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The Changing Face of Public Affairs (2012)
Over the past five years the political and regulatory context within which companies operate has changed substantially.....
Digital Communications & Social Media: The Challenges facing the PR in...
This report explores the top ten digital challenges facing communications practitioners, looks ......
Plans, Priorities and Issues on 2010 (2010)
What is in store for Communications Directors in 2010? The findings were not particularly optimistic, with many expectin...
Corporate Affairs – fit for purpose in a downturn? (2009)
We look at the impact of the downturn through the lens of the corporate affairs function (and on it) and the reputation ...
Internal Communications: More to Deliver (2009)
An analysis of the big topics shaping internal communications and its development as a management discipline. The repor...
Managing the Unmanageable (2005)
A study, conducted amongst group heads of media relations in FTSE100s, which examines the changing media landscape...
PR Director or Chief Reputation Officer? (2003)
The corporate affairs function is responsible for helping companies navigate their way through an increasingly complex n...
The Rise of the Internal Communicator (2002)
Looking at the emerging role of the internal communications function and the challenges it faces in establishing credibi...