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The Power of Local Knowledge: Why Product Development Should Start with Listening to Your Community

Stern + Associates

How can organizations confidently take advantage of the benefits associated with modern technology while avoiding negative impacts on surrounding communities? Existing data science techniques cannot accurately understand key cultural nuances in language amongst predominantly communities of color.

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The Role of PR in Transforming Consumer Finance

5W PR

The world of financial services is experiencing a seismic shift. Instead, today’s consumer finance landscape is ripe with innovation, digital engagement, and a spotlight on financial literacy. From intimidation to inclusion For many years, the financial services industry was wrapped in an intricate web of complexity.

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Taking a Stance: A Company’s Reputation Is at Stake

Reputation Us

The actions a credit union takes – or doesn’t take – may affect its reputation with its staff, members and community. staff, members, community, media, social media influencers), being silent on such prominent social justice matters may suggest that your credit union is noncommittal, tone-deaf or even complicit.

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Why You Should Increase Your Social Media Content Now

The Proactive Report

Become a stable and calming influence in your community. Be there consistently with good information and be available to help your customers/clients/patients and others in your community. Figure out how you can best serve your community in this time of crisis. They put together a series of Financial Literacy lessons for kids.

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Paid Internships: The Key to Diversifying the PR Profession

PRSay

For many young or career-transitioning PR professionals who represent under-resourced identity communities, an unpaid internship — even for academic credit or experience — is a non-starter. area over the summer can be a financial burden, our investment includes housing assistance during their internship. Since living in the D.C.

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Behind-The-Scenes: The Life of a Summer Intern

Deirdre Breakenridge

Until last summer, I thought being a financial analyst was always going to be my career. Please join the #PRStudChat community on August 16, at 8:30 P.M., He is currently an intern at Atlantic Health Systems within the Public Relations and Marketing department. ET, for “behind-the-scenes” look at the life of a summer intern.

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For comms pros, Silicon Valley Bank is a reminder that trust is currency

Sword and the Script

The banking community has some unique dynamics… Scar tissue. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 still haunts many of us; Frayed nerves. The preceding cryptocurrency meltdown toppled a bank or two and reminded us of the financial ghosts; and Uncertainty. They lost confidence. They didn’t trust the bank.

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