Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The flipside of earned media is owned media: publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, Medium publication, and the like. The PR pro either writes some of this content themselves or helps drive strategy with a team of writers/editors and/or guest blog contributors. Corporate Communications.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 7, 2021

In many organizations, a major fragmentation exists between executive leadership and the communications function. Your communications team owns your company’s earned media, which is key to building the trust amongst all of your stakeholders, be it customers, employees or investors. What is the purpose of the communications team, then?

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Institute for Public Relations

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center The public relations discipline has made great strides in advancing internal public relations scholarship and the antecedents of employee engagement.

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Internal International Industry Communications 52

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Why isn’t kindness desirable in the leadership community? It’s clear to see why the default path for leadership is often being as cut-throat with your employees as you are with your competitors, but it’s not the only way to be. – Satisfied employees stay in their roles, and they work harder. Show me the money!

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Leadership Reputation Employee Hotels 71

5W PR

MARCH 18, 2023

Corporate communication is essential for effective branding and securing external funding. Here are a few tips for using corporate communications to increase investment. To qualify for this, businesses must cultivate a strong reputation and make themselves known to investors through corporate communication.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Last week, together with my friends at Bellmont Partners, we held our most recent Talking Points event focused on corporate blogging 2.0. And, the number of companies blogging is bigger than its ever been. And, the number of companies blogging is bigger than its ever been. In fact, they blogged about it a while back.

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PRSay

MAY 13, 2022

Prior to joining DePaul, he served in leadership roles for two agencies, Ketchum and Sard Verbinnen and Company. Previously, he held senior communications positions at Sears, Sara Lee Corporation, Pitney Bowes and Eli Lilly. He is also the author of Culpwrit , the PR career blog. So, like the lottery, you have to play to win.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

In our June blog series, we’ll be discussing how PR can measure up to marketing and, ultimately, how PR teams can work closely with marketing to demonstrate to the CMO and CEO that PR is a business growth driver. Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast What’s the secret to success?

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

In our June blog series, we’ll be discussing how PR can measure up to marketing and, ultimately, how PR teams can work closely with marketing to demonstrate to the CMO and CEO that PR is a business growth driver. Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast. What’s the secret to success? Generating brand awareness.

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Marketing Measurement Advertising Advertising 195

Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This blog post highlights the importance of separating recognition from rewards from feedback in communicative leadership, providing a framework with rules for effective implementation. Here we go: Communicative Leadership is Critical In leadership, the way messages are conveyed is just as important as the messages themselves.

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Leadership Internal International Employee 52

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The EV blog Electrek broke the news last week that Tesla is dissolving its PR department. And I just addressed some of these questions in my recent podcast appearance , with host Marti Sanchez , who also runs content and thought leadership firm Influence Podium. I’ve written often about the evolution of PR here. Emily Fang.

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 23, 2019

In the hiring game, we’re increasingly in a candidate-led market, where employees can pick and choose where they want to work, and the onus is on the company to woo the candidate before a competitor does. You want to start a trusting relationship, and that’s where employee advocacy can help in seducing the best new talent.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Business also scored well among those who know it best: their employees. Employers are more believable than government, media reporters with named sources, major corporations, media reports with anonymous sources, advertising and “my social media.”. Keep your blog, a newsletter, or an articles-site – separate and sacred.

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Government Survey Ethics Media 138

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Today’s corporate communicator has a legion of responsibilities. Everything from executive communications to media relations to employee communications falls under its umbrella. Corporate communicators must be good writers. We read about it on blogs and industry publications. Not just the issues leadership sees.

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MaccaPR

MAY 11, 2017

Although more and more women are taking leadership positions ( the number of female CEOs is increasing ), the majority of business leaders tend to be male (the top 27 highest paid CEOs in Minnesota are all men, for example). Here are takeaways for MaccaPR blog readers on leadership styles and business decision making.

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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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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Historically, you could get away with the executive team acting as “bullhorns” for company news, pushing product-level messaging and jargon-filled communications and a distinctly corporate voice. The events of the past few years permanently disrupted both leadership approaches and expectations.

