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The Role of PR in Transforming Consumer Finance

5W PR

The world of financial services is experiencing a seismic shift. Instead, today’s consumer finance landscape is ripe with innovation, digital engagement, and a spotlight on financial literacy. From intimidation to inclusion For many years, the financial services industry was wrapped in an intricate web of complexity.

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Financial Stardumb?  Celebrities Endorsing Investments

Mindful Marketing

Cryptocurrencies recently tapped celebrity associations with great success, but a notable bankruptcy and the industry’s slide have led to serious financial fallout for many investors. I asked each to share his thoughts about celebrities endorsing financial products. Babe Ruth promoted tobacco products.

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Seven ideologies of public relations

Stephen Waddington

Understanding different public relations ideologies helps frame an organisation’s approach to practice and the management of its relationship with its stakeholders and the societal or public construct in which it operates. Organisations is used throughout this blog post as a catch all phrase for charitable, corporate, public sector entities.

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PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer

Sword and the Script

50% trust financial industry analysts. You can be an ethical and persuasive PR pro or marketer without selling your soul. For a long while, the pace of accounting or financial scandals – and the subsequent criminal trials and ensuing media circus – destroyed the trust in top business executives. 61% trust academic experts.

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A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

Other challenges include ethics, power, propaganda and Western bias. My primary issue with the Four Models of Public Relations and the Excellence Theory is the use of a simple construct that seemingly places an organisation or brand at the centre of every diagram, appearing to control communication and relationships.

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Responsible communication leadership: putting employees first

PR Conversations

Following the financial crisis in 2008, management thinkers and others have rightly questioned the role of business leaders in society. Often fingers point at business schools, regarding their failure to incorporate ethics into programmes. Being open to feedback and constructive criticism. By Dr Kevin Ruck. risk analysis.

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Who talks to (and about) colleagues like that?

PR Conversations

This social media and community manager specialist corners Omar heating up lunch in the staff room (to take back to eat in his small office, so he can continue to go over the next two quarters’ financial projections the CFO requested by end of week), to seed him verse and script on a “program” being introduced.