Issue 47 - May 2010
Visibility through clouds
Civic eruption
Author: Caroline Poynton | Topic: Reputation management
Caroline Poynton considers the role of social media as volcanic ash grounded European air traffic
Travelling light
Author: Andrew Cave | Topic: Best practice
Andrew Cave considers the impact that supply chains can have on corporate reputation
Scores on the doors
Author: Charlotte Beugge | Topic: Media relations
Charlotte Beugge analyses the first television leaders' debates and assesses why Nick Clegg was seen as the victor
Beyond the corporate blogging hype
Author: Caroline Poynton | Topic: Digital media
Caroline Poynton examines whether corporate blogs have really proven to be an important communications channel
Water efficiencies
Author: Helen Dunne | Topic: CSR
Helen Dunne hears how Southern Water is smoothing the introduction of water metering
Fishing in muddy waters
Author: Andrew Cave | Topic: Media relations
Journalists complain that they receive too many irrelevant press releases and urge PR agencies and media distribution firms to improve their performance, as Andrew Cave discovers
A news agenda
Author: Helen Dunne | Topic: Profile
Helen Dunne meets American-born Jolie Hunt, global head of public relations at Thomson Reuters Markets, and a whirlwind of energy and ideas
100 days to prove yourself?
Author: Louisa Coward | Topic: Careers
As the jobs market appears to be picking up, Weber Shandwick has published a special guid containing 12 lessons to help successfully negotiate the first 100 days in a new role as a corporate communications officer, as Louisa Coward discovers
Out of the ashes
Author: | Topic: Take One Problem
Most people in Britain were not even aware that Iceland had long simmering volcanoes, so when Eyjafjallajökull spewed out an ash cloud that stretched more than 1,250 miles across Europe, there was general amusement as airlines were grounded. But as horror stories of holidaymakers stranded across the globe hit the media, travel companies were forced to cope with the unthinkable
The inside track
Author: Dominic Walters | Topic: Top ten tips
CIB changed its name and status to the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) in May. Here the chairman highlights key principles that have emerged during the organisation's 60 year history
Greek debt crisis
Author: Helen Dunne | Topic: Revision Notes
After all the crisis, the million drachma question is: what's a Grecian earn?
