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A Former Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Marine Corps on Why He Pursued His APR

PRSay

Marine Corps public affairs conference in New Orleans in 2011. I sat in the audience of roughly 200 Marine Corps public affairs officers and observed a debate on the value of sending them to a newly-formed, yearlong master’s degree program in communications, and if having the APR really added credibility.

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Finding Confidence Through Accreditation

PRSay

As much as we tried to be proactive, there was often only time to react, and my team was tasked with crafting messages that could make or break our reputation as a health system. She is the director of public affairs at CaroMont Health in North Carolina and an adjunct instructor teaching public speaking.

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Big Business Must Help Us Heal

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But it’s now America’s reputation that’s on the line, and the right messaging isn’t enough. But big business is in a unique position to help restore confidence in our systems. After all, we are all about credibility. Why business can help. The roots of what happened Wednesday are deep. This is big.

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Hidden PR Tools In Top Movies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Jerry McGuire (1996) – Reputation Management. His bad reputation prevented him from getting paid well and being able to support his family. In the end, Tidwell’s best reputation move turns out to be on the playing field, where he works harder, plays better, and talks less –all with the cameras rolling.

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13 Truths About PR ? How Many Do You Believe In?

PR Matters

The purpose of PR is genuinely unique , because it’s the only profession solely concerned with the protection and growth of an organization’s and/or individual’s reputation through credible communication [ Tweet Quote ]. The practice of PR is reputation management [ Tweet Quote ]. A crisis is, by default, a reputation issue.

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13 Fortunate Truths about PR

PR Matters

The purpose of PR is genuinely unique , because it’s the only profession solely concerned with the protection and growth of an organization’s and/or individual’s reputation through credible communication [ Tweet Quote ]. The practice of PR is reputation management [ Tweet Quote ]. A crisis is, by default, a reputation issue.

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BAME voices takeover #FuturePRoof for fourth book

Stephen Waddington

Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making. A chapter a day will also be published on the website and shared via @weareproofed on Twitter.