PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough. In many sectors, there are rules about conflicts. Here is a personal example: I sit on a university board.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

Cision

JUNE 29, 2015

A study published in 2011 concluded that LKM increases overall happiness and perception of compassion. “It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal their secrets.” Have happy, likeable employees? Click here to learn how to activate employees on social media! Self-disclosure.

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Maxim Behar

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And what always impresses me most is how much your employees love you. Maxim's drive for constant improvement in his work is infectious, which he skillfully passes on with his experience and knowledge to his employees. Ethics Chair, ICCO. This is what I can see every time when I visit your great agency in Sofia. See you soon!

Energy 52

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PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

I am sure there are statistics somewhere that record the number of employees who stick around long term after a crisis has occurred and if there aren’t, then there should be. There is absolutely a wider societal dimension to this and it also links to leadership, employee engagement as well as public relations and communications.

Crisis 63

Crisis Crisis Management Leadership Training 63

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

When it was called out for crossing ethical lines by using false propaganda and fake grassroots in 2011, Bell Pottinger blasted critics but apparently never saw fit to police its methods. Do right by your employees. It was a stew of unscrupulous clients, deceptive tactics, and toxic message communication linked to its campaign.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2018

Survey questionnaires were completed by approximately 5,400 senior executives, public relations practitioners and employees. Other challenges include ethics, power, propaganda and Western bias. This resulting qualitative data was reduced through a process of factor analysis into a single index of communication management.

Communications 60

Communications Analysis Web Handbook 60

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Founded The Social Media Monthly, in 2011 as the first and only print magazine devoted exclusively to unlocking the power of social media for its readers. President of Convince and Convert – a strategy consulting firm.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

It made me think of broader questions about PR ethics, which I’ve explored before here, and the state of communications today. Indeed, my post Above the FUD , covered this very topic back in 2011 (ironically, it mentioned another PR agency that spread negative stories for Facebook back then). right-wing provocateur Charles C.

Ethics 136

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. The conversation around ethics will inevitably get louder in 2018. There’s also a serious ethical challenge.

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