- 19. Feb. 2020
What is “PESO” and what does it do?
PESO is short for Paid, Earned, Shared & Owned Media. Over the last few years, the term has become…
- 20. Jan. 2020
IVW: Print media circulation figures continue to fall
The figures published in mid-January 2020 by the Information Community for the Determination of the Distribution of Advertising Media…
- 8. Jan. 2020
All you need to know about framing
The importance of dealing with framing should not be underestimated. Every statement or word has an impact on the…
- 23. Dec. 2019
The world of communication and PR in the future
In 2019 we celebrated #IC40YEARS. But everybody can look back. Our anniversary is first and foremost a milestone on…
- 13. Nov. 2019
Does the future of PR work lie in artificial intelligence?
A trend that will become even more important in the coming years is artificial intelligence in all areas of…
- 6. Nov. 2019
Media transformation
The classic print media are still losing circulation, while special interest titles are gaining in importance. The influencer hype…
- 25. Jul. 2019
German daily newspapers defy the digital trend
The trend is for digital and against print. Nevertheless, there is an exciting counter-movement in Germany at the moment….
- 4. Jun. 2019
Drafting PR Case Studies
After 40 years of agency history, there are some key learnings I’d like to share on one of still…
- 20. Feb. 2019
DesignRush lists Industrie-Contact under global top 25 PR firms
The agency platform DesignRush.com has now listed Industrie-Contact among the “Top 25 PR Firms” worldwide. In addition, in a…
- 18. Jan. 2019
Hanseatisches Schlackenkontor
The Hanseatische Schlackenkontor (HSK) was founded in 1994. The task of the Kontor is to market the ash resulting…
- 14. Aug. 2018
Industry 4.0 and the Challenge for Communication
The term “Industry 4.0” was presented to the public for the first time in 2011 at the Hannover Messe….
- 26. Jan. 2018
Burda Bootcamp
Ann-Sophie Claus and Sinja Stadelmaier, two former IC trainee students, have ventured into self-employment and founded The Female Company….
- 16. Jan. 2018
Alternative Facts
The current ignore word of the year consists of two words: “alternative facts”. It was first used by Trump…
- 18. May. 2017
Press work at trade fairs
Only a fraction of exhibitors use the press service as a way to gain exposure: One of the reasons…
- 27. Jan. 2017
Second half of Bundesliga season for IC and Changhong
The electronics producer Changhong is continuing its brand and quality campaign in Germany. The core objective of the Chinese…
- 12. Dec. 2016
Why EOP should replace the PESO model
Communication professionals should focus on EOP rather than PESO and focus more on the customer instead of the media…
- 1. Aug. 2016
Improper practices in Austria’s PR industry
According to horizont.at, the PR Ethics Council has begun with a call for an open discourse on “forbidden practices…
- 18. Jan. 2016
What clients expect from a PR agency today
Something is changing. And very rapidly. Our clients, especially the recent additions, want to have another type of PR…
- 8. Sep. 2011
Get rid of the ad value equivalent?
Several German PR agencies have newly rejected the ad value equivalent (AVE) as method to measure PR. This resulted…