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Can Military Influencers Ethically Use Their Status to Sell Services?

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Leading With Ethics.” Please join the discussion on Twitter via #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, as well as two webinars (on Sept.

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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse , in 2019 alone nearly 50,000 people in the United States died from overdoses of opioid drugs that included prescription pain relievers. Publicis Health acted solely as an advertising agency. Our role was limited to implementing Purdue’s advertising plan and buying media space.

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Public relations in 2019

Stephen Waddington

Purpose is something you’ll be hearing a lot more of in 2019. In his organisation’s anniversary letter to business leaders he called companies to account on their societal impact. Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose. Instagram and Facebook have both adopted the format.

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Press Release Horror Stories: 5 Lessons Learned from Epic PR Fails

Newsfile

Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis (2019-2020) : Boeing faced a major public relations crisis after two crashes involving its 737 Max aircrafts in 2018 and 2019. In addition, the company paid $200 milllion to settle SEC charges that it misled investors about the 737 Max. According to a U.S.

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26 Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success

Sword and the Script

A good number of predictions struck me as highly probable in 2019. The cultural divide due to ‘fake news’ and distrust of media will deepen in 2019 forcing marketers and PR to push harder on content distribution with their own consumer channels as the most direct line of communication with the company or client.

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How To Set Expectations In Public Relations

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In fact, CareerCast listed “PR executive” as one of the top ten most stressful gigs in its 2019 Most Stressful Jobs report. Others may have a completely different work style or service ethic, but the point is that it should be communicated at the outset. Some of the pressure we encounter in PR is preventable, however.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. In 2019 it has published papers on disinformation and influencer marketing. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue.