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ICON 2020 Preview: Lata Nott on Communicators, First Amendment Freedoms and ‘Expensive Attention’

PRSay

What does this disruption look like to you in 2020? At the Freedom Forum, I get contacted by people who say, “Facebook has shut down my account.” What should employees keep in mind if they want to speak out about politics at work or on their own social media accounts? Speech used to be expensive. [In presidential election.

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How 2020 Has Highlighted the Importance of Being Open and Honest

PRSay

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? For many, it should mean refocusing on the importance of being open and transparent.

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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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Survey: Better Work-Life Balance, but More Isolation, as People Work from Home in Age of COVID

PRSay

Among employees choosing to work from home, fewer are doing so because they’re afraid of being exposed to the coronavirus (42 percent now vs. 57 percent in 2020). Today, more say they prefer to work from home (76 percent vs. 60 percent in 2020). Earlier in the pandemic, those proportions were reversed. and Wells Fargo & Co.

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No Going Back After COVID — Communications Trends for 2021

PRSay

After dealing daily with the health and financial concerns for employees and their families in a COVID world, genuine empathy will underpin all communications as never before. The imperative is creating a unique culture for all employees when many will not be in the office full-time — or at all. Avoid remote culture shock.

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PRSA Chair T. Garland Stansell on Communicating During the Coronavirus Outbreak

PRSay

Organizations are continuing to examine how their employees, operations, stakeholders and communities may be impacted. Garland Stansell, APR, PRSA’s 2020 chair. Safeguarding the health and well-being of your employees is crucial, Stansell said. These types of things can throw a company into chaos,” said T. Providing updates.

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Tesla Slams the Brakes on PR

Flack's Revenge

And it’s 2020, so I get a pass on cussing. For example, Facebook has a ton of bad press, but the majority of people still have a Facebook account and will continue to use the company’s other platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp. It doesn’t mean anything. You go, Frank, that is effin’ awesome!