Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

If there’s a common theme to this year’s annual list of predictions , is that we’re all hopeful about 2021. It’s a different approach for those that live and die by long-term planning, but it’s a must-needed approach to be relevant to your key audiences in 2021 and beyond. PR and communications predictions. Marketing PSTD.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed our latest brand crisis research around misinformation, worker strikes, and vaccine mandates and the key features of public and media interest during the October episode of the NewsWhip Pulse. Examples of this were highlighted with articles about vaccine side effects from late 2021. Rising audience-side misinformation.

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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Seeing Others” offers leaders and employees the tools to put themselves in a safe context, allowing frank discussions about the lack of recognition without assigning blame. By creating sustainable workplaces with committed employees, retention, collaboration, and productivity are all boosted.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Today in America, we face a crisis of incivility in society and in our public discourse. According to a 2021 study by researchers at Portland State University in Oregon, workplace incivility is rising, too. Employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil toward others, the study found.

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Landis PR

MAY 9, 2022

Successful crisis communications strategizing occurs before an incident. Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. Get Your Crisis Team Together: Convene your team as quickly as possible to establish roles and responsibilities. The post Crisis?

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Last Wednesday, just one day after plans for the company to go public hit the wires, the Better.com CEO Vishal Garg shocked the world when he fired 900 employees on a Zoom call, and the apology he’s given since then has actually done little to help. Media and Public interest to articles about Better.com CEO firing employees.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Redundancies, business transformation, remote working, and juggling work with homeschooling, has seen many employees swap their agency or in-house jobs for the freelance world or even take career breaks.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

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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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 6, 2022

As you make decisions around leadership, company culture , technology and innovation for 2021 and beyond, be sure to keep these recognized experts in mind. While it all seems ingenious, most technology developers are unaware of the biases their employees build into programs. The Advantages of Inclusive Leadership. Smart apps.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 7, 2021

To kick off 2021, Onclusive is looking at the communications function through the executive lens while keeping the communications pro’s perspective in mind, and bringing it all together in our upcoming webinar, The Executive’s Guide to Building and Leading an Impactful Communications Department.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

Reuben Sinclair was among several recruiters that reported increasing demand talent in January 2021. I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis. Employees were a particularly complex stakeholder group during lockdown.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. Its role in listening and engaging stakeholders, from employees to customers, and from suppliers to local and national government, was critical in managing this rapid period of intense change.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

At the time, I remember thinking, as many did, that the crisis wouldn’t last much longer than perhaps June or July. SEMrush started trading on the NYSE under the ticker SEMR on March 29, 2021. Linkfluence was founded in 2006 has 150 employees in seven offices, with headquarters in Paris. million in AI services in 2021.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021 ; Updated November 2023 PR is always evolving. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Crisis Communications There were some serious PR blunders in 2020.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

One extension of the pandemic crisis that every business, university, school and nonprofit grappled with was a rapid pivot to what Jeff Teper , the head of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive calls “remote everything.” Do your employees need to be trusted and empowered, granted resources or nudged toward excellence? Keep it real.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With vaccines preparing to be rolled out, 2021 is already starting to look more hopeful and ‘normality’ may actually start to return. With every crisis comes creativity, new thinking and differing outlooks on life, and so I wanted to share some of our best pieces of content. Communicating in a global crisis. Bring it on!

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 4, 2021

Here are the headlines and links to 15 trend reports for 2021. Artificial intelligence, climate crisis, media chaos, COVID-19 impact and the reorganisation of organisations themselves, are among key trends identified by think tanks, analysts, consultants, agencies, brands, and other self-interested organisations.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Crisis Communications. PR is always evolving. As companies grow, corporate communications become more important.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). ” Read more: The 2021 Creativity in PR Study by Provoke Media and Now Go Create. Read more: 2021 PR Media Report by Global Results Communications.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives will be incredibly important, but when the next crisis hits, consumers will be reminded to look back on major brands that only paid the topic lip service. Issues from 2021 to carry-over.

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It only takes one crisis to permanently harm your company’s image. The global top-fifty companies have nearly $11 trillion of intangible assets, according to the Howden “ Insuring the Invisible ,” report published by the insurance broker in April 2021. Employee abuse. A reputational crisis can happen to any business of any size.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2022

She continued, “Given communicators’ unique talents in stakeholder relationship management, it would make sense that CCOs and their teams are being asked to play a central role in efforts to improve collaboration and other employee-related outcomes across the organization.”. from November to December 2021.” Image credit: Unsplash.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 31, 2020

Here are some of the issues that need to be front of mind as we head towards 2021. The outcome of trade talks won’t be known until mid-December Show up and demonstrate leadership - brave organisations will continue to be defined by the crisis Schools are back in the UK this week. We’ve worked with executive teams to engage employees.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The publishing organization conducted the survey in July 2021, and the report is based on polling of “1,145 IT buyers from organizations across North America and Europe. For example, among businesses with 500 or more employees, 64% said tech spending would rise. The remaining drivers stack up as follows: 39% said employee growth.

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can create a crisis management situation. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can create a crisis management situation. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Almanac: Challenges and opportunities for public relations 2022 from Stephen Waddington This isn’t a review of 2021, or even a series of predictions for 2022. Stephen Waddington, 16 June 2021, [link] National AI Strategy, UK Government, 22 September 2021, [link] Build Back Better: our plan for growth, UK Government, 3 March 2021, [link].

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

percent of all M&A deals announced during 2021 involved a leak. Creating a robust crisis communication plan is imperative. Implement a “need-to-know” policy, where employees, contractors, and partners only receive information relevant to their roles. Mergers and acquisitions are notoriously leaked. Limit Disclosure.

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Newsfile

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis (2019-2020) : Boeing faced a major public relations crisis after two crashes involving its 737 Max aircrafts in 2018 and 2019. Facebook’s Data Privacy Concerns (2015-2021) : Facebook’s first impactful data privacy concerns started in 2015 during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With 2020 almost behind us, we’ve been having some great discussions here at Firefly about what we think the year ahead holds, so here are six of the main trends we’ve come up with that we think will have a huge impact on the world of comms in 2021. Stronger communication of social and political movements.

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Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Horoscopes aside, with the breadth of pressures on companies and their employees, it’s no surprise that more than half of our Eight Reputation Enhancement Actions to Take are people-centric this year. By posing open-ended questions, you can determine what improvements your employees think should be made. < Action 2: Explore Web3.

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Reputation Us

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As Winston Churchill once famously advised, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” In order to assess how employees and members view your credit union, it’s essential to launch a “Listen Campaign,” so you can truly understand what managers, staff, members, vendors, the industry, and others are feeling and thinking. BE THE GUIDE.

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Landis PR

JUNE 28, 2021

During COVID, we heard a lot about companies recognizing the serious toll the pandemic took on the mental and emotional well-being of employees. Employees were more than just workers; they were people, some like family, going through trauma. Many companies answered the important call to address their employee’s trauma.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

Due to its complexity, breaking ESG down for your audience is vital, whether that be clients, prospects, employees or investors. Employees are now more willing to leave their jobs, otherwise known as conscious quitting, if they feel an organisation’s ESG commitments are lacking. Keep it real!

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The study by the Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS published in August 2021 explores more than 300 US organisations, including international organisations. Other often-mentioned responsibilities included employee communication (69%), brand building (69%), executive communication (64%), and community relations (58%).

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