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Exploring the modern corporate communication function

Stephen Waddington

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.

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Do You Work in Comms? Please Take the 5th Annual JOTW Comms Survey for 2022

Sword and the Script

Every week it’s filled with job opportunities in PR, public affairs and media – it’s a great place to find a PR job. Karen Swim of Word for Hire , LLC and the Solo PR Pro community. Michelle Garrett of Garrett Public Relations. Stacey Miller , Senior Director, Communications at Auto Care Association.

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Selfish Altruism: Ned Lundquist on Origins of the JOTW and an Appeal to Take the Annual Comms Survey

Sword and the Script

He’s really done wonderful service for the communications field and has built a 6,000-person strong community in the process. Nearly two decades later, Ned and I would team up to survey his subscribers for the annual JOTW Communications survey. Now in its fifth year, the survey is open to respondents.

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7 Rules for a New Era of Communications

PRSay

James Grunig and Todd Hunt’s “excellence theory” has long told us that, in public relations, listening is as important as speaking. Right now, that advice is more crucial than ever as we begin 2021. L’Oréal Paris stands in solidarity with the Black community, and against injustice of any kind. Take L’Oréal, for example.

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PR software vendors are starting to talk security in generative AI pitches [PR Tech Sum No. 46]

Sword and the Script

This means my last summary of PR tech news was in early June – and in the eight weeks since, there’s been a number of annucments from the solution provider community. The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. It makes sense. Here are a few examples I spotted in putting this post together: Notified.

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. And we’re going to do about half of that in 2021, and probably the remainder in 2022.

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#20: Building the bridge between infrastructure and data-driven media intelligence

NewsWhip

JUNE 18, 2021 | 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT. Infrastructure is a pillar of today’s society but it is also a major topic at the center of policy and public debate. Brett: So, I guess is that, when we chatted before, I mean, that’s really the definition of a data-driven public affairs agency, correct?

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