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The Power of Local Knowledge: Why Product Development Should Start with Listening to Your Community

Stern + Associates

At the SAFElab , where Patton is the founding director, social workers and local residents join Patton and his team to add context to social media messages, which helps programmers build algorithms that interpret messages correctly. Through keynote presentations, interactive workshops and as an advisor to AI companies Kai.ai

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Social Good: The Secret to Engaging Employees & Consumers

Cision

But what one tactic can drive employee engagement and consumer support? It’s a broad term referring to the social good your brand does locally, nationally or globally. It can take a variety of routes from volunteering at the local food pantry to partnering with a national cause like the American Cancer Society. Make it fun.

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Why aren’t employers giving PR employees the benefits they want?

Communications Conversations

Employees hold all the cards. Employers need to adapt in terms of what employees really want in the new economy. How do you expect to keep star employees motivated when you’re giving them, essentially, what amounts to a cost-of-living increase? Another huge perk almost every employee would value. Not even close.

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How to Engage and Empower Your ZEOs

PRSay

For the next decade, tens of thousands of Gen Zers will graduate from college annually, begin their careers and take on roles at companies of all sizes — from local nonprofits to global corporations. ZEO places a spotlight on Gen Z’s ability and influence to transform and innovate business, work, media and marketing.

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Why Internal Communications Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy

PRSay

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. So, how do you incorporate internal communications into your brand marketing strategy?

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Basecamp situation sign of bigger shift in social/digital labor market

Communications Conversations

CEO, Jason Fried, publicly announced some big changes at the tech company that didn’t go over so well with employees–or the general public. ” That didn’t sit well with employees (or the internet, which unsurprisingly lit up Basecamp’s leadership team the last week). .” They know they are in demand.

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7 brands experimenting with new social media marketing approaches during COVID-19

Communications Conversations

Best Buy shares CEO video message initially aimed at employees on LinkedIn. Best Buy stole a page out of Microsoft’s playbook when it posted a message from CEO, Corie Barry, this week that was initially shared with employees. Nice to see a local company doing that here in Minnesota. Very transparent. Very honest.