Full coverage: PR

A year after opening its new Dublin office, Schillings explains the business of reputation management and how the firm reinvented itself to be more than legal advisers.

In an "increasingly fragmented" media landscape, the semi-state is looking for a New York-based agency to help it attract, retain, and grow US investment in Ireland.

In 2013, Karl Brophy and his wife, Deirdre Grant, used their life savings to found the communications firm Red Flag. It has just been sold in a big-ticket deal to a global consulting group. Brophy explains how the deal came about – and what comes next.

From fashion to law, influencers are ubiquitous online. As the industry is professionalised, Lynn Hunter, the founder of one of the biggest influencer agencies in the country, talks strategy, return on investment for brands, and what separates the few who make it from the many that don't.

Jack Murray has built Media HQ, a digital contacts book with 70,000 profiles, to help clients effectively communicate and tell stories without getting bogged down in finding the right people. He talks about developing the business, plans for expansion and his new book on storytelling.