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10 ethical issues facing public relations - PRCA Ethics Council Annual

Stephen Waddington

Artificial intelligence, paid influence, mental health and fake news are all issues identified by a group of international practitioners in a series of reflective essays published by the PRCA. The PRCA Ethics Council has published its annual perspective of ethical challenging facing PR practice in 2021.

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Five Companies Enacting Change through Charity

5W PR

5W’s 2020 Consumer Culture Report revealed 67% of Millennials believe it’s important a brand they purchase from has a charitable component, and 71% are willing to pay more money for a product or service, when they know a portion of it will be given to a good cause. Regardless of why the cause is adopted, consumers love to give back.

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Digital PR Strategy: Industry Insights and The Methods That Secure Coverage in 2021

Buzzstream

I was clueless about the world of Digital PR and what it entailed – until I landed in the industry myself. Unlike its traditional PR counterpart, Digital PR is also conducted with SEO in mind and one of the key aims of outreach is to gain linked coverage on online news publications.

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SEO Software Company SEMrush Moves into PR with Prowly Acquisition [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

And suddenly we’re in Q4 of 2020. Let’s just hope 2020 ends on December 31 st. As I’ve done for the last couple of years, on the first Tuesday of the month, I summarize all of the news I’ve seen from the PR technology community. “The The company has been led by an interim CEO since February 2020. Try our services.

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Pump and Dump: Fake Press Releases Crossing the Wire [PR Tech November]

Sword and the Script

Fraudulent press releases go out on two major wire services; IR comms platform Q4 has $100M IPO; internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge; Innodata CEO talks up AI in Agility PR on an earnings call. Internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge. Automated coverage book. Journalist activity scores. Media pulse.

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Latest PR Trends

5W PR

And as all of those elements are changing, so should the PR strategies that companies are using so they can adapt and cater to everyone’s needs. Digital PR. The main point about digital PR is that it’s able to help companies increase their exposure and visibility. Consumer Focus.

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Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

The earnings release named new customers in this segment “as Marriott International, Nike, McKinsey & Company, Lego and Bayer.”. Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology. Notified by Intrado added “coverage books” to its PR platform. years, having joined in September of 2020.

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