Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 17, 2017

I recently read an inspirational tweet about progress being measured in steps. Achieving success in your PR, communications or any career is about putting one foot in front of the other and repeating the process. A Guest Post Simon Erskine Locke, Founder & CEO of CommunicationsMatch TM. It was time to focus on the next objective.

Measurement 247

Measurement Communications Banking Crisis Communications 247

Reputation Us

MARCH 20, 2024

Your company’s reputation is not merely a reflection of your public image, but a tangible asset with measurable impact on the most essential aspects of your operations. The dynamic relationship between your corporate reputation and influencer engagement underscores the importance of building and safeguarding a positive brand image.

Reputation 78

Reputation Journalism Financial Corporate 78

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Public relations vs marketing—what are the differences? Public relations (PR) and marketing are closely related, but few know the differences. Some organisations have Communications Departments for their public relations needs and some have Marketing Departments for their promotional needs.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Wadds Inc.

JUNE 5, 2023

Amanda Coleman's Everyday Communications Strategies provides advice on proactively managing issues in corporate communication. Prevention is better than cure - and if a crisis situation is often described as a car crash, this book is all about avoiding collisions. Claire is both a Chartered PR and a Chartered Marketer.

Strategy 98

Strategy Communications Crisis Communications Crisis 98

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. It was increasingly filled with queries from corporate bloggers with commercial interests rather than journalists with stories to complete on a deadline. Measurement templates. Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media.

Reddit 176

Reddit Software B2B Technology 176

PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

A red team can expose reputational vulnerabilities in a company and flaws in its crisis-response plan. From a crisis-communications standpoint, a red team stress-tests an organization’s strategy by expanding the circle of feedback the plan receives. This disconnectedness is detrimental to a company when a crisis strikes.

Crisis 163

Crisis Exercises Crisis Communications Reputation 163

Stern + Associates

JUNE 22, 2023

Corporate communication isn’t just a tool to roll out when a problem arises – it should be an integral part of an organization’s strategy , says Dartmouth Tuck School of Business Corporate Communication and Leadership Professor Paul A. Communication is a strategic general management function and such an important tool.

Strategy 62

Strategy Communications Crisis Communications Corporate 62

Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Melissa Strle The worldwide public relations market is valued at approximately $107 billion U.S. Avoiding PR communication mistakes in this important market is paramount for PR pros. This means that avoiding PR communication mistakes is probably high on your list of priorities. dollars in 2023. in the coming years.

Communications 52

Communications How To Corporate Training 52

Solo PR Pro

MAY 11, 2021

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. 5 solo PR pros advise on crisis communications. This month, we asked our panel of solo PR pros to share how they deal with a client crisis. Joe Culotta, What's Up Communications. Michael Ares, MDA Corporate Marketing, LLC. That’s my job.

Crisis 115

Crisis Crisis Communications Exercises Communications 115

Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 8, 2014

Every Marketing and PR Campaign Needs a Risk Assessment. Making The Case for Excluding Jargon From Crisis Communication. Teaching Crisis Communication: Embracing the Research to Practice Model. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Listen here! Available on iTunes and Stitcher.

Crisis Management 205

Crisis Management Crisis Communications Crisis Hotels 205

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Although not every team will thrive with the same mix, it pays for teams to work together and experiment to develop the right communications blend. Some marketing teams have their own ideas for what will make news. Inadequate PR outcomes measurement. Nonexistent or outdated crisis communications planning.

Skype 170

Skype Interviews Crisis Communications Crisis 170

Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Research shows that 44% of decision-makers become less receptive to sales calls and traditional marketing during economic downturns. Instead, proactive marketers turn to thought leadership to drive revenue and acquire new business. Smart revenue marketers employ PR-specific tracking mechanisms to link these metrics back to PR efforts.

Leadership 105

Leadership SEO Measurement Reputation 105

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

More and more crisis communication events that interrupt the general flow of work in our area. More digital communications; not in person anymore.”. Karen Swim , PR, Marketing and Social Media Consultant, Words For Hire , LLC and President of Solo PR Pro. Shonali Burke , Chief Marketing Officer, Arena Stage.

Survey 130

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

To be more successful at reaching rural America, Haworth offered a few pieces of advice for PR professionals when building their campaigns: Do market research. Communicators need to learn more about the work and entertainment habits of rural Americans. 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. During the Oct.

Social Media 119

Social Media Conference Media Corporate 119

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. Firmographics are like demographics about businesses.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Global insurance brokerage company Willis Towers Watson reports, “Among FTSE-350 companies, 85 percent of their corporate value is intangibles, a large proportion of which is reputation.”. Today, most corporations value brand and reputation ahead of property, plants and equipment.”. Recognizing The Big Risk. Exercise Your Reputation.

Insurance 97

Insurance Insurance Exercises Reputation 97

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight.

