Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

This week on Ethical Voices, KayAnn Schoeneman , President of Curley Company discusses: How to determine if a client is right for you Ethical issues in opposition research AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? At the heart of it, I am a communicator and an advocate.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Each September, PRSA recognizes Public Relations Ethics Month, supported by programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme, Public Relations Ethics: Strengthening Our Core, guides a special focus on the six core values highlighted in the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 1, 2022

Joining me in this week’s episode is Ken Kerrigan , a Vice President at Infinite Global , an international communications firm specializing in public relations, branding, and content. Ken discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: Too many beers – Ethics and client conflicts. That situation arose.

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5W PR

JULY 15, 2023

In the beauty and wellness industry , corporate communications play a crucial role in shaping brand perception, establishing credibility, and fostering customer trust. Communicate openly and honestly about the brand, products, and business practices.

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PRSay

JULY 29, 2022

For communicators in today’s hyper-globalized world, achieving an organization’s goals is becoming more complex. A growing multiplicity of voices and communications channels accompanies disruptive technologies and radical new business models. A brand’s communications should remain “simple, short and concrete,” he said.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

And the work of our corporate communications team had turned to sharing accurate, timely information and serving as an important adjunct to under-resourced public health agencies. As communicators, our team wasn’t just fighting a pandemic, we were waging a war — a war on misinformation. Illustration credit: bakhtiarzein ].

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Is it ethical for a PR agency to smear a competitor? But one detail that interested communicators was that it brought on PR agency Definers Public Affairs to run political-style oppo against competitors like Google and Apple. But when the heat is on, it’s easy to blame the agency. So, was Definers ethical?

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. billion to the UK economy (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2021).

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. ” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons. When asked, “Why?”

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PRSay

JANUARY 14, 2022

More than 50 years later, his words ring true as a map to become a better communicator in 2022. Teams must also devote time to communicating the need to increase fees and lower delivery speeds. Agencies must reevaluate success measurement with clients to better show value. Last year offered very few glory days.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. Six in 10 comms pros face ethical challenges.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2023, “AI has become a huge topic,” said Chris Perry, chair of Weber Shandwick Futures , the communication firm’s research and development lab that seeks to help PR agencies and their clients adapt to the major changes that artificial intelligence is causing. We have to get busy with this stuff. It’s a force that we can’t ignore.”

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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

the French conglomerate that had $11 billion in revenue last year, is the first marketing agency to face a lawsuit in the opioid crisis. In a statement, the agency said: “We proudly support organizations fighting the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts and across the country. Publicis Health acted solely as an advertising agency.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 5, 2019

Mega-agency Edelman recently made waves by resigning a lucrative engagement working with for-profit corrections company The GEO Group, a top contractor for ICE. After all, this is the agency that pioneered an early form of fake news , punted when competitors took a stand on climate change , and is notorious for pursuing growth at any price.

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PRSay

JUNE 16, 2023

Instead, I predict that PR practitioners who are slow to add AI to their skillsets may be replaced by communicators who learn to leverage the evolving technology. Many PR agencies and departments are already using generative-AI tools to improve their efficiency and productivity. So, what does this mean for PR practitioners?

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5W PR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Consumers are increasingly conscious of eco-friendly practices, cruelty-free products, and ethical sourcing. Beauty brands need to integrate sustainability into their narratives, and PR plays a crucial role in communicating these efforts in an effective way to an audience. PR can highlight these engaging moments through media coverage.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We talk about being an agency for change makers. I’ve been an agency guy pretty much my entire professional life. Inkhouse is the fourth agency I’ve been at and I dare say my favorite one. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? We have a responsibility to use data ethically.

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Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. billion to the UK economy (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2021).

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The Global Alliance Capability Framework sets out three high level capabilities for a professional communicator. Communication Capabilities 1. To align communication strategies with organisational purpose and values 2. To align communication strategies with organisational purpose and values 2. The key tab shows the key.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. Advertising is a distant third.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2023

But the actual work of reporting — and ensuring that public-facing content is accurately and ethically sourced, as well as factually correct — will be the work of humans for some time to come. Emerging AI literacy Across the journalistic and PR landscape, 2023 will be a year of emerging AI literacy.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Tomorrow is the rudiments of research methods, design, and ethics. I’ve run agencies, edited and written books on practice, taught and mentored at universities, served in leadership roles including the CIPR, but I have no formal qualifications. COVID-19 has elevated public relations as a professional discipline.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 3, 2022

Susan Stern shares how she made her dream of an honest, respectful and responsive client services agency a reality. Earlier in your career, you experienced “agency life.” Together, we share resources and office space, and have become a unique firm for thought leadership services. What made you start your own firm?

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PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

This month, PRsay will feature posts by a variety of thought leaders on the year ahead for communicators and the PR profession. For more than 100 years, all of us — agencies, clients and educators, working together around the world through mutuality of endeavor — defined a new industry. That was 50 years ago.

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Cision

APRIL 19, 2016

She recommends personalizing brand communication to build more personal relationships with your audience. In this interview, Deborah discusses the challenges of communicating with different generations, the growth of social media and the trends that will impact marketing and communication moving forward.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 30, 2023

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What should you do when you think you received an unlawful order? The last 20 years of my total military career were all in various leadership positions, leading public affairs efforts at just about every level of the military there is. It’s amazing.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Media ethics forbid this, but advertising packages often come with editorial opportunities, access to journalists, or advertorials. This sale of “thought leadership”– market visibility with inherent credibility – is neither a recent development nor a crime that deserves a congressional investigation. Let me know.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It's Ethics month and a good time to review the public relations code of ethics. and support your clients to ensure that they have a strong ethical foundation. The world is in the midst of a global pandemic and with my agency operating on overdrive, I am finding strength in a country music song. Written by Karen Swim.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve watched them both grow into fabulous communicators and leaders! So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. I give you 15 up-and-coming social media and communications rock stars! Thomas classroom many years ago. They had to be younger than 30.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Each September, PRSA recognizes Public Relations Ethics Month, supported by programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme, Public Relations Ethics: Strengthening Our Core, guides a special focus on the six core values highlighted in the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 22, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your client asks you to besmirch the competition How to effectively and ethically build trust What to do when employees, clients and partners break your trust Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It continues a thought leading series based on Agency and Client-side workplace issues, and is the basis of a forthcoming coaching and mentoring book to be published in 2017 alongside the 15th anniversary of the agency. The power of ideas and proper communication is one that cannot and will not be underestimated.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 19, 2022

We've opened paid and funded applications for the third Socially Mobile cohort , the leadership communication programme that aims to increase diversity in public relations. What is your view of the societal or business opportunity for public relations and management communications? Connect with Liz | LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Flatiron Communications

MARCH 13, 2021

It’s been a long-time pet peeve of mine to observe how many reputable firms in the PR industry will accept clients whose business or advocacy goals raise ethical questions. Interestingly, it is often left to the communications teams — internal and agency — to both conceive and implement social good strategies.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 29, 2019

I valued Mandy’s counsel on CIPR Governance issues and engagement with public sector communications communities during my time as President in 2014. As an MBA holder she’s among a group of practitioners that have been driving communications at board level for more than two decades. Ethical communication is at the heart of this.

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