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.” I have seen many individuals who are highly motivated to learn, develop and strengthen the skills required to succeed in agency life.

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Groups Employee Strategy Ethics 104

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By Then the economy changed.

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Konnect Agency

AUGUST 17, 2023

Whether owning a small business or launching a large venture, valuable branding insights can be drawn from successful global corporations that can help shape impactful marketing initiatives. The post Successful Branding: Lessons Learned from Iconic Brands appeared first on Konnect Agency. Lesson Two- Successful Branding is Innovative.

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Brand Branding Automotive Retail 52

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Ethical Considerations: Protection of Intellectual Property in Client & Agency/Consultant Relationships. The professional relationship between clients and agencies/consultants often begins with the development of a request for proposals (RFP). One idea is to have an agency or consultant help you develop a strong RFP for bid.

Ethics 60

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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. Do you completely disagree and believe journalism ethics are alive and well today? Paid stories disguised as editorial. With the media, succeeding in a pay-to-play world means two things. Let me know.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

In the span of five years, Tess has excelled in marketing, communications, production, and business development roles in agencies, on the client side, and with non-profits. Courtney landed her permanent role off a 6-month social media internship in the Corporate Communications department at UnitedHealth Group.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Ahem, by the way, that's against our code of ethics.). The same comparison is true of a big PR/Communications agency vs a boutique or solo practitioner. So why ask your PR team to guarantee media results? To guarantee timing of a bylined article placement or published article after an interview? In PR it’s the same.

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Communications Comparison Exercises Interviews 99

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Creative public relations strategies can bridge the divide between corporate and editorial, generating content that is of value to media while supporting company priorities, maximizing resources and appealing to the larger consumer audience – All making the original marketing dollar stretch further and more effectively.

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Trade Shows Marketing Retail YouTube 95

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public affairs: This involves working with government officials and agencies to shape public policy and advocate on behalf of an organization.”. Creativity: PR practitioners must be able to think creatively and come up with new and innovative ideas for campaigns and projects. When should a company hire a public relations agency?

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. It’s impossible to keep coming up with creative ideas to reach and resonate with audiences who are not represented by a PR team. Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. Progress is slow.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Maxim Behar

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Many of the people running the world’s biggest agencies are almost invisible on the global stage. This is what I can see every time when I visit your great agency in Sofia. And I want to say that you are one of the most creative, one of the most energetic person, PR person, I’ve met in my life, and I’ve met you several times.

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Energy Groups Internal International 52

PR Conversations

JANUARY 29, 2016

And let’s not think about ethics – or social justice – or worry about feminism, when clearly all women are bothered about is bread. Online Owned media becomes the easy to control option – although who really seeks out a digital magazine or corporate video? Money can’t buy respect.

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Publicity Ethics Creativity Travel 40

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 10, 2011

I finished my masters degree in PR and corporate communication at the end of 2009 – only 19 months ago. As one great article I read recently from IABC described it, the future communicator must be able to think both creatively and strategically. Funnily enough, they called this the “creative strategist.&#.

Ethics 75

Ethics Community Internal International 75

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Why should it matter to a chief marketing officer that her advertising and public relations agency teams are all white, blonde and marinated in the same suburban, upper middle class culture? But when the agency showed the same TV spot to black women, they felt the kids’ behavior in the spot was rude and obnoxious.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 21, 2023

I recently read how Cision created a code of ethics for AI development and I wanted to have him on to talk about it. Ant discusses a number of important issues, including: Cision’s AI ethics policy The ethics implications of the use of AI in public relations How much human agency do we require in public relations?

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Agency Publicity Ethics Analysis 80

PR Conversations

APRIL 24, 2018

One can’t get more miserable than being forced to incorporate lies (or at least partial truths) as part of a supposedly transparent and ethical speech. I think tomorrow’s PR leaders need to focus on developing more: strategic, critical and creative thinking skills, plus. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery in PR?

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Journalism Ethics Film Construction 79

ZudePR

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m working more and more with graphic design agencies; helping clients sell more online. Underneath each tip, I draw on 19 years’ experience as a PR consultant (four working for a small five-consultant agency, 13 for the world’s biggest, then coming up for two years as a one man band) to give my two-penneth.

How To 65

How To Meeting Creativity Agency 65

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. For the agency, the Marketing AI Institute began as a pilot idea. of the agency’s total time to the Institute’s launch and exploration.

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Case Study Storytelling Study Engineering 42

PR Conversations

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

With PR bodies increasingly focused on the importance of raising standards in professionalism and ethics, why are some (or most?) I see agencies offering communication research and audit services when they appear to have no-one in their team with any qualifications in research. Dr Kevin Ruck. Co-founder, PR Academy.

