"This post first appeared on Stephen Waddington’s blog (http://wadds.co.uk). As we think it is extremely relevant globally we asked his permission to reprint it here,” says past Chair of CIPR International Eva Maclaine. “I have just finished judging one of the CIPR Excellence Award categories. Under our rules if the entry includes AVEs this results, quite rightly, in a score of zero for the measurement section. This comprehensive guide is a must-read for PR professionals arou

Donald Steel is an international responder, trainer and speaker in crisis communications. He works with clients in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Australasia. He is also a Director of Crisis Communications at Kenyon International Emergency Services, the world’s leading commercial responder to incidents involving death or injury. He is also a director of the leading UK aviation PR company Johnston Associates, based at London Heathrow. He was formerly for

The panel of four judges for the 2017 Douglas Smith Student Award has now been finalised. We have hand-picked the judges who all have immense experience in all aspects of public relations. The judges are: Jason MacKenzie FCIPR, President, Executive Board Director and Council member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Liz Bridgen MA PGCertHE CIPR FHEA, Principal Lecturer in Public Relations at Sheffield Hallam University, UK Clare Parsons FCIPR, Chair and Co-