Many of the major issues that cast a shadow over the previous year - are still looming large. Whether you are working in the public…
Johnny Sollitt-DavisJanuary 19, 2022
We’re watching the radical disruption of journalism. Is the PR sector missing an opportunity? Disruption creates opportunity, and the lazy person’s option is to simply…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 4, 2021
Becoming a victim of a data breach can leave you feeling violated and helpless. But you have options.
Peter WilkinsonAugust 3, 2018
PR professionals and journalists share a poor reputation. It's highlighted by fake news and Donald Trump's war on media. This looks at what some countries…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 6, 2018
A lot of it has to do with the transmission of information. The competitive pressure now is to publish first, fact-check later. In the race…
Peter WilkinsonApril 16, 2018
The power behind the school student uprising that’s taking on the NRA over the US gun laws, is a warning to governments (and large companies)…
Peter WilkinsonFebruary 26, 2018
Ever since accepting a bet to solve South Australia’s power woes, Elon Musk and his company, Tesla, have rarely been out of the news. Tesla’s…
Nick AlbrowFebruary 13, 2018
The great challenge of the decade for leadership is to work out how to lead rapid change; for employees, how to accommodate it. The phrase…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 19, 2017
Crisis PR & Communications Some entrepreneurs think change is easy – “I’ll lead, you follow.” For others, it’s hard; we like what we are doing,…
Peter WilkinsonApril 5, 2017
Trump’s war on media last week shone a light on its critical role in a democracy - unfettered and frank two-way communication between the people…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 1, 2017
We need to change. Russia’s mischief with the US elections is just the latest in a litany of misevents enabled by digital disruption, with its…
Peter WilkinsonJanuary 16, 2017
‘Post-truth’ has been named word-of-the-year by the Oxford Dictionary. For me, it's best described in this scathing Economist article, ‘The Art of the Lie’, written…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 7, 2016
We watch politicians as one way to learn the do’s and don’ts of communication and change management. For the second time in his prime ministership…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 9, 2016
We can learn a lot about public relations and how CEOs should manage their companies by watching politicians. Public Relations rule: The vision thing Shortly…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 19, 2016
Here’s the Turnbull Paradox: for him to think he’s the smartest man in the room, that he knows best what we want, means he can’t…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 6, 2016
Information overload is a personal battleground, for senders and receivers. Trying to work out the rights and wrongs of the Brexit last Saturday, with the…
Peter WilkinsonJune 28, 2016
Absolutely. I know this is a sensitive and emotionally charged issue, so I’ll do my best to tread lightly, but I’ve held this view for…
Peter WilkinsonApril 24, 2016
When I left journalism and started out in DIY business, fear of failure was a huge incentive to innovate. Most small businesses have to be…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 29, 2016
Do what you say you are going to do, and then some. It’s so obvious to almost all of us: parents, employers, employees. Here are…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 1, 2016
Q: Since when could Bernie Sanders, an ageing idealist who has played on the radical fringes of US politics since 1968, come within a bull’s…
Peter WilkinsonFebruary 17, 2016
Universities are now offering free online courses (MOOCs). This is wonderful for public relations practitioners, and for clever and nimble universities these present huge opportunities. For…
Peter WilkinsonJanuary 12, 2016
I think we information-pushers (public relations folk and journalists) need to be careful that, when talking or writing about new technologies, we don’t use disruptive…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 22, 2015
In the same week that Malcolm Turnbull encouraged innovation and fresh ideas, Ravenswood reacted negatively to their school captain for doing just that. In the…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 9, 2015
There's a lesson in this clash of titans for all involved in leadership and the struggle to stay ahead of disruption. Google's starting point is…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 2, 2015
Three amazing events last week: - Twitter’s live streaming app, Periscope, launched – March 26 - Netflix and cut price on-demand TV launched – March…
Peter WilkinsonApril 2, 2015
I hate watching what’s happening to where I worked for 30+ years and where my colleagues still struggle. But what disappoints me more is the…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 24, 2015
Gallup: Dec 2013 Most of us ‘feel’ bankers are suspect when it come to honesty, and ripe for some Change Management – alongside is the Gallup…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 3, 2014
Struggling with creativity in your office? This slide show ‘How Google Works’might give you some ideas. Describing one of the impacts of the Information Revolution…
Peter WilkinsonNovember 12, 2014
Are you finding some phonecalls slightly irritating? I do! There are now so many options for communicating, so how do we ensure they enhance our…
Peter WilkinsonNovember 4, 2014
Back or front? Do we need to think more laterally? Almost every company we deal with is grappling with globalisation and the Internet (retail outlets,…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 13, 2014
Still feeling uncomfortable about signing up to the social/digital age? There is now increasing evidence that one of the critical leadership qualities is familiarity with social/digital media.…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 6, 2014
For the first time, the prestigious universities globally have been bumped down the search list by superior online marketers. It is a further indication that social media…
Peter WilkinsonSeptember 26, 2014
Two good ‘reads’ to test our values. For CEOs and corporate affairs practitioners interested in core values there have been two noteworthy articles on trust…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 25, 2014
I’m advising a board wrestling with a restructure in the face of rapid change, plus growth: I’m comparing it with organisations that recently failed to meet…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 21, 2014
If you can’t get your relationships right, the business won’t flow. And most of us wrestle with getting the relationship comfortable and then productive… People at…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
There are at least two (opposing) views on whether or not MOOCs fit into a universities marketing plan. Here is an exchange on LinkedIn that…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
We’ve all watched as video and book stores have vanished, and newspapers and retailers have struggled with the transition to online commerce. The impact of…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
o all of us involved in online relationships, below are four new ‘truths’ for online retailing. But first, we think this article (Cliona O’Dowd, Business…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Old paradigm: A traditional newspaper delivers say one hundred stories, which you filter according to your interests to read a dozen or so. Then, once read,…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Stephen Covey’s ’7 Habits’ will live on, long after this death last week. He remains a great ‘mentor’ and whenever I can’t remember the list…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
In very practical terms, the survey (by Oracle) tells us: 81% of Twitter users expect a same-day response to questions and complaints posted at the newsfeed…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
The below link takes you to a McKinsey Quarterly report - one of the early reports (Nov 2011) that is now a chorus of high…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Below is a reinforcing take on the powerful survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit and PulsePoint. As e-Marketer reports (below), CEOs are collectively acknowledging positive…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
If you want a thought provoking giggle, read on. We are all grappling with social media, but none more than journalists and politicians who can…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Hello, I’d like to introduce you to our video studio — The Corporate Studio. We offer 5 different studio-based programs that include: Media Training, Crisis…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
This small posting might be interesting to many public relations and corporate affairs (public affairs) practitioners who struggle with filing emails and other documents. According to the below article, IBM researchers found email…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Here is an alternative view, published in the NYT, on our earlier blog, ‘Is Small Beautiful, Again?’. Its thesis is that creativity occurs more often…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
This is how we see it at the Wilkinson Group for public relations and corporate affairs practitioners: our working environment will evolve at a yet greater…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Does this relate to creativity in public relations or corporate affairs? Any experiences to contribute? Below is an article from the Harvard Business Review in…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014