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Selfish Altruism: Ned Lundquist on Origins of the JOTW and an Appeal to Take the Annual Comms Survey

Sword and the Script

It was a nascent consulting firm I had joined just four months earlier as the second or third employee (I can’t remember which). Ned: I started JOTW when I found myself rather suddenly out of work in January of 2001. When I started my new job in April 2001 the network had grown to about 150 people.

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Learning From Past Crises to Navigate Post-COVID-19

Reputation Us

My recent crisis experiences include the 1992 riots in Los Angeles, when I was working at an NPR station in Southern California, and the 9-11 attacks in 2001, when I was representing the airline industry with public relations firm Webber Shandwick. Show gratitude toward those stories to set a positive tone.

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7 Important Principles Of Media Coverage Every Business Needs To Know

Polaris

It started when one of the displaced employees went to the media to tell his side of the story. And it didn’t stop until RBC’s chief executive Gord Nixon issued an apology promising the 45 employees they would all find comparable employment at the bank. In September 2001, I was working on a credit card launch for a Canadian bank.

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Ways to Open Dialogue, Ease Tension During Times of Tragedy

PRSay

The two recent nightclub mass shootings in Fort Myers and Orlando, Florida, the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a number of other horrific mass shootings, along with the increased incidents of tragic deaths among African Americans, as well as police officers, leave us with feelings of helplessness, anger and fear.

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My A List is better than yours

Prakkypedia

Kim Harrison has an excellent list of typical stakeholder categories in Strategic Public Relations – A Guide to Success (2001). These include: Employees. For starters, remember to regard your invitees as stakeholders rather than party people. Chairman, directors. Local, state and federal politicians. Investors, donors, members.

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

Waxing UnLyrical

Below are some of the answers: “That it plays a critical role across the organization – like no other function; key to sales, marketing, handling crises/public perception, motivating employees, communicating mission/vision/values to all stakeholders, including employees, customers, stockholders.

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6 Pro Tips to Create Bigger Buzz for Your Business

Cision

Click here activate employees on social and facilitate word-of-mouth. Over 900,000 Reserve and National Guard troops have been mobilized to active duty status since 9/11/2001. Upon their return, some employers have violated the law in how they’ve treated their veteran employees. Practical Value: I can make you famous.

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