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Main Street Revival: 41% of consumers went local during COVID–and 94% plan to continue

Agility PR Solutions

Although the COVID crisis was a catastrophic and even fatal event for many small business owners, others were able to take advantage of these trying times by drawing consumers to their shops with the magic wand of 2020—excellent customer service.

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Financial Relief for U.S. Agencies During The Coronavirus Crisis

Buzzstream

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was formally enacted on March 29, 2020. To be very clear: if you are an agency or even a sole proprietor, whether or not you’ve been immediately impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, we strongly recommend you make yourself aware of these programs. . Who does it help?

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The Importance of Social Media in Crisis Management

Prohibition

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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Corporate communication function shifts from cost centre to value creator

Stephen Waddington

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. There was a week in January 2020 when the leaders of every organisation assembled a cross-functional team to get to grips with the looming threat of COVID-19. That threat continued to increase during February and March.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Taking dry content like company policies and turning it into information that employees actually want to read requires a savvy communicator. How do you know what’s working?

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PRSA Chair T. Garland Stansell on Communicating During the Coronavirus Outbreak

PRSay

Organizations are continuing to examine how their employees, operations, stakeholders and communities may be impacted. Garland Stansell, APR, PRSA’s 2020 chair. A lack of details and the dread of the unknown can be concerning and upsetting for your audience during a virus-related crisis such as this. Providing updates.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

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.