Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. They are all issues that will occupy us all in 2020. Here are the headlines. Issues in practice 1.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2020

The crisis has led to a massive shift to digital communications as organisations pile into email, social and web. It’s led to a saturation and brands struggling to cut through. Information trickles down an organisation and is broadcast via increasing numbers of branded owned and shared channels. The Emus fought back.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Leadership that Harnesses the Power of a Team Linda A. is a world-renowned expert on leadership and diversity-driven innovation. is an authority on stress management, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, leadership development, and women’s leadership within organizational environments. Hill, Ph.D. Courtney D.

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Doctor Spin

JANUARY 13, 2023

In 2020, I argued that influencer-started businesses would emerge as real threats to traditional businesses. PR Case Study: MrBeast Burgers Later in 2020, the famous Youtuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) opened up MrBeast Burgers , a virtual restaurant. Influencer-started businesses are rising—by popular demand. Was I wrong?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? This adds to a growing collection of private equity firms (PE) that have taken an ownership stake in software companies that provide tools to PR and communications professionals.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

So as we plan for 2020, we take stock of the events we’d like to attend. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Disclaimer: Some of our favorite events have yet to release their dates for 2020. March 1 - 3, 2020 | San Diego, CA.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands. While I wish there was a perfect crystal ball, the best we can do are our own professional insights — and here are some trends that we foresee being worth watching in 2020 and beyond: User- g enerated content. And people still faxed pitches! Highly-targeted story angles.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 25, 2023

Her newsletter has over a million subscribers, making her, as of December 2020, the most successful individual author of a paid publication on Substack. Many freelancers take advantage of Substack to establish their personal brand and gain a following, so it’s a fertile area for identifying specific writers. politics and history.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s time for the business community as a group and individual businesses as brands, to help us heal the divide. In the wake of the shocking violence last week, that may be starting to happen, and there’s a role for PR and corporate communications. The opportunity for business communicators. Then hire away.”

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 24, 2023

Leadership that Harnesses the Power of a Team Linda A. is a world-renowned expert on leadership and diversity-driven innovation. is an authority on stress management, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, leadership development, and women’s leadership within organizational environments. Hill, Ph.D. Courtney D.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The vendor community that serves PR has published a handful of reports over the last few months. The response rate is slightly higher than all of 2022, but it’s lower than all of 2020. I’ve taken some time to pour over these and summarize some of the more interesting and less publicized findings for you. Is that good?

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PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Ageism: The Pause that Perplexes Patti Temple Rocks and Scott Monty Opine on the "Agedemic" at the PRSA Silicon Valley Friday Forum on November 20, 2020. In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up.

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PRSay

MAY 15, 2024

Critical audiences today expect transparency from brands and those with whom they do business. Consider this: A study by Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported “more than 21,400 media jobs were lost in 2023, the highest (excluding 2020) since 2009.” It makes sense.

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PRSay

AUGUST 16, 2022

Or, if your company is a well-established iconic brand looking to give back as a team (with a bit of fun competition), then you can host a collection drive that engages groups to vie for the title of “making the greatest social impact.”. Upon signup, you receive a branded webpage for promotion and easy tracking of the collection drive goal.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 6, 2022

Meeting planners are seeking out authoritative Black perspectives, accomplished Black professionals are being appointed to leadership positions, and companies are actively working to root out conscious or unconscious biases in product development, supply chains, brand messages and the workplace. The Advantages of Inclusive Leadership.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Brands will need to become more human. Communicating why it matters to marketers was the first step in unpacking the challenge. The Results: From a Pilot Blog to a Global Media Brand. Developed Formal Online Education: Finally, the Institute launched an online education platform in July 2020: AI Academy for Marketers.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . Predictability is dead – 2020 killed it. Brand-to-brand collaboration. Trust and relatability really come to the forefront for me when thing about marketing and communications in 2021.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. That is, yes.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Data has allowed practitioners to transition from: ‘get me Zoella’ to ‘find me the most appropriate influencer for my campaign based on audience mapping, brand sentiment, engagement rates and follower size,” said influencer marketing advisor, Scott Guthrie. Leadership and differentiation: How can you use tools for competitive advantage?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 12, 2020

