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Social media pushing Asia's shy CEOs into limelight

January 05, 2015 | by John Owens

Facing growing public scrutiny, Asian tycoons are casting off their natural inhibitions and stepping out of the shadows.

What Alibaba can teach Chinese brands

November 05, 2014 | by John Owens

The Chinese tech-giant's successful IPO in the suspicious US demonstrates the power of great communications

Rules, ransom and radio: Islamic State's multifarious assault on the media

October 29, 2014 | by John Owens

Islamic State is controlling both traditional and social media as it tightens its grip on parts of Syria and Iraq, finds John Owens in Beirut.

The big debate: do ideas-only briefs devalue PR agencies?

August 18, 2014 | by John Owens

Tech start-up TransferWise was criticised last week for asking PR agencies to present an idea to be executed by another agency.

Newsmaker: Credibility of press regulation rests with "outsider" civil servant Matt Tee

August 02, 2014 | by John Owens

That our leading newspapers have accepted a former government PR chief to discipline and defend them speaks volumes about the tricky position they are in, but also provides another twist in Matt Tee's varied career.

Notonthehighstreet.com's Holly Tucker on cutting through the noise

July 10, 2014 | by John Owens

The site's co-founder explains how her online business has been shaped by strategic comms.

A global approach to PR

June 11, 2014 | by John Owens

"For the first time in the history of our profession we are at the centre of things - we can either seize the opportunity or become witnesses."

YO! Sushi boss Robin Rowland on retaining brand voice despite constant innovation

May 28, 2014 | by John Owens

It slid into public consciousness on a conveyor belt of modernity in the late 1990s, helping to bring Japanese food to the masses. Yet YO! Sushi's CEO Robin Rowland maintains that the brand remains just as innovative today.

Comms in conflict: how governments are struggling to control the narrative in modern warfare

May 27, 2014 | by John Owens

As the nature of modern warfare comms evolves at a startling rate, governments are struggling to keep pace and retain public support, finds John Owens

Postcard from Croatia

April 07, 2014 | by John Owens

When the freshly elected Croatian government led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic banned the state use of PR agencies in 2012, it ignited tensions within the country's tight-knit industry that smoulder on to this day.