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Remembering D. Parke Gibson, a Passionate Advocate for Race Relations and Public Relations

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Parke Gibson International, in New York in 1960. “He Williams, a 2001 recipient of the D. He was brilliant of mind, very creative. Parke Gibson, for whom the award is named, was a pioneer in multicultural public relations. He was the founder of the first Black-owned PR firm, D. and a 2002 recipient of the D. He was 49. “He

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2021 Solo PR Pro Premium Member Accomplishments

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When she started her business in the summer of 2001, she was pregnant, had just been laid off following the dot-com crash, and had no idea what the future would hold. The creative campaign features actual talking trash delivering litter facts and fun in surprising settings and interviewing notable humans from around the state.

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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

Another pitfall for small businesses to avoid is inconsistency with how they go to market, which generates confusion not only internally but also externally with buyers and partners. When I got out of school in 2001, for instance, few of my clients cared about mentions in online outlets.

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PR measurement by valuing intangible assets–brand and reputation

Stuart Bruce

Despite this appearing to defy logic and common sense it exists for a good reason to prevent ‘creative’ accounting. The table below clearly shows for equity analysts the importance of brands in financial decisions and reporting has increased significantly since 2001. You can’t just create or build it.

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CSR Trends for PR and Media Relations Professionals

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In 2001, France was one of the first countries to require CSR reporting, though initial compliance was low. Images: DonkeyHotey , epSos.de , William Murphy , Paul Miller ( Creative Commons ). Learn “How to Plan and Manage Crisis Communication in a Social World” today!

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The art of smart thinking in public relations

PR Conversations

When I ask my CIPR internal comms certificate groups who has a comms strategy or who has SMART objectives – why do so few hands go up? (To I have a copy of a research and evaluation toolkit produced by PRCA, IPR (as was) and PR Week from 1999 (and updated versions from 2001 and 2003).

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Paying for the destruction of public relations

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In 2001, a British installation artist, Michael Landy, won a commission for his work, Break Down, that involved the destruction of all his possessions as a reaction to the consumerist society. That’s the output of over 2,500 leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society, academia, media and the arts.