The annual PRINZ Awards recognises excellence in Public Relations and Communications across Aotearoa. In this Member-exclusive webinar series, you’ll hear from the minds behind the campaigns that received Gold in the 2024 PRINZ Awards. This week, Acumen will tell all about their campaigns for Uber and Samsung. They will also share useful insights behind the submission process for the PRINZ Awards.  

The New Year is knocking at the door – and with it comes a whirlwind of change in public relations and communications. This January, join us for PR Horizons from PR Knowledge Hub – your essential guide to
staying afloat in the year ahead.

For public relations and communication professionals, AI presents us with technological marvels on the one hand and ethical minefields on the other. We’re the reputation lifeguards in this stormy AI ocean, helping our organisations navigate safely through uncharted waters. You need to know what’s happening, why it is happening and how to keep things safely afloat.

This session is a ‘must do’ for practitioners at any stage of their career so join us and chart a course through these turbulent AI times, make sure your organisations don’t lose their way – and that you don’t get left behind.

A great presentation or pitch can sell an idea, seal a deal, and secure the support of key stakeholders. This workshop will empower you to create presentations that command attention and invite audience buy-in. Utilising storytelling techniques and a proven planning framework, this course provides the tools to ensure your next presentation stands out from the crowd.

In this interactive online workshop, we cover the principles for preparing great media releases, communications materials, and general business content. Our resident editing expert, Julie Shannon, will teach you how to craft engaging stories and convey these in a clear and convincing tone. You’ll also explore different topics and contexts with plenty of ‘before’ and ‘after’ examples from a range of industries.

AI in PR — From Next to Now is an immersive in-person session designed to guide practitioners through the practical integration of artificial intelligence into public relations and leadership communication. This course examines how AI is transforming every aspect of our work, from consultation and engagement to measurement and evaluation, risk and issues management to crisis preparedness — and beyond.

Rethinking Reputation is a dynamic, in-person session crafted specifically for senior leaders in public relations, communication, business and the public sector. This course addresses the complex challenges posed by artificial intelligence, the changing fabric of our social norms and the growing risks of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.

25th February - 6th March 2024 (4x Morning Sessions) OverviewAre you intrigued by the power of AI yet unsure how it can help you reach…

New to public relations and ready to build your future career? Then this course is for you. Specially designed for new or recent entrants, the four online sessions cover the fundamentals, the expectations, the tools, the settings – and, most important of all – the ethics of practice.

This workshop balances both the theory and practice involved in identifying and managing issues and crisis situations. The course will enable you to understand appropriate actions before, during and after a major incident as well as provide strategies around communications planning and practical guidance on working with the media and broader aspects of communication in times of crisis.

In this interactive online wānanga, we explore how to effectively engage with diverse communities across Aotearoa and beyond to deliver better outcomes for the organisations, stakeholders and hapori we work with.

All organisations have a wealth of data to draw upon to create engaging content, but knowing where to start is a challenge. This interactive workshop has been designed for communications professionals who want to incorporate charts, graphs, and infographics into their content, but do not have a background in statistics. The workshop includes individual and breakout activities to immediately apply what you’ve learned.