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My name is Philippe Borremans and I am a Risk & Crisis Communications Consultant and current President of the International Public Relations Association and Board Member of the European Association of Communication Directors.

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Articles

What the Future Holds for Our Careers via Spin Sucks

AI in your communications programs doesn't have to be scary. The robots are not going to replace you, but they sure are going to make you efficient.

Climate Revisited via Peter McKillop

When change isn’t happening fast enough for Climate Change, what needs to change and how can we change.

Nine opportunities for 2021 – changing the game for communicators and the organizations they work for via Mike Klein

Changes in the business world are creating genuine opportunities for internal communication professionals. These opportunities present themselves against a tough business environment: intense short-term competition for resources, manifesting as tight salaries, rates and budgets.

But the opportunities that emerge as we transition out of the pandemic will have long-term implications. Indeed, many of these could shift the way internal communicators and the value we provide are perceived.

Podcasts

A Safe Space for Sustainability via Cinta Azwiendasari

Hear from Cinta Azwiendasari, sustainability communications & behaviour design professional on how we can make a safe space for sustainability.

The Role Of Communications In Techlash via Provoke Media

This episode explore the complex interplay between tech companies and brands with Nirit Weiss Blatt, author of Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication.

Reports

Whitepaper for download - PR Storytellers: European Edition via Businesswire

This whitepaper recaps our recent storytelling webinar in which leading in-house and agency PR professionals share their advice to own the visual process – and extend their stories to genuinely benefit audiences.

Desensitization to Fear-Inducing COVID-19 Health News on Twitter via JMIR Infodemiology

This work investigated how individuals' emotional reactions to news of the COVID-19 pandemic manifest as the death toll increases. Findings suggest individuals became desensitized to the increased COVID-19 threat and their emotional responses were blunted over time.

PR’s rocket in reputation set to last beyond COVID new #PRinAPandemic research finds via CIPR

“Organisations are recognising the impact and the need to have that reputational, strategic view at a higher level than they ever did before.” - Hayley James, in-house public sector assistant director

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