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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

In early May, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health for its work with Purdue Pharma, claiming its “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices helped fuel the national opioid crisis. A commitment to ethics. For communicators, the suit reinforces the need to commit to ethical responsibilities.

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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

PRSay

Just skim the headlines and you’ll notice everything from fraud and deadly cyberattacks to ethics violations, faulty products and tone-deaf commercials bringing down the mightiest of organizations. Organizations are only as strong as how they respond in moments of crisis. Invite diverse feedback and open communication.

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Book review: Everyday Communication Strategies

Wadds Inc.

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.

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11 Steps For Crisis Management

Prohibition

Any company, big or small, can experience a crisis. According to research, about 75 percent of companies will experience a crisis at some point due to the increasing complexity of modern business and the growth of social media in our fast-paced world. This is where crisis management comes in. What is Crisis Management?

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#measurePR Recap (September 2018): Ethics of PR Measurement

Waxing UnLyrical

Ali, APR, has a 15+ year career in communications and marketing, and is adjunct faculty in Georgetown University’s Corporate Communication and Public Relations program. As September is Ethics Month at PRSA, the discussion revolved around the topic of ethics in PR Measurement. Numbers should NOT “lie”!

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What to do when PR Pros accidentally spread misinformation – Kelsey Bohl

Ethical Voices

Joining me on this week’s episode of EthicalVoices is Kelsey Bohl , the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Press Office at Walmart. I also worked very closely with the president, who was very data-driven at that time, and the Office of Marketing Communications to create talking points for him.

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Maintaining Trust in the Age of AI

Presspage

While AI brings numerous advantages, it cannot replace the human touch in certain critical aspects, such as relationship-building, crisis management, and strategic decision-making. These tools can process large volumes of data and provide comprehensive insights into financial performance, market trends, and competitor analysis.