PRSay

JULY 27, 2020

As employees look for answers during the COVID-19 crisis, they need simple, straightforward language. For communicators, that means eliminating hype, jargon, buzzwords and corporate-speak. Employees have never liked corporate-speak, of course. Here are some tips for doing just that: • Write for the reader.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The better you write, the higher you will go. That’s almost an exact quote from a famous memo he sent to employees years ago (see below). He also made another statement I wholeheartedly agree with: “People who think well, write well.” ” That starts with writing. .” I *liked* to write.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether you’re a management consultant, lawyer, investment banker or communicator, any adviser in these situations must do several key things: • Put yourself in the mind of whoever is on the other side of an issue. . Write every document, email, text and Teams message as if it could eventually show up on the front page of The New York Times.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

PoliteMail was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first” says author and organizational consultant, Simon Sinek. Fortunately, your corporate communications team can kindle that love.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 14, 2015

Over my almost 20 years in the communications business, I’ve spent a fair amount of it on the corporate communications side. I’ve worked on the corporate side (McGladrey, Fairview). I’m not saying writing skills aren’t important. But, aren’t they also table stakes for communicators?

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PRSay

MARCH 22, 2023

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. Instead of managing Gen Z employees, mentor them. In 2023, the oldest Gen Zers will turn 26 years old.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Our job descriptions tells us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. For the sake of creating a comprehensive list of all the tasks today’s PR and communications teams are responsible for, we’ve compiled a list of 20 responsibilities or areas of focus.

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Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

It’s no wonder then that many businesses choose to write a press release about ESG news. Along with this, shareholders and stakeholders expect to see important environmental, social and governance (ESG) communications. Therefore, companies can distribute the following newsworthy press releases as part of their ESG communications.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 20, 2020

As PR pros work from home, now is a good time for them to sharpen their communication and public relations skills through educational resources. Even though many public meetings, events and conferences have been canceled, communication is still evolving. Share Tweet Share. PR Week Webinars. Talk Like Ted. PRSSA Webinars.

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

A European internal communications veteran explains: In order to help organisations use communications to get results , practitioners should call on simple skills and experience —not a book of runes, silver bullets or magic fairy dust. ” We need to shed some light on employee communications.

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PRSay

MARCH 21, 2023

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. Instead of managing Gen Z employees, mentor them. In 2023, the oldest Gen Zers will turn 26 years old.

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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. But the fact is: Few executives reach the C-suite because of their writing skills. Some executives are eloquent writers and inspiring speakers, comfortable with employees and investors alike.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 12, 2015

A few weeks ago, Josh Bernoff made a post that talked about a recent communication from Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, to employees about a recent series of layoffs. ” Clearly, the Microsoft corporate communications team helped Nadella develop this message. .” They all speak the same language.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

As such, the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey , which was conducted in partnership with Ned’s Job of the Week , also included an open-ended question at the end of the survey. Of the 155 respondents, more than 120 took the time to write in answers this post is designed to share some of them that stood out. It needs to be authentic.”.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. Those who said communications work has “changed very significantly,” wrote: 1. Proven business value.

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Stuart Bruce

JULY 16, 2014

For public relations and corporate communications the two most interesting findings are firstly the continuing importance of blogs and secondly that blogging about work life and jobs is in the top 10. Rather than relying on the PR and communications team to produce content you can enable real experts to write it.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Among its unique attributes, the store featured an open layout, low-glare surfaces, and employees who knew American Sign Language (ASL). ” For many companies, asserting such exclusivity is merely a matter of marketing communication, i.e., they simply say that they “specialize” and do nothing to support the claim.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In this final post, we’ll be sharing how to authentically communicate your brand’s environmental sustainability goals and initiatives with the media and all stakeholders – the final, crucial piece of the puzzle. The challenge for every comms professional is what to communicate and when. If you do it right.

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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. Differentiate and prepare your communications appropriately. Photos courtesy of Anna Tarazevich. By Andy Lowe. The post Crisis?

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Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2022

Either way, as the markets spiral and confidence drops, it surfaces an important lesson in communicating through volatility. Companies need to remain bullish on theirlong-term vision and plan, both building toward it and communicating a narrative that supports it. But this is no time to get skittish in PR and Communications.

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PRSay

MARCH 9, 2017

To be an expert in crisis communications you have to move your organization at the speed of Twitter when “it” hits the fan. Do you really want someone known as @shroomy0021 managing your corporate communications? Hence, any decision they make regarding the crisis and the communications around it, is a flawed decision.

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PRSay

AUGUST 30, 2022

And when told they’ll lose their jobs, employees are just as shocked today. Still, when layoffs become necessary, there’s a lot that employers can do to mitigate the pain and difficulty that employees experience. Garg came to represent accusations that corporations treat employees as expendable units.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I’m going to give it to you straight – developing a Corporate Sustainability Report for your company is a ton of work. What is a Corporate Sustainability Report? Yes, corporate sustainability reports are a valuable communications tool. Corporate Sustainability Reports Rise in Popularity. General Mills.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. 12) “Write for businesses.”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 7, 2020

Her focus is reporting on stories about how labor issues affect retail employees. . Khadeeja has been writing for WSJ since 2013 where she covers US based retail companies, including brick-and-mortar chains and e-commerce. . April Berthene @ByAprilBerthene. Are you more interested in e-commerce and technology? Phil Wahba @philwahba.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2023

To avoid inflicting lasting reputational damage, communicators need to quickly decide whether to react to divisive political events. Now is the time to consider your organization’s values, map where they align and misalign with those of stakeholders and then implement a political-communication strategy for your brand.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 26, 2018

In fact, I’ve heard it first-hand from recruiters and corporate folks, too (I’m not looking for a job–but, people do bring this up from time to time). Because that’s the only message I can possibly come up with as to why these corporations and agencies don’t want to hire independent consultants.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Employee reviews. It’s a place to showcase your company culture to the world with real-life language from your existing and former employees. Except here’s the thing: I think there are huge benefits for communicators as well. On the employee communications front, culture is a big piece of the puzzle.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As the CIPR celebrates its 75th anniversary, practitioners need to own public relations as a management discipline and move beyond communication tasks. A variety of alternative terms are frequently used to describe practice such as brand communication, corporate communication, corporate affairs, and integrated marketing communication.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is because many of the queries aren’t from bona fide journalists, but from corporate bloggers. For example, I just pulled up a HARO email as I write this and found a query looking for case studies on CRM implementations. A new Gartner report suggests a better corporate intranet can help engage and retain employees.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

According to the people of Finland, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. For us, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There are lots of useful public relations and communication news sources one can benefit from across the internet. Powell Tate partners with organizations across sectors — global corporations, advocacy groups, nonprofits and foundations, coalitions, national trade associations and government agencies. BIGfish Communications.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When it comes to corporate volunteerism and social media, isn’t this what we normally see from brands? Great, model employee. Posts like these are all too common when it comes to corporate volunteerism and social media for big brands. Employee engagement? Good story. Driving traffic to the web site. All good things.

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

He tweeted: I rarely cuss in writing. Perhaps proactive media relations will end for a time at the company, but skillful communication with key stakeholders, such as employees, investors and more is essential and fundamental to businesses’ success. It doesn’t mean anything. Emily Fang. Mark Prindle.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Among them are Meta (at 11,000 employees), Twitter, Salesforce, Stripe and Zendesk. Between the media and the echo chamber that is now LinkedIn, the impact of layoff communications is big and immediate. It left the public (and likely Twitter’s remaining employees) wondering about, well, everything. Salesforce kept it private.

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