article thumbnail

A Guide to Pride Without Pandering

PRSay

For corporate communicators, Pride in 2021 can seem confusing and challenging. If the past year has taught you anything, then it should be that the price of admission to the LGBTQ ally community is now much higher. Seek communications help. Engaging LGBTQ communications professionals with experience is best.

Employee 201
article thumbnail

In Memoriam: Reed Bolton Byrum, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Byrum served as PRSA’s president and CEO in 2003. After arriving in Lewisburg, Byrum brought his nationally recognized talents to the local economy and worked as a business advisor at the Small Business Development Center at Bucknell University, counseling local businesses and helping area entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.

Ethics 104
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New international ethical principles for PR welcomed, education and enforcement required

Stephen Waddington

In a well-publicised case the Public Relations Communications Association (PRCA) terminated the membership of Bell Pottinger in September last year for a breach of its code. The group revisited a project undertaken by Valin on behalf of the GA in 2003, and benchmarked a dozen codes of conduct and ethics for PR associations worldwide.

Ethics 95
article thumbnail

The sunsetting of one of Minnesota’s most successful all-time blogs–the MN PR Blog

Communications Conversations

Since, 2003, to be exact. So, I thought it was worth commemorating since the MN PR Blog has been an instrumental part of the local PR community for 15+ years. Like I said, Ryan started the blog in 2003. ” Joel Swanson, vice president-marketing & communications, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union.

article thumbnail

Email Newsletter Subscribers or Blog Subscribers: Which is Better?

Polaris

After the phone, email is likely the method you use most to communicate with others. Back in 2003, I started HEADLINES and maintained it for 2 years. You can’t email an invitation to a local speaking gig. For every $1 spent, the average ROI of email marketing is $44.25 ( ExactTarget ). But enough about the numbers.

Blogging 183
article thumbnail

Happiness and the improvement of professional PR/communications practice 

PR Conversations

Effectiveness in PR/communications practice usually involves thinking about evaluation and measurement metrics. Undoubtedly the pressures and volatility of working in PR/communications ( as I discussed recently with Nigel Sarbutts ) contribute towards feelings of losing control and being unhappy at work.

article thumbnail

Q&A with Liza Batallones, Director

Landis PR

I developed a campaign that landed national and local press for the organization. Liza with the KPIX team in San Jose magazine with now SF Giants announcer, Renel Brooks Moon and FOX2’s Roberta Gonzales, 2003. They supported hundreds of thousands of people facing food insecurity during the COVID shutdowns.

Radio 52