Stern + Associates

JANUARY 6, 2022

Meeting planners are seeking out authoritative Black perspectives, accomplished Black professionals are being appointed to leadership positions, and companies are actively working to root out conscious or unconscious biases in product development, supply chains, brand messages and the workplace. The Advantages of Inclusive Leadership.

Leadership 62

Leadership Policies Engineering Technology 62

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 5, 2019

Is 2019 the year of the social CEO? I wrote about this trend in my recent 2019 trends presentation. In many of these situations, CEOs start on social because they want to build thought leadership–for them, and the brand. And, if the goal is thought leadership and brand-building, that makes a ton of sense.

LinkedIn 92

LinkedIn Employee Leadership Internal 92

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons. Stacey Miller , Vice President, Communications, Auto Care Association. The lack of employee experience is a new challenge near the top of the list for the first time.

Survey 130

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The project has brought me into contact with a new community of more than 50 thinkers and doers. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength. It’s pushed me to read more widely and think more critically.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation. Engage Your Constituents.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation. Engage Your Constituents.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

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.

Social Media 91

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

PRSay

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Communicators have “a lot of great partners out there” who can help provide their employees with local voting information, said panelist Kelly Mason, director of corporate communications at Levi Strauss & Co., which is one of many companies giving employees time off to vote.

Communications 201

Communications Nonprofit Employee Local 201

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Her book, an Amazon bestseller, was ranked as one of INC Magazine 9 Books Every Professional Should Read in 2019 and Kirkus described her book as a “compelling argument and a spirited call to action against workplace age discrimination.” Gerry has served 50 years in communications and technology roles with Fortune 200 firms and NASA.

Corporate 274

Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

Financial 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Role of corporate communication function The most frequently mentioned responsibilities of the communication function included media relations (86%), social media (80%), and crisis/risk communication (75%). Regardless of structure, communicators should focus on being valued and invested in by top leadership.

Corporate 135

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Here’s what the Crenshaw team was most thankful for in 2019. Crenshaw’s company culture puts its employees in a position to form bonds with each other on a personal level. It also gives us a sense of community. Executives like these truly put the “leader” in thought leadership! CHRIS HARIHAR, PARTNER.

Conference 156

Conference Employee Retail Trends 156

Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Inspirational Leadership Journeys to the Top of Robotics and AI What does leadership require in the fields of engineering, robotics and AI? Read on to learn the incredible stories of inspiring women scientists, entrepreneurs and leaders behind some of the most important advancements of the last decade.

Engineering 62

Engineering Biotechnology Leadership Technology 62

Landis PR

APRIL 8, 2024

This is relevant because the ESG strategy of companies is so important to society: The quality of the climate, the environment, local communities and employee satisfaction all depend on it to a large extent. Sustainability awards reward the best ESG performance of companies.

Company 59

Company Report Government Local 59

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. In July 2019, we set up a $100 million fund, with $50 million for direct payments to families.

Crisis Management 107

Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Airlines 107

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority. This was up from 50% in 2020.”.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Yet, according to research conducted in 2019, 40% of small businesses still don’t have a website. On the racial justice front, advocates enticed listeners to adopt an anti-racist mindset by sharing individual stories—what others experience and the toll it takes on them and their communities. Every employee needs media training.

Marketing 168

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168

PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

They are digital natives, tech smart, entrepreneurial- spirited, community-minded, socially conscious and purpose driven. On the professional sports front, the National Hockey League also skated their way into an incubator of Gen Zers in early 2019. I have even witnessed at least one agency who has taken this approach.

Television 158

Television Instagram Consumer Newspapers 158

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”. click image for higher resolution). 38) “Publicity.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

His research and frameworks for identifying influential individuals and developing a shared meaning between a company and its employees are helping leaders across the world motivate workers, keeping them aligned, coordinated and committed to their organization. Christakis, M.D., The Hidden Power of Shared Meaning.

How To 62

How To Groups Employee Study 62

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

While clearly data has an important role in marketing decisions, the community is also beginning to recognize data has several limits ( click fraud aside ). Bulldog Reporter: 6 In 10 companies plan to expand creative teams in first half of 2019. Growing any team is a leadership challenge.

Creativity 77

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 77

Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. Then we look at your impact on your communities. And we look at your leadership and reputation.

Ethics 70

Ethics Training Financial Survey 70

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

TVEyes launched podcast monitoring in the fall of 2019 , quickly became a white label partner to Meltwater, Burrelles, Cision and Muck Rack, and today monitors 25,000 podcasts. Social Chorus said it’s redesigning its employee engagement platform FirstUp Studio. SocialChorus redesigns FirstUp Studio.

Tools 100

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Attracted 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. Published Thought Leadership: The team secured 70+ interview and speaking requests, earned media placements, and quotes attributed to the Institute.

Case Study 92

Case Study Study Brand Branding 92

Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. Then we look at your impact on your communities. And we look at your leadership and reputation.

Ethics 52

Ethics Training Financial Survey 52

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. Government (41%) and religious leaders (42%) are least trusted while local communities (62%), employers (63%) and scientists (73%) are the most trusted. of employees worked from home during the pandemic. You’d be welcome to join us.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

22 entry deadline for the 2019 Silver Anvil Awards (and the Feb. 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.

Case Study 98

Case Study Study Guidelines Internal 98

PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It became one of the year’s biggest news stories, one worth exploring in-depth as 2019 concludes. Employees can and will speak to friends, family and other audiences, a reality that management can turn into an advantage — rather than a liability — by communicating expectations and talking points throughout the organization.

Corporate 100

Corporate Crisis Management Crisis Government 100

Sword and the Script

MARCH 5, 2019

The Talkwalker survey put the sweet spot for company size at somewhere between 10 and 500 employees. It’s a broad category but based on my experience, a company with a couple of hundred employees usually has the revenue, resources and need for influencer marketing. 2) What types of companies are using influencers? e) Costs involved.

Survey 60

Survey Trends Marketing B2B 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Here’s this month’s summary of the news from the vendor community this month. was acquired by Cision in January 2019 and merged with Brandwatch in 2022.” It last rebranded as Intrado in 2019 and in 2021 renamed its PR business software unit Notified , which was the namesake of a cool little PR tech startup it acquired.

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

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.

Case Study 42

Case Study Storytelling Study Engineering 42

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

With intelligent resources focused on operations and a personalized customer journey and operations, brands will be able to dedicate greater resources to creativity, listening, relationship building, culture, and community. And REI invites its community on adventures to experience “global cultures, flavors, and wonders.”.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

PR 20/20

AUGUST 16, 2018

He noted that by next year (2019), 80% of all content consumed online will be video, and social video already generates 1,200% more shares than text and images. He related growing a fandom community to developing your own personal fandoms (e.g. That is the essence of inbound leadership.”. hobbies, interests).

Conference 40

Conference Leadership Agency Community 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Great leaders make clear and transparent communication a top priority.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We were advising them on how to present themselves to the media, to their employees, and to the public. The Shumen Theatre was the first theatre in Bulgaria, the Shumen Symphony Orchestra was the first, and the Shumen Community Center was the first in Bulgaria. Maxim: Rather, I think leadership should be horizontal. Maxim: Yes.

Newspapers 59

Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59