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Training Ethics Data Analysis 65

Maxim Behar

MAY 31, 2021

So, I started my small one-man show advertising agency that produced souvenirs, business cards, and calendars. That is not the case for us, our job is creative, and we must be very fresh and full of ideas at all times. The corporations do not expect you to spend months learning. Lastly, be creative.

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Newspapers Social Media Ethics Travel 52

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Focused on the world of financial and corporate communications, club membership and participation in its SOJC stock index has increased 50% under his leadership. Bobby is poised for a career in corporate communications. In addition, Kathryn is highly active in The Agency at Southern Miss, the student run firm.

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MaccaPR

MAY 28, 2015

Message To Space,” created by agency Innocean Worldwide, depicts how Hyundai worked with a 13-year-old girl who appears to be Stephanie Virts of Houston, daughter of NASA astronaut Terry Virts, to send a message to her father as he circles the Earth in the International Space Station. million views on YouTube? Source: Forbes ).

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Film Marketing YouTube Advertising 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. There is a new corporate scenario that directly impacts all audiences and communication channels.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Host: When you signed the contract did you then set up M3 or was it your advertising agency? Maxim: That's right M3 was the agency where we did the pens and the calendars. And then I wrote, together with a Scottish colleague of mine, Gilbert Macoll, the first standard for business ethics in Bulgaria. And it's the opposite.

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Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

A few months back a relatively mature startup doing some cool things in IoT and corporate real estate approached me for a proposal. While those people generally come with a work ethic that exceeds their salary, the chances of success are slim. You need creatives to bring flair and polish. It’s a treasure trove for remarketing.

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Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. High demand for experienced communicators “Corporate communications professionals will continue to advance into top organizational leadership roles as their unrivaled combination of business strategy and stakeholder insight continues to become more essential.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

5W PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Forget the boring corporate social responsibility reports and dull “eco-friendly” slogans scrawled across plastic packaging. For brands, it’s about connecting with consumers , igniting creativity, and becoming the hero in a story that customers desperately want to be a part of.

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Consumer Brand Branding Agriculture 78

Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. I only found THREE people who WEREN’T agency people on the list! What’s more, it wasn’t just agency people–it was one specific agency! ” – Heather Olson.

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Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

This can be found from the smallest agencies to the largest corporations. KD: The most memorable milestone in my career was taking a leap of faith and starting my own agency, Powerhouse Communications. The traditional agency model is failing. Good competition helps keep you flexible, nimble and creative.

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Sports Agency Industry Creativity 245

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

If you cannot get coverage any other way, you might need a new PR department/agency/consultant; and 2. Here are my thoughts: 1) Ideally, brands/agencies would never pay bloggers and never even give them product or pay for trips, lunches etc. The idea of paying for posts is somehow intrinsically cheesy to me. Remember the advertorial ?

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Blogging Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

The Hoffman Agency

JULY 16, 2019

By Mark Pinsent, Managing Director Europe, The Hoffman Agency. I’ve been mulling the idea of creativity in public relations lately. I’ve nothing against the big idea, and the creative thinking that goes into it. The ongoing need for creativity in public relations. Tips for structuring a creative PR programme.

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Creativity Energy Ethics Course 41

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 12, 2014

On the upside, this would be my first real gig at a tech PR agency. It was my ticket into an industry where the perennial phrase “PR agency experience preferred” finds its way onto corporate public relations and PR agency job listings alike. How do I get a job at a PR Agency?

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Its blog posts give readers a great understanding of ethical PR advice to help media personnel kickstart their profession. We exist to educate, inspire and celebrate forward-thinking communicators and brands through expert insight, job leads, agency directory, digital tools, courses and annual Bespoke Communication Awards program.

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Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

Beyond PR

JUNE 1, 2017

This can be found from the smallest agencies to the largest corporations. KD: The most memorable milestone in my career was taking a leap of faith and starting my own agency, Powerhouse Communications. The traditional agency model is failing. Good competition helps keep you flexible, nimble and creative.

Sports 81

Sports Agency Industry Creativity 81

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To start, the launch of 'Fearless Girl' by agency McCann New York for its financial client, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), generated 4.6 By those metrics, 'Fearless Girl's creative idea was impeccable, its timing was beautiful and the location was spot on.

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Marketing Consumer Measurement Viral 76

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Ethan McCarty , the founder and CEO of Integral , an award-winning employee activation agency serving leaders of communications, HR, marketing, and technology. He shares some great public relations ethics insights including: The ongoing ethical challenge of creating shared beliefs.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Josh Rose, Chief Creative Officer, Weber Shandwick. Rob Six, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Roll International. However, the visuals have to be creative and well-designed and executed. Duane Bates, Senior Director of Digital Communications Strategy and New Media, Habitat for Humanity International.

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