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4 June 2018
ICA recognitions to Betteke van Ruler, appointed ICA Fellow, and Diana Ingenhoff, awarded for the Top Faculty Best Paper

Professor emerita Betteke van Ruler has been appointed ICA Fellow by the International Communication Association during the 2018 conference in Praque. Fellow status in the ICA is primarily a recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the broad field of communication. The jury commented “Dr. van Ruler has been at the forefront of the theoretical development of the field of public relations and strategic management. Highly respected among public relations and organizational scholars in Communication and related disciplines and honored by professional associations and practitioners, Professor van Ruler has not only been a central figure in bringing cross-national and global perspectives to the study of public relations, she has been a dynamic force in transforming the theoretical and communicative frames that typified the study and practice of public relations”. Download the press release
Congratulations also to Diana Ingenhoff together with Elad Segev and Jérôme Chariatte who deserved the Top Faculty Best Paper Award with the paper The Country and its Objectives Mirrored Between Attitudes and Information Searches in a Cross-National Comparison!

30 May 2018
Communications Industry Investing More in Technology

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and APPrise Mobile’s second annual Technology Trends survey found that professionals are ramping up spending on technology, with a focus on mobile and improving analytics.
Companies increasingly recognize the importance of mobile technology, but the survey also found that there is no real strategy behind the use of mobile in the workplace. In other findings, email continues to be the most highly used messaging tool, despite the fact that most respondents believe it is not the most effective form of communication. Compared to last year, there is also greater usage of and reliance on newer communications technologies such as social media, social collaboration and messaging.
More than 700 industry pros responded to the second annual survey, which sought to understand companies’ budget priorities, what technologies are most effective, and what needs to be done technologically to ensure that communicators are best equipped to do their work.
“We’re seeing greater adoption of social and mobile media, without companies relinquishing established strategies and channels,” said Anthony D’Angelo, APR, Fellow PRSA, 2018 Chair, Public Relations Society of America. “Technology investments are certainly going up, and the next step will be for organizations to assess whether their ROI is growing commensurately.”
“The vast majority of the workforce is now comprised of younger generations like millennials and Generation Z,” said Jeff Corbin, CEO, APPrise Mobile. “They are dependent on the small screens of their mobile devices, so we need to think not so much about what technologies we use, but rather how we effectively use them to get our key messages into the hands of our targeted audiences.”
Key findings from the survey are below. The complete report will be released as part of a PRSA/APPrise Mobile webinar on June 7th. Click here to register.

  • State of Technology Spending
    • 44% of respondents said their company is investing more in technology now than it did last year; 36% said it is about the same.
    • Of those who said their company is spending, 51% said in mobile technology, 51% in analytics and 4% in video.
    • Fewer than half of respondents said their company does an “OK” job in offering digital tools to communicate; 38% said their company should “rethink” their digital workplace communications strategy; and only 9% said the company they work for does a great job.
  • Usage of technology year-over-year
    • Messaging technologies: 14% to 42% (200% increase).
    • Mobile: 8% to 23% (188% increase).
    • Social Collaboration: 15% to 37% (147% increase).
    • Social Media: 26% to 50% (92% increase).
    • Intranets: 53% to 65% (23% increase).
  • Evolution of Mobile
    • Only 44% of respondents said their companies have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy as compared to 48% in 2017.
    • 97% use their personal mobile device for email.
    • 56% use messaging apps on their personal device.
    • 33% access their company’s intranet on their mobile device but 71% said the experience either doesn’t work or is difficult.
  • Fewer employees report that messaging tools have been implemented across their entire company (38%) compared to last year (45%). At the same time, more employees report that messaging tools are used primarily by groups of employees (55%) compared to last year (31%).
    • Skype: 30%.
    • Slack: 14% (down from 41%).
    • Facebook Messenger (12%).
    • WhatsApp (11%).

Survey Methodology 
The survey data was collected via a SurveyMonkey poll largely comprised of PRSA members. In total, 717 communications professionals responded to the questionnaire conducted from January 17, 2018, through March 3, 2018. Communications professionals of varying tenure, industry, age demographic and agency/in-house designation were included.
About the Public Relations Society of America
PRSA is the nation’s largest professional organization serving the communications community. The organization’s mission is to make communications professionals smarter, better prepared and more connected through all stages of their career. PRSA achieves this by offering its members thought leadership, innovative lifelong learning opportunities to help them develop new skills, enhance their credibility and connect with a strong network of professionals. The organization sets the standards of professional excellence and ethical conduct for the public relations industry. PRSA collectively represents more than 30,000 members consisting of communications professionals spanning every industry sector nationwide and college and university students who encompass the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Learn more about PRSA at https://www.prsa.org.
About theEMPLOYEEapp 
theEMPLOYEEapp® by APPrise Mobile is an internal communications and employee engagement mobile solution that allows any organization to have its own native app on Apple and Android mobile devices (as well as a web app for any other device that has a web browser). It securely integrates with a company’s employee database and allows for the instantaneous push of messages and distribution of content (documents, multimedia, web links, calendar appointments and live events) directly to an employee’s mobile device. For more information visit www.theEMPLOYEEapp.com. To learn more about other mobile communications products by APPrise Mobile, visit www.APPrise-mobile.com.
Media Contact
Rod Granger
Director, Public Relations & Communications
PRSA
rod.granger@prsa.org

