That’s not surprising. Building relationships with employers and gaining experience working in your chosen industry can go a long way in getting you the job that you want. This is now so important that many students and graduates are willing to work for free. But clearly not everyone can afford to work without getting paid. And they shouldn’t have to according to a new report by The Institute for Public Policy Research and the campaign group Internocracy.

The two groups have claimed that offering unpaid internships is against the law. Apparently interns have the same rights as staff members on the company’s payroll and therefore they should receive the minimum wage. It makes sense if you think about it. But with many firms and PR agencies offering unpaid internships or just offering to pay for expenses, it’s clear that few employers are aware that this is the case.

The Institute for Public Policy Research and Internocracy are doing a good job of raising awareness about this law, but I seriously doubt that things are going to change any time soon. Are interns really going to put their fledgling career in danger by taking legal action against a company? I don’t think so. Are employers going to be as willing to take on interns if they’ve got to add them to the payroll and offer them the minimum wage? Probably not.

Sadly unpaid internships instantly put students and graduates from low income families at a disadvantage against those with families that can afford to help them out financially. For employers this means that they could be missing out on the chance to meet and employ some bright young sparks, purely because of money.

I don’t know what the solution to this is. Employers have got it hard enough at the moment, without having to pay an intern £4.83 – £5.80 an hour, depending on their age. Equally new graduates and students are faced with the massive challenge of finding employment, whilst the UK is still recovering from the recession, so many will be willing to do anything to get a job.

What are your thoughts on this? Were you aware that interns have a legal right to be paid the minimum wage? Are you currently doing unpaid work experience?

Within seconds she highlighted half a dozen different things that needed sorting out – trays of food that were half-empty, veg that was clearly past its best, and signage that provided no real information. Not to mention the shop, which looked like it was stuck in the last century.

However Mary’s comments weren’t designed to upset the three scouse sisters that run the shop in Merseyside. She was simply flagging what their customers, or rather potential customers, were thinking. Mary worked closely with the Liverpudlian ladies to demonstrate that their consumer’s tastes had evolved and that it was time that their business did too.

She taught the three shopkeepers to think outside the box, which ironically led to the greengrocer’s launching a locally-sourced fruit and veg box delivery service. This offered their customers the convenience that they craved and the local produce that they were looking for, while at the same time helping the women to boost their revenue by reaching new customers.

Once Mary had worked her magic, the store looked absolutely terrific. The shop was packed full of customers and you could tell that the shopkeepers had fire in their bellies, ready and waiting to take on the supermarkets that had gobbled up so much of their trade.

The comparison with PR is crystal clear. Consultancies that haven’t recognised that the media landscape has changed dramatically in the last few years or don’t see why they should stop doing what they’ve always done and integrate online PR into their client work, will be left behind, struggling to provide what their customers require.

The same is true for the clients that we as PR professionals represent. Companies that don’t start engaging with online audiences soon, alongside their traditional targets, may find that their competitors do. Allowing the businesses that you compete with to get a head start online is quite simply a recipe for disaster. But unfortunately, it’s a recipe that many organisations in the UK seem to be following.

At the end of the day you don’t have to be retail royalty, like Mary, to manage a successful business long-term. You’ve just got to have faith in what you’re doing and never ever stop reviewing and improving your company. To put it bluntly, you shouldn’t be afraid of change, you should be afraid of not changing. When you sit back and rest on your laurels, that’s when the really scary stuff starts to happen.

1. PR 2.0 – @briansolis
2. What’s Next – @whatsnext
3. PR Squared – @TDefren
4. A shel of my former self – @shel
5. POP! PR Jots – @jspepper
6. Strategic PR – @prblog
7. Pro PR – @thornley
8. PR Blogger – @stedavies
9. Young PR – @paullyoung
10. Communication Overtones – @kamichat
11. PRNewser – @prnewser
12. A PR Guy’s Musings – @stuartbruce
13. KDPaine’s PR – @kdpaine
14. Dave Fleet – @davefleet
15. Flack – @PeterHimler
16. Wadds’ tech pr blog – @wadds
17. Faster Future – @davidcushman
18. Corporate PR – @ealbrycht
19. Canuck Flack – @Canuckflack
20. Simonsays – @simoncollister
21. Brendan Cooper – @BrendanCooper
22. PR Communications – @johncass
23. Drew B’s take on tech PR – @drewb
24. PR Works – DoctorJones
    
