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Tagged by 'Public relations'

2012

22/05/2012 PRCA urges MPs to back calls for statutory register of all lobbyists
22/05/2012 Best Practice Committee broadly accepts Access Commission's Recommendations
17/05/2012 PRCA launches new training quality guarantee
17/05/2012 PRCA launches new training portal
17/05/2012 PRCA welcomes Minister's proposals to Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
15/05/2012 PR professionals present at Wikimedia UK AGM
15/05/2012 The end and the beginning - Copyright Tribunal issues final decision
15/05/2012 PRCA and Intern Aware launch Internships in PR survey
09/05/2012 PRCA disappointed with omission of Lobbying Bill in Queen's Speech
08/05/2012 PRCA Public Affairs Group appoint new executive
08/05/2012 PR industry proves to be recession proof according to latest influential research
03/05/2012 Brand Anarchy: PRCA members explore the future of reputation in new book
02/05/2012 BT Group joins the PRCA
24/04/2012 PRCA Midlands Group appoints new executive
16/04/2012 Entries now open for 2012 PRCA Awards
13/04/2012 PRCA rejects Government's definition of a lobbyist
11/04/2012 Industry Body welcomes Parliamentary support for all-inclusive lobbying register
11/04/2012 PRCA confirms new senior management team
04/04/2012 PRCA Rejects Complaint against Bell Pottinger Public Affairs
02/04/2012 PRCA publishes latest Public Affairs Register
29/03/2012 Public Affairs Group meet Lobbying Minister
29/03/2012 PR Leaders welcome 2012 Budget
26/03/2012 Lobbying Register Separate To Party Funding Warns PRCA
15/03/2012 PRCA and Meltwater Group battle v NLA saves industry millions
09/03/2012 PR Leaders' Panel reject latest definition of PR
09/03/2012 PRCA to give evidence to Select Committee on Lobbying
01/03/2012 PRCA Careers Day 2012
29/02/2012 PRCA responds to NCVO U-turn on lobbying register
29/02/2012 PRCA calls for in-house lobbyists to be included in statutory register of lobbyists
14/02/2012 PRCA and Meltwater battle v NLA saves industry millions
13/02/2012 PRCA calls for greater distinction between APPGs and APGs
09/02/2012 Senior PR figures attend consultation evening for PR apprenticeship scheme
02/02/2012 Bankers' bonuses damaging party reputations
31/01/2012 PRCA quarterly economic barometer shows in-house confidence weak, but employment prospects stable
26/01/2012 Industry publishes joint report on agency remuneration
23/01/2012 PRCA publishes independent Access Commission's recommendations
23/01/2012 PRCA publishes independent Access Commission's recommendations
20/01/2012 PRCA Welcomes Government Lobbying Consultation
19/01/2012 PRCA welcomes specialist trade body communications consultancy
19/01/2012 PRCA Consultancy Economic Barometer Points to Difficult Period Ahead
19/01/2012 PRCA continues support of Taylor Bennett Foundation Internship Scheme with PR Training
03/01/2012 BIG Partnership joins PRCA as New Year's resolution

