Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. It was published by Leeds Beckett University at the Euprera Congress 2019.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. >>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute?

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PR in High Definition

JULY 21, 2020

Fast forward 850 years… It is alleged that two members of eBay’s executive team sent or forwarded text messages in 2019 suggesting it was time to “take down” a newsletter editor and its publisher, a husband and wife team, and all because they had criticised eBay. All because Becket had criticised the King.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 31, 2020

Fast forward 850 years… It is alleged that two members of eBay’s executive team sent or forwarded text messages in 2019 suggesting it was time to “take down” a newsletter editor and its publisher, a husband and wife team, and all because they had criticised eBay. All because Becket had criticised the King.

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 22, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your client asks you to besmirch the competition How to effectively and ethically build trust What to do when employees, clients and partners break your trust Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career?

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. Event Sponsors and Attendees: To take the community to the next level, we launched a global event in 2019: the Marketing AI Conference —or MAICON for short.

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Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Host: When you signed the contract did you then set up M3 or was it your advertising agency? Maxim: That's right M3 was the agency where we did the pens and the calendars. And then I wrote, together with a Scottish colleague of mine, Gilbert Macoll, the first standard for business ethics in Bulgaria. And it's the opposite.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. There is a new corporate scenario that directly impacts all audiences and communication channels.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. The Intersection of Bias, Ethics and PR Stunts in Media Relations. Yet the voice of reason isn’t just ethical, it’s an inspirational way to communicate. By Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword and the Script Media.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. High demand for experienced communicators “Corporate communications professionals will continue to advance into top organizational leadership roles as their unrivaled combination of business strategy and stakeholder insight continues to become more essential.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. I only found THREE people who WEREN’T agency people on the list! What’s more, it wasn’t just agency people–it was one specific agency!

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 26, 2018

Q: What are your initiatives for PRSA for 2018-2019? meaning diversity, advocacy, technology and ethics. Ethics is our foundation, and the guidance that we give through our Code of Ethics in concert with our Board of Ethics and Professional Standards is what research has shown our members appreciate and value the most about PRSA.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Event dropped from a roughly $16 billion market in 2019 to about $6 billion in 2020, according to a study reviewed by Marketing Charts. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communication roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. Source: Code of PR Ethics? ). Are PR pros truthful?

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Purpose is something you’ll be hearing a lot more of in 2019. Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock, fired a warning shot in January 2018 about the contribution of corporations to society beyond profit. That’s changed with the fragmentation of media as agencies have used new forms of media to engage with the public in the broadest sense. #9

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If it’s December, and you’re a PR or Social PR agency owner or leader, a communications department or group head, or a communications consultant or soloist, you’re probably knee-deep in strategic planning. For Agencies and Departments. Guest Post by Ken Jacobs. And if you’re not, you should be!). And that’s wise.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

It’s a list worth perusing carefully because there are real gems in here from CMOs, agency leaders and many consummate professionals. A good number of predictions struck me as highly probable in 2019. A trend we are going to see happening more in 2019 is the coming together of marketing and customer success.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Further reading Corporate Digital Responsibility, Allegory, 29 July 2021, [link] The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, 3 February 2021, [link] Carbon as a PR metric but who's counting? 30 agencies submitted data to the project. None of the top 20 agencies participated. The Wadds Inc.

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