June – a Month of New Opportunities, Thought Leadership, and I earn my IBA stripes

June, along with my work experience placement, has flown by with new opportunities for our many clients across our portfolio...

The true meaning of scalable PR: Realize your marketing campaign ambitions at your own pace without paying over the odds

This blog was originally drafted in summer 2021, just as the first signs of first lockdown easing were beginning to creep through – how long ago that seems now! Its purpose was to highlight the importance of scalable PR...

PR placements and SEO – intrinsically linked

PR pros and marketing managers will be no stranger to the question from comms sceptics – “just what quantifiable value are we driving from our PR program.” For this blog, we’d like to zero in on the often-overlooked benefit of…

The power of words – without knowing it, you just told the media a lot about you

From columnists and editors to special correspondents and hacks, all of us often go by the simple moniker ‘wordsmiths’. Words do more than provide scrabble fodder. They shape our perceptions – about life, about governments, about business.

No more Covid stories, please: A deep-dive into the state of the global media 2021

The latest annual instalment of the ‘Global State of the Media Report’, published by PR and Marketing intelligence company Cision, provides us with an extensive update on what makes journalists tick in 2021, from story types and media challenges through…

Landmark deals, podcasts and tight deadlines – all in a month’s work

The May weather may have been hit and miss (certainly in the UK!), but this has not dampened team spirit or the start of Q2 here at IBA International ­ – positivity, productivity and a whole lot of press activity…

Why now is the time to roll out your marketing campaigns to reach new markets and new geographies

2020 throwback: After unprecedented global disruption, businesses are looking to revive plans to reach new markets and geographies. But how do they move their products and services into markets where...

Spring is here, and so are new products, markets and campaigns!

March has transpired to be a hectic month for PR and MarComms professionals worldwide - albeit primarily for royal correspondents and TV journalists - with the constant shocking stream of events getting attention...

PR lessons learned from the virtual event circuit

The IBA team has seen the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to virtual user conferences, product launches and industry webinars - here we share four lessons learned when securing press attendance and coverage from virtual events.

Industry outlook: Distanced learning gave EdTech an opportunity to shine

Now that the world has a year’s worth of remote learning experience, how has the EdTech sector changed during the pandemic? And what does the future look like for the industry? Here’s what the experts think.