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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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The Ethics of Press Trips, Reviews and Affiliate Links – Scott Tharler

Ethical Voices

I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. Scott discusses a number of important ethics topics including. The ethics of press trips. The ethics of reviews and selling products you review.

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The ethical challenges of weaponized communication – Elizabeth Edwards

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important issues, including: The ethical challenges of weaponized communication. We need to create awareness around the norms in professional communication, marketing, advertising, and leadership around how we create a message, messaging, positioning, and core strategy. That is not ethical.

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Embracing Inclusion: Empowering People with Disabilities Through Brand Marketing

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Regrettably, advertising and marketing seem to remain a notable instance of this disparity. In advertising and marketing, however, this rich mixture has historically been depicted through the lens of Caucasian individuals. The rationale underscoring the crusade for inclusion is rooted in a blend of ethical and realistic understandings.

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How to Create A PR Stunt That Gets Noticed

5W PR

This guide aims to demystify the process, offering marketing professionals, PR strategists, brand managers, and business owners a roadmap to crafting PR stunts that are impactful, memorable, and ethical. Its primary aim is to create a stir, provoke conversation, and gain attention in a way that traditional advertising often can’t.

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What is PR? A definition for 2015

Stuart Bruce

Most people who don’t work in public relations have a very poor grasp about what PR actually is and those working in related disciplines, such as advertising and marketing, often have the weakest grasp in that they think they know what it is, but are actually often wrong. Why in 2015 are we still asking what is PR?

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Advertising Attacks Domestic Violence

Mindful Marketing

It’s reasonable to think that such a mass problem requires a mass media solution, but is advertising the answer to decreasing domestic violence? The other involves ethics. In terms of shock, even if it works, should advertisers use it to combat domestic violence? Is shocking people the right thing to do?