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Brands Must Show They Understand and Respect the LGBTQ Community, PRSA Webinar Panelists Say

PRSay

Featuring some of the country’s leading LGBTQ communications professionals, the event covered how PR practitioners can engage with and support the LGBTQ community. Panelist Ben Finzel, president of RENEWPR, spoke about how the Black Lives Matter movement affects the LGBTQ community, especially the Black transgender community. “It

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6 Trends That Will Affect PR In 2022

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Employees are in charge. But in 2022, employee engagement will be the new recruitment. This bodes well for PR professionals who focus in employee and community relations. The move to ban third-party cookies has precipitated an “identity crisis” in digital advertising. Branded content is king.

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How PR Can Solve Its Diversity Problem

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Its success hinges on a genuine understanding of diverse communities and cultures. How we can be the change As a person of color, I am drawn to companies with a diverse employee base. It’s a PR agency with fewer than 25 employees, and more than a third are people of color. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Financial analysts say marketing is an investment, not a cost

Sword and the Script

All the other factors considered – leadership, innovation, profitability, sustainability, and employees – all influence the awareness and strength of a brand. Comment: This is an advertising association, so the question is naturally focused on advertising. click image for higher resolution) 2.

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PR Lessons From The Biggest Failures of 2023

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

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.

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Why are our social media marketing priorities so messed up in 2022?

Communications Conversations

Or, what about advertising. My guess, content creation and advertising probably take up at least 75% of our time as social media marketers. My guess, content creation and advertising probably take up at least 75% of our time as social media marketers. Meanwhile, how much time do we spend on listening and community-building?

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Are employee social advocacy programs at direct odds with your personal brand?

Communications Conversations

Employee social advocacy programs are having a moment. Companies like Starbucks, Reebok and Humana (just to name a few) have implemented employee social advocacy programs over the last few years. Companies like Starbucks, Reebok and Humana (just to name a few) have implemented employee social advocacy programs over the last few years.