PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I had been enjoying my time as a public affairs officer at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS). As federal government employees, we learned we could provide an evidence file to members of Congress, the Office of the Medical Inspector and the Office of the Inspector General.

Ethics 150

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. On communicating with employees during the crisis: We want to communicate to employees first, before communicating to the outside world.

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Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Airlines 91

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Its public affairs team was tasked with positioning Oxford as a global centre of expertise in health research and make it the go-to information source for media and policymakers. While half their employees stayed at their posts in the labs and manufacturing, the other half joined the millions working from home.

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Publicity Case Study Local Public Affairs 131

PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

We protect meetings from “Zoom-bombings” and give “elbow bumps.” A public affairs officer for the Army did not heed this advice and took a tone-deaf approach in posting about COVID-19, using emojis when referencing death and a racial slur that joked about eating bats (in reference to a disproven theory for how the virus started).

Communications 197

Communications Viral Fashion Public Affairs 197

Cision

JUNE 13, 2016

ET Cision’s Mark Reilly and public affairs campaign strategist Mike Panetta of Beekeeper Group will discuss how to not only reach your audience, but motivate them to take action. They send the emails to targeted legislators when asked, attend meetings when asked, etc. on Wednesday, June 15 at 2 p.m.

Communications 120

Communications Social Media Meeting Public Affairs 120

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2019

Companies choose to give because it’s the right thing to do, and it directly impacts the communities in which their employees live and work. It began with a meeting where two women shared a story of profound loss, a story they wanted to turn into one of immeasurable hope. Think about bringing that transformational moment to employees.

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Agency Nonprofit Real Estate Public Affairs 80

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s expanded to include public affairs and government relations as the norm.”. Increased demands from the business, external challenges (Covid, politics, lack of civility) and fewer communicators, antiquated tools to meet the demands.”. More channels. Expanded duties. Expanded expectations. Lack of civility. Analytics and ROI.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Stern + Associates

AUGUST 15, 2022

Applied futurist and social systems strategist Ari Wallach , founder and executive director of Longpath Labs , helps organizations and individuals discover and leverage a new version of “why” for their work that leads to deeper and more meaningful motivations for all stakeholders – employees, customers, communities and future generations.

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Training Public Affairs Ethics Groups 62

PRSay

MAY 23, 2022

We joined the nightly prosecution team meetings to debrief on the day’s events and plan for upcoming witnesses and other arguments. Why did you decide to keep news of this work to a smaller group of employees? Were you fully integrated into the legal team?

Ethics 131

Ethics Public Affairs Television Social Media 131

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2016

The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity – the Oscars of the advertising business – was held last week, and apparently it was a big disappointment for the public relations industry, which won fewer awards than in previous years. I wouldn’t necessarily have known that, for two reasons. Hard work, I’m sure.

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Agency Creativity Advertising Advertising 120

PR Conversations

JANUARY 29, 2015

His career also involved posts as former assistant to the president and public relations member of the Policy Committee at Ford Motor Company, and he was one of the creators and first director of The Dayton Plan of community and employee relations originated in the Dayton Divisions of General Motors Corporation.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 29, 2015

His career also involved posts as former assistant to the president and public relations member of the Policy Committee at Ford Motor Company, and he was one of the creators and first director of The Dayton Plan of community and employee relations originated in the Dayton Divisions of General Motors Corporation.

Community 40

Community Employee Local Groups 40

PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

I am sure there are statistics somewhere that record the number of employees who stick around long term after a crisis has occurred and if there aren’t, then there should be. There is absolutely a wider societal dimension to this and it also links to leadership, employee engagement as well as public relations and communications.

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Crisis Crisis Management Leadership Training 63

Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2020

A way to engage audiences and communicate key message points through personal stories of customers or employees relating to their experience with the company, service or product.” Putting a face or personalizing public affairs issues so that people understand relevance and importance to them.” Yet everyone loves a good story.

Storytelling 129

Storytelling Communications Survey Case Study 129

The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 26, 2020

I started actually as a Navy officer, turned Navy public affairs officer. Maybe it’s an employee claim against the supervisor, or maybe it’s an errant rogue, a Yelp review. “Hey, we’re really sorry we didn’t meet your expectations. We know we didn’t meet the mark.

Crisis 78

Crisis Local Facebook Social Media 78

PR Conversations

MAY 9, 2017

I get to do so many different things—event planning, writing, research, media, employee engagement, digital and social media. How would you describe the current state of public relations? I’m so excited about where public relations is right now. Why do you work in PR? The reason is linked closely to my answer above.

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Energy Measurement Internal International 53

Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the past two decades, public agencies have increasingly prohibited staff from communicating with journalists unless they go through public affairs offices or through political appointees. We consider these restrictions a form of censorship – an attempt to control what the public is allowed to see and hear.

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Public Affairs Government Agency Interviews 103

Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s an innate skill, but also comes from his background as a public affairs reporter for a regional chain of newspapers in western Missouri. enlisted in the Marine Corps to become the public affairs specialist for the United States Marine Band, which provides all the entertainment for events at the White House.

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