Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

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Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Positive reinforcement is critical in fostering an open and transparent internal communications culture. This blog post highlights the importance of separating recognition from rewards from feedback in communicative leadership, providing a framework with rules for effective implementation. Leadership = Communication?

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Stern + Associates

JULY 25, 2023

To his leadership methodology, rather than a strictly sales-focused background, Travis brings a positive, people-focused management ethos from his human resources background. Encouraging employees to speak up can also prepare an organization for coming challenges.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In creating the daily Issues & Trends newsletter, an exclusive PRSA member benefit, we here at PRSA’s publications department often share the media stories we find fascinating, informative and pertinent to the evolving communications profession. Stories about public apologies ranked consistently among the most-clicked-on this year.

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PRSay

JUNE 24, 2020

Today, “minstreling” (or “minstrelism”) refers to companies or brands that “benefit off of Black culture,” said panelist Deme Jackson, a communications strategist for the City of Dallas. Supreme Court’s June 15 ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees from job discrimination.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 20, 2019

We specialize in messaging to those very stakeholders, especially employees, partners, and customers. Nearly 200 major CEOs signed on to invest in employees and serve customers as well as deliver for shareholders. The 2018 tax cut and fat corporate profits are a factor, along with the spotlight it placed on rich CEO pay packages.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2018 (the most recent year for which data is available), the PR profession was 87.9 20 ICON 2021 panel titled “The State of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in PR and Communications. president of the Americas for FleishmanHillard International Communications in San Francisco. “We percent Asian.

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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As we navigate various transitions over the coming months and years, leaders are likely to see employees struggle with anxiety, depression, burnout and trauma. When organizations invest in mental health, it’s better for employees and better for business. Make It Fearless. Fostering Psychological Safety in the Workplace.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. C-level executives at companies with at least 5,000 employees used their personal email 51% of the time, with business emails used the remaining 49%.”.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

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Barokas

AUGUST 22, 2019

Company culture rests on the values every employee brings with them to the office each day. It’s also the foundation for customer service, which in turn shapes the company’s brand and communications strategies. When your customers believe in your organization like your employees do, it means more business. New research from Inc.

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PRSay

MARCH 29, 2018

These questions were answered by Michael Hemmesch , director of public relations at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University and a member of the Senior Summit Planning Committee: What are the biggest challenges that communications leaders in higher education face today? Someone will be upset with you.

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PRSay

JULY 22, 2021

Until March 2020, working from home was, for most employers, an idea that raised many concerns — especially regarding cybersecurity, employee productivity and accessibility. As a business owner whose team has operated on a hybrid-work schedule since 2018, I know firsthand that the model demands trust and discipline.

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PRSay

MAY 15, 2024

The “Stealing Thunder Theory” of crisis communications has been a critical tool for PR counselors for decades. Communicators have long advocated for the importance of defining the crisis on the organization’s own terms and avoiding being defined by critics, competitors and media. What does this mean for crisis communications?

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

According to the people of Finland, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. It has held this title since 2018 in the World Happiness Report. For us, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. For the original blog, please visit here. At the heart is trust. Finland is built on it.

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PRSay

APRIL 15, 2021

Companies and organizations of all sizes today are increasingly under pressure — from activists to employees — to speak out on high-profile political and social issues. For insights, PRsay asked 14 communicators for their thoughts on the factors that a company should consider before weighing in on a social issue. . Follow your gut.”

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Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

As such, the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey , which was conducted in partnership with Ned’s Job of the Week , also included an open-ended question at the end of the survey. 3) “Thought leadership can’t be outsourced. 4) “I wish more would get how much more audiences appreciate communications than marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. Grace Platon , Communications Strategist, Communicate Grace , LLC .