2011

09/12/2011 PRCA Withdraws From UKPAC
08/12/2011 PRCA & Pearson in Practice to shake up PR careers with first ever Apprenticeship scheme
07/12/2011 PRCA to investigate complaint against member
05/12/2011 PR Council sets out strategic direction
02/12/2011 PRCA Professional Practices Committee clears RLM Finsbury
29/11/2011 PRCA welcomes TUPE rethink
25/11/2011 PRCA announces 2012-2014 Chairman
21/11/2011 PRCA announces support for Speaker's Parliamentary Placements Scheme
16/11/2011 PRCA Awards 2011 celebrate best in PR
16/11/2011 PRCA and Meltwater take NLA to Supreme Court
09/11/2011 PRCA launches University Partnership with debate at University of Westminster
07/11/2011 PRCA official sponsor of the Golden Hedgehog Awards
07/11/2011 PRCA and Meltwater granted permission to appeal to Supreme Court
03/11/2011 PRCA announces exciting National Conference
26/10/2011 Event: Have we Lost Control? The North West PR Industry Debate
25/10/2011 PRCA Freelancer Network connects consultancies and freelancers
21/10/2011 PRCA welcomes Joint Committee's proposal to strengthen protection from online defamation in Draft Defamation Bill
18/10/2011 PRCA welcomes lobbying announcement
13/10/2011 Deputy Prime Minister supports PRCA - PR Week Campaign to end unpaid internships
10/10/2011 PRCA Trends Barometer, 3rd quarter 2011, reveals uncertain outlook for PR industry
04/10/2011 PRCA launches individual membership
22/09/2011 PRCA Releases Midlands PR Census Data
21/09/2011 PRCA 2011 Awards shortlists announced
20/09/2011 PRCA Launches In-House Benchmarking
13/09/2011 UK Copyright Tribunal hearing begins in Meltwater/PRCA key copyright challe
09/09/2011 PRCA publishes Jane Howard's history of PR consultancy
08/09/2011 PRCA Unveils Scottish PR Census Data
07/09/2011 Colin Byrne Joins PRCA Board of Management
06/09/2011 PRCA to Sponsor Fire Communicators' Conference
06/09/2011 PRCA Announces PR Council Officers
05/09/2011 PRCA Launches Universities PR Partnership
01/09/2011 PRCA halves regional training prices
23/08/2011 PRCA Launches PR Freelancer Portal
22/08/2011 PRCA announces Precise Evaluation Award
17/08/2011 London Riots damage London's reputation
15/08/2011 PRCA calls on industry to lobby Parliament re temporary copies
15/08/2011 PRCA's Francis Ingham elected to Capital's Council for commerce
08/08/2011 PR Council Members Elected
08/08/2011 Mynewsdesk sponsors digital PR award
03/08/2011 PRCA welcomes Government endorsement of Hargreaves Review
27/07/2011 UK Ruling Classifies Millions as Copyright Offenders
26/07/2011 PR Council Voting Underway
14/07/2011 Reputation industry worth £7.5bn to UK economy
12/07/2011 PR Leader's Panel believe the worst is still to come for News International
06/07/2011 Vision Critical announced as PRCA Awards sponsor
23/06/2011 PRCA responds to COI abolition
21/06/2011 The Amber Group to sponsor the 2011 PRCA Awards
20/06/2011 Hollis PR to sponsor 2011 PRCA Awards
13/06/2011 Meltwater Group announced as Headline Sponsor of this year's PRCA Awards
13/06/2011 PRCA warns changes to defamation law could harm UK PLC
09/06/2011 PRCA embeds evaluation into industry standard
08/06/2011 Alan Milburn supports the PRCA's campaign to end unpaid internships
01/06/2011 PRCA price commitment shakes up training market
24/05/2011 PRCA responds to Hargreaves Report on UK IP Copyright Law
17/05/2011 PR Leaders believe Twitter makes reputation management harder
11/05/2011 PR Leaders believe Coalition will survive Referendum and Local Elections
10/05/2011 PR Leaders say 'No to AV' campaign skillful but dishonest
05/05/2011 PRCA broadens services with new appointments
19/04/2011 PRCA welcomes MD of Tangerine PR as Chairman of its North West group
15/04/2011 PRCA benchmarking survey heralds fragile recovery PR industry
11/04/2011 Weber Shandwick VP Elected Chairman of the PRCA in Scotland
05/04/2011 PRCA Kilimanjaro Trekkers Reach the Summit for Leonard Cheshire Disability
28/03/2011 PRCA to launch best practice tools for PR and Communications teams
28/03/2011 PR Leaders expect budget to stimulate sector
28/03/2011 New guide on how to improve agency briefing in an integrated world
18/03/2011 PRCA Welcomes Tee Recommendations
16/03/2011 PRCA provides free PR Training to Taylor Bennett Foundation Internship Scheme
07/03/2011 FAQ: Newspaper Licensing Agency Dispute - Meltwater and PRCA
23/02/2011 PRCA Launches Access Commission
10/02/2011 PRCA submission to consultation on COI reform
04/02/2011 PRCA grows offering globally through a Training partnership with ICCO
26/01/2011 PR Leaders Positive About 2011 - But Concerned About UK Economy
24/01/2011 PRCA opens for business in the Middle East

