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Book review: Reputation in Business

Wadds Inc.

An insightful book, packed full of pithy, punchy truths that would be a useful start to 2023 for any organisational leader. A perfect time then for the latest book from public affairs and economics expert Stuart Thomson - Reputation in Business: Lessons for Leaders. We’re in an era of huge change.

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It Here in the public affairs office there are just two of us — there used to be five, and then there were four, and then three.

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What people think vs. What people think about

Onclusive

The key to public perception, public affairs, and public relations. A lot of effort in public relations and marketing communications goes into influencing what people think, but influencing what people think about is equally, if not more important. That was recently demonstrated by Gregory J.

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The many paradoxes of public relations

Stephen Waddington

What is public relations? Public relations practiced in a professional context is used to describe a range of activities including publicity, stakeholder management, internal communications, and public affairs. It is a truism that as I progress I know more and more about less and less. So, what’s next?

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Train Your Brain to Apply “Longpath” Thinking

Stern + Associates

“Transgenerational thinking, which is really transgenerational ethics, allows you to expand how you think about the bigger problems in the world and what role you can play in solving them,” says Wallach, former adjunct associate professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. million times.

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Behind the Headlines With Matt Sutton

Cision

Given my background and our legislative successes, I feel like we are in a unique position to expand our public affairs practice. . We worked with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to quickly engage the media, keep the story current and create an international dialogue on trophy hunting.

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How public relations responded to COVID-19

Stephen Waddington

Its public affairs team was tasked with positioning Oxford as a global centre of expertise in health research and make it the go-to information source for media and policymakers. Free parking was offered at 450 hospitals, with 2,600 staff booking a space. The campaign contributed to raise £187 million for research projects.

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