Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

What is the JOTW Communications Survey? Three years ago, Ned and I teamed up to survey the JOTW community and we’ve published a report three years in a row. JOTW subscribers are seasoned professionals: 92% have 11 or more years of experience and 52% are in-house communications professionals. You can subscribe here.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Corporate Communications. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Corporate communications regularly involves interaction with senior leaders and HR departments. . Internal Communications.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

ET, the #PRStudChat community will participate in a Twitter chat discussion focused the state of healthcare communications. We’ve invited a few special guests to join our discussion who will share their expertise on healthcare issues and the many advancements that we’ve seen in communications. Anneliz Hannan ( @AnnelizHannan ).

Healthcare 150

Healthcare Community Twitter Communications 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

Consider The Impact on Local Communities. Any corporate event attendance or sponsorship should consider its impact on the local town or community, particularly if it’s an international gathering. For more on media training and brand messaging, check out this post.

Media 294

Media Trade Shows Travel Interviews 294

PRSay

MAY 23, 2023

The long-term trend undercuts corporate volunteer programs and nonprofit organizations that depend on volunteers. But even amid these sharp declines in volunteerism nationwide, the PRSA Colorado Chapter has seen an increase in volunteers for its community program called PR Paid Forward.

Nonprofit 147

Nonprofit Local Training Media Training 147

PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

As a corporate communicator who, like others, nervously and helplessly watched the water rise, I learned about the parallels that can be drawn between the historic flood and how companies respond to their own crises. Years of training backed up their skilled and brave work. This is a valuable perspective.

Corporate 86

Corporate Communications Crisis Management Crisis 86

Communications Conversations

MARCH 21, 2017

Google the phrase “Social media training Minneapolis.” In a nutshell, that describes my experience with social media training programs (or a lack thereof) in the Twin Cities. Would probably include training on some kind of video editing program as well (i.e. ” What comes up? A handful of agencies. GarageBand).

Media Training 68

Media Training Training Social Media Media 68

PRSay

MAY 25, 2021

As PR professionals, we understand that communication influences every aspect of a company. And it is crucial that we communicate to corporate leaders how DE&I affects the bottom line. We might also encourage leaders and staff members to participate in DE&I training.

Training 190

Training Policies Study Community 190

PRSay

APRIL 18, 2024

Taylor Swift’s much-anticipated album, The Tortured Poets Department (out April 19), sounds like it should be about a corporate communications team. I wanted to be so over-rehearsed that I could be silly with the fans, and not lose my train of thought,” she told TIME in her “Person of the Year” interview of her Eras Tour.

Leadership 170

Leadership Storytelling Viral Banking 170

HMA Public Relations

DECEMBER 16, 2020

WHAT: A Virtual Cooking Event with NoRTH ITALIA Corporate Chef Chris Curtiss. Life skills programs help members strengthen independent living skills, with an emphasis on money management, functional literacy, social skills, and safe community access.

Corporate 40

Corporate Training Transportation Nonprofit 40

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As PR professionals, we may never need to prevent a crime, but we should be prepared to prevent a self-inflicted wound that can instantly tarnish a corporate or professional reputation that took years to build. Without our specialized training, they may not be aware there is an ethical issue to consider. Who does our behavior bother?

Ethics 152

Ethics Employee Training Reputation 152

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

But one thing you should DEFINITELY do today is check out my NEW training program, which you are hearing of before anyone else. More deets here but basically: An incredibly compact and effective training program that gets you up and running with solid Social PR IMMEDIATELY. ” mini-training. ” mini-training.

Training 40

Training Case Study Course Exercises 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2018

They’re the most concerned with public perception, social responsibility, and community relations. Whether your PR team secures a keynote speaker gig at a conference or a TV interview for your CEO, media and message training are key. For a deep dive on media training , see our earlier post. Sit up straight.

Corporate 195

Corporate Training Reputation Media Training 195

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

we recently published a report and a decision-making framework addressing this area as part of a research project funded by NewsWhip based on interviews with senior corporate communications practitioners. as a management tool to help benchmark and develop communications teams. At Wadds Inc. We use this framework at Wadds Inc.,

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Internal International Communications Employee 78

Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

Involvement with Charity Work or Making a Charitable Contribution Corporate philanthropy supports the well-being of others through donations, volunteerism, sponsorships and other forms of giving back. Training those that do not have easy access to educational opportunities can be very rewarding.

Writing 52

Writing Energy Training Education 52

Sword and the Script

MARCH 21, 2023

It’s easier than schlepping eggs to the town commons to train for wool. The banking community has some unique dynamics… Scar tissue. We live in a world with plenty of corporate fakes: fake press releases , fake web traffic and even fake job postings. It’s not because there’s gold “backing it up.” That ended long ago.

