Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Two documents published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) provide best practice guidelines for using individual and group communication channels. Internal communication is an important management function that contributes to leadership, productivity, and employee engagement within organisations.

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Institute for Public Relations

MAY 5, 2023

This blog is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. My agency conducts the Integral Employee Activation Index study annually with The Harris Poll to understand employee mindset and behaviors. Employees’ expectations about the issues their employer takes a stand on changed drastically.

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The 2023 Gallagher report reveals the increasing value of internal communications in areas such as culture, strategy, and measurement and persistent challenges for the function to achieve greater management influence. Another day, another survey about the contribution of the communication function to management. (I

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Institute for Public Relations

APRIL 16, 2024

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center based on the original study. Dr. Laura Lemon and Dr. Matthew VanDyke examined how employees at research-intensive universities used communication to make sense of their engagement experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had positive outcomes on employee engagement and collaboration, but mixed results on productivity, according to a new study focused on internal communication by the Institute for Public Relations and Peppercomm. The importance of engaging employees.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

An assignment in my Principles of Public Relations class with Professor Jennie Donohue was to read Deirdre Breakenridge’s new book Answers for Modern Communicators and create an infographic based on one of four concepts. These topics included listening, doing research, communicating, and being truthful.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Brands that emphasize employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) achieve business growth nearly 2x faster If you take care of your employees, they’ll take care of your customers, and everything else will fall in place. The study suggests this viewpoint was even higher among sales and marketing types. “The

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Agility PR Solutions

JULY 9, 2020

Since March 2020, the Institute for Public Relations, with partners such as Peppercomm, Harris Insights, and Leger, has published four studies (the fifth, an e-book, is to be published in July 2020) focused on how communication departments and agencies are handling the COVID-19 pandemic internally.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View.

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Institute for Public Relations

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Summary Employees’ communication behaviors are essential for organizations because external stakeholders consider them more neutral than well-designed public relations messages.

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Institute for Public Relations

MARCH 11, 2024

Grammarly and The Harris Poll explored the state of business communication and how generative AI plays a role in challenges such as privacy, bias, and productivity. An online survey of 1,002 full-time employees and 253 business leaders was conducted from Sept.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations. The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 3, 2022

Public relations academics and practitioners explored a diverse range of societal and communication issues at BledCom. The event was pitched as a reboot of internal and external communication for stakeholders. We need an environmental-type standard for communication,” he said. The study was undertaken manually.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ethics, employee engagement and wider stakeholder management are the three pillars of the CBI’s report AI: Ethics into practice. It is also creating opportunities for practitioners to help organisations communicate about AI and its impact on society. AI represents a significant growth opportunity for the UK.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Florida International University is a proud sponsor of PRSA. Whether a disaster impacts your company or an organizational issue disrupts your workplace’s ability to function as it should, well-mapped-out communication strategies should be structured to embrace the nuances of internal and external audiences.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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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Institute for Public Relations

JANUARY 13, 2023

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center based on the original study. Dr. Weiting Tao and colleagues examined how workplace dialogic communication about COVID-19 vaccination influenced employees’ intention to advocate for the vaccine to people in their personal and professional networks.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The GCS COVID-19 Communications Industry Report tells the story of a profession demonstrating agility, innovation and resilience. I’ve had the unique position of recording the huge changes in how private and public sector organisations in the UK have communicated during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Institute for Public Relations

AUGUST 10, 2023

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Linjuan Rita Men, Dr. Yufan Sunny Qin, Renee Mitson, and Dr. Patrick Thelen studied how organizational diversity communication efforts and employees’ cultural intelligence contributed to an inclusive organizational climate and enhanced employee engagement.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 14, 2022

The last decade has brought unprecedented changes to the media and communications landscape — with new platforms and channels popping up at lightning speed — making the ability to understand and quantify the news in real time more challenging than ever before. Here were some of the key findings. .

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. It’s a period when the role of the communication function was elevated within every organisation. This is the legacy of COVID-19 for corporate communications.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 24, 2021

COVID-19 has normalised video for stakeholder engagement and accelerated the role of professional communication as a management function. The European Communication Monitor (ECM) 2021 reports on the adoption of technology in communications and the role of communication management.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Twenty years ago, I was packing for England to begin a study abroad semester in Nottingham. Responding to these needs has caused companies and organizations to take a more genuine and empathetic approach to their communications and work styles. The latest season of “ The Crown ” is no exception. Keep it real.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

According to a 2021 study by researchers at Portland State University in Oregon, workplace incivility is rising, too. Employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil toward others, the study found. How can communications professionals show leadership to help counter this epidemic of incivility?

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 17, 2021

As an East Coast employee now working on the West Coast for the past eight months, I don’t face the kind of challenges as teams who span several time zones across many global regions. Before making the move to another time zone, it’s important to keep open communications with your team. A new location can bring a new time zone with it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 8, 2013

I was surprised to get a Facebook request from my company ( Six Degrees PR ) to join its Page named “Six Degrees PR bunker.” I never thought that any company would step up to connect and engage with its employees through a private Facebook Page – this was quite a surprise to me. Facebook: Improving Employee Communications?

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 12, 2015

A solid communications strategy starts with prioritizing your internal audience. One of the most overlooked types of communications for companies is addressing their internal audience. In my 22 years of professional business experience, I have rarely seen a client have really solid internal communications.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2023

According to its “ 2023 Global Communications Report ,” tangible benefits accrue to companies that build and maintain positive reputations. Consumer demands for accountability and transparency are rising, while employee voices have gained influence since the pandemic. Image credit: use annenberg center for public relations ]

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

According to a report by Burning Glass and the Strada Institute, 39 percent of Communications and Journalism majors will be underemployed in their first job. Patagonia’s support of employee activism creates an incredible opportunity for professional development. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Offer to help create new content.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

On the bright side, a Muck Rack study shows PR expenditures may rise in some sectors, including travel and energy. In response to an absence of rigorous research on the topic, Harvard Business School’s Ranjay Gulati and Nitin Nohria ran an ambitious study of recessionary periods. The HBS study looked at the big picture.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

To win an industry software product award, you must show how the SaaS has performed in the real world using the case of an actual user, via the case study narrative. Millennials are famous for desiring progressive employers who care for their employees’ experience and value a diverse and inclusive workplace. Success breeds success.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Corporate reputation has surpassed profitability in its importance to business success—today’s customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders have many choices, and they are leaning toward companies with a stellar public image. Corporate reputation, and therefore, business growth are increasingly impacted by a company’s ESG score.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 26, 2022

Often the main reason employees choose to work abroad is to experience a new culture. Lean into communication with colleagues . Since in-person interaction is diminished, it’s important to lean into communication with colleagues to ensure that everyone is in sync on tasks and the work is getting done.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 6, 2015

She shares the biggest challenges they faced, how they prepared their crisis communications strategy, the results that ensued, and the biggest lessons and takeaways she learned first-hand, along the way. Strategies for breaking unwanted news to employees… employees that you also need to actively help you manage the crisis.

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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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