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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

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million in 2020, according to Pew Research Center. About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. We urged communications professionals to “maintain an open flow of communications once you know the story.”

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Setting the right earned media objectives for your brand

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The technology to measure the business impact of communications on a company’s bottom line is now readily available, providing communicators with ample opportunities to develop data-driven PR strategies. Overall, 78% of PR pros measure their communications effectiveness.*

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COVID-19 fatigue: Why do I feel so miserable?

Stephen Waddington

People have been thinking the worst is over,” said Professor Tim Coombs, Department of Communication, Texas A&M University. Coombs developed Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT). He is the author of numerous books on crisis management. Kate Hartley is co-founder or Polpeo, a crisis simulation consultancy.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. They are all issues that will occupy us all in 2020. Here are the headlines. Issues in practice 1.

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A Chapter Map: Planning to Prepare for Future Crises

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Find more articles on crisis communications in the May 2022 issue of Strategies & Tactics. As an incoming local Chapter president, I had a lengthy list of tasks to prepare for the new year — update the Chapter website, confirm the January program, write my newsletter column and plan the next board meeting. Not on my list?

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The Importance of Social Media in Crisis Management

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With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. In fact, most experts agree that social media needs to be treated as a vital part of any company’s crisis communication plan.