The latest Global Intangible Finance Tracker (GIFT) report reveals many directors, analysts, investors and other stakeholders don’t adequately understand how brand, reputation and other intangibles impact the value of their business. The GIFT report – produced by Brand Finance, CIMA… Continue Reading
I’ve got a few PR speaking gigs coming up over the next month. Next week I’m braving the sub-zero temperatures in Moscow to speak at the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) supported PR Force conference on February 18-19. I’ll be… Continue Reading
Virtual reality was a popular prediction for what’s going to be big in 2016. I think it’s a virtual reality itself as 2016 isn’t going to be the breakthrough year of mass adoption, but it is still something that PR professionals… Continue Reading
More than a quarter of the value of small and mid-sized firms is tied to their reputation, yet many firms still fail to properly manage it. That’s the shocking finding of new research by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO… Continue Reading
In November I spoke at the first ever World Conference on Public Relations in Emerging Economies on the topic of the place of digital and social media in public relations and corporate communications. As well as sharing my own thoughts and… Continue Reading
By 2020 African consumers will be spending more than a trillion dollars. 80% own mobile phones. 80% of mobiles sold in Kenya are smartphones, a 50% increase. In 2014 advertising spend in Africa increased 14.6%, compared to a global average… Continue Reading
The problem with a 140 character tweet or six second Vine is that it’s impossible to tell a great story. However as Ernest Hemingway purportedly demonstrated with his six word story to win a bet – “For Sale: Baby’s shoes,… Continue Reading
Amazon is the latest big company to use modernised crisis communications to rebut attacks in mainstream media. Jay Carney, Amazon’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs, used a self-published article on Medium to rebut a critical New York Times article and… Continue Reading
The refugee crisis in Europe has once again seen the widespread distribution of misinformation by social media. The photo above purports to show refugees in Germany attacking the police and brandishing an ISIS flag. Perfect evidence for right-wing objectors to Europe’s humanitarian response.… Continue Reading
Many PR professionals help companies and organisations to create annual reports, but despite improvements to make them more interesting they are still frequently just focused on financial data with everything else relegated to mere cosmetic additions. The reason is that… Continue Reading
