Public relations had a turbulent year in 2017. With a perceived lack of self-confidence and new technologies such as artificial intelligence, messaging bots and voice recognition looming on the horizon, the industry faces a potentially defining 12 months ahead.

In this episode of the Digital Download podcast, I talk to 2018 CIPR President and author of #FuturePRoof Sarah Hall about the way the public relations industry is developing and some of the big opportunities and threats if faces in the near future.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

What the CIPR's role is in its 70th anniversary
Whether the PR industry has a confidence issue
Why PR needs to be more bullish in order to become a management discipline
Why PR is sleep walking into the serious threat of AI and what we can do about it
How the roles of PR people are changing due to automation
How and why CPD and training needs to develop to be more agile
What the big opportunities are for PR and comms in the near future

 
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Useful Links from Today's Show

The #FuturePRoof project
A Christmas Wish for the PR Industry on PaulSutton.co
Your 2018 CIPR Plan: Seeking Your Views on Sarah Hall Consulting
PR Must Assert Itself as a Management Discipline on PR Week


 
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