Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For Ethics Month, I wanted to look at new topics and geographies. He discusses several important ethics issues, including: What should you do when clients are even tangentially affiliated with a coup? Ethical challenges with clickbait. So, I moved into a creative agency. The state of misinformation in Cambodia.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 17, 2024

Brands and agencies are misaligned on disclosure expectations According to Muck Rack, “21% of agency PR pros say they never disclose their AI use to the clients. While] only 6% of pros at brands think that’s the right move,” this calls to mind larger conversations around transparency and ethics.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 8, 2023

How to experiment with the use of AI tools in your agency or communication team workflow. The threat are copyright and ethical issues that arise from the use of AI tools. He’s the CEO of marketing transformation agency Brilliant Noise. My suggestion would be to identify common tasks within your agency or communication team.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

However, I feel like it’s already becoming a predominant part of our work, especially when it comes to writing texts or doing graphic design. I am still on the executive board of the global PR organization ICCO and together with my colleagues we’re trying to establish principles on how to govern the ethical use of AI in terms of copyright.

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Ethical Voices

JUNE 12, 2023

I’ve brought that lens to the agency space and as a consultant. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? I have been on the client and agency side of the relationship. The easiest way out is one of the two paths that a lot of agencies take. That’s hard work, I will tell you.

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The Hoffman Agency

JANUARY 28, 2021

We recently had a call with a potential PR intern, as part of a series of chats we’re having for new agency hires for the year ahead. He was positive, clearly had a flair for writing, had a great balance between ambition and desire to learn his PR chops, and would definitely fit the culture here at The Hoffman Agency.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. PR Newswire teamed up with AKA Partners , a “video-first marketing communications” agency.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 22, 2024

So, in the fall of 2023, my business partner and I made some changes to our agency structure, and I acquired his half of the agency that we’ve been running together for 13 years. Before starting B2 Communications, I’ve always been in the agency world. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

The study, the seventh annual, is based on a poll of “more than 300 agency and in-house executives from across the world.”. Among agencies, “92% of agencies say that client expectations of creativity have risen since the onset of the pandemic.”. Six in 10 comms pros face ethical challenges.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. Update your conflict policy.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 14, 2022

Ethical issues in merging the science and art of public relations. I spent the last 30+ plus years, mostly in agency PR. I worked for multiple agencies over the years and eventually found my way back to New York. And I’m chair of the agency today. I learned the ethics challenge very early on in my career.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. Journalists have excellent communications skills, such as writing and the ability to speak clearly and concisely. Many of the most successful PR executives were former journalists.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. A body of knowledge, ethics and certification are the three foundations of a profession. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations.

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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. His writing has appeared in Adweek, Forbes, the Dallas Morning News and PRWeek. Curtis Sparrer is the co-founder and principal of Bospar PR.

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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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Communications Conversations

MAY 25, 2016

I’m not a career agency guy. I just don’t have a ton of experience in the agency world. But, I did spend time at two agencies earlier in my career (Concept Group–a small marcom shop in St. And I can tell you this: The agency billing model is broken. Agencies make money when they win big accounts.

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PRSay

JUNE 16, 2023

In public relations, generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks such as writing press releases, social media posts and email pitches, thus allowing practitioners to focus on strategic, big-picture work. Many PR agencies and departments are already using generative-AI tools to improve their efficiency and productivity.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 28, 2024

The Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies accepted principles for the use of artificial intelligence in PR. Given the fast development in this field, AI has the potential to optimize processes and assist in addressing ethical dilemmas in agencies and companies. We put a lot of hopes in it, and many of them are justified.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. As HubSpot’s first agency partner back in 2008 , we’ve built our firm on the back of automation and have witnessed it transform the industry over the last decade. Are you ready?

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 30, 2023

He shares several ethics insights, including: Your client is accused of price gauging, now what? How to keep truth at the forefront How to ethically deal with advocacy Tell us more about yourself and your career That column is a great opportunity to how I got to where I am.

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Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 19, 2018

If you are not following the work Taylor Lorenz is writing about influencer marketing, please do so. With this being said, what are some of the ways we can identify influencers for their ethical behavior and how do we incorporate this into our own practices and classroom activities for our students?

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Write a well-crafted summary highlighting the professional journey, skills, and aspirations. Reach out to colleagues and supervisors who can attest to skills and work ethic. The post How to Use LinkedIn to Grow Your Career appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm. Dress appropriately for the industry.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2023

John Elsasser, editor-in-chief of Strategies & Tactics and host of S&T Live , asked Jacobs to name some of the leadership takeaways he has gleaned in nine years of writing for the publication. Sometimes, being ethical means losing clients. But it’s so important to hold to those ethical practices.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 2, 2024

Sustainable SEO, focusing on quality content and ethical practices, is the future. Sustainable SEO is also sometimes known as ethical SEO, eco-responsible SEO, or green SEO.) Conclusion: Embracing the Dynamic SEO Landscape The future of SEO is dynamic and multifaceted, blending technology, user-centricity, and ethical practices.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 6, 2019

This NY Times story reports that an employee revolt led a PR agency to drop a contract they’d just won for a private company that runs border detention centers. The corporate entity is obligated to care only about itself and to define what is good as what makes it more money,” he writes in the essay. A Few Final Thoughts.

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Wadds Inc.

OCTOBER 12, 2023

AI has assisted practitioners with spelling, grammar, reading level and writing quality in the past ten years. Spelling, grammar, reading level analysis, and writing quality tools have all been incorporated into word processor applications. New technologies become embedded into workflow over time.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s also a clear way to demonstrate my work ethic and affinity for continuous learning. This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Journalists have editors overseeing their work, correcting their typos or awkward language and often writing their headlines. Bloggers, on the other hand, don’t have an editor to pull them back before they rant about a bad pitch or other faux pas committed by a PR agency or brand. Bloggers don’t have an editor.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

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 By the way, the WSJ reporter on that byline used to write for PRWeek). So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? Sound familiar?

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Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. A body of knowledge, ethics and certification are the three foundations of a profession. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on Forbes What technology PR agencies do is not rocket science. The whole industry is based on trust -- brands trust consumer electronics agencies with their reputation, and journalists put their faith in PR professionals to provide them with relevant content. Such requests often get ridiculed on social media.

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Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

Entering proprietary information into a database not under client or agency control breaks that trust — and could have legal ramifications. How we don’t: to write press releases, talking points or other materials that are not already in the public domain. How we use it: with an eye toward our firm’s ethical standards.

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Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

Entering proprietary information into a database not under client or agency control breaks that trust — and could have legal ramifications. How we don’t: to write press releases, talking points or other materials that are not already in the public domain. How we use it: with an eye toward our firm’s ethical standards.

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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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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

AI tinkering and experimentation The approach to AI by public relations agencies and communication teams has been tinkering and experimentation. The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI put AI in the hands of anyone with a web browser. It was rapidly followed by Anthropic Claude 2 and Google Bard. The results are equally surprising and terrifying.

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Offleash

JULY 19, 2023

I’m not attempting to (age myself or) minimize the actual risks and important ethical questions surrounding this next wave of AI. Everyone has tools like ChatGPT at their disposal now, so the real test is writing something better and more beautiful than what it spits out. A bot was not responsible for writing this article.

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