25. Catching Flack – @jongreer
26. Hispanic Marketing & PR
27. Online PR Thoughts
28. Fake Plastic Noodles – @mseasons
29. PR meets the WWW - @cbasturea
30. PRoactive – @sallyfalkow
31. Common Sense PR – @shannoncherry
32. This is herd – @thisiscow
33. Flack Life – @bobledrew
34. Beyond PR
35. A view on PR
36. Pudding Relations – @benrmatthews
37. Denver PR Blog – @denverprblog
38. Engage in PR – @KyleFlaherty
39. Observations of PR – @LukeArmour
40. Valley PR Blog – @danwool
41. PR Disasters
42. PR Meets Marketing – @csalomonlee
43. Potomac Flacks – @MattMackowiak
44. Into PR – @owen_lystrup
45. The New PR – @ryananderson
46. Wired PR Works – @wiredprworks
47. Publicity Hound’s – @PublicityHound
48. From PR to Eternity – @mpwatson
49. Middledigit – @middledigit
50. Profitable Business Edge 2 – @JosephRatliff
51. Scatterbox
52. Pierce Mattie PR – @piercemattiepr
53. Client Service Insights – @leobottary
    
54. Corporate Engagement
55. Shiny Red – @shiny_red
56. Mutually Inclusive PR
57. Media Relations Blog
58. PR Voice
59. Eyecube – @eyecube
60. PR Talk
61. Student PR Blog – @clarkey
    
62. PRos in Training – @kmatthews
63. Lubetkin’s Other Blog – @podcaststeve
64. 10 Yetis PR Blog – @10Yetis
65. Alan Weinkrantz PR – @alanweinkrantz
66. Norton’s Notes – @chris_norton
67. Strive Notes – @Sherrilynne
68. PR. Differently – @skydiver
69. Morgan McLintic on PR – @morganm
70. PR Thoughts From Ronn Torrossian – @Ronn_Torossian
71. All Things PR – @samoakley
72. Social Media for PR Class
73. Tech PR Gems – @timallik
74. IndiaPRBlog! – @IndiaPRblog
75. Youngblood PR & Marketing – @michaelallison
    
76. Launch PR – @LaunchPR
77. My PR Palette – @martinwaxman
78. EducationPR – @pabaker55
79. Tech for PR
80. Public Relations Matters – @barbaranixon
81. Mosnar Communications
82. Flacker – @evanspatrick
83. Minnesota PR blog – @mnpr
84. Blinn PR Report – @BlinnPR
85. Online Publicity Journal
86. First Person PR – @karihanson
87. HighVizPR – @abbebuck
88. PowerUp

If any usernames are missing or incorrect please let me know and I will make changes to this list. Have a Merry Christmas!

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PR Rank….AA Rank………… Blog Name……………………Country …………AA Score

