Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Huckins, Graduate Student, American University, PR Expanded Blog Contest Winner. For me, that meant starting off in retail at Patagonia when I first moved to Washington D.C. I was interested in Patagonia’s Corporate Social Responsibility , so early on I worked to learn more about the company’s environmental programs.

Communications 171

Communications Nonprofit Training Study 171

Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

Examples: The Walt Disney Company Reinforces Its Commitment to Use Its Broad Global Reach and Unique Platforms to Promote Social Responsibility City of Fort Worth partners with Cisco to promote digital inclusion in underserved neighborhoods New Benevity Report Finds DEI Initiatives Remain Top Priority for Employees 5.

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Writing Energy Training Education 52

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? No matter what the intention, recognize that every rude Tweet or callous Facebook post from a misguided employee or manager is now as public as a news release fired out globally. Hard to select just one, eh?

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Instagram Crisis Local Privacy 98

Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

For example, a PR program for a multinational corporation (MNC) setting up a new retail chain in China is very different from working with a government department to promote a new destination within a city. The principles of PR remain the same for client work in whichever country you operate.

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Local Retail Newspapers Sports 120

MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

Originally, a new mom would go to Babies R Us or another retailer and put a breast pump on their baby registry for someone to buy for them. That consumer electronics retailer is not a brand associated with healthcare. What kind of employee flourishes at StoneArch? Oh, Medela faced a perception issue.

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Agency Healthcare Interviews Insurance 54

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 10, 2021

Before addressing the two concerns, I imagine some may be wondering what short selling has to do with marketing—the other half of this blog’s two-pronged focus. Casinos win when their customers lose, as do many “ rent-to-owe ” retailers like Rent-A-Center and Aaron's.

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Financial Banking Retail Sports 65

PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Recently, the company announced that it plans to hire 10,000 employees in the EU to work on this so-called metaverse, and it got me thinking – will the metaverse force us into changing the way we communicate, or will it just be another tech plaything that doesn’t really go anywhere? Quite a scary thought!

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Communications Wikipedia Meeting Technology 62

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

A blog about careers as told by eight marketing and PR practitioners in a workshop at Newcastle University. There are 300 people working for the airport and more than 3,000 people on the site working for airlines and retailers,” she said. Practitioners at varying stages of their career joined the session.

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Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

One multinational corporation, however, has embraced this unique group of customers in a way that should make every company listen. Store employees, 20-25 of whom are themselves deaf or hard of hearing, are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). ” Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog.

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Education Retail Sports Groups 50

Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Once Shea developed his production process, he went back to his online communities to get the word out: “The backpacking, fishing, outdoors community has a very active and robust online community of blogs, forums, and review sites. Click here activate employees on social and facilitate word-of-mouth.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

This idea reminds me of a clothing retailer, who years ago put up controversial billboards and then an employee intentionally – and surreptitiously – defaced them. A high profile blog was “tipped off” to the feigned outrage and the rest of the media then picked up on it and duly reported the incident as controversy.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 21, 2020

” The retailers’ swift actions and accusation of price gouging left Colvin sitting on over 17,000 bottles of sanitizer he couldn’t sell, even as people around the world were desperate to get their hands on the products and the product on their hands. ” Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog.

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Viral Marketing Retail Transportation 75

Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers. Or maybe you work for a retail company like Glossier, where content marketing leads the way for a direct-to-consumer business.

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Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Internal 145

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Yet some of the country’s largest corporations appear determined to allow their newsrooms – if they can be found at all – to serve as a dumping ground for old press releases, and little more. In fact, a corporation’s newsroom button is typically buried in the footer within the About Us section.

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Mobile Corporate Survey Web 91

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 4, 2022

In its ongoing search for profitable new products, the world’s largest retailer recently cooked up a novel plan—tap into Black Americans’ and others’ celebrations of Juneteenth , the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. retail stores, even modest margins would have added up quickly.

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Film Retail Comparison Nonprofit 65

Beyond PR

JUNE 5, 2018

Work with micro-influencers (averaging less than 30,000 followers or active blog readers) – a HelloSociety study found that they tend to have 60 percent higher engagement levels than influencers with massive followings. In many cases, employee advocacy can be even more powerful for this propagating trust. The solution?

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 16, 2017

When I was young and ruthless, I asked Dave if I could help his agency – then called Mona Meyer McGrath & Gavin – pitch the Bachman’s garden center chain as a retail client. Salaries matter, as do employee benefits – but with PR agency recruiting, it’s all about the slippery thing called culture.

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Agency SEO Social Media Pinterest 113

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

A few weeks ago I saw some referral traffic coming from Forbes in Google Analytics for a corporate blog. When I traced the source, it stunned me to find my employer’s blog listed right alongside powerhouse consumer brands. There really is something to the idea that every company is a media company. Focus on building a community.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Brand Branding Marketing 60

PR Fuel

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Corporate Contact Information. It doesn’t matter if you’re Microsoft or if you’re Joe’s Lamp Emporium: Every company’s web site should have a public relations page that details corporate contact information. Retail outfits should always include directions, for both drivers and customers using mass transit, to locations.

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Web Pitching Local Report 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2017

In addition to another viral video – this one of founder Travis Kalanick arguing with an Uber driver – the company was hit with ugly charges of sex discrimination in the workplace, detailed in a blog post by a female engineer who quit the company in frustration after only a year. Empower employees. Know your dealbreakers.

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Crisis Airlines Brand Branding 180

MaccaPR

AUGUST 8, 2018

Employing a charismatic company founder, celebrity spokesperson or CEO as the sole face of a mega brand – as exemplified by Apple’s Steve Jobs, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk – can humanize and bring a corporate brand to life. Founders are dangerous people,” continues Austin.

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Crisis Marketing Training Employee 63