Stern + Associates

MARCH 5, 2024

A compelling corporate innovation story represents a valuable opportunity to differentiate from competitors, educate investors, galvanize employees and attract prospective new talent. How does the story serve both internal and external audiences? What lessons can be learned from their experiences?

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PRSay

AUGUST 25, 2020

Brands that do not include us and are not engaging with the LGBTQ community are starting to [be scrutinized] for why they are not being diverse and inclusive,” said panelist Rich Ferraro, chief communications officer for GLAAD, a non-governmental media-monitoring organization that fights the defamation of LGBTQ people.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Brand shaming has become commonplace. I’ve developed each of these themes below.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Corporate reputation has surpassed profitability in its importance to business success—today’s customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders have many choices, and they are leaning toward companies with a stellar public image. Founder of the Virgin Group, investor and author. Richard Branson.

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Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If your customers are likely to take a particular side in a controversy, it may help to burnish your brand image by leaning into a strong message of support or opposition on the issue at hand. What Will Current and Potential Employees Think? These, too, are important guiding questions to be factored into your executives’ response.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 16, 2018

Gaining internal buy-in from the right people to implement a crisis ready culture can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. The following is an excerpt taken from Crisis Ready (which is available for purchase on Amazon ) to help you address this internal challenge, if this struggle is relatable to you. This struggle is real.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While some brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Timberland, and Nike have been espousing various causes for years, recent events have greatly accelerated this movement, among many others. 93% believed that brand purpose would increase consumer trust and loyalty, while 88% felt doing so would differentiate them from their competition.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 5, 2019

Mega-agency Edelman recently made waves by resigning a lucrative engagement working with for-profit corrections company The GEO Group, a top contractor for ICE. But as the agency that has tried to align its brand with public trust, one hopes it has learned from its mistakes. That’s so not what happened. But it gets worse!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

PR has unique advantages and challenges, and a suspension can cost more in brand trust and reputation than it saves on paper. The HBR co-authors divided corporate behavior in an economic downturn into four groups, from most reactive (“preventive-focused”) to an “optimal combination” of offensive and defensive strategies.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

That way, your brand image, and reputation are visible as the leader in your industry. Once you have the perfect team for your goals, understanding the benefits and how they will ensure long-term success and growth for your brand will help you know what you need. Firstly, it can help establish brand recognition and loyalty.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2024

As you likely know, traditional media training and crisis training tend to focus on one spokesperson, usually the CEO, who is put through his or her paces in front of a group. After being trained, people often feel more in control of how they present in group settings such as internal team meetings, video calls or major conferences.

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Onclusive

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition, there are incidents that may occur regardless of the type of business and industry you are in, such as sexual harassment, workplace violence, lawsuits, or key public-facing employees being dismissed. Expect the unexpected. You’ll need to have a monitoring platform, and identify who is responsible for listening, and when.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

I currently work with a couple clients on managing and developing “Employer Brands” on social media. What that means, essentially, is developing a brand that will help retain and recruit the best and brightest talent for the company. It combines two loves of mine: employee communications and social media.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

That way, your brand image, and reputation are visible as the leader in your industry. Once you have the perfect team for your goals, understanding the benefits and how they will ensure long-term success and growth for your brand will help you know what you need. Firstly, it can help establish brand recognition and loyalty.

Brand 52

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

That way, your brand image, and reputation are visible as the leader in your industry. Once you have the perfect team for your goals, understanding the benefits and how they will ensure long-term success and growth for your brand will help you know what you need. Firstly, it can help establish brand recognition and loyalty.

Brand 52

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Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In many ways the fundamentals of good communication, messaging and branding remain the same. But for reasons that include both customer and employee relations, some type of statement when big events occur has become expected. The post 3 Executive Communications Trends for 2024 appeared first on Stern Strategy Group.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 4, 2016

When done well it creates a public platform and builds brand visibility designed to resonate with customers. The right campaign can also humanize a corporate brand and engage individual customers and stakeholders in a powerful way by tapping their emotions. Millennials Rewards Principled Brands. Engage employees.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 17, 2017

The post Your PR Strategy is Missing One Thing: Internal Communications appeared first on Stern Strategy Group. Everyone on your team and throughout your organization is hands on and heads down getting work done. It’s easy to get caught up in designing and.