1. ………….21…………………PR 2.0……………………………..US…………………….95
2. ………..37…………………What’s Next……………………………US………………….86
3. ………….39………………..PR Squared……………………..US…………………….86
4. ………….47…………………A shel of my former self.…….US……………………..83
5. ………….84…………………POP! PR Jots…………………….US…………………….71
6. …………116………………..Strategic PR……………………..US…………………….66
7. …………118……………….Pro PR……………………………..CANADA…………….64
8. …………131……………….PR Blogger………………………..UK…………………….64
9. …………138……………….Young PR…………………………AUSTRALIA……….64
10. ………….153……………….Communication Overtones…..US…………………….62
11. ………..165………………..PRNewser…………………………US……………………..61
12. ………..178………………..A PR Guy’s Musings…………….UK…………………….59
13. ………..190………………..KDPaine’s PR……………………..US……………………..58
14. ………..209………………..Dave Fleet……………………………….CANADA……….57
15. ………..226………………..Flack………………………………………..US………………….53
16. ………..230……………….Wadds’ tech pr blog……………UK……………………53
17. ………..243………………..Corporate PR……………………US…………………….52
18. ………..249………………..Canuck Flack……………………………CANADA………..52
19. ………..273………………Simonsays…………………………..UK………………….51
20. ………..282……………….Brendan Cooper…………………UK…………………..50
21. ………..284………………..PR Communications…………US……………………..50
22. ………..299……………….Drew B’s take on tech PR……..UK…………………..49
23. ………..307………………..PR Works…………………………..CANADA…………..48
24. ………..312………………Catching Flack………………………….US………………….48
25. ………..316………………..Hispanic Marketing & PR……..US…………………….48
26. ………..329……………….Online PR Thoughts…………………US……………….47
27. ………..353………………Fake Plastic Noodles………………..US………………….46
28. ………..357………………..PR meets the WWW …………..US…………………….46
29. ………..358……………….PRoactive………………………….US………………….46
30. ………..378………………..Common Sense PR…………….CANADA………….45
31. ………..380……………….This is herd…………………………………UK………………45
32. ………..392……………….Flack Life……………………………….CANADA………..44
33. ………..393……………….Beyond PR………………………….UK………………….44
34. ………..410……………….A view on PR…………………………US………………….44
35. ………..417……………….Pudding Relations………………….UK………………….43
36. ………..418……………….Denver PR Blog………………………US…………………43
37. ………..435……………….Engage in PR……………………….US……………………42
38. ………..442……………….Observations of PR…………….US……………………41
39. ………..449……………….Valley PR Blog……………………..US………………….41
40. ………..450……………….PR Disasters………………………….AUSTRALIA………41
41. ………..457……………….PR Meets Marketing………………US…………………..41
42. ………..462………………Potomac Flacks………………………..US………………….40
43. ………..470……………….Into PR……………………………….US…………………….40
44. ………..473……………….The New PR……………………………CANADA…………40
45. ………..493……………….Wired PR Works…………………..US……………………39
46. ………..495……………….Publicity Hound’s…………………….US………………..39
47. ………..496……………….From PR to Eternity………………….UK………………….39
48. ………..508………………Middledigit………………………………UK…………………38
49. ………..515……………….Profitable Business Edge 2……..US……………………38
50. ………..521……………….Scatterbox……………………………..US…………………..37
51. ………..541……………….Pierce Mattie PR…………………….US…………………37
52. ………..547……………….Client Service Insights…………….US………………..36
53. ………..550……………….Corporate Engagement………AUSTRALIA……….36
54. ………..560……………….Shiny Red…………………………………UK………………….35
55. ………..570……………….Mutually Inclusive PR………………CANADA………..35
56. ………..575……………….Media Relations Blog…………….US………………….35
57. ………..591……………….PR Voice………………………………..UK………………….34
58. ………..614……………….Eyecube………………………………….US………………..33
59. ………..615……………….New Millennium PR………………….US………………..33
60. ………..619……………….PR Talk………………………………….US………………….33
61. ………..630……………….Student PR Blog……………………CANADA…………..32
62. ………..639……………….PRos in Training……………………….US………………….32
63. ………..649………………Lubetkin’s Other Blog……………..US………………….32
64. ………..656……………….10 Yetis PR Blog……………………..UK…………………..31
65. ………..657……………….Alan Weinkrantz PR………………..US………………….31
66. ………..659……………….Norton’s Notes………………………..UK…………………..31
67. ………..665……………….Strive Notes……………………………..UK………………..31
68. ………..667……………….PR. Differently…………………………US………………….31
69. ………..674……………….Morgan McLintic on PR……………US………………….31
70. ………..691……………….PR Thoughts From Ronn Torrossian…..US………………30
71. ………..694……………….All Things PR………………………….UK…………………..30
72. ………..706………………..Social Media for PR Class…………US………………30
73. ………..719……………….Tech PR Gems……………………..US………………….29
74. ………..727……………….IndiaPRBlog!…………………………INDIA………………29
75. ………..729……………….Youngblood PR & Marketing………CANADA………..29
76. ………..760……………….Launch PR……………………………….US………………..27
77. ………..771………………..My PR Palette…………………………CANADA……….27
78. ………..780……………….EducationPR……………………………US………………….27
79. ………..790………………..Tech for PR……………………………US…………………26
80. ………..805……………….Public Relations Matters……………US………………..26
81. ………..808……………….Mosnar Communications…………….US………………….26
82. ………..809………………Flacker…………………………………….US………………….26
83. ………..814……………….Minnesota PR blog…………………….US………………..26
84. ………..850……………….Blinn PR Report………………………US…………………..23
85. ………..854……………….Online Publicity Journal………………US………………..23
86. ………..868……………….First Person PR……………………….US……………………22
87. ………..920……………….HighVizPR………………………………US…………………19
88. ………..930……………….PowerUp………………………………..US………………….16

