European Communication Monitor '13 (Part I)
By Bill Paarlberg, The Measurement Standard
Receiving 2,710 responses from 43 countries in 2013, the European Communication Monitor is described as "the largest survey on strategic communication, corporate communications, communication management, and public relations worldwide."
Covering the overall demographics, methodology and results, this is the first of a series of IPR blog posts reviewing the ECM 2013. Read more.
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A book was recently published that includes a good part of a post I wrote for IPR four years ago entitled, "Global Stakeholder Relationship Governance."
With the investigation of 'soft' and 'hard' components that form a 'professional infrastructure,' my thinking has since developed.Read more.
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By Drew Wilson, MA, and Dustin W. Supa, Ph.D
Although many negative preexisting attitudes about the public relations-journalist relationship remain, advances in technology and the emergence of social media are changing the practices of modern media relations.
A recent exploratory study sought to identify current trends in the PR-journalist relationship, compare the current relationship state with previous studies, and examine the effects of Twitter on media relations.Read more.
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By Ken Makovsky, Makovsky
Bombs went off at the Boston Marathon, and confusion reigned. There was an opportunity to reach people on the move through social media, but that opportunity was mangled.
At the IPR Trustees Research Symposium, disaster sociologist Dr. Jeanette Sutton made it clear people seek guidance on social media during crises, yet companies resist crisis planning. Read more.
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