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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Especially in today’s atmosphere of increasing corporate activism , a company that takes a stand on a controversial topic can create lasting bonds with customers – even if it alienates others in the process. PR is a primary tool for corporate speech on social issues. But the storytelling should go beyond the founders and employees.

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2023 Detroit Auto Show Offers New Engagement Opportunities for Automotive & Mobility Suppliers

Bianchi Biz Blog

With three months until the show opens, organizers report there are ample opportunities for suppliers of all sizes to engage with customers, automakers, media, analysts, investors and potential employees at one of the industry’s premier events. Technology Days/AutoMobili-D and the Mobility Global Forum are slated for Wednesday, Sept.

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IHG’s Michael Torres on Communications and Leadership

PRSay

This democratization has opened up an entire new world of opportunity for everyone to engage, consume, share and break news. IHG’s legacy employee communication platform had extremely low engagement. She previously interned in corporate communications at Arby’s Restaurant Group and at several Columbia, S.C.-based

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PR, Not Propaganda

Maxim Behar

Since before the advent of social media, PR has also been accused of being involved in corporate or political propaganda. Corporate PR is different. Still, consumers who use smartphones, for example, see them in the same way — like smartphones. This is why corporate propaganda is virtually impossible today.

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Seeing Around Corners: 30 Marketing and PR Predictions for 2021

Sword and the Script

2021 will see an increase in podcasts, with more brands and institutions harnessing the power of this very intimate form of communication as some consumers attempt to ration their screen time. I think consumers expect and are demanding the brands they support to have a position, and this can be uncharted territory for some brands.

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The Top PR Threats To Your Company’s Reputation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Or a crisis can strike closer to home; it can be a rogue employee action or supplier lapse in a single region that affects an entire brand, like the Chipotle E. As public relations and customer relations increasingly overlap , the goals of each should be aligned, and employees empowered to take quick action in case of a problem.

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PR Touts The Season’s Top Turkeys

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

First Shkreli raised consumer ire by increasing the price of antimalaria drug Daraprim by more than 5,000 percent. What was her corporate communications team thinking? Top execs were accused of spending millions on parties, hotels and travel. Management compounded the bad news by seeming to blame employees.