Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Our job descriptions tells us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. For the sake of creating a comprehensive list of all the tasks today’s PR and communications teams are responsible for, we’ve compiled a list of 20 responsibilities or areas of focus.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In this final post, we’ll be sharing how to authentically communicate your brand’s environmental sustainability goals and initiatives with the media and all stakeholders – the final, crucial piece of the puzzle. The challenge for every comms professional is what to communicate and when. If you do it right.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Shaw, corporate vice president of communications at Microsoft, during the lunchtime keynote session Monday at the 2019 PRSA International Conference in San Diego. More than ever, companies will look to the communications function to help them thrive in this disinformation age,” he said. Storytelling. “In Show… then tell.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

While many consider communications to be part of marketing, PR has fallen behind in being able to measure and prove its value to key stakeholders. Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast. Communications embraces all of the company’s stakeholders — customers, employees, the media and the public at large.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

While many consider communications to be part of marketing, PR has fallen behind in being able to measure and prove its value to key stakeholders. Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast What’s the secret to success? Equilar spends 90% of our marketing and communications efforts on earned media.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

As such, the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey , which was conducted in partnership with Ned’s Job of the Week , also included an open-ended question at the end of the survey. 4) “I wish more would get how much more audiences appreciate communications than marketing. 9) “That reporters don’t write corporate profiles, they cover NEWS.”.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. More and more crisis communication events that interrupt the general flow of work in our area. More digital communications; not in person anymore.”.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

The COVID-19 Communications Advisory Panel report sets out critical skills for practitioners as society learns to live with COVID-19. I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis.

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Barokas

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Barokas PR employees and clients alike look to Denver Startup Week as a place to learn, grow and above all, be inspired. This year, Barokas PR has the honor of hosting a panel on Thursday, September 28, highlighting storytelling in the 21 st century and the importance of using data to garner press interest. We’re stoked!

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. Organizations value communications more than ever. More than half (64%) of respondents anticipate their organizations will adopt a hybrid work environment.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. But, it takes strategic insight and smart planning to communicate a brand’s history well. Source: Unzipped ).

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

We may not think about it that way — we’re simply drafting a memo to employees or writing the president’s message for an annual report. As PR professionals, it’s our job to help executives communicate their ideas, plans and priorities in their own voices. In this low-trust environment, communication from the C-suite must be authentic.

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PRSay

MAY 15, 2020

In a topical and wide-ranging discussion among PR executives, PRSA’s new Storytellers series debuted on May 12 with a webinar titled “ Trusted Advisers: PR Agencies in a Global Pandemic.”. “As He recommended that companies communicate a consistent message to audiences, while also being sensitive to their situations.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

It’s not hard to envision the rows of self-checkouts in stores, corporate chatbots, and fleets of driverless trucks, because it’s already happening. That means creative work, like generating innovative ideas for programs, and like — storytelling. And the heart of public relations is in storytelling.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Here were five big lessons I heard: #1 – Your employee audience may wind up being your biggest audience. In both cases, Kevin and Monica believe their employee audiences for their podcasts are substantial ( The Taste of General Mills’ most recent podcast actually FEATURES an employee’s daughter!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

Especially in today’s atmosphere of increasing corporate activism , a company that takes a stand on a controversial topic can create lasting bonds with customers – even if it alienates others in the process. PR is a primary tool for corporate speech on social issues. Storytelling brings brands to life. PR helps differentiate.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. click image for higher resolution).

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There are lots of useful public relations and communication news sources one can benefit from across the internet. Powell Tate partners with organizations across sectors — global corporations, advocacy groups, nonprofits and foundations, coalitions, national trade associations and government agencies. BIGfish Communications.

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PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Recently, the company announced that it plans to hire 10,000 employees in the EU to work on this so-called metaverse, and it got me thinking – will the metaverse force us into changing the way we communicate, or will it just be another tech plaything that doesn’t really go anywhere? What it means to communicate in the metaverse.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When it comes to corporate volunteerism and social media, isn’t this what we normally see from brands? Great, model employee. Posts like these are all too common when it comes to corporate volunteerism and social media for big brands. Employee engagement? Good story. Driving traffic to the web site. All good things.

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PRSay

MAY 12, 2023

Consider your average employees — each day before that first cup of coffee is poured, they are likely inundated with messages from a variety of sources. In this landscape, corporate communications is at risk of being part of the “background noise” of daily life. Find employee voices. Find the story behind the news.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Every PR pro knows the importance of storytelling. Here are some tips on getting started measuring your storytelling efforts. Why: “And as any good PR pro knows, storytelling is also key to a successful campaign—yet it’s only half of the equation. 3 Ways to Measure the Results of a Business Storytelling Project.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2016

We expect that the employees readying the products and services we spend our dollars on know who we are and what we need. What about your organization’s employees? Are you seen in their eyes as a corporate conglomerate or faceless brand, or do they see a dedicated team that is passionate about pleasing their customers?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . 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. Data-driven PR.

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A few additional thoughts from Landis Communications. Storytelling value is created when companies embark on new sustainability practices or can share the results of sustainable development. The press will look beyond initiatives and internal communications. Sustainability done right can increase your bottom line.

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Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

This move would become the catalyst behind the forming of Bernadette Davis Communications , the boutique communications agency she currently owns and operates with the assistance of one other full-time employee and anywhere from eight to 12 contract workers depending on the client load. Pivoting from journalism to PR.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 20, 2019

Today, she’s the vice president of Communications for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). There she leads a team of “storytellers of SHRM getting audiences to think, feel and behave differently across all channels via multimedia content.”. 1) You spent a long time in an agency before going in-house.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 5, 2017

The Yoplait trial-and-error story is typical of larger brands who sometimes try too hard to be what they’re not, either out of hubris, corporate pressure, or a misunderstanding of what authenticity really means. One way is to make an employee or division the hero of a variation on the holy grail search. Innovation?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2018

MailChimp is admired for its pithy and wryly humorous communications – all of which helps it stand out from bland competitors. We are now in an era of burgeoning corporate social responsibility, in which many in the millennial generation expect companies to take a stand on issue(s) or initiatives designed to contribute to the social good.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communications roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2020

Storytelling is a powerful means of persuasion; it can be both a strategy, as in an overall narrative but it also can be a tactic, like using vignettes; here’s what a recent survey found. Years ago, there was a consultant in the DC area that had an unusual title on his business card: “chief storyteller.” There’s a science to it.

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Cision

MAY 31, 2017

And as marketers and storytellers, it’s up to us to not only get our brands in front of consumers but to also pique their interest instantly so they don’t scroll right on past. For each order, employees nicely wrap up the product and write a personally addressed thank-you note. Captivate, Then Maintain.

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Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

Along with this, shareholders and stakeholders expect to see important environmental, social and governance (ESG) communications. Therefore, companies can distribute the following newsworthy press releases as part of their ESG communications. To put it simply, your employees and stakeholders will be impressed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

While Uber has struggled with reputation setbacks, culminating in the resignation of its CEO last week, Lyft has quietly kept to itself, plotting a successful path as the “friendly, laid-back alternative to Uber’s cutthroat corporate ethos.” The post Smart PR Helps Spread Good News appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

For a deeper look at the Institute’s subscriber base: 39% of subscribers work at companies with 500+ employees. 19% of subscribers work at companies with 10,000+ employees.

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