Stephen Waddington

MAY 3, 2022

Public relations practice operates along a spectrum of theoretical ideologies from defensive to organisational conscience. There is no universal theory of public relations. Organisations is used throughout this blog post as a catch all phrase for charitable, corporate, public sector entities. Seven ideologies are set out below.

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Publicity Construction Corporate Study 112

Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

Public relations practitioners fall short of the expectations of a profession. It’s a limiting factor for public relations to realise its potential as a management discipline. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations. This analysis is based on survey data supplied by practitioners.

Publicity 73

Publicity Ethics Training Education 73

PRSay

JANUARY 26, 2021

Capitol as the point of interest for this analysis, then it is important to recognize that there isn’t any shortage of vulnerabilities that could impact this U.S. This includes the way messages were shared with the internal constituents of the U.S. The responsibility to our publics is to act morally, ethically and with civility.

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Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Leadership 164

Stephen Waddington

JULY 1, 2021

These include failures of systems, including the Post Office Horizon scandal, and the misuse of personal data such as the facial recognition system removed from London’s King’s Cross in 2019 amid protests from the public and privacy campaigners. However, data breaches or leaks have become commonplace.

Corporate 141

Corporate Report Privacy Government 141

Wadds Inc.

MAY 24, 2022

A fundamental public relations problem lies at the heart of public relations practice. “We People don’t often understand what we do, and we don’t help ourselves,” said Chris Foster, CEO, Omnicom Public Relations. The public relations function had a good COVID-19 pandemic. The public makes no such distinction.

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Publicity Reputation Study Crisis 59

Onclusive

APRIL 4, 2023

A CEO’s personal brand encompasses their values, vision, personality, and reputation and it can affect the image of their company from a PR perspective in a number of ways: Building trust and credibility A CEO who’s perceived as competent and ethical can enhance the credibility of their company.

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Reputation Corporate Brand Branding 195

Wadds Inc.

JUNE 5, 2023

She summarises, “Issues management exists at the centre of the public relations professional’s world and for many years it has been seen as a mainstay of the work undertaken…if we get issues management right, then we can hopefully avoid heading into a crisis that threatens to damage a business.”

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Strategy Communications Crisis Communications Crisis 98

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Audience analysis and tracking can help you with this. These platforms encompass everything from industry-specific newsletters to independent journalism collectives, providing in-depth coverage of topics often overlooked by larger publications. As of 2023, 42% of Americans ages 12 and older have listened to a podcast in the past month.

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Newspapers Social Media Data Consumer 130

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

A new report published by the CIPR examines how much of what we do in public relations is threatened by technology. These findings are from a new report called Humans still needed: An analysis of skills and tools in public relations , published today by the CIPR’s #AIinPR panel. It’s an important piece of work.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “ Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams ”—a recent New York Times headline revealed. Who would cheat on ethics?— The Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)

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Ethics Pharmaceuticals Corporate Financial 89

Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Though it’s explicitly billed as a marketing book, the advice covering strategic, ethical and commercial issues is highly applicable to public relations practitioners. It’s organised around themes: situational analysis, objectives and goals, strategy, tactics, measurement and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Marketing 52

Marketing Ethics Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. What is public relations?

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 101

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 16, 2023

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: Why corporations need to be careful they aren’t the ones spreading misinformation Ethics of data analysis Why PR pros need to change their definition of media Tell us more about your career and yourself? I grew up in West Monroe, Louisiana.

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Ethics Data Crisis Apparel 80

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In a recent article, we cited a study that estimated that public relations would grow about 6% between 2014 and 2024 and that U.S. News & World Report recently ranked public relations specialists #4 for Best Creative and Media Jobs in its 2019 ranking of best jobs. Most of the public relations programs have similar courses.

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Nonprofit Publicity How To Small Business 83

Reputation Specialist Michael Toebe

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Holmes’ errors in judgment, ethics, risk management and decisions are well known. A comprehensive internal strategy aimed at opening lines of communication with employees and promoting company culture could have gone a long way toward addressing concerns and containing the ill will before it seeped into the public realm,” he wrote.

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Ethics Employee Crisis Internal 98

Stephen Waddington

JULY 29, 2020

There is an important ongoing conversation in public relations about the speed of innovation, the adoption of tools and artificial intelligence, enabling people to work smarter or replacing roles. Valin has been at the forefront of best practice in PR internationally on topics including AI, ethics, and leadership throughout his career.

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Tools Analysis Technology Internal 100

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In my day job at Ketchum we routinely use tools such as Brandwatch for social media listening and insight; Traackr for identifying stakeholders; and Quid for natural language analysis. Law, ethics, professional standards, leadership and personal skills appear to be protected areas. My thanks to everyone involved in the panel.

Ethics 90

Ethics Tools Groups Government 90

Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

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Ethics Training Financial Survey 52

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons. Some of those comments include the following: “Significantly more related to internal comms and recruiting.”. Michelle Garrett , PR consultant, Garrett Public Relations.

