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Challenges and changes for PR in 2021

Stephen Waddington

Jules Herd Like many other sectors, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the communications industry. Redundancies, business transformation, remote working, and juggling work with homeschooling, has seen many employees swap their agency or in-house jobs for the freelance world or even take career breaks.

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Tackling bias in how we create and tell stories

Stephen Waddington

This issue is fundamental for us in marketing and communications because it relates to how we represent communities in the way we spot, create, produce, and share stories. We shared research, reviewed industry best practice and talked to our network of communications practitioners to better understand what was going on.

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Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential

Stephen Waddington

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. billion to the UK economy (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2021). billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency.

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How the APR Changed My Future

PRSay

I needed the framework of a third-party endorsement from a known commodity — with infinite reach, a solid reputation and a well-articulated Code of Ethics. At the end of my buyout period, I joined a client — the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. We sold Eos to a regional marketing organization.

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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The Volume and Variety of Communications Work is Shifting, Finds 5th Annual Survey of Comms Pros

Sword and the Script

Stacey Miller , Vice President, Communications, Auto Care Association. To that end, we owe a special thanks to Gini and Karen who also polled their respective communities – Spin Sucks and Solo PR Pro – for the survey this year. However, 36% also said they will send more work to outside resources such as agencies and freelancers.

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Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential

Wadds Inc.

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. billion to the UK economy (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2021). billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency.