PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA, a decorated PRSA leader who was a friend and mentor to many members and champion for the ethical practice of public relations, died suddenly in his South Carolina home on Nov. Epley helped establish professional, ethical public relations in Russia shortly after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations. It reports on the factors that determine effectiveness. A third of respondents said they report to the CEO, Executive Director, or President of the organisation.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2022

This is a keynote speach that I gave this morning at a meeting of the Public Relations Council of India to celebrate World PR Day. It’s a great honour to have the opportunity to join this meeting of the Public Relations Council of India this morning. I have worked as a public relations practitioner for the past 25 years.

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Publicity Study Public Affairs Government 78

Wadds Inc.

JUNE 20, 2022

My study was originally motivated by observing how public relations contributed to organisational innovation and was elevated during COVID-19. Herein lies the challenge in studying public relations. A universal theory of public relations There is no universal definition or theory of public relations.

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Publicity Study Public Affairs System 96

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. It has held this title since 2018 in the World Happiness Report.

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Wadds Inc.

JULY 16, 2022

This is a keynote speech that I gave this morning at a meeting of the Public Relations Council of India to celebrate World PR Day. It’s a great honour to have the opportunity to join this meeting of the Public Relations Council of India this morning. I have worked as a public relations practitioner for the past 25 years.

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Publicity Study Public Affairs Government 52

PRSay

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Spanning more than 30 years in government public relations, Boswell began her career in 1973 as the director of public relations for the Georgia Department of Human Resources and the Georgia Office of Child Support, where she worked until her retirement. Her public service centered on children’s issues and PR education.

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Public Affairs Government Journalism Banking 78

NewsWhip

APRIL 14, 2020

Zach is the Chief Innovation Officer at Kivvit, a national data-driven public affairs & strategic communications agency. Kivvit specializes in data-driven public affairs work, reputation management, and crisis communications. Zach Silber (CIO, Kivvit): One major change is the accelerated pace of work.

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Data Public Affairs Crisis Analytics 148

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The question came up after a recent report in The New York Times about Facebook’s handling of its PR problems over the past three years. But one detail that interested communicators was that it brought on PR agency Definers Public Affairs to run political-style oppo against competitors like Google and Apple.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 30, 2023

He’s a public affairs specialist at the US Department of the Treasury and a docent at the National Museum of the US Air Force. I’m one of those folks that you would never have imagined if you saw me growing up, ever being in public relations. Joining me on this week’s episode is Dave Honchul, APR Fellow, PRSA.

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Public Affairs Ethics Social Media Government 82

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 22, 2017

#PRFest, Cannes, the General Election, the Meeker report and image recognition are all among the topics discussed on the latest #FuturePRoof podcast. FuturePRoof conversation at #PRfest about the value of public relations. The second #PRFest in Edinburgh proved to be a lively affair combining keynotes, panels and workshops.

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Public Affairs Privacy Creativity Software 112

Ethical Voices

MARCH 14, 2022

Ethical issues in merging the science and art of public relations. I started in Washington DC in Public Affairs and Crisis Management. They’re going to take data, either a narrative that worked or didn’t work, and then use it to automatically pitch reporters. Can you use predictive text?”

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Cision

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Your communication is only as strong as your relationships. Steve Majors, vice president, communications at Communities in Schools, says in order to find opportunities and tell your brand’s story effectively, you need to make good connections. They have helped synthesize data in a report. They are professionals as well.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

According to reports, an automated flight-control system had sent the airplanes into nosedives. Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 14, 2018

I set out to find out by asking a few trusted friends and colleagues across the industry: Cameron Potts, vice president of PR and community management, Deluxe. Journalists, reporters, bloggers are not getting news from press releases put out on the wire anymore. Cydney Strommen, director-North America Marketing Communications, Aveda.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Danielle Dickinson – The Castle Group. As a third-party event planner, I focus on building goals around sustainability that are founded on the triple bottom line and using ESG reporting to support those efforts.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Ongoing research on the student experience with the PRSA MBA/Business School Program course shows that the skills learned and the cases studied have had a positive impact; students report that they are applying the lessons in the workplace. She is a public affairs and media consultant based in Washington, D.C.

