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ICON 2023 Q&A: Delta’s Gina Laughlin on an ‘Employees First’ Approach to Internal Comms

PRSay

Laughlin, a former PRSSA president, is vice president of global employee communications for Delta Air Lines. During ICON, she talked with PRsay about Delta’s employee-first approach to internal communications and the challenges of reaching deskless employees. We use an employee-led approach to internal comms at Delta.

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Bank of America had the biggest brand story in August with community loan scheme

NewsWhip

Just as August was coming to a close, Bank of America announced its new initiative to make buying a home easier and more affordable for Black and Hispanic/Latino communities, which includes zero-down-payment and zero-closing mortgages for first-time home buyers. Apple employees voice opinions on returning to the office.

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PR Lessons From The Biggest Failures of 2023

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Most of the so-called PR disasters that unfolded in 2023 went well beyond public relations strategy or execution. Consider your stakeholders: OpenAI Arguably the greatest PR fiasco of the year was the public ouster – and swift reinstatement – of Open AI CEO Sam Altman. It was a lose-lose.

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Notes on the UK public relations agency market

Wadds Inc.

Some observations and suggestions for public relations agency managers from our wheelhouse. Public relations agencies have either narrowly hit Q1 business targets or missed them by a small margin. The relationship between agency employers and employees has reset. May has three Bank Holidays, with two back-to-back.

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Inside Innovation: ING Bank Communications team

The Resolution Blog

Changing the traditional PR structure and workflow isn’t easy so when we heard about the success of ING Bank communications team in Amsterdam, we had to find out more. Here we speak to ING Bank communications director, Johan van der Zanden to find out how his comms team became Agile and the success they have felt since.

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How The Right PR Makes Better Business Deals

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Although some call it “free advertising,” public relations isn’t free. A liquidity event is not only a good reason to invest in public relations, but it’s one situation where the right PR strategy can drive a higher valuation for the deal. The campaign issued a call-to-action for users to “Break Up With Your Bank.”

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How public relations responded to COVID-19

Stephen Waddington

A CIPR report tells the story of how public relations has been successfully used during the COVID-19 pandemic through a series of 21 case studies. A series of case studies published by the CIPR showcases how the public relations profession stepped up in the response to COVID-19. It’s an uplifting record of the profession’s work.

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