The top blogs by country:
Australia: Young PR
Canada: Pro PR
India: IndiaPRBlog!
UK: PR Blogger
US: PR 2.0

The top UK blogs:
1. PR Blogger
2. A PR Guy’s Musings
3. Wadds’ tech pr blog
4. Simonsays
5. Brendan Cooper, Your friendly PR Social Media Planner
6. Drew B’s take on tech PR
7. This is herd
8. Beyond PR
9. Pudding Relations
10. From PR to Eternity
11. Middledigit
12. Shiny Red
12. PR Voice
13. 10 Yetis PR Blog
14. Norton’s Notes
15. Strive Notes
16. All Things PR

If your PR blog is missing please comment and let me know. If you haven’t added your blog to the AdAge Power 150 yet you can do so by clicking here.

PR Rank….AA Rank………… Blog Name……………………Country …………AA Score

1. ………….28…………………PR 2.0……………………………..US…………………….91
2. ………….31………………..PR Squared……………………..US…………………….90
3. ………….47…………………A shel of my former self.…….US……………………..80
4. ………….76…………………Communication Overtones…..US…………………….71
5. ………….84…………………POP! PR Jots…………………….US…………………….70
6. …………117………………..Strategic PR……………………..US…………………….64
7. …………118……………….Pro PR……………………………..CANADA…………….64
8. …………128……………….PR Blogger………………………..UK…………………….63
9. …………139……………….Young PR…………………………AUSTRALIA…………….62
10. ………..166………………..PRNewser…………………………US……………………..59
11. ………..184………………..KDPaine’s PR……………………..US……………………..56
12. ………..216……………….Flack Life……………………………….CANADA………..53
13. ………..232…………………PR Communications…………US……………………..52
14. ………..234………………..PR meets the WWW…………..US…………………….52
15. ………..249………………Dave Fleet……………………………….CANADA……….51
16. ………..255………………..Corporate PR……………………US…………………….50
17. ………..268………………..A PR Guy’s Musings…………….UK…………………….49
18. ………..271………………..PR Works…………………………..CANADA…………..49
19. ………..279………………..Hispanic Marketing & PR……..US…………………….49
20. ………..301………………Simonsays…………………………..UK………………….47
21. ………..305……………….Wadds’ tech pr blog……………UK……………………47
22. ………..336……………….Drew B’s take on tech PR……..UK…………………..45
23. ………..340……………….Online PR Thoughts…………………US……………….45
24. ………..358……………….Wired PR Works…………………..US……………………44
25. ………..380……………….Corporate Engagement………AUSTRALIA……….43
26. ………..382……………….PRoactive………………………….US………………….43
27. ………..393……………….Observations of PR…………….US……………………42
28. ………..398……………….Beyond PR………………………….UK………………….42
29. ………..403……………….PR Disasters………………………….AUSTRALIA………42
30. ………..413……………….Brendan Cooper…………………UK…………………..41
31. ………..434……………….Media Relations Blog…………….US………………….40
32. ………..438……………….A view on PR…………………………US………………….40
33. ………..452……………….Publicity Hound’s…………………….US………………..39
34. ………..460……………….Valley PR Blog……………………..US………………….38
35. ………..461……………….The New PR……………………………CANADA…………38
36. ………..471……………….Scatterbox……………………………..US…………………..37
37. ………..494……………….Client Service Insights…………….US………………..36
38. ………..496………………..Common Sense PR…………….CANADA………….36
39. ………..515……………….Into PR……………………………….US…………………….35
40. ………..531……………….Pierce Mattie PR…………………….US…………………35
41. ………..538……………….Alan Weinkrantz PR………………..US………………….34
42. ………..539……………….This is herd…………………………………UK………………34
43. ………..562……………….Shiny Red…………………………………UK………………….33
44. ………..563……………….Student PR Blog……………………CANADA…………..33