30 May 2018
Call for Chapters on Issue Management and Risk Communication

Colleagues from Volda University College, Norway, are pleased to invite you to submit a paper to be included in a forthcoming book titled Issue Management and Risk Communication, to be published in 2019 by an international publishing house.
This book attempts to assemble papers in following themes:

  • Importance of Public Relation in Issue Management and Risk communication
  • Theoretical Perspective of Issue Management and Risk Communication
  • Media Usage and Management in Issue Management and Risk Communication
  • Issue Management in Risk Society
  • Issue Management and Leadership
  • Reputation Management in Risk Communication
  • Social Media and Risk Management
  • Corporate Communication in Risk Management
  • Brand Management in Risk Management
  • Ethical Sides of the Issue Management and Risk Communication
Conditions for Submission
  • The paper should be written in English (articles translated by automatic systems are not accepted). Proof reading is mandatory.
  • A single text file must be submitted in .doc (.pdf will not be accepted).
Manuscript Preparation
  • Paper title (in 12-point Arial)
  • Identification: Name of the author/s, Institution, Country, Email Address (in 11-point Arial)
  • Abstract: not to exceed 300 words (in 11-point Arial, line space 1,5 justified-alignment)
  • Keywords: 4 to 5 words
  • Full manuscript: between 6000 and 8000 words, including spaces (in 12-point Times New Roman; double-spaced, justified-alignment only)
  • Any note must be listed at the end of the document and will be counted within the character’s limit.
  • It is the responsibility of the authors to obtain copyright for the use of images, tables or graphs;
  • Citation Style: APA Style, 6th Edition (http://www.apastyle.org).
Review and Publication Process

Papers will be send to 2 reviewers. The reviewers’ recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted or not. For papers that require changes, the same reviewers will ensure if the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.
Interested authors should email their abstracts (300-500 words) to riskcommunication2019@gmail.com before July 15, 2018.  Abstracts should specify the purpose, contribution, significance, and relevance to the book. Authors are also requested to indicate which sections in the book that their submission addresses.
Authors will be notified no later than September 15 on the decision of their abstracts. Full chapters (6,000-8,000 words) should be submitted before December 15.

More info

For any queries about this book, please do not hesitate to contact riskcommunication2019@gmail.com.

30 May 2018
Back from ICA Prague conference

You may have seen many smiling EUPRERA colleagues in pictures from Prague posted on social media in recent days. The ICA conference has been a fruitful meeting and many of our members contributed to its success. We saw in the programme:

Diverse Voices: Authentic Communication, Trust, Dialogue, and Society

Organised by Chun-Ju Flora Hung-Baesecke, Xianhong Chen, Yi-Ru Regina Chen, representing PRSC (Public Relations Society of China); Øyvind Ihlen, Ralph Tench, representing EUPRERA; Denisa Hejlová, from Charles University.
The 2018 ICA preconference is the first collaboration between EUPRERA and PRSC. In total, 108 participants from 19 countries and regions attended the two-day preconference. This year, we received 136 submissions and 80 papers were accepted. The acceptance rate was 58%.The reception of the preconference is in the Gregr Hall of the Municipal Building, followed by a dinner for the organizing institutes in the French Restaurant in the Municipal Building. The EUPRERA current and former leadership (Prof. Ralph Tench, Prof. Øyvind Ihlen, and Prof. Ansgar Zerfass) also discussed with the PRSC leadership on the future collaboration opportunities.

Theories in Public Relations: Reflections and Future Directions

Organised by Chiara Valentini, Aarhus University; Lee Edwards, London School of Economics and Social Sciences.
The Theories of PR pre-conference brought together around 40 scholars from across Europe and beyond. The presentations were a wonderful collection of insights from people who use a rich and varied range of work to inform their analyses of PR. It was particularly inspiring to see so much new work being done by new European scholars, including doctoral students and fully-fledged academics. The rich discussion we had bodes very well for the future health and diversity of theoretical work in the field.

