Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2020

We presented a sampling of the findings – along with analysis – from the 3 rd Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. Here’s the recording: Also, see these pieces related to this year’s survey: PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value?

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Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I call it divine intervention, and I’ve worked there since May 2020. Thinking about your career from circus to healthcare to agency, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? Thinking about your career from circus to healthcare to agency, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 2, 2020

Happy 2020, friends! Today, as a result of this reflection and realizing my research had uncovered a new Mode of Operation or communication model, I’m focusing on a FEEL roadmap in 2020; adding FEEL to all of my communications. How much do you use FEEL in your communication through all of your channels?

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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

A commitment to ethics. Communicators and legal experts following the case wonder whether the suit will start a trend of potential litigation against other marketing and PR firms that work with clients in a variety of industries. “A For communicators, the suit reinforces the need to commit to ethical responsibilities.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. click image for higher resolution).

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. Six in 10 comms pros face ethical challenges.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

As organisations manage a complex business landscape, the internal communications function can demonstrate its value as a strategic management function. My focus as a public relations practitioner and management researcher is on elevating the internal communications function's role in management. The headlines are challenging.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy took a stand publicly against misinformation, calling it “ an urgent threat to public health.”. From the beginning of the pandemic, the focus of my employer, a nationally ranked health system, had become safeguarding public health. I couldn’t have agreed more. Illustration credit: bakhtiarzein ].

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. More and more crisis communication events that interrupt the general flow of work in our area. More digital communications; not in person anymore.”.

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

We’re only halfway through 2020, but the year has already ushered in a once-in-a-century pandemic and a world-altering movement to dismantle systemic racism. So what do the rapid changes of 2020 mean for your organization? Transparency in your public presence. Transparency in your public presence.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. Public service broadcasting is failing to pick up the shortfall. Issues in practice 1. Happy New Year.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

What do you think the top challenges facing communications and PR professionals today? These are just a few of the questions on the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey questionnaire. Each week he lists upwards of 60 jobs from across the communications profession – public relations, public affairs, marketing communications and more.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. Organizations value communications more than ever. There’s greater support among communicators for brands to take a stand on social issues versus political issues.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. PR Newswire teamed up with AKA Partners , a “video-first marketing communications” agency.

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Stuart Bruce

JANUARY 6, 2020

As someone who now describes myself as a PR Futurist I’ve spoken at a lot at conferences on the future of public relations and it’s … The post PR 2020 vision – AI, professional development, measurement, purpose appeared first on Stuart Bruce.

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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. The report was published in February 2020 – pre-pandemic.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The public needs credible information, guidance and clarity on emotional topics such as the spread of COVID-19, police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement. Even as public faith in the news media has fallen, falsehoods continue to spread across social media and the internet, perhaps giving reporters an opportunity to reclaim trust.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

An environmental public relations (EPR) agency can help your company effectively communicate its green initiatives to a broader audience, highlighting your commitment to positively impacting the planet. You need to communicate those shifts to your target audiences.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2023

To avoid inflicting lasting reputational damage, communicators need to quickly decide whether to react to divisive political events. Now is the time to consider your organization’s values, map where they align and misalign with those of stakeholders and then implement a political-communication strategy for your brand.

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PRSay

APRIL 13, 2021

It’s a time to learn about how becoming Accredited in Public Relations can help advance your career. As co-chair of PRSA’s marketing committee for Accreditation in Public Relations, I receive many questions from peers about the credential: How does the APR make you a better communicator? A new opportunity.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Current job title : Chief Communications Officer, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. ” In recent years, I’ve been driven by the threat of having our profession overtaken by those who play fast and loose with facts and ethics. John Elsasser is PRSA’s director of publications. Name : Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow, PRSA.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode of EthicalVoices is Kelsey Bohl , the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Press Office at Walmart. I also did communications for our vice president of product at the time, where I handle internal all-hands meetings and things like that. Then you all know what happened in March 2020.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

The rationale underscoring the crusade for inclusion is rooted in a blend of ethical and realistic understandings. From an ethical vantage point, inclusion is an acknowledgment of every individual’s inherent dignity and worth, irrespective of their abilities.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 30, 2020

The annual Edelman Trust Barometer 2020 is a grim read. The average level of trust among the UK population in NGOs, business, government and media has reached a low of 42% according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer. Its view is that the public is fed up with authority and that this manifests itself as a collapse in trust. “We

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Jules Herd Like many other sectors, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the communications industry. In short, 2020 into 2021 has been tough and, while there is most definitely light at the end of the tunnel, patterns have emerged that have changed and will continue to change forever the industry and how we practice communications.

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Maxim Behar

JUNE 23, 2022

The globally renowned PR expert Maxim Behar has been designated International Fellow of the world’s largest professional PR body - Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). Maxim Behar: “It is a great honor to be appointed as International Fellow of PRCA, the largest professional public relations community in the world.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Just skim the headlines and you’ll notice everything from fraud and deadly cyberattacks to ethics violations, faulty products and tone-deaf commercials bringing down the mightiest of organizations. From a crisis-communications standpoint, a red team stress-tests an organization’s strategy by expanding the circle of feedback the plan receives.

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Those of us who are activists may be reluctant to go public about our affiliations for fear of losing clients or alienating the boss or C-suite. According to a 2012 article in Public Relations Review , activists were practicing public relations some 80 years before companies began to appropriate and refine the concept.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 3, 2020

During 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations across the nation to reconsider how they conduct business, including the process of earning Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). With 14 years of experience in public information, the former journalist and mother of three boys sent in her application last August.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ). An annual survey by PRWeek found the median public relations salary in the U.S.

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It's Ethics month and a good time to review the public relations code of ethics. and support your clients to ensure that they have a strong ethical foundation. The global pandemic of 2020 has tested our world in ways never imagined. This post originally appeared in Strive Magazine in June 2020.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2020

You can’t escape the news – fake news influenced the 2016 election and will be even more visible in 2020. But I believe many people that are discussing these topics are missing the larger, and more chilling impact this is going to have on business in 2020 and beyond. The post What we are missing about Deepfakes and Fake News in 2020?

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

Keri Tomsic, Strategic Communications Consultant & Owner, T Squared Communications, LLC. Optimistically, I look to a bright future for strategic communicators. As we near the end of this year, there is a spotlight shining on communicators and our work. Laura Frnka-Davis, APR, Principal, LFD Communications.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 22, 2019

They’re also reading online publications, blogs and curating stories through news apps. workforce by 2020. I’ve been speaking with Millennials for the last six months, conducting one-on-one interviews as a part of my FEEL First before you communicate , Millennial passion project. But, what does this take?

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Mindful Marketing

MAY 22, 2021

The entire magazine was, in essence, subtle promotion for John Deere; still, readers could probably easily distinguish the publication’s articles from its advertisements. in 2020, over $47 billion was spent on native advertising and that 62% of all digital advertising, or “six out of every 10 digital ads were native ads.”

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Buzzstream

JUNE 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is uncharted territory for everyone, including public relations (PR) professionals trained to respond to crises. To better understand how COVID-19 is affecting the PR industry, BuzzStream and Fractl surveyed 400 full-time public relations professionals. As communicators, we have a real opportunity in front of us.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 29, 2020

There is an important ongoing conversation in public relations about the speed of innovation, the adoption of tools and artificial intelligence, enabling people to work smarter or replacing roles. Valin has been at the forefront of best practice in PR internationally on topics including AI, ethics, and leadership throughout his career.

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