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Celebrating the PR Profession’s LGBTQ Community

PRSay

Galloway, a Gold Anvil recipient who served as president and CEO of PRSA in 2004, shared some of his thoughts about the LGBTQ community and how the work of PR professionals is crucial for promoting and preserving diversity and inclusion. What is the current state of companies regarding LGBTQ acceptance?

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Brands Must Show They Understand and Respect the LGBTQ Community, PRSA Webinar Panelists Say

PRSay

Featuring some of the country’s leading LGBTQ communications professionals, the event covered how PR practitioners can engage with and support the LGBTQ community. Panelist Ben Finzel, president of RENEWPR, spoke about how the Black Lives Matter movement affects the LGBTQ community, especially the Black transgender community. “It

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Onclusive + RepTrak Partner to Merge Reputation & PR Metrics

Onclusive

In the post-COVID world, what companies say and do when times are challenging has a profound effect on how they are viewed by customers, employees, the community, and shareholders.

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In Memoriam: Kathleen S. Kelly, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Kelly retired from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in 2019 after 16 years, including three years as chair of the Public Relations Department, where she was an internationally recognized authority on fundraising as a specialization of public relations. “I treasure the experience,” he said.

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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

By 2004, Mitsubishi was forced to leave the DaimlerChrysler alliance. Without using the word “stakeholder,” he explained that Nissan understood the anxiety of its employees, communities, suppliers and dealers about the acquisition.

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Metaverse for Marketing: Twice the Hype?

Shift Communications

Facebook, mind you, didn’t launch until 2004. Though the tech was bleeding edge, and SL had proven a commercial appetite for it, it was perhaps too early, as many innovative concepts have experienced. Except we can imagine, because we’ve been there already. 20 years ago.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Ebony Vaz

Solo PR Pro

She started the company in 2004 as a side hustle before taking it full time five years ago. When she’s asked to join the cause for initiatives that involve STEM or the underestimated community — people of color and women, especially — Ebony has a hard time saying no. “I

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