Banking 81

Banking Financial B2B Web 81

PRSay

APRIL 7, 2021

Another assault was also captured on video on a New York City subway train as an Asian American man was assaulted to the point of unconsciousness. This occurred on a train with a number of other passengers, also doing nothing. I knew I had to keep using my voice and I needed to keep staying visible, for myself and the community.

Community 143

Community Training Education Television 143

Shift Communications

JUNE 28, 2022

How does it relate to the business, employees, clients, or community? For example, offer training, volunteer time or funds to local organizations, raise awareness by sharing resources, create space and amplify voices from underrepresented communities. Does the best path to action start in the public conversation?

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Employee Local Community Policies 124

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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Agency How To Survey Employee 100

Shift Communications

MARCH 22, 2023

It is usually one component of a more extensive thought leadership, corporate or advocacy strategy. Letters are traditionally a personal form of communication, which is part of the appeal. The purpose is to address an issue, explain a viewpoint, or rally a call to action.

Leadership 88

Leadership Community Corporate Consumer 88

PRSay

MAY 26, 2021

Ocampo Forsatz, vice president of corporate communications and public relations in the Parsippany, N.J. We had white allies, those from the Asian American community and the Latino community, who all came together in an uproar and outrage,” said Pitts-Phillips, diversity & inclusion officer for the Minnesota PRSA Chapte r.

Communications 170

Communications Groups Community Training 170

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. Identify issues most likely to align with, or impact, your business strategy and corporate culture. Decide If/When to Speak Out.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. Identify issues most likely to align with, or impact, your business strategy and corporate culture. Decide If/When to Speak Out.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Landis PR

OCTOBER 31, 2022

RECAP: We recently announced that San Francisco Business Times included Landis in its Top 100 businesses in the Bay Area Corporate Philanthropy list. In 2020, we celebrated Landis’s 30 th anniversary by donating $300 to nonprofits that are part of our team’s communities and support causes close to their hearts.

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Nonprofit Local Community Small Business 98

Landis PR

OCTOBER 17, 2022

We recently announced that San Francisco Business Times included Landis in its Top 100 businesses in the Bay Area Corporate Philanthropy list. In our last blog, Landis President Sean Dowdall and Founder David Landis discussed business’s role in fostering and supporting the communities in which our clients, community and family live.

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit Banking Healthcare Community 98

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? This adds to a growing collection of private equity firms (PE) that have taken an ownership stake in software companies that provide tools to PR and communications professionals. Muck Rack named Inc.

Software 162

Software Marketing Leadership B2B 162

PRSay

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In a letter to members at the start of 2023, PRSA Chair Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, outlined her priorities for the year, including: “Amplifying our Code of Ethics to ensure that not only our members, but also our entire community at large know what professional communications should entail.”

Ethics 158

Ethics Training Social Media Leadership 158

PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Having worked in communications for a top-tier university, a regional nonprofit foundation and as a consultant, I’ve heard this question myself.

Storytelling 163

Storytelling Media Nonprofit Government 163

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.

Community 40

Community Employee Local Groups 40

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.

Community 40

Community Employee Local Groups 40

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. Prior to Redphlag, he was vice president of Branding and Corporate Communications and general manager of the Web Strategy Center of Hitachi, Ltd.

Corporate 274

Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The fact is that monitoring social media and the search engines needs to be a part of your corporate culture. What monitoring tools will best help you succeed at this task and how should you go about training your team? What monitoring tools will best help you succeed at this task and how should you go about training your team?

Social Media 249

Social Media Crisis Media Training 249

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Purpose-Driven Corporate Social Responsibility and Advocacy Campaigns. Ulta boosted its anti-bias training and began selling more Black-owned brands. If it’s been built at the expense of slavery, a low-wage labor force, or poor working conditions, acknowledge it and find ways to give back to these marginalized communities.

Trends 78

Trends Marketing Consumer Community 78

Stephen Waddington

JULY 15, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact - both good and bad - on diversity, flexible working, talent, training and its reputation as a management function. Community of practice Two-thirds (66%) of public relations professionals feel they are part of a professional community.

Survey 159

Survey Policies Crisis Community 159

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Patagonia Community Board: Credit Ginny Lefler. I was interested in Patagonia’s Corporate Social Responsibility , so early on I worked to learn more about the company’s environmental programs. A Guest Post By Sarah D. Huckins, Graduate Student, American University, PR Expanded Blog Contest Winner. Know when it’s time to move on.

Communications 171

Communications Nonprofit Training Study 171

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.

Communications 116

Communications Case Study Training Reputation 116

Reputation Us

JANUARY 13, 2020

Political stakes are high, corporate trust is low (according to a recent Gallup Poll ), consumer confidence in companies to protect them in the event of a cyberattack is waning (according to recent DHM and RepUs study ) and the public relations industry (according to PRNews ) predicts crisis preparations will be a top priority.

Reputation 60

Reputation Crisis Insurance Insurance 60