How much?
Does anybody know what the going rate for a freelance communications consultant is? 23 Aug 2007
How do I get into Public Relations/Events and CSI
I am currently working as an assistant/coordinator in Public Affairs,SCI,Client Relations & Events looking to grow into an accounts manager in these fields. 17 Aug 2007
In a Fix
17 Aug 2007
Lessons learnt from sacking of deputy health minister?
What can we learn as communication practitioners from the well-publicised sacking of the Deputy Minister of Health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge? 14 Aug 2007
What to expect.
How much do interns earn on average? 9 Aug 2007
Put your hands up if you're doin PR and loving it.
Just joined the marketing industry about 2 years ago, been working as Assistant Brand Manager... I'm bored stiff. Is Public Relations any better? 6 Aug 2007
PRISA adds true value
A workshop on PR and the law on 25 July 2007 again demonstrated the good value for money PRISA offers the PR profession. 25 Jul 2007
Very embarrassing...........!
What a dead train this is! A group of professionals bashing one another on simple matters....! 26 Jun 2007
What can I excpect to earn upon my return to South Africa
For the past two years I have been working in London for various companies as a junior communication executive. My duties have been numerous including writing of articles for newsletters,research, assisting with media & external relations to name a few.What can I excpect to earn upon my return to S.A and within what position? 26 Jun 2007
Employees are they accountable to PR?
Employees use of blogs. 18 Jun 2007
Is there hope 4 University Graduates
University Graduates dreams of makin it in the big world are shattered almost instantly after leavin the safe confines of University 15 Jun 2007
You need to join the union.....
you really need to join the union. 14 Jun 2007
Why do consultancies only require people who have cars?
I have been trying to get a job in any PR consultancy or communication company, but just when I think I meet all the requirements, then the car issue comes into being. 12 Jun 2007
Where to study a short course in journalism?
I'm in PR profession and would like to do a short course in journalism. Does anyone have any info on where one can do a three-month course, specifically research and writing? 6 Jun 2007
To follow up or not to follow up
I have recently entered the field of Public Relations and read that you should not follow up on press releases as this puts pressure on journalists. Is this true? 24 May 2007
Should PROs follow up with journalists?
23 May 2007
South Africa's international image
Soth Africa's international image is well below par. The country needs proactive PR to boost its image. 22 May 2007
Is PRISA run by aliens?
I have a theory about PRISA. First of all, when you call their switchboard, NOBODY ever answers...spooky. Second of all, the principals that run this business are people I have never heard of in the PR industry. I only see them at PRISA events but they do not seem to exist outside the realm of these "PRISA" events. Again, it makes me wonder, do they get beamed up and down by some mysterious spaceship? 15 May 2007
PR companies need to get good writers
I am a journalist trying to understand why corporate institutions invest in bad writing. 23 Apr 2007
Qualified, talented, and willing-
Recenlty qualified and dissapointed. On a huge mission to break it into PR consultacies- 4 Apr 2007
another way of doing it
How else do you launch a product without having to cut ribbons and unveil dedication stones? 23 Jan 2007
Other great PR resources
What are some other resources that you like to use in order to network and learn about the industry? 16 Jan 2007
Bribing and corrupting the media?
Some PR companies believe that hand-delivering expensive gifts to journalists will buy more copy space than a newsworthy event introduced by an informative press release and useful pictures... Is this a true reflection of the bribability and corruption of the media? 15 Jan 2007
Poor pay for writers
Why are PR companies getting away with offering pathetic salaries for experienced writers? 7 Jun 2006
Is there a way to evaluate web coverage?
How do we realistically attach a monetary value to editorial placed on the web? 5 May 2006
Not a PRISA member
I am a Public Relations Officer in the local government section. I need somebody to explain to me what am I missing by not being a PRISA member. 4 May 2006
Are smaller PR companies getting the short end of the stick?
The Public Relations industry as a business in South Africa is seriously facing dangerous waters. With the burgeoning of a zillion smaller PR companies, clients have picked up the scent of desperation in the air as consultancies clamour for a piece of the pie, to the extent that the industry as a whole is losing its weighting. 5 Mar 2006
Smith and Pinkett hide themselves in cupboard
There have been a number of discussions centred on language and its use in the media, but for us whipcrackers even a dying hobbyhorse can do with a bit more flogging. 26 Oct 2005
PR companies must be more selective in what they send out
Far too often these days PR companies are clogging up inboxes with unwanted, large size pictures. 31 Jul 2005
The industry image of Government Communicators
Are Government Communicators branded for life as sub-standard and destined to rot in bureaucracy? 28 Jun 2005
