By Jo Ann Johnston, IABC London President-Elect Welcome to 2016. Here are five things to consider when managing your media relations programs this year. The press release is dead. Or is it? Before we put the press release to pasture, let’s revisit the undeniable virtues of the staple in the public relations tool box: It’s…

Welcome to the following new members who joined the London Chapter: Rob Andrusevich Naeemi Aweda Julie Beltrano Cassandra Caranci Meghan Matties Katarina Ovens Renée Trombley Thank you to members who renewed their IABC membership: Katrina Clarke Tommasina Conte Fred DeVries Vanessa Dolishny Allyson Eckel Kim Edwards Monika Guzy Richard Hoffman Keith Marnoch, ABC Liisa Sheldrick…

Member since… Sara Steers joined IABC London seven years ago, but wanted to join much earlier. “When you are a charity, resources for memberships can be limited. I know I wanted to be a member years earlier.” IABC Benefits Sara enjoys coming to the professional development events for the new learning experiences and for the…

By Christy Mingo ‘Tis the season for reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next – why not reflect on your best work of 2015 as well? 2016 Virtuoso Awards Call for Entries opens January 21, 2016. Modeled after IABC’s global Gold Quill and Canadian Silver Leaf awards programs, the Virtuoso Awards…

By Katrina Fortner Dear Santa, It’s been a busy year in the land of IABC! The international team announced its brand new look and over the next year, our local chapter will adopt it too. The first stage of the CMP – Communication Management Professional – global certification rolled out (want to know more or…

By Keith Marnoch, ABC Before you make like Bob Cratchit and escape for some well-deserved time off over the holidays, remember that crises never take a vacation. In fact, when your organization isn’t on a regular schedule, the chances of a crisis developing actually increase, while your agility to react to one is under an…