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Board members with marketing experience improve shareholder returns by 3% [benchmark]

Sword and the Script

The study was conducted, in part, by reviewing 64,086 biographies for a total of 12,106 board members and across 1,091 firms “from Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 1500 firms between 2007 and 2012 and identified board members with marketing experience.” A new study would make a great project for a Marketing or PR PhD student.

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Marketing Science for PR & Communications

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A few months ago, after considerable vetting and research, I joined AirPR, the data science company for PR and Communications, as their CEO. At that point, I could no longer resist the gravity of the innovative spirit and the team committed to advancing the practice of Communications and Public Relations.

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PART 1: The Value of Reputation Management – The Financial$

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Financial Impact Recent studies confirm that corporate reputation is an invaluable asset with an appreciable impact on a company’s bottom line. Back in 2012, a World Economic Forum study estimated that reputation accounted for more than 25 percent of a company’s market value, according to Global Finance magazine.

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Code of PR Ethics: The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View

Sword and the Script

LinkedIn acquired SlideShare in 2012. Professional communicators that have worked on similar messages know these things go through all sorts of review. Often the final result reflects an executive preference, but the communicator becomes the conduit. We dug into this in the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey this year.

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A Look At Academic Research on Crisis Communication From #AEJMC14

Melissa Agnes

I’m always interested in seeing what’s being studied in universities these days, as well as the academic’s approach to the theoretical side of crisis communication, and so this day of observation and interaction was very fascinating for me. In terms of the crisis communication research.

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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. And nine out of 10 acknowledged more training in core communications disciplines is merited.

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How to Engage and Empower Your ZEOs

PRSay

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. In 2023, the oldest Gen Zers will turn 26 years old. The youngest members of Gen Z turn 11 in 2023. Look for them and help them grow.

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