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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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Insufficient communication. Effective communications needs a mix of “rich” and “lean.” ” In-person, Skype or phone calls are considered “rich” channels of communication and are the most effective ways to hammer out complex ideas, solve problems or address larger strategic questions.

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PRSay

AUGUST 30, 2022

Garg came to represent accusations that corporations treat employees as expendable units. A mass Zoom assault was the wrong communications medium to deliver the intensely personal and disrupting news of job cuts. Ford Motor Company provides an example of thoughtful communication during a difficult period of layoffs.

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Stuart Bruce

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Just 12% of practitioners with more than 21 years’ experience felt confident in their social and digital media management skills. Despite, or perhaps because of, their own lack of expertise 22% of heads of communications see the changing digital and social media landscape as the biggest future challenge.

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PR News

JUNE 26, 2016

Which is to say: you still have another five solid months to make this your best year ever as a communicator. The post Your Half-Year PR Leadership Checklist: 7 Important Reminders for Communicators appeared first on PR News Blog. First, you’ll need to take stock of what you and your team have… Continued.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Over the past month, the disgraced crypto celebrity continued to contradict legal and communications counsel by speaking freely to the press, undertaking an apology tour, tweeting, sending direct messages and giving Zoom interviews with reporters about matters that could land him in prison.

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Interviews Financial Fashion System 78

Sword and the Script

JULY 12, 2016

That’s the essence of crisis communications planning – preparing for the worst before it happens. The benefit of crisis communications planning often isn’t revealed until the heat of a crisis. Yet there’s a sizable population in corporate communications that admit to lacking a plan. foreseeing all the potential triggers.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

I also handle proactive and reactive media relations in the “mid-Atlantic” region of the U.S., We’re also a fairly small team (about 12 on the external communications side), so we have exposure to a lot of different experiences – including crises. How did that agency experience prepare you for your role in corporate PR?

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Sports Retail Local Report 113

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

After college I transitioned to a job at a life science marketing agency in Chicago and am now helping healthcare clients with their communications strategies here at Maccabee. Those of us who are healthcare marketers and communicators have a lot of work to do to gain consumer trust. Mine Social Media for Public Health Trends.

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Conference Healthcare Marketing Crisis 80

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Think about your media relations work–isn’t the idea to build a relationship that helps both the journalist AND you/your client? We did a social media training together at Pinehurst–the birthplace of golf in the U.S. Lesson #2 – Learned how to build mutually-beneficial relationships.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

An independent communications consultant’s work is never done when it comes to new business activity and generating new leads. One of our Solo PR PRO Premium members , Kevin Anselmo of Experiential Communications, has done just that by conducting a comprehensive research study of a segment within his target audience: higher education.

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Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

Public relations (PR) is a technique used by savvy businesses across the globe to communicate with their customers. No wonder then, that this communications technique has been used to inspire, engage and convert audiences for years. Social media promotion and responses to negative comments online. Influencer relations.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If the corporate spokesperson is a no-show, however, that will require real damage control absent an emergency situation. Media prep didn’t stick. Formal media training can be helpful for executive spokespersons who are new to giving press interviews or who need a quick prep for a new announcement or tricky situation.

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Interviews Product Launch Radio Media Training 309

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2018

Going into an interview with no knowledge of the reporter or outlet can end in disaster, especially in a corporate crisis. For a deep dive on media training , see our earlier post. Similarly, corporate reputation is no longer an abstract concern for businesses; today, it’s likely to impact their market cap.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Media relations hinges on the relationships that we create and maintain with the press. After being a professional journalist for more than four years, I recently left the field to pursue a career in public relations. I really try to maintain my relationships with people who are in media relations.”

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Technology Public Relations (Tech PR) involves managing and enhancing the public image of technology-related companies and products. It encompasses strategic communication to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the general public. This can include investors or customers.

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PR News

JULY 24, 2017

Reality checked in with me recently when a few parents on my son’s rowing team, knowing my affiliation with PR News, asked me to write the press releases for the club. Sure, it’ll be easy, I thought, not factoring in a few key variables such as time constraints and more importantly that I knew very… Continued.

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Polaris

APRIL 28, 2015

Your corporate communications department or PR agency emails you the first draft of a press release and asks, “What do you think?”. Yet most of the time, it’s hard to know where to begin—especially if you don’t have a public relations background. Key messages are the 2 or 3 points you want to communicate.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

“Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR. Those days are over.”

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

While we certainly encourage PR and communications pros to follow our insightful Critical Mention blog , we also want to share a few of our other favorite PR blogs. PR Daily is a news site that delivers news, advice, and opinions on the public relations, marketing, social media, and media worlds. Share Tweet Share.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

PR and communications predictions. Michelle Garrett | Garrett Public Relations. Trust and relatability really come to the forefront for me when thing about marketing and communications in 2021. This creates renewed opportunities for marketers who communicate via podcasts. PR and communications predictions.

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