PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. And nine out of 10 acknowledged more training in core communications disciplines is merited.

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Cision

JUNE 13, 2016

So how can you ensure your grassroots communication is making an impact? ET Cision’s Mark Reilly and public affairs campaign strategist Mike Panetta of Beekeeper Group will discuss how to not only reach your audience, but motivate them to take action. Want more great tips on improving your grassroots communication?

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Chip Taylor, Novitas Communications. Photo courtesy of Pixabay At the intersection of public relations and public policy is an opportunity for communication professionals to exert considerable influence.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Public relations vs marketing—what are the differences? Public relations (PR) and marketing are closely related, but few know the differences. Some organisations have Communications Departments for their public relations needs and some have Marketing Departments for their promotional needs.

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Reputation Us

JULY 26, 2019

That is, we take the important responsibility of safeguarding your reputation via internal and external strategy and ongoing communications. The RepUs CRO role includes (but not limited to): Developing and implementing an integrated communication policy actively embedded in your organization’s overall business strategy.

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Cision

MAY 12, 2016

Before you can build a strong communication strategy, you must do the research. Without insights on your industry and audience, you won’t know how to communicate effectively. Nick Gourevitch, partner at Global Strategy Group, says you can’t rely on your gut instinct when it comes to delivering impactful communication.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2022

He’s really done wonderful service for the communications field and has built a 6,000-person strong community in the process. Nearly two decades later, Ned and I would team up to survey his subscribers for the annual JOTW Communications survey. Now in its fifth year, the survey is open to respondents.

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Statistics from our 2019 survey on the Importance of Corporate Reputation quantify this. The CRO is a newly created position, but an increasingly influential addition to the corporate lexicon. Managing your reputation crosses over communications, public affairs and public relations.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 29, 2015

His career also involved posts as former assistant to the president and public relations member of the Policy Committee at Ford Motor Company, and he was one of the creators and first director of The Dayton Plan of community and employee relations originated in the Dayton Divisions of General Motors Corporation.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 29, 2015

His career also involved posts as former assistant to the president and public relations member of the Policy Committee at Ford Motor Company, and he was one of the creators and first director of The Dayton Plan of community and employee relations originated in the Dayton Divisions of General Motors Corporation.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

She is the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Media Relations at Orlando Health. The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators. Always on the corporate side, never on the agency side, but in multiple industries. Joining me on this week’s episode is Kena Lewis APR, Fellow PRSA.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. Another $50 million was set aside for investments in their communities. We need to plan for beyond 72 hours.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2019

For most companies, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means giving back to the surrounding community. Companies choose to give because it’s the right thing to do, and it directly impacts the communities in which their employees live and work. Guest Post by Lisa Holtorf and Dawn Buzynski. It did for Strategic America (SA).

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Cision

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I’m going to push the boundaries of what clients expect from a public relations agency. Everything we do, from multicultural engagement and community building to corporate communications, reputation management and crisis communications, is built on the foundation of our “Brand PR” approach.

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Doctor Spin

JUNE 29, 2022

Without getting too hung up on establishing an exact definition of PR , the value of PR can be seen as the total value of all the relationships mentioned above.

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Public Affairs Crisis Banking Crisis Communications 52

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients. The common thread in an effective sustainability plan for events is communication. The shift really seemed to happen on the other side of the pandemic. Do Sustainable Events Cost More?

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Solo PR Pro

JUNE 8, 2021

Along the way, Nicole took on both full-time and consulting positions in community health, digital media and education where she has learned a lot, made plenty of mistakes and ultimately come to understand what is most valuable to her as a PR professional. I was really able to get my hands dirty and sink my teeth into creating the role.”.

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Solo PR Pro

MAY 8, 2018

Community relations. Corporate communications. Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC). Internal communications. Public affairs. Many have a side gig or passion that may or may not be related to communications. In 2008, we shared that Solo PR Pros can be involved in: Business consulting.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

You could replace “agency life” with “corporate life” and insert a whole other sub-set of people, too. Kelly Groehler, Tim Westermeyer and Betsy Andersen all traded in their corporate and agency PR careers for work in another field. They all knew that I had no interest in returning to a corporate role.

