Karen Freberg

MARCH 15, 2020

Dear Public Relations and Social Media Academic Community, It’s time to step up to the plate. The social media professors group I manage has been filled with professors from all over the world sharing, engaging, and discussing key issues related to how to handle the crisis. In a time of crisis, actions speak louder than words.

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PRSay

JUNE 1, 2020

The month of June marks the traditional celebration of LGBTQ Pride in communities across the nation and world. The global coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of pride celebrations worldwide, a severe setback at a time when fostering community and bringing people together is more important than ever.

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PRSay

APRIL 8, 2020

Executives around the globe are facing a daunting task: leading their teams and organizations during the COVID-19 crisis. From economic uncertainty to anxiety and disruptions to daily life, there are many immediate and potentially existential issues for an organization and its leadership.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We seem to be in a crisis of confidence. Yet the need here is not mere public relations messaging, but leadership and action. ” 2020 Brings A Leadership Test. They’re also answering to a customer base and workforce that want sensible action to protect communities. According to Gallup, only the U.S.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2020

29 virtual keynote speech during PRSA’s annual conference — “Strategic Communications: Navigating a World Disrupted” — Garrett will discuss what the science community knows about COVID-19 and how PR professionals can communicate factual information in a chaotic media environment. In her Oct.

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Solo PR Pro

MARCH 31, 2020

On the last Tuesday in March, we held a special chat, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community ( learn how to join us here ). The post Chat Recap: Staying the Course In a Crisis appeared first on Solo PR Pro.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A new book describes the extraordinary achievements of NHS communication practitioners during the COVID-19 crisis. The impact of COVID-19 on NHS comms documents the scale of the challenge faced by professional NHS communicators since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 24, 2023

Leadership that Harnesses the Power of a Team Linda A. is a world-renowned expert on leadership and diversity-driven innovation. is an authority on stress management, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, leadership development, and women’s leadership within organizational environments. Hill, Ph.D. Courtney D.

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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. More and more crisis communication events that interrupt the general flow of work in our area. Stacey Miller , Vice President, Communications, Auto Care Association.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2020

Organisations typically have one of two responses to a crisis: they either go silent or they over communicate. You’ll have observed examples for yourself during the COVID-19 crisis. The crisis has led to a massive shift to digital communications as organisations pile into email, social and web.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2020

How will it change PR and communications? Several surveys offer a glimpse into the collective thinking of the public relations community – and that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML). Read the full report here: State of PR 2020 via @MuckRack. The report was published in late May 2020.

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 23, 2020

The challenge with the COVID-19 crisis is that it requires an international governmental response and there are countless unknowns. The crisis has widened the socio-economic gap in society. The UK’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has suggested that social distancing will continue until the end of 2020. It’s worked.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like the annual JOTW survey , however, most are by contributors or organizations from around the community. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales.

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PRSay

MARCH 6, 2020

Organizations are continuing to examine how their employees, operations, stakeholders and communities may be impacted. Garland Stansell, APR, PRSA’s 2020 chair. For communications professionals, it’s imperative to be proactive and bring together key people within your organization for planning and strategizing sessions.

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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.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In 2020, across the pond here in the United States, people needed to be heard, seen and reassured through crises including the pandemic, social unrest due to racial injustices, and a tense and volatile election year. Keep calm and communicate on! There’s been a change. Some… shift in values.”. Morgan’s Queen Elizabeth was right.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It’s an overview of industry issues as discussed by my community of practice. I started an online community of practice at the outset of the pandemic. There are some topics that come up time and time again in the community. That data is from the 2020 PRCA Census. This is my CommsHero presentation. Good afternoon.

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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A trade-off mindset between the four domains of life ­– work, family, community and self (mind, body and spirit) – prevents us from leading and performing as effectively as we would like. Addressing the Student Mental Health Crisis. But harmony is possible, says renowned Wharton Professor Stew Friedman.

