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Ensuring Ethical Advertising

Mindful Marketing

Advertising gaffes, which may reach millions, are much more damaging and difficult to roll back, so why do some of the world’s most creative companies and brightest people continue to make promotional faux pas, and what can be done to avoid them? Fortunately, a personal apology can often atone for such individual indiscretions.

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#PRStudChat Celebrates Ethics Month with a September 21st Twitter Chat

Deirdre Breakenridge

Throughout the month of September, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), holds several different activities and events to educate members, professionals and students on modern ethics. Dr. Marlene Neill (@ neillPR) is an assistant professor of advertising and public relations at Baylor University. About #PRStudChat.

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Can Military Influencers Ethically Use Their Status to Sell Services?

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Leading With Ethics.” Please join the discussion on Twitter via #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, as well as two webinars (on Sept.

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Don't Be Naïve About Native Advertising

Mindful Marketing

Native advertising is the term used to describe “paid advertising where the ad matches the form, feel and function of the content of the media on which it appears.” Today's native advertising is much more stealthy. time spent on the site, page views) for purpose of appeal to advertisers. billion. .”

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Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

Sword and the Script

Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. click image for higher resolution).

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Paddle your own ethical canoe – Filomena Fanelli

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: Why we need to trust but verify. Ethics and predatory lending. I started my career at Rubenstein Associates, had a really solid and ethics filled foundation from them. There are days where ethical challenges are around every turn. Ethics is actions, not words.

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Guest Blog Post: What Does Being a Millennial Really Mean?

Deirdre Breakenridge

No other generation has had to deal with the media and advertising interweaving themselves into practically every aspect of our lives. Our work ethic may not look like the work ethic of years before us, but we do work hard. The post Guest Blog Post: What Does Being a Millennial Really Mean? Guest Post Mentoring PR 2.0

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