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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Forward-thinking organisations are using new technologies as a means of listening and engaging with employees. They lie at the heart of inspiring conversations and storytelling.

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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In 2016, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook took a controversial stand (on its news site and in TV interviews ) against the U.S. Storytelling brings brands to life. But the storytelling should go beyond the founders and employees. In the B2B sector, Salesforce excels at storytelling and has a team dedicated to it.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Qualified employees are scarce, and companies recognize that they need to be seen as great places to work and thrive as well as strong brands. PR grows more in demand.

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Social Tools Summit Wrap

Flack's Revenge

Nice bump from Best Tweeter 2016). Clearview Social employee advocacy. GaggleAmp employee and social advocacy and sharing. Shareably storytelling/sharing. Sociabble employee advocacy. Most Innovative : Outgrow interactive content platform. Highest ROI : Lithium social media management. Social Tools.

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Own Your Idea, Grow Your Audience with Storytelling [Case Study]

PR 20/20

PR 20/20 launched Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute in November 2016 with the mission to make AI more approachable and actionable for modern marketers. At the end of 2016, we decided to share what we were learning along the way via a blog, Marketing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute. So what does it really mean?

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How To Engage Millennials In Corporate Social Responsiblity

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The sixth annual # givingTuesday on November 28 will probably smash 2016’s record-breaking haul of $168 million in charitable donations and thousands of hours donated to those in need. Brand-supported CSR programs should be developed with involvement from the company’s stakeholders, particularly employees. Make it horizontal.

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6 Awesome Examples of How To Leverage Corporate History in Brand Storytelling

MaccaPR

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. Stay tuned in 2016! We went on to interview Helgeson, his son, his father, a half dozen retired employees and current leadership.