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News: Ketchum leads the way on ICCO global awards shortlist

THE International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) has announced the shortlist for the ICCO Global Awards, with Ketchum leading the way with eight shortlisted entries.  The awards are recognized by 41 PR associations around the world, representing 70 countries. Entries into…

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News: PRII conference ‘Turning Change into New Possibilities’ moves online in November

THE PRII Annual Conference 2020 is moving online for the first time. The theme of the conference next month is 'Turning Change into New Possibilities'. The organizers have taken the theme to heart and rather than focus on what Covid…

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News: 67 per cent of Irish consumers believe wellness is essential in brand strategy, Ogilvy study finds

Wellness remains an opportunity for double digit growth THE US$4.5 trillion global wellness economy – growing twice as fast as the global economy – is now so pervasive that for 67 per cent of Irish consumers, wellness is now considered…

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News: Internal communications central to Indeed remote work strategy

Effective communication strategy allows major changes with minimal disruption to productivity INDEED recently announced a new set of flexible work options for employees globally, including over 1,000 Irish staff. These options will include completely remote, hybrid work from home/work from…

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News: PRCA MENA mental health survey shows 41 per cent impacted by Covid-19

PRCA MENA is celebrating Mental Health Week in an effort to promote mental wellbeing in the public relations and communications industry in MENA. It has launched the results of its joint report with YouGov, which surveyed 1,923 public relations professionals…

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News: Look After evolves from volunteer initiative to full service creative agency

LOOK After has today evolved into a full service creative agency, six months since its launch as a creative comms volunteer initiative that supported charities through the Covid-19 pandemic. The agency is built around a core team with over 350…

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News: 90 per cent of PR and comms leaders confident about future, reveals PRCA

THIS week, the relaunched Public Relations and Communications (PRCA) Confidence Tracker shows a net positivity score of +85. Nine out of ten public relations agency heads and in-house leaders are confident about the future of their organizations. This compares with…

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News: Weber Shandwick Ireland acquires business from Interpublic Group

THE managing director of Weber Shandwick Ireland, Siobhán Molloy, has acquired the business from its owner Interpublic Group (IPG) for an undisclosed sum in a management buy-out. The full service communications and public relations agency will be independent from IPG…

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News: Irish tech company Workvivo announces plans to create 100 new jobs

IRISH tech company Workvivo, one of the world’s fastest growing providers of internal communications technology, has today announced plans to create 100 new jobs with support from Enterprise Ireland. Workvivo has experienced significant growth in new business as its communication…

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News: CIPR launches two new mental health training courses

THE Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has launched two new training courses to support public relations practitioners to understand and address mental health challenges. ‘Mental Wellbeing at Work’ and ‘Building Resilience’ will both run in November online and face-to-face…

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News: Teneo acquires Kotinos Partners

TENEO, the global CEO advisory firm, has acquired Kotinos Partners, a Dublin-based consultancy focused on organizational performance. Kotinos was founded in 2010 by James Bowen and Brian MacNeice and serves a global client base working with business leaders to reshape…

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News: The PR Loop launches news communication platform

THE PR Loop™, an online membership communications platform for in-house and agency public relations professionals and journalists, has been launched in the United States. Designed to create greater interaction and shared resources, The PR Loop enables public relations professionals to…

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