45. ………..574……………….Tech PR Gems……………………..US………………….33
46. ………..579……………….New Millennium PR………………….US………………..33
47. ………..582……………….From PR to Eternity………………….UK………………….33
48. ………..583……………….Pudding Relations………………….UK………………….33
49. ………..584……………….PR Talk………………………………….US………………….33
50. ………..586……………….Engage in PR……………………….US……………………33
51. ………..587……………….Profitable Business Edge 2……..US……………………33
52. ………..605……………….Mutually Inclusive PR………………CANADA………..32
53. ………..606……………….PR Voice………………………………..UK………………….32
54. ………..608……………….Eyecube………………………………….US………………..32
55. ………..610……………….PR Meets Marketing………………US…………………..32
56. ………..611……………….Denver PR Blog………………………US…………………32
57. ………..622……………….PRos in Training……………………….US………………….31
58. ………..646……………….10 Yetis PR Blog……………………..UK…………………..30
59. ………..649……………….Norton’s Notes………………………..UK…………………..30
60. ………..657……………….All Things PR………………………….UK…………………..30
61. ………..665……………….IndiaPRBlog!…………………………INDIA………………30
62. ………..677……………….Strive Notes……………………………..UK………………..29
63. ………..681……………….PR Thoughts From Ronn Torrossian…..US………………29
64. ………..684……………….PR. Differently…………………………US………………….29
65. ………..713……………….Morgan McLintic on PR……………US………………….28
66. ………..742……………….Mosnar Communications…………….US………………….27
67. ………..745………………..Social Media for PR Class…………US………………27
68. ………..762……………….Public Relations Matters……………US………………..26
69. ………..780……………….Launch PR……………………………….US………………..25
70. ………..788………………..Tech for PR……………………………US…………………25
71. ………..800……………….Youngblood PR & Marketing………CANADA………..25
72. ………..801……………….Minnesota PR blog…………………….US………………..25
73. ………..811……………….Blinn PR Report………………………US…………………..24
74. ………..812………………..My PR Palette…………………………CANADA……….24
75. ………..840……………….EducationPR……………………………US………………….23
76. ………..855……………….Online Publicity Journal………………US………………..22
77. ………..868……………….First Person PR……………………….US……………………21
78. ………..899……………….HighVizPR………………………………US…………………19
79. ………..917……………….PowerUp………………………………..US………………..16

The top blogs by country:
Australia: Young PR
Canada: Pro PR
India: IndiaPRBlog!
UK: PR Blogger
US: PR 2.0

The top UK blogs:
1. PR Blogger
2. A PR Guy’s Musings
3. Simonsays
4. Wadds’ tech pr blog
5. Drew B’s take on tech PR
6. Beyond PR
7. Brendan Cooper, Your friendly PR Social Media Planner
8. This is herd
9. Shiny Red
10. From PR to Eternity
11. Pudding Relations
12. PR Voice
13. 10 Yetis PR Blog
14. Norton’s Notes
15. All Things PR
16. Strive Notes

Today this brought up a great website called Who Calls Me. The site lets users report suspect phone numbers belonging to scam artists, telemarketers and other unsolicited callers. Great news for people working in offices where sales calls are a daily annoyance.

For the particular number that rang me there were more than one hundred comments in the last six weeks reporting it as a scam. The site advises to not answer the call or ring back as you could be charged as much as €13 per minute.

Do not answer or reply to calls from this number: +88 213 300 300.

If your PR blog is missing please comment and let me know. If you haven’t added your blog to the AdAge Power 150 yet you can do so by clicking here.

