Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. In late March the corporate workforce shifted from working in the office to home, and areas of the economy exposed to the virus such as entertainment, leisure, hospitality, and visitor attractions shut down.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Two different PR tech vendors have launched Corporate PR indices; one tracks corporate reputations and the other tracks risk exposure to misinformation . One aims to track corporate reputations and the other to track the risk exposure corporations face from misinformation. Signal AI launches a corporate reputation index.

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PRSay

APRIL 12, 2024

As companies face pressure to engage with social issues beyond their immediate business interests, communicators must anticipate how every word an organization says and every topic it raises will be received by different stakeholders, a new study finds. ” Since 2000, several factors have driven a dramatic increase in corporate activism.

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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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Reputation Us

MARCH 27, 2023

While ESG has essentially been a part of many corporations ideology and strategy for decades, the term and customers’ familiarity became more prevalent in 2020 due primarily through heightened awareness of ESG’s importance to the world’s wellbeing. PWC studied 202 publicly traded large U.S.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It’s a good article that every corporate communications person should read and an interesting take to us who work in PR. Some organizations feel their employees, customers, and stakeholders want them to speak out in a crisis situation. But other studies contradict that premise. Many have sparked a severe backlash.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many corporate CEOs also made a big mistake by not communicating to employees about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to new research from The Grossman Group in partnership with The Harris Poll. For many employees, even the communication they did receive missed the mark. When employees are not OK, business suffers.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 3, 2022

In a 217-page report, the company says it closed last year with 27,000 customers, 2,200 employees and $402 million in revenue. FirstUp, formerly SocialChorus, offers three ways to implement a meaningful employee listening program. * * *. Meltwater published its annual report for FY 2021. Image credit: Unsplash.

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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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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Ethan McCarty , the founder and CEO of Integral , an award-winning employee activation agency serving leaders of communications, HR, marketing, and technology. Ethical perils in personalizing employee communications. You’re creating that shared belief for 400,000 employees.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s an interesting trend going on in the employee communications world. It’s VP of Communications in Europe, Stuart Jackson, recently shared results from his team’s move away from the corporate intranet to an employee app : Nissan Insider Mobile. Take Nissan, for example.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Corporate Communications As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Feel free to start a free trial to get an understanding of the tool.

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 3, 2020

The most recent Nielsen Global Survey of Corporate Social Responsibility found that more than half of 30,000 people surveyed in 60 countries “are willing to pay more for products and services provided by companies that are committed to positive social and environmental impact.” Gaining profit and peace-of-mind is a pretty strong combo.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. It’s higher in large companies (5), defined as 1000+ employees, and lower in small companies (3), defined as 1-99 employees. Image credits: Unsplash and respective studies.

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Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Financial Impact Recent studies confirm that corporate reputation is an invaluable asset with an appreciable impact on a company’s bottom line. Back in 2012, a World Economic Forum study estimated that reputation accounted for more than 25 percent of a company’s market value, according to Global Finance magazine.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 22, 2023

Deloitte study identifies organisational listening, stakeholder mapping and relationship management as critical advisory roles The rise of the public relations function within organisations during COVID-19 is well reported. These include communication management, corporate communication and corporate affairs - the term favoured by Deloitte.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Corporate Communications. As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Feel free to start a free trial to get an understanding of the tool.

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PR for Anyone

JANUARY 28, 2024

You’re Missing Out, Corporate America Women navigating the workplace in their 50s encounter a unique set of challenges distinct from their younger colleagues. Together, Christina and Erica explore the hurdles faced by these women, shedding light on the unfortunate trend of some being edged out of corporate roles.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

A paper published by Harvard Business Review reports that almost four in five corporate transformations fail. Internal communication and how organisations engage employees is a critical factor in successful transformation projects. The study reports that only 22% of companies successfully execute business transformation projects.

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PRSay

JULY 6, 2021

Your corporate brand. What are the common behaviors, habits and attitudes among employees? Next, you’ll need to know what makes your best employees tick. Confidence that the company is stable, financially healthy and unlikely to lay off employees. Which companies do you compete with for employees?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. For example, a study conducted by Edelman in 2018 found “nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of consumers around the world now buy on belief, a remarkable increase of 13 points since 2017.”.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 6, 2015

How to prepare and manage a corporate crisis involving receivership. Strategies for breaking unwanted news to employees… employees that you also need to actively help you manage the crisis. Practical examples on how to shape a story and become the narrative of your own crisis. Follow Monika on SlideShare.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 5, 2016

My internal and employee comms friends aren’t going to like this post. But, before you take my head off about the headline, let’s have an honest discussion about corporate intranets. You know, those vast wastelands of information that are supposed to serve as a key employee communications channel? Not one bit.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2015

But, along the way, we heard from one surprising source as the story unfolded: An Amazon employee. And, this opens up, yet again, a discussion we’ve had before: Should employees be empowered to speak up during a company crisis or firestorm? ” After all, we were trained to control and shape the corporate message strategy.

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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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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

In a management context, internal communications is the function that deals with an organisation's most important intangible asset - its relationships with employees. It’s measured by means of employee engagement. Dr Kevin Ruck, Mike Pounsford and Howard Kraise will share outcomes from their project on employee listening.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Every two years, the New York-based Corporate Communication International ( CCI ), conducts an in-depth survey of senior PR and communications officers at Fortune 500 companies about the latest global PR trends. Communications professionals must act decisively to safeguard corporate reputation, and many worry that they may miss something.

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2015

According to Edelman’s 2015 Trust Barometer , “This year’s study also found that a company’s in-house technical experts (e.g., ” These research findings come when, according to the study, trust in media, businesses and NGOs has reached an all-time low. Thought Leaders/Employees Surpass CEOs in Credibility.

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PRSay

JANUARY 19, 2021

Only 35 percent of respondents have faith in social media, while 41 percent consider corporate “owned media” truthful and 53 percent trust traditional media. People “reject talking heads who they deem not credible,” the study says. People who rely mostly on social media are more hesitant to receive the vaccine, the study finds.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 15, 2017

You only get one shot at making a good first impression – and that’s true for corporate apologies too. Somehow as we grow up, those principles we learned as kids are beaten out of our collective corporate being. This is true of messaging, positioning, press releases and corporate apologies. 1) The incomplete corporate apology.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

In addition, embracing inclusion aligns seamlessly with the principles of corporate social responsibility, unleashing a brand’s influence far beyond the boundaries of profit margins. Notably, a study by Bentley University revealed that over two-thirds of disabilities remain “invisible,” eluding direct observation or visual detection.

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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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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Corporate Communications. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Corporate communications regularly involves interaction with senior leaders and HR departments. . For more info, email info@airpr.com.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 6, 2017

And, it got me thinking: Introducing a new CEO to the rank-and-file employees is a big job. And typically it rests of the shoulders of corporate communications and PR teams. However, one recent study may mean this job is even tougher than it normally is. 2–Employee alignment=transformational business value.

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

(I may be on to something with my PhD studies). It has an international outlook and includes important insights for the broader corporate communications or public relations function. There's a lot to unpack in the 40+ page report.

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Barokas

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

That’s why we’re proud to announce Thrive, our new corporate wellness program. Thrive is a collection of activities we’re trying out in order to help Barokas PR employees be the happiest and healthiest they can be – physically, mentally and emotionally. But does it really have to be that way? Lunchtime walking groups. Erin and Celeste.

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