- 2020 Year in Review
Posted on January 12, 2021
Download Infographic (PDF): IPR YIR 2020 Infographic
Thank you for your continued support in 2020! We could not have accomplished all of these amazing things without you. Here is to another year full of insightful research, engaging programs, impactful leadership, and more!
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Read More... - IPR Announces 2021 Leadership Slate
Posted on January 5, 2021
Gainesville, FL – The Institute for Public Relations Board of Trustees has elected Stacey Jones of Accenture as Chair of the IPR Board of Trustees and Yanique Woodall of The Home Depot as Vice Chair, effective January 1, 2021.
Steve Cody, founder and CEO of Peppercomm, will serve as Immediate Past Chair after serving two years as Chair. D ...
Read More... - IPR Launches Communicators Guide Examining COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Posted on December 11, 2020
NEW YORK – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) has published an in-depth guide, “A Communicator’s Guide to COVID-19 Vaccines” outlining research, theories, models, levers, and research-driven recommendations to help ensure effective communication strategies for organizations worldwide.
“Employees and external audiences are increasin ...
Read More... - IPR Welcomes Two New Trustees: Brad Burns of Salesforce and Lindsey O’Neill of USAA
Posted on December 10, 2020
Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce the addition of two new Trustees to its Board:
Brad Burns
Brad Burns is the Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Salesforce. He has two decades of experience providing communications counsel to executive teams in highly-competitive industrie ...
Read More... - The LAGRANT Foundation & IPR Partner to Develop First of its Kind Research Fellowship Program
Posted on November 12, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., — The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) today announced its partnership with the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) to launch the inaugural IPR-TLF Research Fellowship. The fellowship will offer an opportunity for candidates to understand and apply the practical side of research.
Created in alignment with the missions of TLF and ...
Read More... - IPR Launches New IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research
Posted on October 23, 2020
Industry leaders Emily Graham and Dr. Natalie Tindall will co-lead the IPR CDEI
New York, NY -- The Institute for Public Relations is excited to announce the launch of the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI) to help conduct, share, and promote research and best practices in core areas related to diversity, equity, and inclusion ...
Read More... - IPR Welcomes Four New Trustees
Posted on October 16, 2020
Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce the addition of four new Trustees to its Board:
Rupen Desai, Global CMO, Dole Packaged Foods & Co-Founder, TS/28
Jim Macnamara, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney
Natalie Tindall, Ph.D., APR, Chair, De ...
Read More... - New Study Finds Many Social Media Managers Work More Than Their Colleagues and Plan to Leave Their Positions in Less Than Two Years
Posted on October 13, 2020
Approximately half of social media managers say they work more than their colleagues and plan to leave their current role within two years, according to a new study of social media managers. The Institute for Public Relations, Ragan Communications, and the University of Florida partnered on a survey of more than 450 social media professionals about ...
Read More... - University of Southern California Graduate to Receive the 2020 Makovsky Best Master’s Thesis Award
Posted on September 27, 2020
NEW YORK – Manuelita Maldonado, a recent graduate from the master’s program at the University of Southern California, will receive the 2020 Makovsky Best Master’s Thesis Award for her study, “The Rise of Intelligent Machines: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the PR Industry.” Manuelita Maldonado will present her study at the ...
Read More... - IPR Welcomes Four New Trustees
Posted on September 22, 2020
Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce the addition of four new Trustees to its Board:
Ian Bailey, SVP, Communications and Community, Qurate Retail Group
Emily Graham, Chief Diversity Officer and Global Practice Lead, FleishmanHillard
Olivia Petersen, Associate Vice President-Communications, Morni ...
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