse or it risks a skills and recruitment crisis, warns new research from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).   The public relations industry employs nearly 100,000 people adding…

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