RT Journal Article T1 Key issues of public relations of Europe: Findings from the European Communication Monitor 2007-2014 T2 Temas clave de las relaciones públicas en Europa: Resultados del European Communication Monitor 2007-2014 A1 Verčič, Dejan A1 Verhoeven, Piet A1 Zerfass, Ansgar K1 Gestión de la comunicación K1 Relaciones públicas K1 Comunicación en la empresa AB European Communication Monitor is the largest longitudinal research project in publicrelations practice in the world. Data collected annually from 2007 to 2014 show thatpractitioners perceive five issues as the most important for their work: linking businessstrategy and communication, coping with the digital evolution and social web, building andmaintaining trust, dealing with the demand for more transparency and active audiences, anddealing with the speed and volume of information flow. Perception of the importance ofvarious issues for the practice of public relations is largely dependent on the gender,geography (division between Northern and Western vs. Southern and Eastern Europe), andsector in which a practitioner works (corporate, government, NGO or agency). While genderand sectorial differences studied in academic public relations literature, divisions in publicrelations practice between North-Western and South-Eastern Europe are largely ignored. PB Instituto de Investigación en Relaciones Públicas SN 2174-3681 YR 2014 FD 2014-10-30 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/8454 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/8454 LA eng DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 23 ene 2026