The idea that Christmas is stressful because of family feuds is a common refrain, and a myth. But it’s a myth that could become true...

Three versions of the song “Baby it’s cold outside” are getting airplay this Christmas, and appealed to the general public to overcome an...

In 2019, you should finally get that crisis planning done, because your job depends on it. Despite what the PR industry says, a...

Organisations that fear disputes put their business at greater risk. New Zealand’s banks increased the long-term risk of unreasonable...

The haste of organisations to avoid criticism has been spotted by journalists, who now use the PR industry’s thoughtless “apologise and...

Following the Jami-Lee Ross controversy, there was a lot of attention on the study by BPR’s Mark Blackham and academic Geoffrey Miller...

The corporate world can tie itself in unnecessary knots. Imagine a large business exporting meat that was criticised for killing them....

When the Government announces a review into an industry, we advise clients to use the initial publicity to influence the outcome. At this...

By Geoffrey Miller and Mark Blackham Since 2010 were have tracked MPs’ work and education backgrounds. We have done this to help us...

Academic institutions are one of the toughest environments for communicating. Most academic PR challenges are effectively internal issues...

Organisations are often exasperated by the tendency of media to choose one ‘narrative’, making it challenging to get the other side of...

Many New Zealand organisations are launching significant change programmes, transformations, or new operating models. These initiatives...

The reaction of pundits to Nike’s “believe in something” campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick is so confused that it offers no lead for...

A new study released by PR company BlacklandPR, shows that New Zealanders think Waikato is largely cows and a river, and it appears that...

These results are from a Horizon Research nationwide survey of 1000 adults conducted between 7-14 August 2018. Respondents were members...

There is an answer for all those who argue that a company, industry or region needs a “story”. The answer is to not to say we need a...

We’ve reached peak virtue-signalling by businesses. More research has emerged that customers don’t want businesses or CEOs to be social...

On RNZ’s Checkpoint this week, John Campbell ridiculed comments by Genesis Energy CEO Marc England on the basis that he “could hear the...

BlacklandPR Waikato is moving into Panama House next week as we expand our business in the Waikato. It’s a lovely site overlooking the...

The simplest way to acknowledge colleagues and gain free publicity for your organisation is back again; the 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander...