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

PRSay

In early May, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health for its work with Purdue Pharma, claiming its “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices helped fuel the national opioid crisis. A commitment to ethics. For communicators, the suit reinforces the need to commit to ethical responsibilities.

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

Ethical Voices

Ethical issues in merging the science and art of public relations. I started in Washington DC in Public Affairs and Crisis Management. Still am a crisis guy and always will be, I think. Back in 2010, I left what is now HAVAS as their CEO of North America and I started something called Kwittken, a PR agency.

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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in Public Relations

Doctor Spin

This mode of persuasion refers to the credibility or ethical appeal of the communicator, which can be established through demonstrating expertise, integrity, and goodwill. Organizational perception management: A framework to overcome crisis events. Organizational perception management: A framework to overcome crisis events.

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11 Steps For Crisis Management

Prohibition

Any company, big or small, can experience a crisis. According to research, about 75 percent of companies will experience a crisis at some point due to the increasing complexity of modern business and the growth of social media in our fast-paced world. This is where crisis management comes in. What is Crisis Management?

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McKinsey’s Cautionary Tale for Communicators

PRSay

By 2010, the opioid epidemic was already in full swing, and public concern about it had grown. Will you be able to legally, ethically, reputationally defend the advice you gave? Some executives on the McKinsey team had to realize what they were doing (or being asked to do) was wrong — ethically, morally, perhaps legally.

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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. That’s a huge shift in the way we think about communications.”.

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The Benefits of Earning Your APR

PRSay

Crisis communications. He was President of the New Jersey Chapter of PRSA in 2010, and served as President of PRSA’s Pikes Peak Chapter in Colorado, in 2006. At The PowerStation | Communications, he directs: Strategic program development and management. Branding development and execution. Sheila : Why did you decide to earn your APR?