Five Must-Read Articles for PR and Comms Pros to Prepare for 2024
20 Nov 2023

Five Must-Read Articles for PR and Comms Pros to Prepare for 2024

To get a head start on your planning and prep for 2024, we've curated a collection of must-read articles that offer a comprehensive perspective on some of the most pressing topics for PR and comms.

Cision Meets: Allen Arthur, Solutions Journalism Network
22 Aug 2022

Cision Meets: Allen Arthur, Solutions Journalism Network

How does solutions journalism work? We spoke to Allen Arthur of Solutions Journalism Network to find out more about journalists who are training a “new muscle” by investigating “good ideas that are showing promise”.

10 Essential TED Talks to up Your Corporate Communications Game
05 Aug 2022

10 Essential TED Talks to up Your Corporate Communications Game

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.” For marketing and communications professionals, this can be especially challenging when the goal is to convey a particular message or tell a story about...

How UK Consumers Are Responding to the Energy Bills Crisis
01 Aug 2022

How UK Consumers Are Responding to the Energy Bills Crisis

The cost of living crisis has hit UK consumers hard in 2022. The average annual grocery bill is forecast to rise by more than £450, petrol and diesel fuel prices have reached record highs of £191.53-per-litre and £199.05 respectively, and...

How Leading PR Pros Solve 3 of Today's Biggest Industry Challenges
22 Jul 2022

How Leading PR Pros Solve 3 of Today's Biggest Industry Challenges

You put a lot of time, effort and (let’s be honest) talent into your media strategy, so why don’t your earned media results reflect that? It’s a common frustration among PR professionals, especially as they vie for attention amid a shrinking pool of ...

Audience Profile: The Business Decision Maker
18 Jul 2022

Audience Profile: The Business Decision Maker

This will be a deep-dive into the Business Decision Maker audience profile. The focus will be on giving communications professionals the tools and knowledge they need to make actionable decisions based on this information, and highlighting the...

How Audience Insights Can Close Common Gaps in Your Communications Reports
08 Jul 2022

How Audience Insights Can Close Common Gaps in Your Communications Reports

Are your reports telling you what you really need to know... or are they simply a way to retrospectively justify decisions that were taken earlier on in the process? We show you how to take a step back and look at your reports on a top-level, so...

Cision Meets: John Crowley, Headlines Network
06 Jul 2022

Cision Meets: John Crowley, Headlines Network

John Crowley spoke to us about the pressures journalists have faced both before and since the pandemic, and what Headlines Network is doing to address mental health in the media and communications industries

The Anatomy of a Modern Audience
27 Jun 2022

The Anatomy of a Modern Audience

What are the data points that matter – and don't matter – when it comes to measuring a modern audience? We all know by now that age, gender, and earning brackets are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we can know about audiences. But what...

What Are the Biggest Challenges Journalists Face in 2022?
23 Jun 2022

What Are the Biggest Challenges Journalists Face in 2022?

The role of a journalist has evolved at a rapid pace over the last two decades. Driven by the shift to online news consumption and the pandemic creating a new world of hybrid work, reporters are facing obstacles their predecessors never experienced.

Audience Fragmentation and How it Affects your Comms Strategy
21 Jun 2022

Audience Fragmentation and How it Affects your Comms Strategy

There once was a time where we could reach specific audiences entirely based on their media consumption habits; we had Sun readers, Indy readers, Guardian readers and NME readers, and it was easy to tell who was who simply by which cohort they...

What Does the 2022 Global State of the Media Report Mean for UK PRs?
30 May 2022

What Does the 2022 Global State of the Media Report Mean for UK PRs?

This year’s Global Sate of the Media report pooled the opinions of more than 3,800 journalists spread over 17 regions worldwide. It’s a detailed snapshot of where editorial staff, freelancers and publishers sit in 2022. Yet across each region there...

5 Key Takeaways from the 2022 Global State of the Media Report
26 May 2022

5 Key Takeaways from the 2022 Global State of the Media Report

Cision’s 13th Global State of the Media report has arrived, presenting an in-depth look at some of the big shifts in journalism trends over the last 12 months. We polled more than 3,800 journalists and editors across 17 regions to get a snapshot of...

4 Big Challenges PR and Comms Pros Face Today
22 Apr 2022

4 Big Challenges PR and Comms Pros Face Today

When it comes to crafting effective campaigns, PR and comms pros must learn to juggle everything from data to social and much more. The volume and frequency of news grows fast, and comms teams need to be agile and adaptable to get their message...

The Power of Social Listening
06 Apr 2022

The Power of Social Listening

Communication, particularly social media communication, is not just about crafting a message, posting it to the widest audience and then seeing what happens. It's a two-way conversation.

The Golden Era of the Social Media Influencer
01 Apr 2022

The Golden Era of the Social Media Influencer

As of 2021, the global influencer market was worth $13.8 billion, spanning not just content creation but also courses and training on how to pursue a professional career as an influencer.

Crafting Universal Messaging Strategies
28 Mar 2022

Crafting Universal Messaging Strategies

Regional in tone but global in ambition, today’s communications professionals need to straddle the line between crafting a universal message in their campaigns, while remaining personal and accessible.

A Guide to Conscious ESG Strategising
28 Mar 2022

A Guide to Conscious ESG Strategising

Corporate comms and media storytelling have seen a huge sea change in approach over the last two years. Reputation management has become crucial. At the core of all this is environmental, social and governance (ESG).

Tracking Narratives at Every Turn: The Role of Audience Data in Comms
24 Mar 2022

Tracking Narratives at Every Turn: The Role of Audience Data in Comms

Success in communications has never been easier to quantify. Every online interaction leaves a distinct digital footprint and marketing and communications professionals can target these large volumes of data to monitor, track and analyse their...