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Astroturfing has no place in modern public relations or public affairs

Stephen Waddington

Propaganda has no place in modern public affairs or public relations. Community building on Facebook is often used by brands and organisations as a means of building support for a campaign. Astroturfing should be called out in the strongest terms. Transparency is critical to avoid claims of conflict of interest.

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Teamwork Is a Contact Sport

Waxing UnLyrical

in team sports. The modern-day work environment doesn’t do a whole lot to help the situation either , especially for those of us who work in public relations and find ourselves communicating more and more via social media platforms. Social media interaction isn’t exactly a team sport. I can have a good idea.

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Just Divided over Nike's New Ad

Mindful Marketing

The last game he played was in January of 2017, but Kaepernick has since become the face and voice of a movement that extends well beyond professional sports. ” The first step in this Mindful Marketing analysis is ethics: Does Nike’s ad uphold societal values?

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