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Public Relations and COVID-19: Studies Surface Challenges, Changes and Optimism  

Sword and the Script

One question that provided insight into how things have changed was about collaboration, especially with executive leadership. About: Ragan surveyed 315 PR professionals across organizations including corporations, agencies, non-profits and government. The report was published in late May 2020.

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

Waxing UnLyrical

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. Conducted in February 2018, the online survey solicited the thoughts and opinions of 5,500 JOTW newsletter subscribers, mainly consisting of senior in-house and corporate communications professionals across a variety of industries. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski.

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Entertainment & Sports Section New Member Spotlight

PRSay

Isabelle McLemore – Senior Director, Global Corporate Communications, UFC. And it’s only been 15 years since our new owners purchased the organization in 2001, and that’s when it really turned the corner. That’s probably our biggest thing in certainly public relations, and corporate communications as well.

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

Communications Conversations

You could replace “agency life” with “corporate life” and insert a whole other sub-set of people, too. Kelly Groehler, Tim Westermeyer and Betsy Andersen all traded in their corporate and agency PR careers for work in another field. They all knew that I had no interest in returning to a corporate role.

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Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder

Sword and the Script

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. 1) Storytelling, analytics and thought leadership are the top PR tactics and trends. content marketing (64%).

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The Sword of Certainty: Information is Power

Doctor Spin

Being informed and granted a bigger picture is a typical leadership privilege. 11 Evil Leadership Techniques. corporate myth that only a few people in any organisation deserve (or are capable of knowing and understanding) the “big picture.” The Qualities of Leadership: Direction, Communication, and Obfuscation.

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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

When I got out of school in 2001, for instance, few of my clients cared about mentions in online outlets. Organizations need to carefully craft and manage their brand and reputation and understand the impact of corporate reputation to their bottom line. The 24-hour news cycle has changed the PR game and greatly upped the stakes.

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