2025 Comms Report
Cision and PRWeek's 2025 Comms Report brings you the latest insightful data on the trends, challenges, and opportunities for PR and comms teams. Download the report now.
How the OHID Used Cision to Continue the Conversation About Cervical Cancer
Around 2,700 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in England each year and approximately 690 women die from the disease – around two deaths every day. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet many people at risk go undiagnosed because they either don’t understand or have access to screening yet. In fact, previous estimates suggest 83% of deaths could be prevented if everyone attended their screening regularly.
UK Media Moves including Dailymail.com, the i, Capital Monitor and more
Victoria Bischoff has moved to New York as Consumer Editor for Dailymail.com; Sophie Gallagher is named Deputy Features and Lifestyle Editor at the i paper; Adrian Murdoch appointed Deputy Editor at Capital Monitor
UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, Hearst, Evening Standard and more
Amy Brewster has been promoted to Head of Social, Luxury at Hearst UK; McKenna Grant is now Head of Publishing, Lifestyle at The Telegraph; Harriet Addison has joined the Evening Standard as Features Director
8 Lessons in Communication Strategy: Learning from Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Zelenskyy is widely acknowledged as a master of communication and the lessons below are gifts for us all as we, too, endeavor to own critical moments. That said, we hope we never lose sight of the daily struggle that’s been the result of the ongoing conflict and hope a peaceful resolution will come soon.
The Evolution of Media: Where Next for the Motor Show?
The motor show was long seen as the primary destination for carmakers looking to lay down a marker and exhibit their latest models and cutting-edge concept vehicles. For years, manufacturers flocked to destinations like Detroit, Geneva and Tokyo and spent significant marketing budgets to showcase their brands. But as we’ve moved into a digital world, have they become less essential than they once were?
UK Media Moves including Belfast Live, The Times, InsurancePOST and more
Rachel Cocker appointed Deputy Editor for The Times Weekend supplement; Sheena McStravick promoted to Editor of Belfast Live; Emma Ann Hughes joins Insurance Post as Editor
How Cision Helps PR Professionals Build Relationships with Journalists Using Insights
Cision wanted to find out what meaningful, actionable insights would most help these practitioners foster better relationships with the media. So they surveyed their extensive network of media professionals to create the Global State of the Media Report. The result was a powerful resource for communications practitioners that could vastly improve their audience targeting.
UK Media Moves including DMGT Media, BBC News, Dezeen and more
Lee Clayton will return to the Mail next year; Richard Burgess appointed permanently as Director of News Content for BBC News; Dezeen announces co-CEOs
How to Work with Journalists in Italy
In this Media Coffee Q&A, we talk to Fabio Insenga, Deputy Editor in Chief of Italian news agency Adnkronos, about the collaboration between journalists and PRs in Italy and get tips on how to strengthen that relationship.
UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, Time Out, The Guardian and more
Updates to the travel team at Time Out; new role for Jessica Benjamin at The Telegraph; Rachel Oldroyd joins The Guardian from TBIJ
Unlocking the Insights That Matter: 3 Top Measurement Strategies
Turning data into actionable insights is one of the biggest challenges communications leaders face. It can be relatively straightforward to collect information, but managing, organising and extracting insight from that data is key if brands want to craft compelling comms stories.
The Most Captivating Path to PR-ROI: Making the PR-to-Sales Connection with Ford
The most alluring PR-ROI option is quantifying PR’s influence on sales. To illustrate, we examine how Ford Motor Company’s launch of the Ford Mustang Mach-E generated media coverage, awareness and sales.
UK Media Moves including the FT, Prospect, The New Statesman and more
Laura Onita has joined the FT as Assistant Companies Editor; Peter Hoskin appointed Books & Culture Editor for Prospect magazine; Zoë Grünewald is now a Political Reporter at The New Statesman
Cision Meets: Adam Shepherd, PodPod
Haymarket has launched an editorial brand for the podcast industry, PodPod - we spoke to Editor Adam Shepherd to learn more about what they've got planned, and why this young medium has now "made it"
UK Media Moves including Hearst, PA Media, Retail Week and more
Katie Vanneck-Smith named Chief Executive Officer of Hearst UK; PA Media Group acquires social media agency Hydrogen; Ellis Hawthorne joins Retail Week from The Grocer
UK Media Moves including STV News, The Guardian, The Telegraph and more
Kathryn Samson promoted to Westminster Editor at STV News; new title for Morwenna Ferrier at The Guardian; Alex Diggins now Culture Commissioning Editor on The Telegraph's art desk
UK Media Moves including Sky News, Cosmopolitan, BBC and more
BBC appoints two new leaders to senior roles based in the US; Tom Acres changes roles at Sky News; changes announced to Cosmopolitan UK's beauty team
Nordic PR Handbook 2022
For UK comms teams working across Europe, it’s important to have a firm grasp of the nuances of each market you’re entering. With the English language prevalent in the Nordics, the region is one with huge potential for PRs looking to reach audiences in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
UK Media Moves including Sky News, Reach plc, the i and more
Sky News appoints a Cost of Living Reporter; Reach shares details of new Women's Football team; Richard Holmes moves from BuzzFeed to the i
UK Media Moves including WIRED, Semafor, Evening Standard and more
Semafor launches; Joel Khalili joins WIRED from TechRadar Pro; Daniel Keane moves to health beat at the Evening Standard
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[On-demand Webinar] Media Coffee: How to Work with Journalists in Bahrain
In the latest Media Coffee Q&A, TradeArabia Editor, Sree Bhat, talks to us about working with the media in Bahrain and offers insight into getting press releases from journalist inboxes to editorial calendars.
UK Media Moves including the FT, The Sunday Times, The Scotsman and more
Christopher Miller joins the FT as Ukraine Correspondent; Johanna Thomas-Corr appointed Literary Editor of The Sunday Times; Joshua King promoted at The Scotsman
The Role the Media Plays in a Car Purchase Journey: A View From Autovia
For consumers looking to make an EV their next car purchase, navigating the road to electric brings many questions. How does the car charge? What range does it have with a full battery? Where to start with the myriad choices on the market? Answering these queries is where media companies have a key role to play.
How to Communicate During Times of Uncertainty: 4 Key Takeaways for PR and Comms Pros
While the future often looks uncertain, few could have predicted how dramatically recent events have destabilised the world. In 2022 we're facing an ongoing pandemic, the war in Ukraine, ongoing supply chains issues, an energy crisis and economic trouble with a recession looming.