Communications 120

Communications Case Study Training Reputation 120

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. It’s expanded to include public affairs and government relations as the norm.”. More internal comms.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 124

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

Danielle Whitfield, Media and Public Affairs Executive, Newcastle Airport @daniellemalvina Northern boomerang: brands to Newcastle Christian Cerisola was motivated to move into PR after working for a provincial newspaper and receiving poorly targeted pitches. He described breaking a story about a pornographic video pirating ring.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

Photo Courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Gábor Jelinek, Executive Director. This is a community where they can openly talk about that. For the original blog, please visit here.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Purdah places restrictions on government and public bodies during elections. There have already been two claims over the misuse of communication and resources. In a case last week the Government came under fire for spending public money on Facebook ads targeted at voters in marginal constitutions announced in September.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

After the ad was released online this past Monday, several of the first news reports were of anger. Public opinion is not so clear. This past Friday morning, September 7, Apex Marketing Group reported that the ad had produced $220 million in publicity for Nike: $69 million positive, $67 million negative, and $83 million neutral.

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Sports Ethics Public Affairs Analysis 50

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

She is the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Media Relations at Orlando Health. The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators. I started in radio as a reporter and made the jump to PR about 35 years ago. Joining me on this week’s episode is Kena Lewis APR, Fellow PRSA.

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Healthcare Ethics Communications System 68

PRSay

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Little did I know, all of this would change, and I would start my career in public relations. The sign had information about a conference that was being hosted by public relations directors who worked for various teams in the National Football League (NFL). At the time, that meant I would likely end up doing some form of journalism.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 7, 2017

I don’t read PRWeek religiously (see above and $350 price tag) but I’m just going to go out on a limb and say the PRWeek reporters would probably want to talk to a decent number of the people on this list for stories in the future. They should make up a sizable portion of the list. Maybe not 88 percent though.

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Public Affairs Comparison Retail Creativity 60

Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

It’s stressful–reports consistently have PR/comms/social in the top 10 most stressful jobs , seemingly, year after year. Former role: Vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). Truth is: Working in the PR/comms/social world isn’t easy.

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Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Seen as savvy multitaskers, public relations professionals have quickly and efficiently adapted with the evolving communication landscape. More than 53 percent of public relations professionals state that measurement is their biggest skills gap. But why can’t they accurately prove the value of their efforts?

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Measurement Banking Public Affairs Strategy 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

This means my last summary of PR tech news was in early June – and in the eight weeks since, there’s been a number of annucments from the solution provider community. The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. It makes sense. Here are a few examples I spotted in putting this post together: Notified.

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PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

The following is the result of our subsequent shared musings concerning the impact of crisis situations on the health and well-being of public relations practitioners. However, I’d like to see this in the form of practices such as collaborative communities of practice and what Yrjö Engeström calls negotiated knotworking.

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PRSay

JUNE 28, 2022

A press conference can be a risky way to convey information to the media and the public, particularly during a crisis. According to media reports, authorities have repeatedly corrected official statements about the shooting after those statements were contradicted by new information.

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Conference Crisis Training Public Affairs 182

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

That’s according to the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey which polled 300 communicators – public relations, public affairs, marketing communications and related roles – across more than a dozen different industries. Communications organization. Detailed demographics are included at the end.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

Do you remember the first time you reported PR results to a C-suite executive? Sure, CEOs are far less likely to be wooed than a Tinder date, but there are certain steps you can take to put the odds in your favor when communicating PR results, why they’re important, and how you’ll evolve your strategy based on those findings.

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Communications How To Analytics Public Affairs 150

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A big misconception about public relations is that the only thing PR pros do is media relations. Here's how the Public Relations Society of America defines public relations : “Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.”.

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Cision

JUNE 20, 2016

You need to engage your audience using the right platforms, innovative technology and targeted communication. public affairs campaign strategist Mike Panetta of Beekeeper Group and Mark Reilly, vice president of Cision Government Relations, discussed how to motivate your supporters through an integrated strategic communication strategy.

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

This has created both an opportunity and a potential point of concern for professional marketers and communicators who are wondering: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the threats? For the original blog, please visit here. Here are six of the top takeaways. It’s out there, it’s being used—and it’s likely here to stay.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tonight, we have a very erudite, broad-minded, and informed expert who sees things happening under the surface of the media and public space. Let's open the door a little bit for the public and get into this very important profession of PR, public relations. What are these relationships with the various strata of public life?

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Hotels Newspapers Journalism Ethics 64

NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

Infrastructure is a pillar of today’s society but it is also a major topic at the center of policy and public debate. Brett: So, I guess is that, when we chatted before, I mean, that’s really the definition of a data-driven public affairs agency, correct? Brett Lofgren.

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