PR Rank….AA Rank………… Blog Name……………………Country …………AA Score

1. ………….26…………………PR 2.0……………………………..US…………………….95
2. ………….38…………………PR Squared……………………..US…………………….89
3. ………….54…………………A shel of my former self.…….US……………………..83
4. ………….85…………………POP! PR Jots…………………….US…………………….72
5. …………118……………….Pro PR……………………………..CANADA…………….67
6. …………121……………….PR Blogger………………………..UK…………………….67
7. …………150………………..Strategic PR……………………..US…………………….63
8. …………151……………….Young PR…………………………AUSTRALIA…………….63
9. ………..181………………..PRNewser…………………………US……………………..59
10. ………..193………………..A PR Guy’s Musings…………….UK…………………….57
11. ………..199………………..KDPaine’s PR……………………..US……………………..57
12. ………..205…………………PR Communications…………US……………………..57
13. ………..228………………..Corporate PR……………………US…………………….54
14. ………..244………………..PR Works…………………………..CANADA…………..53
15. ………..259………………..PR meets the WWW…………..US…………………….52
16. ………..287……………….Drew B’s take on tech PR……..UK…………………..50
17. ………..299………………..Common Sense PR…………….CANADA………….49
18. ………..306………………..Hispanic Marketing & PR……..US…………………….49
19. ………..320………………Simonsays…………………………..UK………………….48
20. ………..353……………….Brendan Cooper…………………UK…………………..46
21. ………..356……………….Online PR Thoughts…………………US……………….46
22. ………..363……………….Observations of PR…………….US……………………45
23. ………..367……………….Beyond PR………………………….UK………………….54
24. ………..383……………….Corporate Engagement………AUSTRALIA……….44
25. ………..385……………….PRoactive………………………….US………………….44
26. ………..396……………….PR Disasters………………………….AUSTRALIA………43
27. ………..392……………….Wadds’ tech pr blog……………UK……………………49
28. ………..397……………….Wired PR Works…………………..US……………………43
29. ………..421……………….Valley PR Blog……………………..US………………….41
30. ………..423……………….Publicity Hound’s…………………….US………………..41
31. ………..448……………….Media Relations Blog…………….US………………….40
32. ………..451……………….A view on PR…………………………US………………….40
33. ………..460……………….The New PR……………………………CANADA…………39
34. ………..489……………….Client Service Insights…………….US………………..37
35. ………..492……………….This is herd…………………………………UK………………..37
36. ………..504……………….Profitable Business Edge 2……..US……………………37
37. ………..512……………….Alan Weinkrantz PR………………..US………………….36
38. ………..521……………….Pierce Mattie PR…………………….US…………………36
39. ………..522……………….Pudding Relations………………….UK………………….36
40. ………..525……………….Engage in PR……………………….US……………………36
41. ………..534……………….Into PR……………………………….US…………………….35
42. ………..545……………….PR Meets Marketing………………US…………………..35
43. ………..554……………….PRos in Training……………………….US………………….34
44. ………..567……………….Shiny Red…………………………………UK………………….33
45. ………..568……………….Student PR Blog……………………CANADA…………..33
46. ………..572……………….Eyecube………………………………….US………………..33
47. ………..576……………….PR Talk………………………………….US………………….33
48. ………..577……………….IndiaPRBlog!…………………………INDIA………………33
49. ………..598……………….Tech PR Gems……………………..US………………….32
50. ………..603……………….All Things PR………………………….UK…………………..32
51. ………..607……………….Denver PR Blog………………………US…………………32
52. ………..617……………….Strive Notes……………………………..US………………..31
53. ………..618……………….PR Voice………………………………..UK………………….31
54. ………..621……………….New Millennium PR………………….US………………..31
55. ………..637……………….Norton’s Notes………………………..UK…………………..30
56. ………..647……………….Morgan McLintic on PR……………US………………….30
57. ………..654……………….Mutually Inclusive PR………………CANADA………….29
58. ………..664……………….From PR to Eternity………………….UK………………….29
59. ………..666……………….PR Thoughts From Ronn Torrossian…..US………………29
60. ………..674……………….Youngblood PR & Marketing………CANADA………..29
61. ………..677……………….10 Yetis PR Blog……………………..UK…………………..28
62. ………..686……………….PR. Differently…………………………US………………….28
63. ………..696……………….Mosnar Communications…………….US………………….28
64. ………..724………………..Tech for PR……………………………US…………………26
65. ………..739………………..Social Media for PR Class…………US………………26
66. ………..757………………..My PR Palette…………………………Canada…………..25
67. ………..769……………….EducationPR……………………………US………………….25
68. ………..777……………….Launch PR……………………………….US………………..24
69. ………..785……………….Blinn PR Report………………………US…………………..24
70. ………..788……………….Public Relations Matters……………US………………..24
71. ………..789……………….Online Publicity Journal………………US………………..24
72. ………..796……………….Minnesota PR blog…………………….US………………..24
73. ………..834……………….First Person PR……………………….US……………………21
74. ………..859……………….HighVizPR………………………………US…………………19
75. ………..877……………….PowerUp………………………………..US………………..17

