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Exploring the modern corporate communication function

Stephen Waddington

The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations. 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.

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

What are some typical public relations objectives? PR professionals craft compelling narratives and critical messages that resonate with stakeholders , influencers , and publics , and they disseminate these through various channels, including traditional media, social media , and direct communications.

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Should Public Relations Change Its Name?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A few years ago I dropped in on a client’s booth at an industry conference, and the company CEO introduced me – the founder of his company’s public relations agency – as the “publicist.” PR is thriving, but what about “public relations” — as a name? ” Who, me, a publicist?

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Public Relations vs Marketing

Doctor Spin

Public relations vs marketing—what are the differences? Public relations (PR) and marketing are closely related, but few know the differences. Some organisations have Communications Departments for their public relations needs and some have Marketing Departments for their promotional needs.

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What is a Public Relations Specialist?

5W PR

Public relations specialists are known under different names such as communications specialists and/or media specialists. You can find public relations specialists working in government, nonprofits, as well as small to large companies. Some of the same duties common in the nonprofit sector often apply to the corporate sector as well.

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In Memoriam: H. J. (Jerry) Dalton Jr., APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Air Force’s Pentagon-based public affairs operation, has died. His peers have referred to him as “a true pioneer in public relations.”. He spent his last five years in uniform as director of public affairs, reporting to the chief of staff and secretary of the Air Force. (Jerry) Dalton Jr.,

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Corporate storytelling is an essential future PR skill

Stuart Bruce

Paul Holmes, founder of the eponymous The Holmes Report, has a great line about how advertising people are brilliant at making up stories and telling them well and PR people are fantastic at finding real stories, but aren’t good enough at telling them. John Cleese said “Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”