How to Pitch Your Holiday Story: 5 Insider Tips from Journalists
05 Nov 2024

How to Pitch Your Holiday Story: 5 Insider Tips from Journalists

Hoping to shine some extra light on your holiday-related story and get more earned media this season? We’ve gathered feedback from over 3,000 members of the media to understand the pitching behaviors that put them in the spirit of the season. Here are their top five pieces of advice for effective holiday pitching.

The Corporate ESG Guide: The ESG Landscape and Economies in Transition
21 Nov 2021

The Corporate ESG Guide: The ESG Landscape and Economies in Transition

This whitepaper is a comprehensive assessment of the way that the industrial world is transitioning towards low carbon intensity. More than 50 interviews of the leading ESG protagonists were conducted including corporates, investors, regulators, advisors and rating agencies from five continents and all industry sectors...

UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, Reuters, BBC News and more
18 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including The Telegraph, Reuters, BBC News and more

Sarah Smith to be the BBC’s new North America Editor; Howard Mustoe is now Industry Editor at The Telegraph; Emma-Victoria Farr has joined Reuters as European M&A Correspondent

UK Media Moves including HuffPost UK, Culture Trip, YOU Magazine and more
16 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including HuffPost UK, Culture Trip, YOU Magazine and more

Cate Sevilla appointed Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost UK; Alice Barnes-Brown now a Commissioning Editor at Culture Trip; Sophie Hines has joined YOU Magazine as Digital Editor.

2021 Global Comms Report
15 Nov 2021

2021 Global Comms Report

For the fifth year in a row, Cision and PRWeek joined forces to identify and understand the biggest challenges and opportunities for communicators right now. For the 2021 Global Comms Report, we surveyed 560 senior level communications professionals spanning seven countries to get a deeper understanding into how communicators are using and interacting with technology, data, measurement, content and influencers.

5 Things We Learned from the 2021 Global Comms Report
15 Nov 2021

5 Things We Learned from the 2021 Global Comms Report

Cision and PRWeek released The 2021 Global Comms Report: Paying – and Earning – Attention, a survey over 500 senior level communications professionals across seven countries to understand how PR is both practiced and perceived. For the past five years, we’ve used this study to understand how the role of PR has evolved in the areas of technology, data, measurement, media outreach and content creation. This year, we of course had to add the impact of a global pandemic to that list.

UK Media Moves including Scottish Daily Express, The Telegraph, Future Plc and more
11 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including Scottish Daily Express, The Telegraph, Future Plc and more

Mark Connor appointed News Editor at the Scottish Daily Express; Giulia Bottaro to join The Telegraph as Business Night Reporter; Fiona McKim is now Beauty Channel Editor for womanandhome.com

UK Media Moves including Nature, Newsquest, Investment Week and more
09 Nov 2021

UK Media Moves including Nature, Newsquest, Investment Week and more

Helen Pearson to assume new role at Nature from January; Newsquest announces appointments for its titles in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire; Alex Rolandi made Deputy News Editor at Investment Week

Staring Down the Barrel of ESG Activism
05 Nov 2021

Staring Down the Barrel of ESG Activism

Industry is facing a sharp resurgence in Shareholder Activism globally with suboptimal ESG communicators identified as the most vulnerable to activism engagement.  Andrew Archer, Head of ESG Advisory at Investor Update speaks to some of the most influential players in the ESG industry, reflecting the scope, ambition and urgency with which they address the ESG Activism opportunity set.

[On-demand Webinar] Aligning your comms with investors' thought processes of ESG activism
03 Nov 2021

[On-demand Webinar] Aligning your comms with investors' thought processes of ESG activism

This webinar brings some of the most influential players in this specialist industry together to discuss the drivers, scope, ambition and urgency of ESG Activism and where it is headed from here.

Seeing beyond vanity metrics to understand audience resonance with your stories
04 Oct 2021

Seeing beyond vanity metrics to understand audience resonance with your stories

E3 (short for Electronic Entertainment Expo) is a global trade event for the video game industry. This year, both Nintendo and Xbox had big announcements at E3.

How Media Monitoring Boosts the Success of Your PR Campaign
01 Oct 2021

How Media Monitoring Boosts the Success of Your PR Campaign

At what point can a PR campaign be judged as ‘successful’? To the dismay of many PR professionals, there isn’t a clear answer, nor is there the available data to offer a suggestion. Here’s why you need to embrace a better approach to measuring success and monitoring media.

