Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

HARO is a name universally recognized brand, so the rebrand doesn’t make sense to me at all. This is because many of the queries aren’t from bona fide journalists, but from corporate bloggers. Recap of recent money moves This is just the latest move in a string of corporate financial transactions the company has made of late.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Brands in this industry are trusted sources of accurate information that empowers consumers to make informed decisions about their health. Product claims and efficacy Health and wellness brands often make claims about the efficacy of their products. Health advice Brands sometimes offer health advice or tips related to their products.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Crisis Communications Healthcare 78

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

Reddit 176

Reddit Software B2B Technology 176

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The #metoo movement has claimed the reputations of many high-profile men. But its real impact may be at the corporate level. No brand is immune from a reckoning with the consequences of inattention to sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace. Take onetime media darling Under Armour.

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Reputation Apparel System Corporate 165

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

Whether your brand is making a splash at a trade show or an executive is speaking at a conference, professional events combine direct customer contact with press opportunities. First, align the expertise of brand executives in attendance with the news beats and interests of your media targets. The bread and butter of B2B PR ?

Media 294

Media Trade Shows Travel Interviews 294

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

Your reputation is the most critical aspect of your business. That means online business reputation management isn’t an optional extra anymore—it’s essential. The Internet and social media have changed the game for all businesses, from large corporations to Mom-and-Pop shops. What is online reputation management?

Reputation 62

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast What’s the secret to success? Generating brand awareness PR is a great vehicle for generating brand awareness through media relations, news coverage and thought leadership content distribution, all of which contribute to increasing your brand’s online footprint.

Marketing 195

Marketing Measurement Advertising Advertising 195

Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast. Generating brand awareness. PR is a great vehicle for generating brand awareness through media relations, news coverage and thought leadership content distribution, all of which contribute to increasing your brand’s online footprint. What’s the secret to success?

Marketing 195

Marketing Measurement Advertising Advertising 195

PRSay

APRIL 18, 2024

Taylor Swift’s much-anticipated album, The Tortured Poets Department (out April 19), sounds like it should be about a corporate communications team. And we are influential to our teams, across our organizations and in our communities — demonstrating daily how smart, strategic communications can advance your brand, even in times of crisis.

Leadership 187

Leadership Storytelling Viral Banking 187

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2021

I’ve long thought that this perfect storm of disunity represents an obligation – and an opportunity – for corporate America. It’s time for the business community as a group and individual businesses as brands, to help us heal the divide. After all, we are all about credibility. Why business can help.

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Onclusive

JUNE 23, 2022

Our focus is shifting to making sure that communications objectives are aligned with marketing, as well as business, goals and discussing how PR teams can work with their marketing colleagues to achieve greater impact for the brand. How can marketing and PR jointly contribute to business goals? Aligning objectives with the customer journey.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 17, 2022

It’s no small irony that public relations has a reputation problem. So does The PR Council, whose corporate members must certify that they will abide by its statement of principles. The knottier challenge lies in the systemic breaches that make us all look bad. PRSA has a code of ethics. Transparency is not incentivized.

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Ethics Reputation Corporate Industry 182

PRSay

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

14 presentation, “Boldly into the Unknown: Navigating What Lies Ahead for Communications” at PRSA’s ICON 2022 in Grapevine, Texas, he cited a Gartner survey in which 83 percent of corporate communicators said their influence on the C-suite has increased. During his Nov. businesses plan for that possibility? Do good work, tell great stories.

Communications 87

Communications Survey Conference Corporate 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 21, 2019

By consistently educating others the company is putting its values of inclusion on display while boosting brand visibility in a strategic way. It’s precisely the type of commitment that could grow into a recognized element of a company’s reputation as an advocate for gender diversity in tech. Corporate activism.

Company 174

Company Conference Corporate Leadership 174

Shift Communications

JUNE 6, 2023

Let’s wait and see” is a death sentence when it comes to understanding the potential risks genAI can pose for you, and the downsides to corporate reputations and valuations will be significant and swift. Systems will be breached. Indeed, it’s a bad actor’s dream come true. Indeed, it’s a bad actor’s dream come true.

Enterprise 78

Enterprise Reputation Crisis System 78

Presspage

MARCH 5, 2020

At its very core, brand newsrooms are a communications channel where organizations can talk to a wide variety of stakeholders, from journalists and editors to investors, regulators, and even candidates considering joining the organization. In short, it’s a mess.

Brand 88

Brand Branding SEO How To 88

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Multi-award-winning cybersecurity expert Chris Painter , president of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Foundation, spotlights the escalating cyber threats that often outpace corporate and government awareness and deftly explains how they are being exploited in current global conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine War. A former U.S.

Government 108

Government Technology Policies Ethics 108

Stuart Bruce

JANUARY 7, 2016

More than a quarter of the value of small and mid-sized firms is tied to their reputation, yet many firms still fail to properly manage it. The research says that small and mid-cap quoted companies estimate that, on average, 28% of their market value is accounted for by reputation. trillion at the close of last year.

