Ignite was established in April 2009 as an inclusive networking group for public relations professionals. Our aim is to create a strong community of practitioners and make the talents and achievements of diverse PR practitioners more visible. We do this by networking, sharing experiences and ideas, and passing on information that might be useful for our work.

The intense discussion about Diane Abbott’s comments on Twitter yesterday raised a number of important issues about ‘race’ in Britain.  At first sight – in just 140 characters – Abbott dismissed all of the White community in the UK as intentionally acting to fragment the power of non-White communities by dividing their loyalties. Here, it [...]

Since 2009, our aim has been to promote the benefits of cultural diversity in the PR industry. As 2011 draws to a close, it is an opportune moment to reflect on our achievements and to share some of our plans for 2012. Over the past twelve months we have engaged with public relations professionals across [...]

We are extremely excited about our very popular, November Networking Evening, which will take place on Thursday, 17 November! Our keynote speakers, Belinda Lawson, Co-founder of Lawson Dodd, and Jon Bennett, Co-founder of Linstock Communications, will be discussing the topic of Setting Up Your Own PR Agency. As a little teaser to the event, Belinda [...]

Last week, I and my colleague, Dr Caroline Hodges (Bournemouth University) delivered a keynote speech to the Public Relations Professionals Association of Puerto Rico (see www.relacionistas.com). The topic was ‘The meaning and value of storytelling in public relations’, and we had been invited to speak following the publication of our edited book, ‘Public relations, society [...]