Across social media at the moment, you can’t help but notice the trending Hashtags #PRisDead and #deathofpr.
A little digging shows that Nigerian agencies @IDAfricaNG and @bhmng kicked off the conversation about the #PR industry in #Nigeria.
They spoke to hundreds of people in Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Abuja cutting across clients, practitioners, consumers, journalists, agency heads and teachers.
And according to them, their findings on #deathofpr will be presented in series of documentaries, articles, info-graphics and blurbs from today October 1, Nigeria’s 55th independence anniversary.
Check out what people are saying online about #PRisDead and #deathofpr.
I keep seeing the worn out #prisdead story line to be edgy and contrarian. Dumb. Tell me something new, like news releases are dead too #PR
— Guy Murrel (@gmurrel) September 25, 2015
What is Public Relations? Who killed it? And why are we mourning it’s demise? #PRisDead #DeathofPR — Femi (@Hephef) October 1, 2015
Pondering about the #DeathofPR and I’m also seeing many lads attaching ‘PR’ to their bio. Myself inclusive. #PRisDead
— Timilehin Bello (@MrBigtimi) October 1, 2015
Every “Tom, Dick & Harry” or is it Emeka, Abdulahi & Kunle – is doing PR. How many know wat PR is? Interesting conversation on #PR #PRisDead — Ugbah Philip (@PhilipUgbah) October 1, 2015
Anyone with a basic data and phone can be called a ‘journalist’ in Nigeria #PRisDead
— Maria Tofowomo (@Maraya_Tof) October 1, 2015
Meanwhile, the PRs industry has abused and exhausted trust, often sought as the holy grail of many brands and organisations. #prisdead — Ikechukwu Onyes (@iktripz) October 1, 2015
#PRisDead. Interesting.
— ST (@seyitaylor) October 1, 2015
Many believe it is because #PR agencies do not command good fees. Only a few get good budgets and are on retainers #PRisDead — Ayeni Adékúnlé S. (@ayenithegreat) October 1, 2015
The question now is, what differentiates the professional PR Expert to the ‘I have data’ PR quack! #prisdead
— Maria Tofowomo (@Maraya_Tof) October 1, 2015
@YiannisGabriel “Responsible leaders do not play god” > @richardbranson may need to re-think some of his publicity photos then #PRisDead — Robert Phillips (@citizenrobert) September 18, 2015
