By 2020 African consumers will be spending more than a trillion dollars. 80% own mobile phones. 80% of mobiles sold in Kenya are smartphones, a …
Category: Crisis Communications
Amazon is the latest big company to use modernised crisis communications to rebut attacks in mainstream media. Jay Carney, Amazon’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs, …
Verifying social media and social network posts for PR | If your mother says she loves, check it out
The refugee crisis in Europe has once again seen the widespread distribution of misinformation by social media. The photo above purports to show refugees in Germany …
Public relations in the minds of many people is equated with publicity and spin or even with propaganda, but PR professionals know that it’s none …
I was asked yesterday how as a PR adviser I would advise UK prime minister David Cameron to get out of the massive hole he is in …
Since columnist Peter Oborne sensationally resigned from The Telegraph with a devastating public critique of what he believed to be its declining ethical and editorial …
This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. I followed an excellent and energetic …
Lots of new research around at the moment that point to a positive future for the public relations business. Yesterday, the Financial Times published the …
This blog post sets out some of the main benefits of blogging for business, public relations, public affairs and corporate communications. It doesn’t just apply …
The Verification Handbook from the European Centre of Journalism is a new resource for journalists and aid responders, which provides tools, techniques and step-by-step guidelines …