2010

18/11/2010 PRCA announces new action on Evaluation
04/11/2010 PRCA forms Northern Ireland regional group
27/10/2010 PR Profession Launches Procurement Toolkit
27/10/2010 Biggest Ever PRCA Awards Celebrate PR Excellence
26/10/2010 PRCA Awards First Practical PR Qualification
12/10/2010 PR Measurement Metrics - from Concept to Implementation Reality
12/10/2010 New PRCA Chairman, Sally Costerton, Outlines Two Year Vision
12/10/2010 New PRCA Chairman outlines two year vision
05/10/2010 PRCA launches designatory letters
30/09/2010 PRCA partners with leading motor industry PR group
29/09/2010 PRCA partners with leading motor industry PR group
29/09/2010 PR Industry develops Media Spamming Charter
27/09/2010 PRCA questions for the ASA
27/09/2010 PRCA welcomes Bright One in new partnership to promote PR volunteering
20/09/2010 PRCA Awards 2010 shortlists announced
02/09/2010 PRCA Announces Latest Recruit
02/09/2010 PRCA to introduce new designatory letters
09/08/2010 PRCA Midlands FrontLine reactivates young PR community
09/08/2010 PRCA and IVCA announce alliance
06/08/2010 PRCA condemns Pickles' posturing on public sector use of PA consultancy
29/07/2010 Caroline Kinsey elected first PR Council Chairman
27/07/2010 Brighton & Hove agency joins PRCA
23/07/2010 PRCA Chief Executive Commits for 2011/2012
16/07/2010 AMEC and the PRCA announce new evaluation initiative
07/07/2010 PRCA announces ambitious policy agenda
28/06/2010 PR Leaders' Panel welcomes budget
25/06/2010 PRCA and WPR Announce Agreement
18/06/2010 PRCA endorses AMEC evaluation principles
10/06/2010 Women in PR group opens talks with PRCA
07/06/2010 UKPAC Announce Independent Members
26/05/2010 Dow Jones to sponsor the 2010 PRCA Awards
20/05/2010 PRCA announces Leonard Cheshire Disability as first Chairman's Charity
06/05/2010 Opinium joins the PRCA's endorsed supplier programme
06/05/2010 PRCA and PCG tie-up creates network for PR freelancers
12/04/2010 PRCA appoints Partners Group Director as Regional Chair
07/04/2010 PRCA announces Founding Fellows
07/04/2010 Speed Communications joins PRCA
30/03/2010 Bell Pottinger joins PRCA
25/03/2010 UK's professional lobbyists commit to independent regulation
11/03/2010 PRCA launches international membership
10/03/2010 Copyright tribunal rejects NLA challenge
03/03/2010 MPs Oppose NLA Plans
03/03/2010 PRCA calls for improvements to pitching process
08/02/2010 PRCA prospers in 2010
01/02/2010 PR Leaders' Panel divided over end of recession
01/02/2010 PRCA Intervenes in Copyright Tribunal Case
01/02/2010 PRCA Intervenes in Copyright Tribunal Case
25/01/2010 Extreme Social Media Workouts

2009

22/12/2009 PR Leaders predict 2010 recovery
10/12/2009 PRCA announces Vice Chairman of the Public Sector Group
23/11/2009 Edelman rejoins PRCA; Robert Phillips joins PRCA Board
17/11/2009 PRCA further strengthens management team
19/10/2009 PRCA launches group to bring SMEs together
16/09/2009 Communications association appoints Welsh vice-chairman
15/09/2009 M&S joins PRCA
03/08/2009 Sham consultation not convincing PR leaders to support NLA proposals
07/07/2009 Leading in-house communications teams join PRCA
07/07/2009 Leading in-house communications teams join PRCA
25/06/2009 The reputation of the industry
04/06/2009 PRCA Health launches with industry survey
18/05/2009 Precise becomes PRCA media intelligence partner
08/05/2009 Consultation launched on future of self-regulation of lobbying
02/04/2009 9 in 10 agencies have had clients steal ideas from pitches
13/03/2009 PRCA: PR vital to digital future
12/03/2009 Degrees Vital for PR Career
09/02/2009 In-house Comms teams invited to join PRCA
02/02/2009 PRCA establishes FD Group to support agencies in current economic climate
29/01/2009 PRCA Appoints Marketwire as News Distribution Partner
29/01/2009 PRCA renews the contractor contract for members agencies
29/01/2009 PRCA issues new version of employee contract
28/01/2009 PRCA Purchases ComKnow
28/01/2009 PRCA benchmarking survey goes live 5 February
28/01/2009 PR increasing its share of marketing budgets
16/01/2009 PR consultancies optimistic for 2009
07/01/2009 Hollis Europe
07/01/2009 Hollis UK Public Relations Annual
07/01/2009 Lobbying: The art of political persuasion by Lionel Zetter

2008

21/11/2008 PRCA appoints managers for Find A PR Agency service and member recruitment
14/10/2008 Weber Shandwick rejoins PRCA
14/10/2008 PRCA revitalised
14/10/2008 PRCA revitalised
22/09/2008 PR leaders expect Brown to go before next election
28/08/2008 Firefly dazzle at PRCA Quiz night
21/08/2008 PRCA and Wilmington announce strategic partnership
06/08/2008 Companies mustn't compromise values for value
28/07/2008 Cirkle Director appointed Chairman of PRCA committee for South East and East Anglia
15/07/2008 Broadgate appointed by the Public Relations Consultants Association
03/07/2008 'Scattergun' approach to PR too common
16/06/2008 New PRCA Chairman to broaden services and membership
03/04/2008 PRCA grows membership by over 10% in first quarter
16/03/2008 Communications professionals losing public trust
20/02/2008 PRCA signs up first member under new membership criteria
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