Agency 93

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 93

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Both TBL and ESG are frameworks to measure the sustainability of a company, and each play an important role in event planning. The Evolution of Event Sustainability Just as measurement tools are advancing, sustainability at events has evolved from the days of putting out recycling bins and hoping for the best.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Hispanic public relations professionals, I’m excited to work with this year’s diverse volunteer board representing corporate, agency, consultants, and media entities, to help cultivate our future leaders and propel our industry. What are some of the key components of a successful strategic communication strategy?

Automotive 245

Automotive Resources Strategy Consumer 245

Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. In fact, most experts agree that social media needs to be treated as a vital part of any company’s crisis communication plan.

Crisis Management 118

Crisis Management Social Media Crisis Media 118

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“Now need to produce videos and podcasts in-house – something that used to be a once-in-a-while activity and was outsourced – in addition to providing content for every social media platform and continuing all other ‘old school’ communication duties.”. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Shift Communications

AUGUST 28, 2017

Public relations, marketing, and communications aren’t known for their futurist perspectives. More often than not, we’re reacting to the latest and greatest, from crisis communications (when the news is bad) to rapid response/newsjacking (when the news is good). Vice President, Marketing Technology. Stay tuned!

Analytics 96

Analytics Software Technology Data 96

Doctor Spin

JUNE 29, 2022

ROI in Marketing vs PR. With the basic PR model in mind, let me make a distinct point: If an organisation invests nothing in marketing, there’s no marketing. With the basic PR model in mind, let me make a distinct point: If an organisation invests nothing in marketing, there’s no marketing.

Public Affairs 52

Public Affairs Crisis Banking Crisis Communications 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

Despite these missteps, Zuckerberg’s well-executed TV apologies and a flow of news about Facebook’s fresh privacy measures have helped it bounce back, at least in valuation. As of this post, it has reclaimed $134B in lost market value. Carnival Cruise – the unsinkable PR ship. Starbucks’ solution to a venti problem.

Crisis 136

Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

to push real-time, actionable alerts to market-moving news as it breaks. Let’s say you’re a software company with dozens of competitors in each of your markets globally. The company strives to “measure the complete impact and value of the airtime” sponsors earn by sponsoring live events.

Product Launch 95

Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 95

Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When a crisis hits the news, we are reminded of a valuable lesson: that companies and businesses often have to act fast in order to prevent further damage from taking place. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner. This guide is written to assist in every aspect of crisis communication.

Crisis Communications 62

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management 62

Stuart Bruce

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Growth in the size of the market and the scope of what PR people do, but more importantly growth in the ability and talent of African PR professionals. Local independent PR agencies, some of which operate across several African markets. Overseas companies in Europe, the Americas and APAC that want to enter and grow the African market.

Mobile 60

Mobile Public Affairs Government Local 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Our new owners immediately began to eliminate redundancies, as they say in corporate M&A. One of my first pieces that got real traffic was a crisis case study from my former employer, which coincidentally was about dealing with a negative blogger. The measure of “best” in this case is unique page views.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

It’s infinitely better to stand up and admit where things went wrong, either personally or corporately. There’s often no need to take the blame for something that isn’t the brand’s direct responsibility, but it’s always a good look to be seen taking leadership of a crisis response. That doesn’t mean pandering.

Crisis 113

Crisis Digital PR Retail Reputation 113

PRSay

OCTOBER 22, 2021

When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020 and the United States suspended air travel from Europe, “that was the tipping point,” said panelist Karla Zientowski, Delta’s director of customer experience and regional marketing.

Crisis 78

Crisis Airlines Travel Internal 78

5W PR

MARCH 19, 2020

A solid public relations strategy or campaign involves a plan that always includes an analysis of the market and the target audience, as well as the key messages and tactics. There are several different techniques that can be used to measure these numbers, and all of them are slightly different and employ different rules.

Publicity 97

Publicity Survey Measurement Groups 97

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO).

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In business, managing crises is an integral part of marketing – especially if you’re a brand new company. A crisis can be anything that disrupts the normal flow of your business. Or it could be a production, financial or management failure that causes a corporate crisis for your business. Technological crisis.

Crisis Management 62

Crisis Management Crisis Financial Reputation 62

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The softer costs are perhaps harder to measure, but arguably more expensive. No corporate communicator wants to hire an agency only to have to facilitate every writing assignment. Product history – the customer, launches , enhancements, crisis communications and the basic strengths and weaknesses.

Education 60

Education Corporate Employee Agency 60

Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

Especially in PRGN because this is a network based on exclusivity, which means that we only recruit and keep one agency from a market at the same time, meaning that there are no competitors in the room. but they all are in different markets. And in the other markets, it’s basically one agency per country.

Agency 59

Agency Internal International Meeting 59

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Since graduate school, a question that has been in my mind is whether or not undergraduate PR education is teaching students the necessary skill- and knowledge-set to succeed in today’s job market. Most schools offer the basic courses such as Introduction to PR, Writing, Research, Campaigns, Case Studies, and Crisis Communications.

Education 150

Education Training Course Social Media 150