Writing from New York, the weather has finally turned. It’s freezing now. We brace ourselves before going outdoors. And when we forget to dress warmly, we suffer. But when we engage with one another through the Institute for Public Relations, we come out of the cold, and the world becomes a
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The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) celebrates 60 years this year and hosted its annual research symposium in NYC on Nov 30th. Attendees were invited to listen to and discuss the latest public relations and communication research findings with authors, fellow practitioners and educators. Staying true to its miss
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Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor-at-Large of Fortune magazine, delivered IPR’s 55th Distinguished Lecture on November 30 in NYC. In Colvin’s presentation “Lessons for Communicators in an Unpredictable World,” he explains how communicators can still make an impact through face-to-face interactions and storytelling in a worl
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As the PR profession is becoming more complex, more demanding and more strategic, we must act boldly, think more creatively and compete more aggressively. If we step up to the plate, we will play an increasingly important role within our organizations. If we don’t change as fast or faster than everything around us, we will no longer b
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Experience the IPR Research Symposium and 55th Distinguished Lecture & Awards dinner through the eyes of social media. Our attendees featured relevant research findings from presentations on diversity in PR, Millennial professionals, hyperglobalization and a keynote on the future of face-to-face communication. Here are just some of the h
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It was about a decade ago when Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, a satirical show on Comedy Central, coined the term “truthiness” to describe a spate of prominent public figures in the news playing fast and loose with the facts… who were largely caught in their own fabrications. (See my blog from back then on <
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The growing complexity of business in a global era of digitization and speed and the constantly shifting and accelerating demands of stakeholder relationships are forcing a rethink when it comes to the corporate communications and marketing functions.
The two, which have historically been considered peripheral functions that provide in
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Two years ago, the PRSA and the IABC undertook major reviews of the their respective credentials programs. PRSA examined the management and perceptions surrounding this 60 year-old credential while IABC scrapped its ABC designation and re-tooled its offering in pursuit of an eventual ISO recognition. This provided the impetus for a deep
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Practitioners can be forgiven for assuming “the science behind the art of public relations” is all about measurement, plumbing stakeholder attitudes, or getting a better handle on the latest findings in behavioral science. All worthy undertakings, critical to the practice.
But if you believe public relations is more about
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This blog post is a part of IPR’s 60th Anniversary Celebration.
Sometimes the origin of an innate good is created from an unlikely source, one that is considered evil, corrupt, or even deleterious. C
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