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Survey Communications Measurement Internal 133

Stephen Waddington

JULY 11, 2018

It’s an issue at the heart of the future of PR and public discourse. It was high on the agenda of this year’s BledCom , the international public relations research symposium. We’ll also fail to understand its impact of media and public discourse. First, never underestimate the value of meeting your public face-to-face.

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Analysis Ethics Technology Crisis Management 60

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Public relations exhibits many of the qualities associated with a profession but is very much a work in progress. It’s hoped that this project will provide insights from other professionals that can be applied to public relations. A CIPR project led by Professor Anne Gregory is set to explore the impact of AI on the professions.

Ethics 60

Ethics Technology Analysis Tools 60

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Melissa Strle Dive into the dynamic world of Public Relations with this essential PR glossary. It serves as a communication tool to reach journalists, media outlets, and the public. Sentiment Analysis : Assessing whether coverage is positive, negative, or neutral. What is Media Monitoring? What is Social Media Monitoring?

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Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

You can leverage a range of audience research strategies : conducting surveys, scouring customer reviews, using AI sentiment analysis tools, and customer interviews are all good starting points. Internal subject matter experts at your organization can also be strong sources of insight into your audience and what they want to know.

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SEO Strategy Google Engineering 134

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 4, 2020

He’s a moderniser with fresh thinking on governance and member engagement, and critical areas of practice including internal communications and ESG. Public relations needs a louder voice to engage with business, public sector and government. I’m backing Pete Holt for CIPR President in 2022. What’s the plan?

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Meeting Government Energy Employee 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

For the last several years, marketers primarily used AI for data analysis and predictive modeling. Ways marketing communications is currently utilizing AI Data Analysis and Insights: AI enables marketers to analyze vast amounts of data and extract valuable insights quickly. Most of them are using AI for some internal work.

Communications 40

Communications Marketing Technology Data 40

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. First, the ease with which disinformation can be created and spread via social media has huge implications for public engagement and discourse in society. Representing the public that we serve 4.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

ReputationDefender conducts an analysis to better grasp your current rankings and online presence. The average ReputationGrower experience takes about four weeks, from on-boarding to approval, and then you typically begin to see the results appear in Google within an average of a month from publication.

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Brand Branding Reputation Crisis 234

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2016

Once you get your head into the slightly dusty atmosphere of paper files, books and publications, diaries and whatever else (including expenses claims for dry cleaning, in one case), you have to follow your instincts and let multiple stories unfold. Would I be interested in the “old papers” and various publications and books?

Ethics 75

Ethics Software Meeting Policies 75

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

As media scandals go, it was a big one for Canada: The revelation that for the past two years one of the nation’s better-known TV news anchors was a part owner of a small public relations firm. For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

As media scandals go, it was a big one for Canada: The revelation that for the past two years one of the nation’s better-known TV news anchors was a part owner of a small public relations firm. For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

Ethical Voices

AUGUST 21, 2023

I recently read how Cision created a code of ethics for AI development and I wanted to have him on to talk about it. Ant discusses a number of important issues, including: Cision’s AI ethics policy The ethics implications of the use of AI in public relations How much human agency do we require in public relations?

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Agency Publicity Ethics Analysis 80

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2016

Once you get your head into the slightly dusty atmosphere of paper files, books and publications, diaries and whatever else (including expenses claims for dry cleaning, in one case), you have to follow your instincts and let multiple stories unfold. Would I be interested in the “old papers” and various publications and books?

Ethics 40

Ethics Meeting Software Policies 40

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2016

Once you get your head into the slightly dusty atmosphere of paper files, books and publications, diaries and whatever else (including expenses claims for dry cleaning, in one case), you have to follow your instincts and let multiple stories unfold. Would I be interested in the “old papers” and various publications and books?

Ethics 40

Ethics Meeting Software Policies 40

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

One of the undisputed leaders of public opinion in our country and a man with a lot of experience as a media expert, PR guru, diplomat, and business leader. Host : You say yourself that you don't like the Bulgarian translation - public relations. In all of social media, you can go in and see that analysis. Maxim: Hi, Sasho.

Newspapers 59

Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Technology Public Relations (Tech PR) involves managing and enhancing the public image of technology-related companies and products. It encompasses strategic communication to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the general public. How does Tech PR Work?

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Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Brands will look to public relations professionals to help them not only write compelling content but also place it in industry trade publications and other media outlets that may be a fit. Michelle Garrett , Public Relations Consultant and Writer, Garrett Public Relations. More show and less tell.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 192

Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A crisis is also any unplanned event that involves a problem, harmful effect or threat to people (or property or related companies) and/or the public interest. It may also have a negative impact on the public’s faith in an organisation, as well as its reputation, image and shareholder value. A tarnished public image.

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Crisis Management Crisis Financial Reputation 62