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Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2022

The corporate narrative and expression of it remains mission critical, perhaps more than ever. Here are the communications actions (and opportunities) we see as crucial in times like these: Revisit & shore up your corporate narrative: Are you saying the right things to (excite) the right audience? Don’t take the foot off the pedal.

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Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

But for reasons that include both customer and employee relations, some type of statement when big events occur has become expected. Obviously, companies cannot and perhaps should not take a public stance on every issue. The key is to make sure the stance aligns with audiences and company values/goals.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. Advertising is a distant third. How much money do PR professionals earn?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

PR is one of the best ways to build visibility for a corporate brand while getting the word out about a given product or service. Here are some key tactics for PR pros to build executive visibility and thought leadership. Bylines and blogs. A leadership campaign should include a robust bylined content program.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

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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. Respondents identified the top comms challenges as 1) cutting through the noise (35%); 2) too many priorities (31%); and 3) lack of employee experience (25%). Blog: Code of PR Ethics?

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

She joined UL in 2015 and is responsible for brand and marketing strategy, communications, public relations and crisis management, corporate social responsibility, events, customer experience, digital marketing and social media, as well as the marketing organization at large. Kathy: I am the SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at UL.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Today’s a first for this blog–and series. You had a vibrant and long career in PR, working in almost every possible setting–from corporate to agency to non-profit. Corporations and non-profits are not that different from each other. I was a solo corporate comm.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

We may not think about it that way — we’re simply drafting a memo to employees or writing the president’s message for an annual report. Some executives are eloquent writers and inspiring speakers, comfortable with employees and investors alike. Executives seek to amplify their own voices through “thought leadership.”.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. More responsibility given the pandemic, working remotely, leadership being asked to speak out on social issues, DEI, and ESG.”.

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MaccaPR

JUNE 11, 2020

With over 50% of employees fearful of contracting COVID-19 upon returning to the workplace, effective internal communications must go beyond addressing the safety procedures being put into place. Below, we dive deeper into how to deliver effective, empathetic employee communication. Perfecting Delivery and Tone of Your Message.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Huckins, Graduate Student, American University, PR Expanded Blog Contest Winner. Ask yourself what is important to you and create goals within your role and share them with team leadership. I was interested in Patagonia’s Corporate Social Responsibility , so early on I worked to learn more about the company’s environmental programs.

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Communications Nonprofit Training Study 171

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. Your corporate story can prove that sound business decisions have been made along the way, pay respect to your employees, build goodwill, and demonstrate long-lasting corporate strength. Source: Unzipped ).

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

Should corporate leaders share their own beliefs? From the first week of the lockdowns, I wanted to be sure that my employees knew that the situation was fluid, that we would be assessing things as we went and that their jobs were safe. Would they be applying for government assistance programs?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2017

Earned coverage offers a credibility that can’t be matched by paid media like ads or “owned” content like company blog posts or creative social videos. In fact, employees can be both a rich source of stories and a powerful channel through which to tell them. Promoting leadership.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Please join the #PRDiversity discussion via @PRSADiversity and follow along with our D&I-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. which is one of many companies giving employees time off to vote. This year’s theme is “Transforming the Landscape.”

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

Listen To and Welcome Employees on Social. Brands know they should listen to consumers, but what about listening to employees? Arik highlighted the cautionary tale of Sherwin-Williams, which fired an Ohio employee whose TikTok channel of paint mixing was mesmerizing his 1.2 Corporate Blogs Are Making a Comeback – Big Time.

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Social Media Trends Marketing Viral 62

Cision

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Generating brand awareness through earned media doesn’t always have to revolve around your products, services, data or thought leadership. Check out how these five brands scored big by leveraging unique perks that not only benefit their employees, but also display their values: 1. Want inspiration?

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Conducting a content audit, identifying your content resources (I blogged about that last week). Goal: Employee recruiting. In this post, he talks about the firms efforts to empower women and place them in leadership positions–which should be a no-brainer for a big firm like Edelman. Developing content. Did it work?

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