Emerging Research and Trends in Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding

Organised by Alina Dolea, Bournemouth University; Diana Ingenhoff, University of Fribourg; James Pamment, Lund University; Rhonda Zaharna, American University; Jay Wang, USC Center on Public Diplomacy; Steve Pike, Syracuse University.
For this pre-conference for PhD and post-doctoral students, 12 papers out of 33 submissions were selected to be presented and discussed in a forum with established scholars from the field serving as mentors and giving feedback to each participant. The conference was sponsored by The Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California & Rhonda Zaharna, Syracuse University and Lund University. It was a great success and brought new insights for both PhD students and established scholars.After founding and chairing the Public Diplomacy Interest Group from 2016 to 2018, Diana Ingenhoff, University of Fribourg, hands over to Alina Dolea, University of Bournemouth, who was elected new chair of the PD group at this year’s annual conference of the ICA.

Public Relations and Strategic Communication

Organised by Katerina Tsetsura, Oklahoma University; Flora Hung-Baescke, Massey University; Dean Kruckeberg, UNC Charlotte.

Lobbying and Democracy: The Voice of Communication

Organised by Øyvind Ihlen, University of Oslo; Anna Shavit, Charles Uuniversity; Chiara Valentini, University of Aarhus; Scott Davidson, University of Leicester.
This post-conference has been built on the recent collaborations by members of the EUPRERA Network on Public Affairs & Lobbying in Europe. The papers and discussions demonstrated strong consensus on the value of researching lobbying as communication. In addition to colleagues from EUPRERA the event attracted scholars from the US, Mexico and Australia, and the event sponsored talk of possible new international collaborations. It was also agreed that a post-conference on lobbying will be proposed for Washington DC next year. Look out for more details in the next few months.

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Should you need more insights, please contact Virginia Villa (dpra@euprera.org).

 

22 May 2018
EUPRERA complies with the GDPR
We are updating our privacy policy to align with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation, UE 2016/679) that better protect the personal data. Our updated policy is designed to be clear about what information we collect about you and how we use it, as well as how you can control that data.

Read our privacy notice here

All those cooperating or involved in our association are being informed via e-mail these days.
Thank you!

11 May 2018
Unique courses for executives/ professionals

The Corporate Communication Centre, affiliated with the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) and one of Europe’s leading business schools, offers 3-day courses + a complete MSc programme (the first of its kind in Europe) which are designed for executives/professionals in corporate communication, PR, CSR, branding, media relations and other related disciplines. These courses can be taken on a stand-alone basis or as part of the executive Master of Science in Corporate Communication. More about the courses / about the MSc

9 May 2018
New book on Organizational Rhetoric
The Handbook of Organizational Rhetoric and Communication, edited by Oyvind Ihlen and Robert L. Heath, published by Wiley-Blackwell.
A one-stop source for scholars and advanced students who want to get the latest and best overview and discussion of how organizations use rhetoric. While the disciplinary study of rhetoric is alive and well, there has been curiously little specific interest in the rhetoric of organizations. This book seeks to remedy that omission. It presents a research collection created by the insights of leading scholars on rhetoric and organizations while discussing state-of-the-art insights from disciplines that have and will continue to use rhetoric. More about this book
7 May 2018
Social Media Awards
PR News has announced the finalists for the 2018 Social Media Awards, an annual program that highlights the best social media teams, digital leaders and social media campaigns. Social Media Award winners and honorable mentions will be celebrated at the Luncheon on May 23, in New York City.
The Social Media Awards Luncheon is open to all professionals and will feature a keynote presentation and plenty of time to network with the brightest minds in social media. Individual tickets as well as tables of ten are available for purchase. More info
4 May 2018
PR Planning Boot Camp
A 3 day intense workshop in September in Fes, Morocco, for Communications Professionals with strategic PR planning responsibilities. Communicators from non-competing industries will get the unlimited attention of a senior communications consultant.
This is not your traditional conference, seminar or generic training session. The bootcamp is tailored to participants’ needs and allows them to really disconnect and focus. Morocco and Fes will definitely inspire and motivate you during your stay. More info / Register now:

  • 8 spots only, first come first served
  • early bird rates until May 31
  • 20% off for EUPRERA members  – get your code
2 May 2018
New book on Social Theory
Public Relations and Social Theory – Key Figures, Concepts and Developments, 2nd Edition, edited by Øyvind Ihlen and Magnus Fredriksson, published by Routledge.
This book broadens the theoretical scope of public relations studies by applying the work of a group of prominent social theorists to make sense of the practice. The volume focuses on the work of key social theorists, exploring how their contributions can be applied to public relations as a practice, along with recommendation of key works and secondary literature. More about this book

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