The top blogs by country:
Australia: Young PR
Canada: Pro PR
India: IndiaPRBlog!
UK: PR Blogger
US: PR 2.0

The top UK blogs:
1. PR Blogger
2. A PR Guy’s Musings
3. Drew B’s take on tech PR
4.Simonsays
5. Brendan Cooper, Your friendly PR Social Media Planner
6. Beyond PR
7. Wadds’ tech pr blog
8. This is herd
9. Pudding Relations
10. Shiny Red
11. All Things PR
12. PR Voice
13. Norton’s Notes
14. From PR to Eternity
15. 10 Yetis PR Blog

If your PR blog is missing please comment and let me know. If you haven’t added your blog to the AdAge Power 150 yet you can do so by clicking here.

PR Rank….AA Rank………… Blog Name……………………Country …………AA Score

1. ………….29…………………PR 2.0……………………………..US…………………….93
2. ………….36…………………PR Squared……………………..US…………………….89
3. ………….54…………………A shel of my former self.…….US……………………..84
4. ………….83…………………POP! PR Jots…………………….US…………………….73
5. …………122………………..Strategic PR……………………..US…………………….66
6. …………124……………….PR Blogger………………………..UK…………………….66
7. …………126……………….Young PR…………………………AUSTRALIA…………….66
8. …………130……………….Pro PR……………………………..CANADA…………….65
9. ………..193…………………PR Communications…………US……………………..58
10. ………..202………………..PRNewser…………………………US……………………..57
11. ………..206………………..A PR Guy’s Musings…………….UK…………………….56
12. ………..255………………..PR meets the WWW…………..US…………………….53
13. ………..260………………..Corporate PR……………………US…………………….52
14. ………..274………………..PR Works…………………………..CANADA…………..51
15. ………..276………………..Common Sense PR…………….CANADA………….51
16. ………..277……………….Drew B’s take on tech PR……..UK…………………..51
17. ………..290………………..KDPaine’s PR……………………..US……………………..50
18. ………..293……………….Wadds’ tech pr blog……………UK……………………50
19. ………..308………………..Hispanic Marketing & PR……..US…………………….49
20. ………..338……………….Brendan Cooper…………………UK…………………..46
21. ………..343……………….Corporate Engagement………AUSTRALIA……….46
22. ………..354……………….Beyond PR………………………….UK………………….45
23. ………..357………………Simonsays…………………………..UK………………….45
24. ………..362……………….Online PR Thoughts…………………US……………….45
25. ………..374……………….Into PR……………………………….US…………………….44
26. ………..380……………….PRoactive………………………….US………………….44
27. ………..385……………….Observations of PR…………….US……………………43
28. ………..395……………….Wired PR Works…………………..US……………………43
29. ………..407……………….PR Disasters………………………….AUSTRALIA………42
30. ………..417……………….This is herd…………………………………UK………………..41
31. ………..438……………….Valley PR Blog……………………..US………………….40
32. ………..443……………….Publicity Hound’s…………………….US………………..40
33. ………..456……………….The New PR……………………………CANADA…………39
34. ………..460……………….Media Relations Blog…………….US………………….39
35. ………..464……………….Client Service Insights…………….US………………..38
36. ………..475……………….PR Meets Marketing………………US…………………..38
37. ………..476……………….Pudding Relations………………….UK………………….38
38. ………..501……………….Student PR Blog……………………CANADA…………..36
39. ………..511……………….Profitable Business Edge 2……..US……………………36
40. ………..513……………….A view on PR…………………………US………………….36
41. ………..519……………….PRos in Training……………………….US………………….35
42. ………..537……………….Tech PR Gems……………………..US………………….34
43. ………..542……………….PR Talk………………………………….US………………….34
44. ………..551……………….Shiny Red…………………………………UK………………….33
45. ………..561……………….Eyecube………………………………….US………………..33
46. ………..567……………….IndiaPRBlog!…………………………INDIA………………33
47. ………..585……………….All Things PR………………………….UK…………………..32
48. ………..588……………….Engage in PR……………………….US……………………32
49. ………..597……………….Mutually Inclusive PR………………CANADA………….31
50. ………..609……………….Morgan McLintic on PR……………US………………….31
51. ………..620……………….Alan Weinkrantz PR………………..US………………….30
52. ………..626……………….Strive Notes……………………………..US………………..30
53. ………..627……………….PR Voice………………………………..UK………………….30
54. ………..632……………….New Millennium PR………………….US………………..30
55. ………..647……………….Norton’s Notes………………………..UK…………………..29
56. ………..661……………….From PR to Eternity………………….UK………………….29
57. ………..679……………….PR. Differently…………………………US………………….28
58. ………..686……………….Mosnar Communications…………….US………………….28
59. ………..688……………….Youngblood PR & Marketing………CANADA………..28
60. ………..691……………….Launch PR……………………………….US………………..27
61. ………..716……………….Online Publicity Journal………………US………………..26
62. ………..739……………….10 Yetis PR Blog……………………..UK…………………..24
63. ………..745……………….Blinn PR Report………………………US…………………..24
64. ………..752……………….Minnesota PR blog…………………….US………………..24
65. ………..787……………….First Person PR……………………….US……………………21
66. ………..788……………….Public Relations Matters……………US………………..21
67. ………..802……………….EducationPR……………………………US………………….20
68. ………..809……………….HighVizPR………………………………US…………………19
69. ………..816……………….PowerUp………………………………..US………………..18

