Hard News Is Winning on TikTok. PRs Should Pay Attention
According to NewsWhip’s March 2025 TikTok analysis, hard news is doing more than just holding its own. It’s climbing the ranks, rivalling entertainment and…
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Disinformation, AI and the Fragmented Future of PR
The research, based on interviews with 44 senior communications leaders across sectors, offers a nuanced view of how Chief Communications Officers (CCOs) and media…
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Influence in Flux: What the ICCO World PR Report 2024–2025 Reveals About the Future of PR
Produced by the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO)—the global voice of public relations representing over 3,000 agencies in 70 countries—this report captures an industry…
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Why Workplace Initiatives Fail
We’ve all seen the headlines: “No-Meeting Wednesdays!, “Zoom-Free Fridays! “Return to Office—but Only If You Want To!” They sound great. Until they don’t. In…
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Decoding the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS): Implications for Strategic Communications and Society
With its two-tier structure—the Political Influence Tier and the Enhanced Tier—FIRS aims to safeguard UK democracy without hindering legitimate foreign collaboration. However, uncertainty remains…
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The Future of Strategic Communications in an Age of Disruptive Journalism
How do we ensure that our messages cut through the noise in an era of declining traditional media revenues, shifting search algorithms, and the…
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The Top PR Podcasts Around the World
High-profile figures, including politicians and business leaders, have increasingly turned to podcasts to engage directly with audiences. For example, Donald Trump’s appearance on The…
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Decentralised social media: an explainer for PRs
It’s now been three months since the Great X-odus truly gained traction. X (née Twitter) saw thousands of users leave the network in the wake of Elon…
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The Revenge of Geopolitics: Strategic Communications in a Fragmented World
The “Revenge of Geopolitics”, as outlined in Oliver Wyman Forum’s State of Our World 2025, underscores how state interventions, economic realignments, and multi-aligned powers…
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Adapt or Lose: The Power of Agile PR Strategies in Uncertain Times
The Nature of Modern Uncertainty The global business landscape is more volatile than ever before. Events such as geopolitical instability, the rapid acceleration of…
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When DEI morphs into a ‘political football’, be more like Apple.
However, DEI has morphed into a political football, subject to the whims of cultural and political polarisation. Corporate America, once a flag-bearer for these…
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How Trump’s Second Term is Reshaping Strategic Communications in 2025
With Donald Trump now inaugurated for his second term, the global landscape of politics, business, and communication faces unprecedented challenges (again). For public relations…
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The 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer: Strategic Insights for Communication Professionals
With Donald Trump now inaugurated for his second term The global landscape of politics, business, and communication faces unprecedented challenges (again). For public relations…
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Davos 2025: Unity in the Age of Uncertainty
Davos remains a critical space to engage meaningfully with this shifting landscape. The convergence of geopolitical, technological, and economic debates ensures that the platform…
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Are the Culture Wars on Pause? How a Healthcare Tragedy Momentarily United the Left and Right
So imagine everyone’s surprise when, in the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s tragic shooting, both liberals and Trump supporters found themselves nodding—albeit for…
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The Art of Transformative Public Speaking
In a recent episode of the PRCA Fuse Podcast, Yasir Khan, world-class certified speaking coach and founder of Speak Like a CEO, shared transformative…
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Pitching to Journalists in the Attention Economy
Understanding the Realities of Journalistic Overload The media landscape today is saturated. Journalists receive hundreds of emails daily, but only a small fraction are…
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The Digital Revolution: How Social Media is Shaping Information Consumption in the GCC
But what does this mean for the way people in the GCC—especially its younger generations—engage with information? We spoke to a young millennial living…
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Is the Global Town Square Dead? The Exodus from X to Bluesky
The Rise and Fall of Twitter’s Global Town Square At its peak, Twitter was the vibrant hub of global discourse. It was a place…
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2024 Reuters Report: Implications for PR & Communications
1. The Erosion of Trust in Media: A Call for Authenticity One of the most notable trends highlighted in the report is the continued…
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How Does the New Model of Digital Advertising Impact the News and Politics We Consume
Historically, advertisers needed a platform to reach audiences, and in the 19th century, newspapers quickly became that medium. Benjamin Day’s New York Sun was…
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Understanding the African Media Landscape
The Evolution of African Media The African media landscape has a rich history that dates back to when colonial powers primarily controlled the press….
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10 New Trends in Communication Strategies for 2025
These moments showed us how quickly things were changing—and 2025 is gearing up to be an even more transformative year for communicators. From storytelling…
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Does the legacy media still shape politics in the digital age?
On 13 July 2024, the assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, took the internet by storm. Setting aside…
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Avoiding the Pitfalls: Common Mistakes in Communication Strategy and How to Fix Them
The scent never caught on (shockingly), and the campaign became more of a social media punchline than a marketing triumph. The core mistake? Burger…
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What Is a Communications Strategy?
What Is a Communications Strategy? At its core, a communications strategy (often referred to as a “comms strategy”) is a structured plan outlining how…
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The Benefits of Investing in a Communications Strategy
Enter the Oregon Highway Division with a plan that sounded better in theory than in practice. The idea? Blow up the whale with dynamite…
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What does the declining trust in the media mean for PRs?
In this blog, we will explore Ofcom’s adults’ media literacy research, drawing on the findings of their Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes Report 2024….
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5 Main Trends in the Future of Corporate Communications
1. Information Inflation Once we entered the Digital Age in the mid-20th century, there was a substantial and sustained increase in the volume of…
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ChatGPT, Gemini and LlaMA: How AI is Revolutionising Strategic Communications
In fact, Prowly’s The State of PR Technology 2023 report found that 67.8% of communications professionals already use AI in their work, and this…
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