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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses PR, Twitter & Politics on Tuesday, October 11th

Deirdre Breakenridge

With the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign being coined “The Twitter Election” there is no question that Twitter is topical. On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. John cares about putting humanity first, and our stories about technology second. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Communications) and a B.A.

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Is Public Relations Management a Technology? [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Managing customer relationships is a business process that’s virtually impossible to perform at scale without technology, even as the term CRM has become synonymous with the technology. Here’s the summary of news – the monthly PR Tech Sum – from the world of the PR technology vendors. >>> Give our services a try.

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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

Then, on April 20, 2016, Mitsubishi President Tetsuro Aikawa resigned suddenly after admitting that his company had falsified its fuel-efficiency reporting. But then the 2016 scandal forced Nissan to suspend selling those models. By 2004, Mitsubishi was forced to leave the DaimlerChrysler alliance. to $3.97) per share.

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Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no. 47]

Sword and the Script

The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? This adds to a growing collection of private equity firms (PE) that have taken an ownership stake in software companies that provide tools to PR and communications professionals.

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How PR can innovate in 2016

The Resolution Blog

Taking a step back to review, assess and look at how changes can be made to working processes, improvements made to skillsets and new technologies adopted is vital for innovation. If we can tentatively identify some of the factors holding back innovation in the PR sector how can we go about addressing these? Firstly, more reflexivity is key.

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The top 10 most-read blog posts on Sword and the Script in 2023

Sword and the Script

In 2016, I decided to hang out a shingle and start my own business. 47] The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? A Fairly Comprehensive List of PR and Comms Technology Vendors for 2023 [PR Tech Sum No.

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Firefly braves the cold at Byte Night 2016

PR in High Definition

Instead, we were delighted to join the Action for Children team and many, many others in raising money to help end youth homeless at Byte Night 2016. We’ve have been honoured to help with media relations for Byte Night this year, working to raise awareness amongst the technology community, who have long been staunch supporters of the cause.