Category Archives: Public relations

Public relations education changes as unis shift to more holistic view of corporate communications

The recently announced changes at Bournemouth University about some very major changes to its public relations degree programmes are a signal of important dynamics in the PR industry. As Bournemouth announced that several of its business programmes are due for a “phased closure” – including hospitality management, advertising and indeed Public Relations itself – it can… Read More »

Impact of corporate announcements – a matter of credibility

Usually, stock markets are quite stress-resistant if it comes to (even relevant) news. It is hard for an individual news piece to move whole markets. IR Magazine has now published an article by Henry Downing that reflects on the circumstances in which impact can still be dramatic. In this context, it highlights the important role of… Read More »

When you don’t know what to say – keep hiding in the bush and turn off the lights #Spicer

The Washington Post just ran an interesting background story today on Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary. When facing a crowd of reporters interested in the reasons for President sacking FBI director Comey, blocking his way back into the White House, Spicer decided to pause and think through his options behind a few trees… Read More »

Personality and Facebook Likes

The Institute of Public Relations has published a study as part of its signature research series that sheds some light on the connection between personality and liking behaviour on Facebook. The there key findings of the study (conducted with 421 US Facebook users) are: Interpersonal generosity, a personality trait that focuses on the tendency of… Read More »

White House copies ExxonMobil’s Press Statement

Thanks to Vox we now know how good it can be to count the government among your multipliers. The Trump administration on Monday apparently praised Exxon Mobil for expanding and investing in the US — with words taken straight from an Exxon Mobil press release: Read the complete article by Vox here: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/6/14836284/trump-exxon-mobil-press-release-copied?utm_campaign=vox.social&utm_medium=social&utm_content=voxdotcom&utm_source=facebook

Trump and Clinton PR strategies compared

Dr. Spiro Kiousis, associate dean for the College of Journalism and Communications, has reviewed the PR strategies of both US presidential candidates over here on the IPR Blog, looking at public relations efforts along the lines of media relations, donor relations, volunteer relations, and social media engagement. He identifies a clear advantage for Hillary Clinton in both… Read More »