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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. million fake accounts between October and December 2020. You’d be welcome to join us.

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PRSay

JANUARY 13, 2021

As you think about your internal communications plans for 2021, you must first recognize the challenges and changes that occurred in 2020. Often, a communication audit is recommended before starting any major yearly planning. The communication channels. Communication Sender Areas. Nobody plans to fail.

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2021

In March 2020, as New York City became an epicenter of COVID-19 infections, its Jacob K. As part of the PRSA Storytellers series , Tony Sclafani, the Javits Center’s senior vice president and chief communications officer, spoke to PRSA Publications Director John Elsasser. On Friday, March 13, 2020, we sent our staff to work from home.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . Predictability is dead – 2020 killed it. This creates renewed opportunities for marketers who communicate via podcasts. Spotify reported in mid-2020 that overall podcast consumption had more than doubled.

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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. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications .

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Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When Christakis wrote “Blueprint,” he found himself especially fascinated by histories of intentional and unintentional communities and the factors that played into their success or failure. The Hidden Power of Shared Meaning.

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Mark My Words

DECEMBER 11, 2022

That was a message reinforced by Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Skema business school in Lille, who said Southgate’s leadership had instilled traits such as collective identity, accountability and competence that are not always common in public life. And, perhaps, a blueprint for its politicians to absorb.

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Stern + Associates

APRIL 13, 2023

Climate strategist, New York Times bestselling senior writer of “ Drawdown ,” and editor of “ All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis ” Katharine Wilkinson argues that it’s impossible to answer these questions without grounding them in the current and future realities of the planet we call home. What Can I Do?

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PRSay

MAY 4, 2021

In a September 2020 survey of more than 21,000 people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia — conducted by researchers at Harvard, Rutgers, Northeastern and Northwestern universities — respondents ages 18–24 had an 18 percent likelihood of believing a false claim, compared to just 9 percent of those over the age of 65.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

According to The Holmes Report, only 27% of agency leaders responding to the survey think the term “public relations” will clearly and adequately describe the work they do by the year 2020. According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S. Thought leadership is more important than ever.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Fewer than 24 hours later, the Twitter brouhaha would expand into a sprawling crisis for the NBA’s relationship with China and its reputation at home. For PR practitioners, crisis managers, and the organizations they counsel, the NBA episode offers some valuable tips. Basketball fans protested at preseason games. and U.K.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 12, 2020

The idea grew out a survey of communications professionals where I was struck by how little news and coverage there was about technology for the PR community. blogs #bloggers #publicrelations #contentmarketing #content — Frank Strong (@Frank_Strong) February 15, 2020 4. It’s been an eye-opening experience.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you. Companies should be investing in the story behind their quarterly or annual results to resonate with the investment community and positively influence valuation.”

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PRSay

JUNE 11, 2021

They spend more time talking through real-life examples within communities to help people understand the true impact of the gun-violence crisis. For example, in June 2020, we published a news release about a study on the linkage of hospital and other records predicting both fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses.

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PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

During the pandemic, economic crisis, racial tensions and partisan arguments that have marked 2020, we have started communicating differently. L’Oréal Paris stands in solidarity with the Black community, and against injustice of any kind. We protect meetings from “Zoom-bombings” and give “elbow bumps.” BlackLivesMatter.”.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

Following the 2020 pandemic, 2021 continued to surprise us in both good and bad ways. Communicating will always be important, but now more than ever taking a role as communicators and advisers being conciliators, raising values such as the ability to listen to the other, the value for the environment and respect for the communities.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

You can see that in May of this year (2020) we actually went back out in the field. People needed help, knew we had a big national crisis, a global crisis, and said, “We really are going to need our institutions to step up.” You can see what we found mid-year is a surge in trust. Paul: And suppliers? Paul: Brilliant.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

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. .” ~ Jason Brown , PublicCity PR, Principal PublicCity PR 9.

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