For starters, she was a VP before her 30th birthday–she has natural leadership abilities. Don’t be afraid to jump into the deep end of leadership. So many people aspire for leadership roles, especially at younger ages. I absolutely cherish my time at Sun Country and fast track to leadership. Caribou, Sun Country.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 2, 2019

As we head into the final months of the year and get ready for 2020, public relations pros are looking back on the year and taking stock of what means most to us in our work lives. In 2020, we look forward to building on that position, using our expertise to help other adtech players maximize their visibility. CHRIS HARIHAR, PARTNER.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. It promised to dislodge traditional media and enable any individual, organisation or brand to become a publisher. Steve Earl and I captured many of these shifts in organisational communication in Brand Anarchy and Brand Vandals.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

One thing that has remained constant is that our community is incredibly diverse, and only becoming more so.” Latino economic output ranks fifth in world GDP and is the fastest growing in the nation, but capturing these communities from the C suite to the “commodore” continues to lack. “In For the original blog, please visit here.

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PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

By 2020, Gen Z will account for 40 percent of all consumers according to an Accenture report , and some experts estimate their current spending power to be as much as $140 billion. They are digital natives, tech smart, entrepreneurial- spirited, community-minded, socially conscious and purpose driven.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

This means my last summary of PR tech news was in early June – and in the eight weeks since, there’s been a number of annucments from the solution provider community. The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. I wrote a product briefing on the Notified PR platform in 2020 – and an update in March of 2023.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

times Klear’s revenue in 2020. It gave the product high marks for analytics, which can be used to parse social data to find social media influencers a brand may wish to engage. The company has been explicit that M&A is part of its growth strategy – ever since it raised $400 million in capital from a public offering in late 2020.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 9, 2021

If the community is inclined to put the “relations” back into PR, and they’ll need new tools designed to help managed the process. Note: Muck Rack also describes itself as public relations management (PRM) starting in 2020. It really runs the gamut from huge agencies and brands, to midsize and small.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 22, 2019

workforce by 2020. I’ve been speaking with Millennials for the last six months, conducting one-on-one interviews as a part of my FEEL First before you communicate , Millennial passion project. Give your unique take on something; whether you’re my supervisors or a public figure from one of the brands I like.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Sarah Waddington has handed over #FuturePRoof to the BAME community for her latest book. Along the way she has published three books and created a vibrant community. How would you recommend graduates from the class of 2020 get hired and get ahead? How would you recommend graduates from the class of 2020 get hired and get ahead?

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When brands are more trusted than media and other Trust Barometer findings. Tonia Ries is the Executive Director of Intellectual Property at Edelman, a role that includes stewardship of the Edelman Trust Barometer, the largest global survey and foremost authority on trust in institutions and brands. FEBRUARY 26, 2021. Watch webinar.

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PRSay

JANUARY 13, 2021

As you think about your internal communications plans for 2021, you must first recognize the challenges and changes that occurred in 2020. Often, a communication audit is recommended before starting any major yearly planning. The communication channels. Communication Sender Areas. Nobody plans to fail.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

According to The Holmes Report, only 27% of agency leaders responding to the survey think the term “public relations” will clearly and adequately describe the work they do by the year 2020. According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S. Thought leadership is more important than ever.

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Buzzstream

JULY 7, 2021

Truliant brought on Inseev Interactive as their link building provider in October, 2020. In an effort to start the campaign with as much momentum as possible, the initial focus was on branded opportunity. Branded strategies require a certain degree of brand presence prior to link building. Branded Strategies.

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. When in-person touchpoints were suddenly at a minimum, the strategic communicators stepped up and helped brands break-through the Zoom screen with the right word and at the right time to keep brands top-of-mind. PR is the storyteller of the organization.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It has contributed to research projects, and developed thought leadership content. Kerry has taken on the role of chair of the panel for 2020. It will be published at The Turing Institute, London on 16 January 2020. What’s the highlight of your work in 2019 and what are you looking to achieve in 2020?

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