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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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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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Updating Brand Values to Ensure You’re Connecting With Today’s Consumers

5W PR

Consumers care more about the impact of their purchases on the world. Brands must align values with ethical practices. To connect with modern consumers, a brand can update its values using various strategies. Conduct surveys, focus groups, and other types of research to gain insights into consumer values and concerns.

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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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This Week in PR Ethics (5/18/23): Taking on Climate Lies

Ethical Voices

Schrag believes that our communication efforts have been effective and are overcoming consumer hesitancy and confusion about adopting clean energy. The most popular media outlets for this type of native advertising were Forbes, BBC, and CNN.

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Newsjacking: How Brands Can Use Current Events To Make News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MediaRadar’s CNN Ad Spend Insight Following Chris Licht’s departure from CNN, advertising intelligence company MediaRadar analyzed ad spend data for the network. They found a striking decline of nearly 40% in CNN’s ad revenue, capturing significant attention within the media and advertising industry.

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The Ethical Implications of Blurred Lines – Cheryll Forsatz

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: The ethical implications of blurred lines Influencer ethics and disclosure Ethics and AI Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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