Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. SEMrush started trading on the NYSE under the ticker SEMR on March 29, 2021. Linkfluence was founded in 2006 has 150 employees in seven offices, with headquarters in Paris. SEMrush goes IPO.

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Media SEO Analytics Analysis 105

PRSay

JUNE 15, 2021

For corporate communicators, Pride in 2021 can seem confusing and challenging. LGBTQ people are voters, employees, family members and consumers. If the past year has taught you anything, then it should be that the price of admission to the LGBTQ ally community is now much higher. We expect more now, and in the future.

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Employee Community Leadership Enterprise 201

PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

According to a 2021 study by researchers at Portland State University in Oregon, workplace incivility is rising, too. Employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil toward others, the study found. How can communications professionals show leadership to help counter this epidemic of incivility?

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Employee Crisis Reputation Creativity 146

NewsWhip

AUGUST 26, 2021

Pichai has seen himself in the media frequently lately, mostly due to his order of mandating Google employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine if they wish to return to the office. The post How big tech CEOs were covered in the media in August 2021 appeared first on Newswhip. Top articles about Sundar Pichai. interactions.

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Media Community Leadership Employee 78

MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. Listen To and Welcome Employees on Social. Brands know they should listen to consumers, but what about listening to employees? What about Twitch?

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021. 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. As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. PR is always evolving.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In some ways, it has proven the inverse: getting real with our colleagues, with our customers and with our community has drawn us closer together. Do your employees need to be trusted and empowered, granted resources or nudged toward excellence? To find out, internal communicators should become reporters within their organizations.

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Communications Nonprofit Employee Film 156

Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

Reuben Sinclair was among several recruiters that reported increasing demand talent in January 2021. According to a poll by the IoIC two-thirds of internal communicators said that leaders looked to them for more guidance during the crisis. Employees were a particularly complex stakeholder group during lockdown.

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Publicity Government Crisis Employee 199

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. Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Issues from 2021 to carry-over. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It is a combination of your employees’ perception of you as an employer and how candidates see you as a potential workplace. This is because candidates and current employees have become more intentional about what they are looking for in terms of flexibility, culture, mission and the work itself. Employee Wellbeing First.

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PRSay

JANUARY 15, 2021

and provides a platform for organizations to communicate their commitment to his fight for equity and freedom for all Americans. Organizations and individuals celebrate this observance by volunteering in communities as part of the MLK Day of Service. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Community Policies Employee Blogging 154

PRSay

MARCH 19, 2020

Communications should speak first to the families and communities affected by the virus, and explain what the organization is doing to help them. Keep the internal lines of communications open 24/7 and encourage employees to openly voice their questions or fears. Enlist employees.

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Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Employee 214

Stern + Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I’ve been given a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the mission of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, presenting a program of best interviewing tips to the community they serve. This is particularly meaningful for me because it is a way to honor my father-in-law Paul Brownstein’s legacy. The Statistics. million.

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PRSay

JANUARY 19, 2021

After a turbulent year of the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest and political instability, public mistrust of societal institutions is widespread around the world, Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer finds. To rebuild trust, businesses must provide reliable information to their employees and, by extension, to their communities, Edelman says.

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Government Report Survey Media 157

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

2021 was a whirlwind year in terms of keeping up with events that shook our country. At SHIFT, we’ve worked with clients to share statements on social pages or with their employees only rather than public channels because the events were close to their hearts. Take the lessons from 2021 to build a plan. And that’s OK.

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Employee Leadership Consumer Internal 78

PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With Google announcing work-from-home plans through 2021 and other giants like Facebook, Twitter and Slack telling employees they can work from home permanently — not to mention the many PR agencies shuttering their own offices for permanent work-from-home plans — it’s clear that remote work is not a passing trend. percent to 5.4

How To 180

How To Employee Survey Exercises 180

Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 31, 2020

Here are some of the issues that need to be front of mind as we head towards 2021. Helping organisations operate alongside the virus We’ve become the front line of an organisation’s communication response to the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve worked with executive teams to engage employees.

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Communications Crisis Leadership Sports 125

PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

ESG is short for Environmental, Social, Governance, so there are a host of wrap around components, like skills development, workforce reform or equality and social impact on communities. Due to its complexity, breaking ESG down for your audience is vital, whether that be clients, prospects, employees or investors. Keep it real!

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Policies Employee Ethics Survey 62

Shift Communications

JANUARY 3, 2022

As employees continue to look for opportunities to do more within their role, achieve internal mobility and/or find ways to pursue their passions (since the pandemic ignited pretty strong feelings of “living your best life”), learning a new skill(s) is one way they’re finding happiness in their current roles. Stop going into the office.