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Stern + Associates

OCTOBER 24, 2023

How do you motivate employees and influence customers in positive directions? Co-author of the international bestseller “ Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness ” with Richard Thaler, Sunstein has become world renowned for his key insights into decision-making processes. How do leaders bring about change?

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Cision

MAY 19, 2016

Meghan Gross, executive vice president at Grayling, says a successful communication strategy starts with a strong internal foundation. In this interview, Meghan discusses the process of developing solid communication, driving authentic content through employees and keeping all stakeholders informed and engaged.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Effective planning ensures organizations are prepared to respond to a crisis in a timely and responsible manner to mitigate risk and protect their brand. Employees and customers increasingly expect businesses to do better, stand for something more than profits, and operate and communicate with transparency. Listen to learn.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The cries from consumers for cultural awareness and DEI initiatives from brands was incredibly hard to navigate. . In the height of this, SHIFT polled consumers to see what they thought about brands statements. Whatever you share will be a lasting reflection of the brand. The findings? The findings?

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If the internal and external communication function inside an organisation didn’t report directly to management before the crisis - it almost certainly will now. Hybrid models combining home and office working are likely to provide organisations and their employees with flexibility in the future.

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Reputation Us

JUNE 14, 2021

Our employees and community members are invested in these causes. For BLM, we support our Black members and our Employee Resource Group painted signs in support of BLM. For us, that means sharing where we stand on social justice issues to create affinity from allies both internally and externally. We hear you.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 4, 2018

Note: The following is an excerpt taken from my new book, Crisis Ready–Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , which is available for purchase on Amazon. Governance models define everything from the structure, roles, and responsibilities of a crisis management team, straight through to the internal escalation processes.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 11, 2023

Customers, investors, suppliers, employees, and even the community can be stakeholders. Better community relations can increase sales, employee morale, and reputation. This can lead to increased brand awareness, sales, and engagement. Stakeholders are people who have a vested interest in the company’s success.

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PRSay

APRIL 15, 2021

Companies and organizations of all sizes today are increasingly under pressure — from activists to employees — to speak out on high-profile political and social issues. If CEOs act on what they say, they will be rewarded in terms of stronger bonds with their employees, customers, investors and communities.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

A Guest Post By Suzanne Mannion, EVP & Co-founder, Newsmaker Group. In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts. Many local chapters have working groups for new and young professionals.

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Business Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

By Serena Ehrlich, Director of Social and Evolving Media, Business Wire In early 2018, Facebook announced a news feed update that dramatically changes how brands can engage with their communities and audiences within the Facebook platform. However, there are still ways brands can get their content into the Facebook newsfeed.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As a result, a small but significant group of people on the internet likely developed a new (unwarranted) dislike for Pizza Hut based on misinformation. A new kind of “brand safety” flap has emerged in the last few years: one in which a brand is held responsible for ad placements on misinformation and extremely biased content.

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Stern + Associates

JULY 25, 2023

Chairman of Abercrombie & Fitch and senior advisor to Blackstone, Travis previously served as CEO of two iconic brands: Dunkin’ Brands and Papa John’s. At Dunkin’, the focus on maximizing speed and simplicity was a major contributor to Dunkin’ Brands’ $11.3 You have to engage people in a way they haven’t been engaged before.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 17, 2019

Social media monitoring tools can assist with these issues by detecting a crisis with up-to-the-minute alerts to help companies find solutions to communicate with their internal and external stakeholders at a moment’s notice. Brand humanization. Closed groups. Employee advocacy. Conversational commerce. Organize quizzes.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 3, 2022

After a two year hiatus an international group of public relations academics and practitioners gathered on the shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia over the past two days to share their research, ideas and thinking at the 29th International Public Relations Symposium. It’s good to be back in Bled.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 1, 2017

What started as a social media experiment has quickly become an integral part of the Socialfly brand, company culture and our favorite part of the week! Video content is the future of social media and for brands, businesses or influencers questioning the benefits, we detail five ways going live has improved our agency.

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PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

My sense is that the PR profession, which needs to uphold high standards for brands’ communications tactics, will take a cautious approach to AI. Organizations with 250 or more employees were more likely to select reporting, measurement and freelancers as their highest budgetary expenditures. Many consumers buy CBD products online.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

Key services: Strategy and Organizational Culture Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Branding Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Data Analysis and Future Scenarios Crisis Communications Top Advice for Foreign Companies Navigating Media and Communications Environment in Finland 1. This applies to the media also.

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