PRSay

MAY 26, 2023

“Whenever we get into any crisis moment, the guiding principles for us are compassion and action,” said Linda Rutherford, chief administration and communications officer for Southwest Airlines. We needed to be sure that we had good information getting out to our employees, so that they, in turn, could educate customers,” she said.

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 26, 2022

2022 is set to be a unique year in the comms world, as after two years of riding the wave of the pandemic, we are finally starting to see light at the end of what has been at times an incredibly dark tunnel. Maintaining synergy through employee comms. Some things to consider in your comms planning. The post New year, new me?

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Rebecca Wilson , the Executive Vice President International for WE Communications International. Key findings from the 2022 Brands In Motion Study. But some of our employees who are people of color were conserved and didn’t want to show it for it made them feel like a number.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

2022 will not stop posing challenges and creating opportunities for public relations practitioners no matter where they are based on the globe. ESG issues will be dominating corporate communications in 2022 and beyond.”. If companies do not incorporate these new values, they will have to prepare to face a crisis. In the U.S.,

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By Monday, most of OpenAI’s rank-and-file employees were threatening to follow them. Target found itself in a somewhat similar situation when anti-LGBTQ customers criticized its Pride Month displays, in some cases trashing store merchandise and harassing employees. It was a lose-lose.

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 6, 2022

Societal discord has become a significant risk factor for business, posing a threat to corporate reputation, employee recruitment, and organisational morale. The public relations function has an opportunity to help navigate these issues with activist groups and other internal and external stakeholders.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. More crisis work. “A A lot more crisis work in addition to more duties usually shared between departments. Actual and perceived crisis 24/7. “A More internal comms.

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PRSay

JULY 18, 2022

Prior to ZF, he led international communications and launches at DaimlerChrysler and was head of communications for Mercedes-Benz Car brands for many years. These are universal for ZF‘s employees and connect all of us at ZF. In times of crisis, we have experienced unprecedented solidarity in the ZF organization.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 (see these posts covering the executive summary , top challenges , organizational trust in media and views on media bias ). So says a 2022 survey conducted by PRWeek for ICR. Centralized role preferred. “43%

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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. Some of those comments include the following: “Significantly more related to internal comms and recruiting.”. A mix of internal and external resources. Top three comms challenges.

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Wadds Inc.

APRIL 26, 2023

The agency market has switched from being relatively buoyant at the end of Q3 2022 to a slowdown. Business that in September 2022 would have moved from pitch to contract to delivery within weeks is now taking several months to convert. The relationship between agency employers and employees has reset.

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Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Looking back, 2022 brought in the Year of the Tiger. Horoscopes aside, with the breadth of pressures on companies and their employees, it’s no surprise that more than half of our Eight Reputation Enhancement Actions to Take are people-centric this year. Highlight your leaders internally before promoting them outside the organization.

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Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2023

He discusses how crisis is inevitable, but how it can be either a threat, or an opportunity – handled right. Thomson considers the implications of purpose, sustainability, employee activism, and diversity, with clear, actionable advice. He examines the importance of traditional media, social media, and politics to reputation.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 3, 2022

After a two year hiatus an international group of public relations academics and practitioners gathered on the shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia over the past two days to share their research, ideas and thinking at the 29th International Public Relations Symposium. It’s good to be back in Bled.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release. It said these deals were bad for customers, bad for employees, and often bad for investors (LPs, not the fund managers). And here we go the PR Tech Sum for the month of June 2022….

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Software Internal International Pitching 85

NewsWhip

JANUARY 26, 2023

The brand alone earned more than 21 million engagements to the 192k articles written about it in 2022, but when you reach the size the brand has, even news that seemingly has nothing to do with the company can end up having an impact. Sean deGroot, Manager, Communications Measurement & Insights at McDonald’s knows this all too well.

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Communications Local System Data 78

Maxim Behar

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We know each other for almost 15 years now, have done numerous projects together within the International PR Organization ICCO, have met several times in Austria and in Bulgaria. You are one of the strongest persons that we have in the international PR business. And what always impresses me most is how much your employees love you.

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Energy Groups Internal International 52

Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Lynn Perry Wooten: How to Emerge from Crisis a Better Organization. President of Simmons University, Lynn Perry Wooten is a crisis leadership expert. Rather than just putting out fires, Wooten focuses on the positive side of crisis management, asking, “ how do we get better as opposed to simply surviving a crisis?

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 31, 2024

Having couples of university educations, writing numerous of interesting business books, some of them bestsellers in the USA, accumulating huge experience in strategic consulting an crisis management, managing many international communications organization, Behar with no doubt now is one of the global leaders in Public Relations business.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. With the new dynamics of hybrid work established worldwide, Public Relations – as a professional who builds and consolidates relationships – becomes an even more strategic professional regarding the internal audience. Bill Byrne , Managing Director, Remedy Public Relations.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Crisis management: When an organization faces a crisis, PR practitioners may work to minimize the damage to the organization’s reputation by managing the flow of information and communicating with the public. What is public relations?

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Wadds Inc.

JULY 3, 2022

After a two year hiatus an international group of public relations academics and practitioners gathered on the shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia over the past two days to share their research, ideas and thinking at the 29th International Public Relations Symposium. It’s good to be back in Bled.

Communications 59

Communications Software Internal International 59

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As we navigate various transitions over the coming months and years, leaders are likely to see employees struggle with anxiety, depression, burnout and trauma. When organizations invest in mental health, it’s better for employees and better for business. Addressing the Student Mental Health Crisis. Make It Fearless.

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 6, 2024

As the world approaches another International Women’s Day, we reflect on this year’s theme — #InspireInclusion — and whether it stands up to scrutiny. For example, HR materials, employee handbooks? study found that one in three DEI professionals lost their job in 2022 during mass layoffs compared to 21% of those in non-DEI roles.

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Doctor Spin

JUNE 29, 2022

Example: An organisation faces a severe crisis, but the PR function manages the situation perfectly and minimises the loss of a) net income and b) brand value. To calculate the value of the investment, we must know how severe the crisis would’ve impacted the organisation without the PR investment.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

2) I wasn’t a great employee. At the very least, many of them will be looking for other positions in 2022 because they’re so frustrated with their current role. Whether that’s in digital marketing, crisis or internal comms, the individual contributor is usually an expert in his/her field.

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

What corporate values do you educate your employees in? That is why the interns who apply at our company already have a very clear awareness of where they are going to work and how they want to succeed in this business. Has COVID changed your criteria for evaluating the performance of current and future employees?

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Maxim Behar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Maxim: I often say that right now the whole world is a big mess, and from this mess we have to create something that can suit businesses, employees, pensioners, of course, students, and all people. But this is part of the very big confusion of business, not only in Bulgaria, but also international business. Host: But they don't.

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Government Tourism Ethics System 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content.

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