Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. Those who said communications work has “changed very significantly,” wrote: 1. Proven business value.

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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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PRSay

MARCH 22, 2023

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. Instead of managing Gen Z employees, mentor them. Fittingly, a post on leadership appeared from Patrice Sutherland.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

Write a rock-solid PR plan. Prioritize your audiences, from customers to stakeholder groups that may include employees, funders, distribution partners, and others. It will design different tactics to communicate to the various stakeholders — all in aid of the program’s objectives. Define your objectives.

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PRSay

MARCH 25, 2019

Today, the danger is not just that employees can forward materials to external audiences with a simple keystroke. ” So, what are the best ways to lessen the potential negative impacts of your internal communications going external? .” Treat every piece of internal communication as if it were external.

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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. But the fact is: Few executives reach the C-suite because of their writing skills. Some executives are eloquent writers and inspiring speakers, comfortable with employees and investors alike.

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PRSay

MARCH 21, 2023

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. Instead of managing Gen Z employees, mentor them. Fittingly, a post on leadership appeared from Patrice Sutherland.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today we will focus on Leadership. We are guests in this wonderful office of M3 Communications , Inc. But you just must convince the people that you are managing, leading, and guiding in your thoughts and that is inherent in leadership. Nowadays it's very important to make a distinction between management and leadership.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. Awards in particular can be great ways to generate a morale boost for both leadership and staff. Millennials are famous for desiring progressive employers who care for their employees’ experience and value a diverse and inclusive workplace. Here’s how it works.

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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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PRSay

MARCH 9, 2017

To be an expert in crisis communications you have to move your organization at the speed of Twitter when “it” hits the fan. Do you really want someone known as @shroomy0021 managing your corporate communications? Hence, any decision they make regarding the crisis and the communications around it, is a flawed decision.

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Landis PR

MAY 9, 2022

Successful crisis communications strategizing occurs before an incident. Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. Differentiate and prepare your communications appropriately. Photos courtesy of Anna Tarazevich. By Andy Lowe.

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PR Fuel

JULY 14, 2021

It can also help you communicate your company values. Learning how to write press releases can help you reach and appeal to your target audience. Here are the nine tips you need when learning how to write a press release. What you decide to write about can impact which publications will want your story, too.

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PRSay

JUNE 24, 2020

Today, “minstreling” (or “minstrelism”) refers to companies or brands that “benefit off of Black culture,” said panelist Deme Jackson, a communications strategist for the City of Dallas. Supreme Court’s June 15 ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees from job discrimination.

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PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

During the pandemic, economic crisis, racial tensions and partisan arguments that have marked 2020, we have started communicating differently. We even write emails with more thought. Add to this the fact that social media has made audiences more cynical, and in this unprecedented time, we need new rules for communication.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 1, 2016

SHIFT Communications, the premiere data-driven PR agency , announced today the release of the Heuristic And Recurrent Ontological Lexicon Deep-learner, or HAROLD, the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI), cloud-based PR employee. HAROLD’s creation represents the first AI employee of a virtual public relations workforce.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Leaders should plan and execute comms around M&A with the same level of detail as any other marketing campaign or business initiative writes Dwayne Alicie in this guest post. Communicating during mergers and acquisitions can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be as tough as we make it. Big mistake, and completely preventable.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your average internal communicator is lonesome. There’s a magazine and intranet to write for, multiple special projects, and internal social media. That, my friends, is why employee communication measurement is in the state it is in. People’s managers are the most impactful element in the communication mix.

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And I just addressed some of these questions in my recent podcast appearance , with host Marti Sanchez , who also runs content and thought leadership firm Influence Podium. He tweeted: I rarely cuss in writing. Ragan’s PR Daily covered the Tesla story, with their take on implications for PR. Jordan Chanofsky, CEO. Emily Fang.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 26, 2021

Internal communication is just as important as external – and here’s how to improve it. Recently, a handful of employees from Goldman Sachs came forward to reveal that they were working a shocking 90-hour week. Disgruntled employees have the power to damage a company’s reputation in a matter of minutes. Start from where you are.

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PRSay

JANUARY 20, 2023

19 to talk about trends, challenges and opportunities for communicators in the New Year. Egan joined the livestream from Anchorage, Alaska, where she is chief communications officer of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. But as communications professionals, “I don’t think we need to be afraid of [ChatGPT],” she said.

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Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2022

Either way, as the markets spiral and confidence drops, it surfaces an important lesson in communicating through volatility. Companies need to remain bullish on theirlong-term vision and plan, both building toward it and communicating a narrative that supports it. But this is no time to get skittish in PR and Communications.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2023

To avoid inflicting lasting reputational damage, communicators need to quickly decide whether to react to divisive political events. Now is the time to consider your organization’s values, map where they align and misalign with those of stakeholders and then implement a political-communication strategy for your brand.

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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. 12) “Write for businesses.”.

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PRSay

AUGUST 30, 2022

And when told they’ll lose their jobs, employees are just as shocked today. Still, when layoffs become necessary, there’s a lot that employers can do to mitigate the pain and difficulty that employees experience. Garg came to represent accusations that corporations treat employees as expendable units. People were shocked then.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

They must be willing to share business advice, comment on key trends affecting their category, and use their position as a platform for communicating expertise on an industry-wide scale. Here are some key tactics for PR pros to build executive visibility and thought leadership. Finding a voice in the media. Bylines and blogs.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If you’re a communicator tasked with getting budget approval for the PR department, read on to learn how to develop a business case that you can use to get the resources and support you need to achieve your goals. A business case can also help you demonstrate the value of PR and communications for your brand.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Communicating in a global crisis. Effectively communicating in a crisis is tough, as some companies have learnt this year (some better than others). In darkness, you always try and find the light and in this piece , I shed some light on all things comedy and how it can be used as an effective communicative tool. Bring it on!

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

According to the people of Finland, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. For us, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It serves as a communication tool to reach journalists, media outlets, and the public. PR professionals use this data to assess sentiment, measure reach, identify emerging issues, and adjust communication strategies accordingly. What are the Basics of Crisis Communication Planning? What is Media Monitoring?

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 26, 2018

During my time on the corporate side, I remember one of the primary complaints from leadership about managers and director-level employees was they were too reticent to get their hands dirty and dive into the details. But, couldn’t you say the same thing for full-time employees? I saw it first-hand.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Business also scored well among those who know it best: their employees. I’d venture stepped up internal communications following the pandemic had a lot to do with these numbers. Consistency is the key to trust in any category of communication. It’s true interpersonal and it’s true in leadership and group dynamics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Year of the employee. Data-driven PR.

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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. Of the 155 respondents, more than 120 took the time to write in answers this post is designed to share some of them that stood out. It needs to be authentic.”.

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