Reputation 60

Reputation Company Corporate Crisis Communications 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. Here’s a look at those who came out on top, and others who took a reputation beating last year. The Winners. Tired of hearing about Uber?

Airlines 180

Airlines Reputation Journalism Crisis 180

PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

We’re only halfway through 2020, but the year has already ushered in a once-in-a-century pandemic and a world-altering movement to dismantle systemic racism. The conversation around the Black Lives Matter movement and systemic racism created even more questions. Should corporate leaders share their own beliefs?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 8, 2017

The US Department of Labor is investigating it for “systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce.” Google enjoys a reasonably strong brand and corporate reputation. Legal counsel will always trump reputation counsel if the two are at odds.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 3, 2018

At the confluence of advertising, marketing, and public relations was the genius stunt by the fictional Wonka Corporation to release golden tickets hidden inside their popular candy bars throughout England. It became a much talked about event; it was fun; and fit right in with the ethos of the Wonka brand. Buena Vista Pictures (1995).

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Tools Government Crisis Public Affairs 170

Ethical Voices

MARCH 6, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Niel Golightly , a partner at FGS Global , where he brings clients more than 25 years of experience leading corporate reputation, crisis and sustainability strategies in Fortune 100 companies. He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They would come over every couple of weeks.

Ethics 61

Ethics Company System Corporate 61

5W PR

JULY 11, 2023

These salon franchises provide a framework for success, brand recognition, and ongoing support. Established Reputation and Brand One of the primary benefits of investing in a beauty salon franchise is the opportunity to align with an established brand and reputation.

Communications 60

Communications Training Advertising Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. Reputation management is crucial.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Cision

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Alan Caldwell, APR, vice president and chief diversity strategist at Cerrell Associates, stresses the importance of authenticity in brand communication. In this interview, Alan discusses the critical steps for successful crisis communications, what it means for your brand to be human and how to improve communication through research.

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Crisis Communications Crisis Reputation Social Media 120

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

Any organization can deliver thought leadership content if it has a system for generating ideas and a process for turning them into engaging assets. Within that broad strategy, thought leadership content is one category of content marketing assets most often used to fulfill top-of-funnel (TOF) goals like building brand affinity or awareness.

Leadership 126

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 126

Cision

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Reputation Management is no Longer The Primary Goal of PR. PR professionals have always been great storytellers, serving as the voice of the brand, building relationships and cultivating trust with their audiences but the digital revolution empowers communicators to accomplish so much more. Brands vote with their dollars.

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How To Marketing Storytelling Measurement 223

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

A 2023 Edelman study found that the responsibilities of corporate communications teams are increasing in less traditional areas like digital and social media (72%), monitoring, measurement & analytics (68%), social listening (67%), and audience insights (31%). Find out how we simplify monitoring and measurement for brands and agencies.

Media 97

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 97

Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

An absurd amount of businesses, of all different industries and sizes, are losing reputation and major revenue from well planned and highly impactful defamation attacks. Is your legal department prepared to work in conjunction with your IT and communication departments to help protect the organization’s reputation and legal rights?

Crisis 203

Crisis How To Exercises System 203

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. It’s not a bad take.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

David PR Group

MAY 20, 2019

Its stabilization system, and perhaps a flawed iterative design, have been blamed for two crashes that killed 346 people. If you are looking for more details about the system/design issue, I found this article interesting, Is the Boeing 737 Max Worth Saving? Travelers have no brand loyalty for Boeing. Our kids (her babies)?

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Airlines Travel System Reputation 90

Cision

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

In this interview, Ted Meyer, senior vice president of global public relations and communications of Natixis Global Asset Management, shares his thoughts on the importance of communication during a crisis, how the financial crisis of 2008 is still affecting brands and what PR used to look like before the Internet and social took over.

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Newspapers Financial Crisis System 120

Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

It has also highlighted the folly for brands and individuals of investing in a media channel owned by a third party. There is no universal verification system on Mastodon. They can also decide to block networks that have a reputation for abusive content or spam. In both case refugees headed to Facebook. Twitter isn’t a product.

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Twitter How To Government Media 116

Melissa Agnes

MARCH 26, 2014

The increasing use of web-based reviews by consumers is resulting in a disturbing trend, one where business competitors attempt to game the system through competitor internet defamation. What makes these sites particularly harmful is that they rank highly under a brand search. Fake Reviews: How to Protect Your Brand (Video).

How To 217

How To Crisis Management Google Reputation 217

Beyond PR

MARCH 20, 2018

Brands are latching onto these retargeting tactics because they provide a great opportunity to give users exactly what they’re looking for. This tactic can be convenient for brands, but the Big Brother-esque feelings these ads produce can be unsettling for those targeted. For today’s consumer, quite possibly.

Privacy 69

Privacy Brand Branding Instagram 69

Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A crisis occurs when there is a severe risk or threat to the reputation, business, and organisational viability. A crisis can negatively impact your brand and reputation on multiple levels if it’s left unaddressed. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner.

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