Throwback Friday: AI is thrust back into the ethical spotlight with new PRSA guidelines

As EU AI discussions stall and then start again almost as quickly as Sam Altman left and then rejoined Open AI, the PRSA in the U.S. is weighing in on how to keep the use of AI in Public Relations…

Throwback Friday: The Long Arm of the Law to challenge ChatGPT and its tech relations

In February, IBA weighed in on the topic de jour (or year!) of the rise of ChatGPT. Putting aside the hype and hysteria around what generative AI can and can’t do, we looked at the possibility of ChatGPT and similar…

Throwback Friday: Hold your horses! The legal lens is on ChatGPT and similar

Can you keep pace with the rise and rise of the ‘ChatGPTs’? Cloning, copyright and ethics hit the fan

The legal lens is on ChatGPT and similar

The AI Arms race hots up, the litigators are waiting to pounce, are marketing and PR pros ready? Not another blog on ChatGPT we hear you exclaim! But we aren’t going to lecture you on how marketers can best use…

Throwback Friday: News is only news when it appears in “print”

This week, the IBA team attended a webinar by Roxhill Media on the dos and don’ts for pitching to broadcast TV. Former Head of BBC Somerset and TV news veteran, Clinton Rodgers, led the discussion and his talking points got…

The search is on for content-driven SEO – what’s changed in the past two years?

Last week my colleague Elizabeth Quinlan took a step outside the box of SEO into Brain Engine Optimization – this week we focus on SEO and its relationship to content marketing.

July Hots Up – Heatwaves, Thought Leadership and Prime Placements

July kicked off with a new arrival to the team. My name’s Caitlin, I’m IBA’s new Graduate PR Executive, and I’ve spent the past month learning the IBA PR and Marketing ropes!

Throwback Friday: How ‘Brand Stretch’ will always Give Savvy Businesses New Market Opportunities

If you’re unaware of brand stretch as a strategy, this involves taking existing products or services and extending them into new markets, regions or forging a new path for them entirely.

It’s been a jam-packed June – full of in-person events, award entries and interviews galore!

June seems to have kicked-off the business “silly season” earlier than ever before. But for the team at IBA this doesn’t mean we slow down – there’s the small matter of closing out Q2 and ending the first half of…

Establishing journalist relationships in virgin territory – trust is key

PR coverage is a powerful force multiplier to help an organization gain traction in a new industry or geography – but Rome wasn’t built in a day, and building a brand cannot be done in weeks!