Excite, Execute, Engage: The secret to successful pitching in PR
01 Oct 2021

Excite, Execute, Engage: The secret to successful pitching in PR

At the heart of every successful PR campaign is a credible and comprehensive media contact list. However, to tell truly engaging stories, you have to choose the right contact for the right job - and that can be a struggle for any PR professional.

An All-In-One Media Monitoring Solution
30 Sep 2021

An All-In-One Media Monitoring Solution

Finding the right journalists to generate buzz around a campaign, and monitoring the effectiveness of their efforts are two key challenges that every PR and communications professional will recognise. But it also happens to be where Cision Communications CloudⓇ breaks out of the status quo and establishes a new benchmark for success. Learn more…

Building A Media Contact List That Works For Your PR Campaign
29 Sep 2021

Building A Media Contact List That Works For Your PR Campaign

Selecting the right list of journalists is essential to a successful PR campaign, but too many professionals would argue that right now they lack the media monitoring and tracking tools to find top talent. So what do you really need to find the right people for the job?

UK Media Moves including Campaign magazine, HuffPost, openDemocracy and more
12 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including Campaign magazine, HuffPost, openDemocracy and more

Arvind Hickman now Media Editor at Campaign; Sophia Sleigh to join HuffPost UK as Deputy Political Editor; Peter Geoghegan appointed Editor-in-Chief and CEO at openDemocracy

UK Media Moves including Express.co.uk, Reach plc, Hearst UK and more
10 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including Express.co.uk, Reach plc, Hearst UK and more

A number of updates to the Express.co.uk lifestyle team; Matt Maltby appointed Head of National Sports Network Desk at Reach; Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health fashion team udpate

[On-demand Webinar] The strategic dream team: How PR and social mutually benefit each other
10 Aug 2021

[On-demand Webinar] The strategic dream team: How PR and social mutually benefit each other

This session explores the interplay between traditional PR and social media, and how they can support each other on a reactive basis, but also in consumer research and long-term strategy.

UK Media Moves including BBC News, The Guardian, Property Week and more
05 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including BBC News, The Guardian, Property Week and more

BBC News appoints Katie Razzall as Culture Editor; Andrew Gregory to join The Guardian as their new Health Editor; role changes for Mitchell Labiak and Riya Makwana at Property Week

UK Media Moves including The Sun, Sunday Times, Hearst UK and more
03 Aug 2021

UK Media Moves including The Sun, Sunday Times, Hearst UK and more

Tara Evans promoted to Head of Consumer at The Sun; Jon Yeomans to join The Sunday Times as Deputy Business Editor; role updates for Emma Franklin and Meike Beck at Hearst UK

UK Media Moves including TBIJ, PA Media, Marie Claire and more
29 Jul 2021

UK Media Moves including TBIJ, PA Media, Marie Claire and more

TBIJ appoints Elisângela Mendonca as an Environment Reporter; Dominic McGrath joins PA Media from the BBC; Cat Harvey-Jenner now Senior Editor at Marie Claire UK

UK Media Moves including Prospect Magazine, HuffPost, The Sun and more
27 Jul 2021

UK Media Moves including Prospect Magazine, HuffPost, The Sun and more

Alan Rusbridger appointed Editor of Prospect magazine; five new hires at HuffPost UK; Kieran Ahuja now Commissioning Editor at Sun Selects

UK Media Moves including The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, Liverpool Echo and more
20 Jul 2021

UK Media Moves including The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, Liverpool Echo and more

The Guardian announces new Today in Focus presenters; Metro.co.uk appoints Natalie Morris as Deputy Lifestyle Editor; Dan Windham is now Weekend Editor at the Liverpool Echo

UK Media Moves including The Independent, Liverpool Echo, Insider UK and more
15 Jul 2021

UK Media Moves including The Independent, Liverpool Echo, Insider UK and more

Anna Isaac has joined The Independent as Economics Editor; Joe Rimmer appointed Head of Football at the Liverpool Echo; James Dean has joined Insider UK as Deputy Editor, Business

PR Tech Vendor Selection Guide
14 Jul 2021

PR Tech Vendor Selection Guide

It can be difficult to know where to start when finding the right PR tech provider for your business. This is why we partnered with London Research to create a report that guides you through the process and helps you understand the available features.