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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Rereading our original chapter on crisis communications underscores the changes that have taken place in corporate America and public relations since then. million in 1974 to 24.3

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Three lessons brands can learn from the Hockey Canada Scandal

NewsWhip

Guest blog by Lloyd Rang, a Canadian communications and crisis management expert. Good crisis communications teams stay prepared for these kinds of events. But Canadian brands’ swift and decisive reaction to the crisis made sure they, at least, wouldn’t go down with it. . Hockey Canada seems to be a sinking ship.

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For comms pros, Silicon Valley Bank is a reminder that trust is currency

Sword and the Script

The banking community has some unique dynamics… Scar tissue. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 still haunts many of us; Frayed nerves. We live in a world with plenty of corporate fakes: fake press releases , fake web traffic and even fake job postings. They lost confidence. They didn’t trust the bank.

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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

The founding HARO was founded by Peter Shankman in 2008 as a Facebook group for journalists in need of sources. It was increasingly filled with queries from corporate bloggers with commercial interests rather than journalists with stories to complete on a deadline. The change will take effect on April 2, 2024.

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Behind the Headlines With Ted Meyer

Cision

In times of crisis, are you able to think on your feet? A well-thought out communication plan can only take you so far. For the largest banks, the reputational damage from the financial crisis could take a generation to repair. What are some of the key components of a successful crisis communication plan?

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

What we made, on a platform called Moveable Type in 2008, was a pretty good start, but there was also a lot of red-tape. Our new owners immediately began to eliminate redundancies, as they say in corporate M&A. Then it got picked up by a crisis communications specialist who asked to run it in his newsletter.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. You have to keep in mind, big corporations can have hundreds of law firms on what they call a “panel.” I’d like to believe, PR agencies that specialized in crisis communications can identify here.

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