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Five lessons communications teams need to learn from Rogers’ PR disaster

NewsWhip

On Friday, July 8th, 2022, Rogers Communications accidentally shut off its customers’ cell phone, Wi-Fi and cable service for 24 hours, resulting in a PR disaster for the Canadian telecom giant. Rogers is Canada’s biggest telecommunications company and has 11 million subscribers. When they went dark, so did millions of Canadians.

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Communications Synonyms (With Explanations)

Doctor Spin

Here are communications synonyms (with explanations). Have you ever wondered why public relations professionals often talk about communications (with an ‑s) instead of communication (without an ‑s)? And what are some communications synonyms? Here we go: Communications Synonyms Communications synonyms (and explanations).

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Top Tips For Approaching Cybersecurity Media

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For example, the access of unauthorized information from a telecommunications company by a cyber criminal will potentially affect all of the clients and users while a successful phishing scam on a specific shopper will likely only compromise that individual consumer.

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How the APR Changed My Future

PRSay

As co-chair of PRSA’s marketing committee for Accreditation in Public Relations, I receive many questions from peers about the credential: How does the APR make you a better communicator? Working for a national telecommunications firm in Atlanta, I lost a seismic bump up the corporate ladder. A setback at work. A new opportunity.

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S&T Live Recap: UCLA’s Mary Osako on Being Yourself in Corporate America

PRSay

Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications at the University of California, Los Angeles, has learned to be true to herself and to those she leads, she said during the Dec. She contacted UCLA’s alumni network and was introduced to a speechwriter who gave Osako her first exposure to corporate communications.

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Pitching Tech Trends with CRN Managing Editor Phil Harvey

Cision

As managing editor at CRN , he oversees news coverage of technology, telecommunications and the Internet of Things. ground zero for tech – San Francisco – and since then he’s had roles with Light Reading and a telecommunications company in England. Harvey’s career started in the U.S. How about any pet peeves?

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

Ashley Simmons, director of communications at the Telecommunications Industry Association, says you must first develop a plan for how you will achieve your goals. What drew you to the field of public relations and communication? What are some of the key components of a successful communication strategy?