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Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Is your brand communication sparking conversations…or falling on deaf ears? In this interview, Peter discusses how brands can better engage audiences, improve their measurement practices and quantify their communication efforts. Quantification of communications results continues to get more sophisticated and more accurate daily.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this interview, he shares the difficulties of military communication, the need for successful communication in all industries and how to use movies as a guide for PR. Coming out of college, I was more focused on public speaking and speechwriting than general public relations. How did you get your start in PR?

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 10, 2015

Literally an institution in the local PR community. Dustee Jenkins, vice president-communications, Target. A transplant from DC, Dustee holds one of the more high-profile corporate PR jobs in town. Amanda Brinkman, chief brand and communications officer, Deluxe. Teresa McFarland, founder, McFarland Communications.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

The wide-ranging discussion covered: how to land your first job in PR; the role of a PR practitioner; the importance of continuous learning; opportunities in the North East versus other areas of the country including London; working for a start up versus a corporate organisation; the importance of mental health and culture.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

This is a community where they can openly talk about that. That creates a very close, and I must say an intimate, atmosphere where members talk very freely about their business, about their headaches, about things that they are tired of, and things that they see as possibilities and can’t tell if it’s a real possibility.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Seen as savvy multitaskers, public relations professionals have quickly and efficiently adapted with the evolving communication landscape. More than 53 percent of public relations professionals state that measurement is their biggest skills gap. But why can’t they accurately prove the value of their efforts?

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The modern-day work environment doesn’t do a whole lot to help the situation either , especially for those of us who work in public relations and find ourselves communicating more and more via social media platforms. He also is a member of the Public Relations Society of America’s Board of Ethics and Professional Standards.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Like Thomas, I began my freshman year in 2007 at Midwestern State University already knowing that I wanted to major in Mass Communication. I really did not know much about public relations, and it had never been presented to me as a career option. One of her most noted clients was Toyota Motor Corporation in 1987.

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PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

The following is the result of our subsequent shared musings concerning the impact of crisis situations on the health and well-being of public relations practitioners. Or the crisis plan is siloed in some hidden corporate corner completely out of date. And that’s just managing the process.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Anna Lovely, senior communications director, Cargill. Susan Roeder, director of public affairs, Andersen. What I love about Susan isn’t how smart she is when it comes to navigating the world of corporate communications within a large org the size of Andersen (because she’s great at that).

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

This has created both an opportunity and a potential point of concern for professional marketers and communicators who are wondering: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the threats? The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators? Linda summed it up well, cautioning, “Don’t send a pitch written by anyone but you.”

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Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

NewsWhip

MAY 26, 2020

Clyde Group is a high-growth, PR & Public Affairs firm with a tremendous track record of success in Washington. AQ: Our work is pretty evenly split between corporate communications, public affairs, and crisis communications, and I would argue that data and metrics are equally important in all of them.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In today’s digitally-fueled world, the tiny spark of a crisis can erupt into a massive fire overnight, leaving a corporate brand and reputation in a heap of smoldering ashes. In an interview with the New York Times , Hans-Gerd Bode, Volkswagen’s communications chief described the crisis as a “tsunami.”

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It is a real pleasure for me to introduce to you the President of the World Communication Forum Association, the Bulgarian journalist, businessman, diplomat, and PR expert Maxim Behar. Media drives the communication between people around the world. What are these relationships with the various strata of public life?

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PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2017

The 2017 European Communications Monitor report has been published recently detailing challenges facing strategic communicators in 50 countries. My friends know that I work in public relations. In my experience, employees from Communications department spend their lives performing the following functions: 1. Copywriting.

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Stuart Bruce

MARCH 16, 2017

As public relations and corporate communications needs to become increasingly more visual gifs are one of the easiest and most effective ways to do it. Seven ways PR and corporate communications can use GIFs. The gif which shows the impact of different community choices was covered by The Washington Post.

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PR Conversations

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Whether it is a field of scientific endeavour, a corporate communications challenge or an attempt to communicate the position of a government or government department, a diverse talent pool will eventually do a better job than a single demographic. Diversity key in communicating ideas.

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PR Conversations

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Whether it is a field of scientific endeavour, a corporate communications challenge or an attempt to communicate the position of a government or government department, a diverse talent pool will eventually do a better job than a single demographic. Diversity key in communicating ideas.

Communications 40

Communications Conference Government Policies 40