PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

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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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

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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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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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Stuart Bruce

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Since columnist Peter Oborne sensationally resigned from The Telegraph with a devastating public critique of what he believed to be its declining ethical and editorial standards I’ve read very little about the role and implications for PR, corporate communications and business. ” Thereafter no fresh reports appeared.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode of EthicalVoices is Kelsey Bohl , the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Press Office at Walmart. I did data communications for our local, state and national reporting. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? It’s something that I face every day.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. Social media also has compressed the speed of information transfer from hours to minutes or even seconds as a crisis develops. Crisis situations are stressful for everyone. Those days are so over!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 2, 2018

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. Kirk Hazlett, APR (@KirkHazlett) September 13, 2018.

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Buchanan PR

APRIL 12, 2023

In a corporate context, this refers to sustainable business strategies for long-term stakeholder value. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is a framework that helps companies measure and assess their ethical impacts using detailed criteria to meet their sustainability goals.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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Presspage

JUNE 16, 2023

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. During a financial crisis, the public side of communications requires human judgment, empathy, and adaptability.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

Business value of international communications The Gallagher State of the Sector 2023/24 report sets out the business case for internal communications based on its contribution to culture, strategic alignment and value creation. The PR Population Report published by the CIPR highlighted this issue. At Wadds Inc.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

An ESG programme ultimately serves as a framework for measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s operations. A report recently published by the IPCC reinforces the urgency of taking more ambitious action around decarbonisation. According to the report, to keep within the 1.5°C

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2020

We presented a sampling of the findings – along with analysis – from the 3 rd Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. The program has since grown to 15 schools nationwide.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Investing in your professional online reputation is an important Crisis Ready strategy—and ReputationDefender has launched a service to help make this process easy for you. Neglecting either or both of these aspects of your crisis readiness leaves a vulnerability gap that you can otherwise protect against. Who is ReputationDefender?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s always instructive when PR teams entrusted with managing the reputations of major corporations run into reputation problems of their own. On closer examination, the Edelman/GEO Group situation is a great example of what not to do when faced with an ethical quandary. Adweek has receipts.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The type of work has also changed with 90% reporting it’s changed at least some while 50% saying it’s changed significantly. The type of work has also changed with 90% reporting it’s changed at least some while 50% saying it’s changed significantly. It’s hard to predict.” Taken more seriously by the C-Suite.”.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 17, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode of EthicalVoices is Roger Bolton , the president of Page , the premier global professional association for senior corporate communications executives. He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: It’s great to be with you, Mark. Thank you so much for the opportunity.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communications roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. It could be a way to cut through the clutter since reporters are deluged with pitches. Advertising is a distant third.

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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. In an ongoing crisis, operating on adrenaline for a prolonged period of time can be – and is often – physically and mentally harmful.

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NewsWhip

JUNE 2, 2021

Predictive media intelligence describes a set of technologies that enable PR professionals and reporters to predict the impact of news stories, consumer trends, and create optimised content, earned media plans, and content distribution plans. . Predictive Crisis Management . What is Predictive Crisis Management? .

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But oh, lordy – we as communications and marketing professionals can receive a master class in what NOT to do during a crisis from Lochte’s self-immolation at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The reporter posted the mother’s story on Twitter, which went viral with over 3,000 retweets. That applies here.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

True Accountability Helps Defuse A Crisis. First, it was eclipsed by a fire-and-brimstone invective from Elizabeth Warren, who demand that he resign and called for jail sentences for senior executives who cross ethical lines. The apology PR triad includes a sincere mea culpa, acceptance of responsibility and a commitment to a fix.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

(Ahem, by the way, that's against our code of ethics.). So why expect your PR person to talk with a reporter and tell them to not print that statement you made to them in an interview? So why expect your PR person to talk with a reporter and tell them to not print that statement you made to them in an interview?

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

From going to prison after being convicted for violating the FCPA (the US foreign anti-bribery law) to founding Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, and educating multinationals on current issues and challenges with respect to compliance, ethics and anti-bribery, Richard Bistrong has come a long way. If so, how?

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Stuart Bruce

MAY 29, 2016

I actually laughed out loud when I read this story about the BBC’s world affairs editor John Simpson setting up a corporate consultancy to advise on crisis communications and then even more rapidly closing it again because of the crisis it created. According to his agent: “Simpson has not yet taken on any corporate work.”

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. Demonstrating value and the talent paradox Talent remains a critical challenge for the PR industry according to The ICCO World PR Report 2020. The report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: The ethical importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety. How to get ahead of AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Mark My Words

MARCH 29, 2021

The former Royal’s first foray into the corporate world has seen him take up the role of chief impact officer at Silicon Valley coaching firm BetterUp, while also sitting alongside Rupert Murdoch’s daughter-in-law on a commission aiming to fight “misinformation”. The Telegraph Jobs appear to be like buses for Prince Harry. billion. “The

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While I was a bit under the weather from a cold, Rebecca provided ethics insights on a number of topics, including: . The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. Before we get to the Brands in Motion report, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you personally have ever confronted at work?

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Maxim Behar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

And the whole society must teach this generation that it must work very hard according to corporate standards, be very responsible, i.e., things that are missing as a value system in them. The most common question I was asked was: “What is "business ethics". I say it with the best wishes, it happened as it happened.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2015

And, this opens up, yet again, a discussion we’ve had before: Should employees be empowered to speak up during a company crisis or firestorm? According to Amazon’s Corporate Governance page , “In performing their job duties, Amazon.com employees should always act lawfully, ethically, and in the best interests of Amazon.com.”

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 6, 2018

I’m the head of Cargill’s corporate-level social media team and oversee all social media at Cargill. I’m on the front lines helping drive messaging, strategy and crisis management. I am also responsible for helping people across the company manage social media accounts that are not corporate-level accounts.

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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 found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By Then the economy changed.

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Ethical Voices

JUNE 27, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Bradley Akubuiro , a partner at Bully Pulpit Interactive , where he focuses on corporate reputation, executive communications, and high visibility crisis management and media relations efforts. My career has spanned roles in management consulting, advocacy, and corporate communications.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Crisis management: When an organization faces a crisis, PR practitioners may work to minimize the damage to the organization’s reputation by managing the flow of information and communicating with the public. The 10 Most Common Ways Comms Pros are Measuring PR. What are the top challenges in public relations?

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