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Ethical Issues in Merging the Science and Art of Public Relations: Aaron Kwittken

Ethical Voices

Joining me on this week’s episode is Aaron Kwittken , the founder and chairman of KWT Global , a global PR and brand strategy firm, and the founder of PRophet. Ethical issues in merging the science and art of public relations. I founded Kwittken in 2006, sold it in 2010 to MDC Partners, which is now Stagwell.

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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

In the complaint, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges that from 2010 to 2019, Publicis Health partnered with the drug company on dozens of contracts, collecting more than $50 million “in exchange for marketing schemes to get doctors to prescribe Purdue’s opioids to more patients.”. A commitment to ethics.

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Behind the Headlines With Deborah Radman

Cision

She recommends personalizing brand communication to build more personal relationships with your audience. Receiving the President’s Award (2014) and the Phillip Dorf Leadership Award (2010) – both from the New York PRSA. What do you see as the biggest challenge facing brands today? How can they overcome it?

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AVE Alternatives: Part 1 Measuring the Value of Coverage With G-AVE

The Resolution Blog

Then, in 2010, the PR world congregated in Barcelona where the AMEC led the first steps in putting a stop to AVE, stating it was no longer an accurate or ethical way to put a monetary value on press coverage.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. Oppe begins with branding and helps students craft their personal narrative.

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The evolution of mainstream media and the need for every company to become a media company

Presspage

In this digital age, many, many brands are still using press releases to connect their stories to media outlets. By 2010, three decades later, there were four PR professionals for every journalist in the U.S. What brands are going to rise and fall in this new landscape? Brand journalism is the key to a killer digital newsroom.

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Use “Smartcuts” to Build Your Business and Improve the World

Polaris

Then in 2010, he co-founded Contently to help brands produce audience building content. Snow recommends looking for ethical short cuts to kick-start your career or your business. A former journalist turned content marketing entrepreneur, Snow has an undeniable talent for compelling story telling.

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