Last week the Copyright Tribunal ruled in the case of the NLA versus Metlwater and the PRCA. After reading my blog on this, Andrew Hughes from the NLA got in touch and we asked him a few questions about the what the NLA means for PR professionals. Ben Smith: When do PR professionals need an NLA [...]

With some irony, on Valentine’s day the copyright tribunal made its ruling in the prolonged and increasingly complicated case of the NLA versus Meltwater and the PRCA. In essence, as I understand it, the ruling in practical terms means the following: If either PR agencies’ employees or in-house PR professionals (or indeed any in-house employee) [...]

With 14th February fast-approaching love is definitely in the air, and PR Moment is teaming up with Firefly Communications to invite fellow PR and comms professionals to participate in the industry’s first Valentine’s matchmaking service. Interested? Get involved on Tuesday by tweeting #PRlovematch with why you LOVE being in PR, and Firefly will match you [...]

It would be nice to know. Over at Press Index, they have anticipated what this year holds in store for the world of PR. Identifying a handful of major trends facing the PR industry in 2012, you can read the article here.

Press Index have created and published a very interesting infographic about how media monitoring began and how it’s developed over the years. If you want to take a look, head over to the article here.

I was interested to attend the launch of the PR apprenticeship scheme last night. Well I say launch, it’s more like the launch of a listening exercise, so that the scheme can be designed to incorporate what employers want from PR apprenticeships. The full programme is due to begin in March. For more details about [...]

A new infographic from US market research firm Lab 42 gives us a lot of insight into how executives use LinkedIn and why. According to the graphic, 42 per cent of users update their profile on a regular basis, and 35 per cent of you log on every day. 90 per cent of  LinkedIn users find the network [...]

As we edge closer and closer to The Golden Hedgehog PR Awards ceremonies, the excitement rises here at PRmoment. Hopefully you are all looking forward to the big days as much as we are. The hard work of 2011 is over, so do the easy bit now – make sure you don’t miss out on [...]