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How the APR Changed My Future

PRSay

I learned that it was because I could not articulate the communications objectives, strategies and tactics that brought the multibillion-dollar firm’s products to life in the eyes of the target audience. The Community Foundation moved from $880 million in assets with annual grant-making of $80 million, and no brand awareness, to $1.2

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

Waxing UnLyrical

According to respondents, 51% say media relations is getting harder to do in today’s environment while about 50% also say social media-related duties are becoming more difficult to do – especially in what is now being viewed as a more “pay-to-play” environment. “It It’s a foundational necessity.

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3 former PR pros who made mid-career shifts and lived to talk about it

Communications Conversations

I’m also a consultant to Sprosty Network, and we’ve together worked over two years to build the brand for its RetailXelerator (RX) program (an innovation pipeline program for major corporations). But technically, I left my agency job to go back to grad school in 2001 (the week before Sept. How long have you been in this job/field?

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A Brand Is a Business Risk to be Understood and Managed; Off Script No. 40: Brianna Carroll Boyle

Sword and the Script

Those can count the loss of trust among customers, a hit for the brand, company reputation, and potentially, revenue. So, I thought was interesting to see an experienced marketing and communications leader from the cybersecurity community, categorized the notion of brand under risk. The tactics have evolved, but the strategy remains.

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A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

My primary issue with the Four Models of Public Relations and the Excellence Theory is the use of a simple construct that seemingly places an organisation or brand at the centre of every diagram, appearing to control communication and relationships. This is not the case in the era of the social web and I would argue never has been.

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Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

PR Conversations

In my paper at this year’s International History of Public Relations Conference (IHPRC) I stepped outside my PhD topic (examining career strategies in PR) and offered a methodological focus. This considered four issues that I encountered in conducting historical research using the internet and social media.

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Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

PR Conversations

In my paper at this year’s International History of Public Relations Conference (IHPRC) I stepped outside my PhD topic (examining career strategies in PR) and offered a methodological focus. This considered four issues that I encountered in conducting historical research using the internet and social media.