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Technology Trends Employee Mobile 78

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In 2020, organizations like credit unions, which are rooted in their communities, have had to confront issues that may not have been part of their 2019 strategic plans, from the pandemic to natural disaster and civil unrest. As Winston Churchill once famously advised, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” BE THE GUIDE.

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Reputation Brand Branding Crisis 88

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team. The corporate communication or public relations function is underserved an area of study, in contrast with other areas of management.

Corporate 135

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

A survey by Cision in 2021 reported that media relations came third in the list of reasons for distributing a press release via a wire service after brand visibility (68%) and thought leadership (36%). He lamented its abuse as a means of community engagement with a variety of marketing audiences or publics.

Engineering 98

Engineering Television Travel Financial 98

Stern + Associates

MARCH 3, 2023

Last month, Stern Strategy Group employees were fortunate to participate in an in-house workshop led by Zoe Chance , Yale School of Management professor and client of Stern Speaking & Advisory, who specializes in persuasion and decision-making. She explained that our responses to influence might be tied to our experiences with rejection.

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Leadership Employee Policies Groups 62

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Stacey Miller , Vice President, Communications, Auto Care Association. To that end, we owe a special thanks to Gini and Karen who also polled their respective communities – Spin Sucks and Solo PR Pro – for the survey this year. The lack of employee experience is a new challenge near the top of the list for the first time.

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Survey Communications Measurement Internal 129

Offleash

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Despite the events of 2020, I see example after example of people charging ahead with their lives — continuing to work hard, still dreaming big, standing taller than ever for their families and their communities. We were steadfastly focused on giving back to the community, through our OffleashCARES initiative.

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Employee Agency Travel Community 100

HMA Public Relations

JUNE 2, 2021

(PHOENIX – June 2, 2021) – Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&H), an innovative leader in behavioral health, today announced that it has been recognized by the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program (HAWP) for making efforts to positively affect the health and well-being of employees, their families, and the community.

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Employee Community 52

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. 31, 2021, I sold PR 20/20 to Blue Cypress , a family of companies owned and led by Amith Nagarajan that is dedicated to building purpose-driven businesses. If you want to learn more, I encourage you to join us for the MAICON 2021 virtual experience Sept.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The company has “five full-time and four part-time employees, of which seven hold Ph.D. Below is a rundown of announcements from the PR tech community over the last 30 days: Signal AI became the latest media monitoring vendor to white label TVEyes for podcast monitoring. Content picks from the PR tech community: . The “top 0.3%

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Software Publicity Technology Data 85

Stephen Waddington

JULY 15, 2020

My hunch is that the 2021 survey will tell a different story. Community of practice Two-thirds (66%) of public relations professionals feel they are part of a professional community. Learning and development opportunities were cited as the main benefit to being part of a community.

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Survey Policies Crisis Community 159

Landis PR

JUNE 28, 2021

During COVID, we heard a lot about companies recognizing the serious toll the pandemic took on the mental and emotional well-being of employees. Employees were more than just workers; they were people, some like family, going through trauma. Many companies answered the important call to address their employee’s trauma.

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Industry Retail Employee Crisis 85

Reputation Us

MARCH 27, 2023

Viewed in this light, ESG can be presented as a public relations move, or a way to profit from the higher motives of customers, investors and employees. Companies that don’t adapt may find themselves at odds with their customers, employees, investors, regulators — and their good reputations.

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Reputation Corporate Survey Employee 78

PRSay

APRIL 15, 2021

Companies and organizations of all sizes today are increasingly under pressure — from activists to employees — to speak out on high-profile political and social issues. If CEOs act on what they say, they will be rewarded in terms of stronger bonds with their employees, customers, investors and communities.

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Company Employee Internal International 187

Reputation Us

JUNE 21, 2021

Last month, ReputationUs connected with six executives from across the country and asked them five questions regarding social justice, DEI and other community plights and how taking a stance may affect their organization’s reputation. Stefanie Rupert, President/CEO & DEI Officer, Collins Community Credit Union ($1.38

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Financial Education Community Employee 78

Reputation Us

JUNE 21, 2021

Last month, ReputationUs connected with six executives from across the country and asked them five questions regarding social justice, DEI and other community plights and how taking a stance may affect their organization’s reputation. Stefanie Rupert, President/CEO & DEI Officer, Collins Community Credit Union ($1.38

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Financial Education Community Employee 78

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. The SaaS database GetLatka says Digimind didn’t raise any funding, was founded in 1998 and finished 2021 with $18 million in revenue and 600 customers. Cision US Inc.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85