(Peter Wilkinson has been elected Chair of the Global Communications Alliance, an organisation of senior independent public relations and public affairs companies) To be a…
Peter WilkinsonJanuary 6, 2017
We’ve all seen that Dreamworld, and its parent company, displayed a woefully inadequate crisis plan. What are the lessons for the rest of us? How…
Peter WilkinsonNovember 2, 2016
Last week we witnessed the unedifying spectacle of Turnbull and Abbott going hammer and tongs at each other, with media commentary emphasising their mutual hate.…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 25, 2016
The CEO, a new client, asked me last week, “How do we measure our Public Relations?” There are two answers I know of and neither…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 19, 2016
I've written before that social media strategists need to behave like clever newspaper editors - concentrate on giving their customers the information and entertainment they…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 11, 2016
Hilary Clinton: experienced, competent, smart; but sub-par as a leader. Malcolm Turnbull: intelligent, successful, capable; again, failing as a leader. What did JFK, Ronald Reagan…
Peter WilkinsonOctober 5, 2016
Think like a newspaper editor. Eventually, your career will depend on it. Here’s a prediction: go forward 2-3 years. More and more journalists will be managing…
Peter WilkinsonSeptember 14, 2016
There are two distinct phases in a crisis: • First, stop it • Then, repair the damage It is generally a mistake to try and…
Peter WilkinsonSeptember 6, 2016
The importance of values I do a lot of media training, which these days includes social media training. Training people on the use of social…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 23, 2016