Results of the largest empirical study on status quo and trends in strategic communication, corporate communications and public relations worldwide with 2,710 participants from 43 countries. Insights about CEO communication and positioning, crisis communication, digital gatekeepers, social media skills, international communication, status and budgets, and much more. Conducted by 11 renowned European universities, led by Prof Dr Ansgar Zerfass, University of Leipzig, Germany, & BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo. PDF download and previous versions of this annual survey are available at http://www.communicationmonitor.eu