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The Bandwagon Effect: Momentum Is Everything

Doctor Spin

“Opinion polls can lead to a ‘bandwagon effect’ where people adopt majority views, or a ‘underdog effect’ where people adopt minority views, potentially impacting social science predictions and pollsters’ professional reputations.” Source: British Journal of Political Science 1 Marsh, C. Source: Journal of Communication 5 Gunther, A.C.

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. Source: Journal of Communication 1 Botan, C., & Taylor, M. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661. Source: Journal of Accounting and Economics 5 Brown, L.,

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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

His reputation often preceded him, drawing in crowds based on his name alone. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, … Continue reading How does the amplification hypothesis work? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95 (4), 810–825. The power of a brand. 3 Chryssochoou, X. and Volpato, C. Tormala, Z.

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After a Recent Three-Way Tie Up, Onclusive Acquires Critical Mention

Sword and the Script

One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal article that made the case against merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Of course, b-school being b-school we debated the merits of that journal article in class. million over five venture rounds since 2004. I didn’t think it was unethical, just capitalism.

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8 Ways to Make Your Press Release More Effective

Cision

Spin is something that the public is increasingly skeptical of, and this impacts the reputation of all communication professionals. Journal Of Business Communication , 44 (1), 59-95. Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy , 48 (3), 32-32 1p. Building Design , (2004), 22. How to Write a Press Release. Tritton, L.

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The four Ps of public relations leadership

PR Conversations

Intangible assets include people , relationships , reputation …our territory. She was president of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) in 2004, leading it to Chartered status , and was awarded the Sir Stephen Tallents Medal in 2009 for her outstanding contributions to the profession.

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

Communications Conversations

I miss the issues and reputation management work, especially on corporate responsibility issues. Current role: Full-time faculty member at the University of Minnesota – Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. I did go back to work at Fleishman Hillard for a summer while in grad school (2004). Betsy Andersen.

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