PRCA managing director Renna Markson (pictured) has announced that she has decided to leave the organisation, after six years of service.  Interim Management Board chair Ray Eglington paid tribute to Renna. He said: “During her six years with us, Renna…

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MANY organisations have still not got to grips with the importance of having a cyber attack and data loss crisis communication plan, writes Amanda Coleman. It remains one of the top risks for everyone from the small business through to…

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CAPITALISING on emerging trends and hot topics is a fantastic way to get media coverage for your start-up or small business, writes Jane Griffin. Continue reading or listen here: [audio m4a="https://strategic-hq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jane-Griffin.m4a"][/audio] If you’re planning your 2024 PR strategy, here are…

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JIM Donaldson, CEO UK and Middle East became the 47th inductee into the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) Hall of Fame at the ICCO Global Awards in London recently. Continue reading or listen here: [audio m4a="https://strategic-hq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ICCO.m4a"][/audio] Established in 2003, the…

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PR professionals’ confidence is returning as usage of AI tools shoots up, according to the latest ICCO and PRCA Confidence Tracker. Continue reading or listen here: [audio m4a="https://strategic-hq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PRCA-ICCO.m4a"][/audio] Confidence returning despite challenges Confidence is returning with 76 per cent of…

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THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), the global membership body for PR agencies, to take on the climate crisis and tackle persistent communications challenges.  Continue reading…

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THE Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has become the first professional body to achieve the National Equality Standard (NES). The global body for the PR profession also becomes the first organisation to be assessed for the work and culture…

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THE Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communications officially launched ‘The World’s First Online History of Public Relations’, a joint initiative with the Museum of Public Relations (USA). The newly released digital resource, hosted on the Museum website, documents the…

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TO address a global talent and recruitment challenge within the public relations field, a new report titled ‘Seeking a New Way of Working in the Public Relations Industry – A Global View from Emerging Young Public Relations Professionals’ carried on…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced the appointment of James Hewes (pictured) as its chief executive. Hewes is currently president and chief executive at FIPP, the international network for global media. He will take up his PRCA…

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I started Strategic in 2020 as an online membership publication by PR and communications experts for CEOs in the USA, UK and Ireland, writes Orla Clancy, founder at Strategic. At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, communications professionals worldwide were…

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THE Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Public Affairs Board – the professional body that represents the lobbying industry – has urged the Government to think again about how to improve the current legal framework governing lobbying. Continue reading or…

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