The top blogs by country:

Australia: Young PR
Canada: Pro PR
India: IndiaPRBlog!
UK: PR Blogger
US: PR 2.0

The top UK blogs:
1. PR Blogger
2. A PR Guy’s Musings
3. Drew B’s take on tech PR
4. Wadds’ tech pr blog
5. Brendan Cooper, Your friendly PR Social Media Planner
6. Beyond PR
7. Simonsays.
8. This is herd
9. Pudding Relations
10. Shiny Red
11. All Things PR
12. PR Voice
13. Norton’s Notes
14. From PR to Eternity
15. 10 Yetis PR Blog

As the only person on my course to have got a PR job since graduating, I would be surprised if small consultancies were mirroring large agencies and hiring more graduates than in 2007. But perhaps I’m wrong – what do you think?

Thank you to everyone who helped me with interviews:
(Alphabetical as always)

Heather Constantine, the parliamentary researcher for Ann Widdecombe

Iain Dale is a political commentator who blogs at www.iaindale.com

Sarah Halton of Tangerine PR

Roger Haywood the former CIPR and CIM president.

Ian Green the director of media at Green Communications

Johannes Kokert and engineer at Leica Microsystems in Germany

Simon Law, a junior product manager at Amadeus in France

Thibault Masson, the founder of international online marketing consultancy Fashion Fox

Katie McLoughlin of Trinity Mirror North West

Alexander Petricca, a professional photographer and blogger in Liverpool.

Douglas Smith the former CIPR president and MD of Parliamentary Perceptions

Margaret Tarpey the MD of Concept Communications

Nina Watson, the senior account manager at Concept Communications

Paul Watson the Global IT manager of Rolls-Royce Energy

Philip Young, a senior lecturer at the University of Sunderland and prominant PR blogger

Special thanks also go out to:

Maxine Barnett who organised the ‘Two PR Greats’ lecture and introduced me to Douglas Smith and Roger Haywood.

Anne Gregory whose lecture on ‘Public Relations and its Struggle for Respectability’ at the Bradford University School of Management helped me enormously.