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PRSay

MAY 25, 2021

Many are also taking a stand against racism and communicating their message of diversity to the public. For companies, the challenge is to communicate authentic, rather than empty, DE&I statements — and to take real action to ingrain those values into their cultures. Daily practices.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 26, 2018

During my time on the corporate side, I remember one of the primary complaints from leadership about managers and director-level employees was they were too reticent to get their hands dirty and dive into the details. But, couldn’t you say the same thing for full-time employees? I saw it first-hand.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 7, 2018

According to outandequal.org , one in four LGBTQ employees report experiencing employment discrimination in the last five years and nearly one in 10 LGBTQ employees have left a job because the environment was unwelcoming. Cision PULSE , our LGBTQ+ employee resource group, started from the ground up. In 30 of the 50 U.S.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 9, 2023

“Diversity, equity and inclusion” must be more than a workplace buzzword to become an empowering action plan for employees at every level, as NYU Professor and Dolly Chugh describes in her bestselling book “ The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias ” (2018) and in her top-rated TED Talk.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Instead, the PR agency or team should work with leadership to commit to a strict definition of the brand voice — and it should come from a place of authenticity. MailChimp is admired for its pithy and wryly humorous communications – all of which helps it stand out from bland competitors. Convey a point of view.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Human communication is global and instant, and leaders must now master public relations as the essential management skill by which they can achieve goals quickly, efficiently and consistently. Fundamentally, public relations is about managing relationships, grounded in an ethical process of self-correction and two-way communication.

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PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2020

Under their leadership, the agency became a global powerhouse with 2,500 employees in 50 offices. He stepped down as his company’s CEO in 1988, though he remained active in agency business and served as a mentor to many communicators and executives. He started Burson-Marsteller in 1953 with Bill Marsteller. He was born on Feb.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2016

Public relations, corporate communications, public affairs and corporate affairs professionals will have an essential role in helping employers and clients to navigate this period of momentous change. Therefore the UK will likely leave the EU in October 2018. Reassure customers, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It’s come to the point where before communicating, many companies even weigh how an announcement will affect “The Left” or “The Right” and the consequences. One thing is clear: it’s a new business environment when it comes to communicating. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It’s come to the point where before communicating, many companies even weigh how an announcement will affect “The Left” or “The Right” and the consequences. One thing is clear: it’s a new business environment when it comes to communicating. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve watched them both grow into fabulous communicators and leaders! So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. I give you 15 up-and-coming social media and communications rock stars! Thomas classroom many years ago. They had to be younger than 30.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. Another $50 million was set aside for investments in their communities. We were playing catchup.

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Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Over the past two decades, Leonardi has consulted with organizations from across sectors about practical ways of improving communication between departments. By nurturing a digital mindset, communicating effectively within teams and embracing metrics along the way, digital transformation initiatives become powerful business strategies.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Pecsi, APR, Fellow PRSA , the Society’s director of communications, about working on a shoestring budget, capturing the attention of PRSA judges and what earning a Silver Anvil meant for her organization. Employees are here for animals and the people who love them. None of these opportunities required us spending hard dollars.

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Reputation Us

JUNE 23, 2019

Already in 2019, corporate crises appear to be increasing and getting nastier than 2018. Monitor, Plan And Communicate. ” We partner with companies across many industries to develop comprehensive crisis communication plans, train executives and key staff to communicate effectively before, during and after a crisis.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 31, 2021

Originally from Virginia Beach, VA, Meredith LeJeune got her start as a marketing and communications coordinator for Dominion Enterprises — a marketing services company serving the real estate, automotive and travel industries — doing a little bit of everything from traditional public relations to developing marketing and sales collateral.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. A study called the Velvet Ghetto commissioned by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) first called out the gender pay gap in the PR profession in 1986. In 2019 it has published papers on disinformation and influencer marketing. Happy New Year.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 15, 2019

Consider a recent BRANDFog survey that found 78% of people prefer to work for a company whose leadership is active on social media. First trend : Employees wanting to see more of their leaders online/on social media. If you follow Jack on Twitter or LinkedIn , you’ll notice he interacts with employees all the time.

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5W PR

JANUARY 13, 2020

Do sales and senior leadership embrace and support marketing’s vision and plans? Video is growing in popularity as a persuasive tool in communicating strong and successful messages to customers. Yet another shows company employees introducing themselves and explaining things. Now’s the perfect time for an annual checkup.

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