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ICON 2021 Recap: Drew Herdener on the Evolution of Amazon’s Comms Team

PRSay

4 — the first day of ICON 2021. “It In his nearly 19 years at Amazon, Herdener has seen Amazon’s PR function move from a retail-consumer focus to a multifaceted approach that includes employee communications, social media, executive communications and reputational marketing. For me, we started with less than 10 people in comms.

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Too Many Priorities: The 10 Top Communications Challenges Facing PR in 2021

Sword and the Script

By the looks of the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey results, that’s never been truer than today. Below are the top PR challenges in 2021, according to the survey: 40% said too many priorities. Below are the top PR challenges in 2021, according to the survey: 40% said too many priorities. social media, content, etc.).

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No Going Back After COVID — Communications Trends for 2021

PRSay

The effects will be felt this year and beyond and fuel the10company’s top 10 2021 communications trends, each with significant implications for companies and executives: 1. The imperative is creating a unique culture for all employees when many will not be in the office full-time — or at all. Instilling trust is the 2021 challenge.

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Seeing Around Corners: 30 Marketing and PR Predictions for 2021

Sword and the Script

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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Leadership Through Influence: Takeaways from Zoe Chance

Stern + Associates

Last month, Stern Strategy Group employees were fortunate to participate in an in-house workshop led by Zoe Chance , Yale School of Management professor and client of Stern Speaking & Advisory, who specializes in persuasion and decision-making. She explained that our responses to influence might be tied to our experiences with rejection.

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Vishal Padhye Named to PRWeek Dashboard Top 25 List for 2021

Critical Mention

NEW YORK — Vishal Padhye, Chief Technology Officer at Critical Mention—the leading all-in-one media monitoring and intelligence platform—has been named to PRWeek’s list of the 25 most influential people in communications technology for 2021. . My inclusion on this list is really a reflection of the work the entire team is doing.”.

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Grow Your Business in 2021 by Leveraging Diverse Thinking

Stern + Associates

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.