PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve sat through convention and forum talks where various oracles pronounced that: employees just want to be loved. Just look at the many different ways Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s work on death and dying , and her change curve turns up in jolly presentations about employee motivation. Will it help us to listen better to employees?

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Cision

JULY 27, 2017

Talk to Customers & Employees. Your customers can provide insight into what your unique selling point (USP) is, why they choose you as a provider and what you do better than the competition. Your employees have a different perspective of your brand than you do, so talk to them as well.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels. For customer service, Facebook messenger is becoming the go-to for dealing with queries, with customers increasingly turning to Facebook to find out about brands and address queries on messenger.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels. For customer service, Facebook messenger is becoming the go-to for dealing with queries, with customers increasingly turning to Facebook to find out about brands and address queries on messenger.

Social Media 62

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. Others are loyal because of a good experience with product quality or customer service. PR is a primary tool for corporate speech on social issues. But the storytelling should go beyond the founders and employees.

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5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

It’s infinitely better to stand up and admit where things went wrong, either personally or corporately. Depending on the severity of the PR crisis, it could take some significant action to woo customers and fans back into the proverbial trust circle. That doesn’t mean pandering.

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Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

4 Common PR Communication Mistakes (+ How to Avoid) As a PR pro, avoiding PR communication mistakes can help you build a positive corporate reputation and reap the benefits. PR professionals and investors agree the most significant benefit that accrues to companies with a positive corporate reputation is corporate brand loyalty.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A Porter-Novelli survey of 150 business leaders this July revealed that 85% feel it’s no longer acceptable for corporations to simply make money but must also make a positive impact on society. What’s important for CEOs, their boards, and CMOs to know is that there’s a clear difference between corporate mission and brand purpose.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Entrepreneur and presidential contender Andrew Yang has used his 15 minutes to warn us of the hollowing-out of key industries like retail, customer service, and trucking as a result of AI. How are its employees treated? As machine-learning algorithms grow more sophisticated, it’s natural to assume the worst.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

That can make the people on the receiving end of social-media marketing feel snared in corporate traps.” ” He goes on to summarize his argument that brands can’t be friends with customers on social media: “Social media has made it easier than ever for companies to connect with people. .”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. The Holmes Report estimates the global PR industry at $14.2

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

Starbucks routinely engages with its customers on Twitter and other social platforms, responding to many questions and customer service issues. There was no mention of the customers’ race, or of why a Starbucks employee had called the police. Starbucks’ solution to a venti problem.

Crisis 136

Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

reported that between 2017 and 2021, hundreds of EY employees acted unfairly either by using an ill-gotten answer key for an ethics component of the CPA exam or by cheating on ethics tests required for continuing education. ” “Corporate culture will be developed one way or another. This better be a wake-up-call for EY.”

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. If the country is divided, you can bet for most companies, their employees and customers are too. It seems this survey suggests most CEOs have a similar line of thinking.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Your employees and stakeholders could be made to look incompetent or immoral. Your customers could make their displeasure known on your Facebook page and Twitter feed. For example, an employee leaks damaging information about your company. ? A major crisis. What is a PR Crisis Plan? The PR crisis team should consist of.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

Even so, it speaks volumes that the company has closed on 16 other corporate transactions in recent history before it got around to thinking about AI. Muck Rack is a comprehensive all-in-one tool – and it puts customer service front and center. It’s a very credible competitor ( see product briefing ).

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PR Matters

MAY 27, 2014

Instead, however, we have people in companies thinking and behaving in a corporate rather than an empathetic way, which not only dehumanises them, but it also alienates those with whom they wish to engage. They value their employees as much as those who value their brands.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 27, 2017

Who says the CEO can’t also handle customer service? In fact, he often serves as a “customer service” rep of sorts for UW-EC. Now, you might say, my executives don’t have time to handle customer complaints. What better way to connect with employees (or students, in this case)?

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

She is well versed in customer service and thrives on building relationships — online and in person — while accomplishing a variety of demanding business goals. Courtney landed her permanent role off a 6-month social media internship in the Corporate Communications department at UnitedHealth Group.

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Beyond PR

JULY 28, 2017

Talk to Customers & Employees. Your customers can provide insight into what your unique selling point (USP) is, why they choose you as a provider and what you do better than the competition. Your employees have a different perspective of your brand than you do, so talk to them as well.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. It is firmly on the agenda of industry bodies and progressive organisations are talking steps to address it for employees. In 2019 purpose continued to emerge as a theme in corporate leadership as a means of reconnecting organisations with society.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following is a play-by-play of what you can – and should – do now, to ensure successful crisis communications in the event of a corporate crisis. Customers / clients. This involves monitoring everything from discussions, questions and inquiries on social media, your customer service lines, emails, the media, Google, etc.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 8, 2013

And in doing so, I experienced two very different attitudes to customer service, and technology, all in the same day. Perhaps my questions were basic or, in her opinion, stupid; but I was the (potential) customer , I should have been able to ask any questions I wanted without being made to feel that way. Too cool for school.

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Technology Customer Service Retail Software 92

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 15, 2011

If you are an outside sales rep or represent a company to clients, keeping yourself looking clean to represent a corporate image is something that most employers value. As a cable company, Comcast is notorious for poor customer service. These were tweets that could wreck most corporate PR efforts.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information. As a digital PR agency, we can assist you in creating support materials and comments to distribute to employees, customers, and the general public.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2012

With eight franchises in two states and many people working at the company, I am not sure if they asked their employees, friends and family of employees to “like” the page. Make sure that on your invoices, website, dealings with customers, marketing literature, email signatures, etc. So what can you do?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

So, the key lesson for brands would be approaching each communication about your company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) as if it were an official press release. More Organic Social Media Approaches for Ecommerce Leverage Product Reviews — Highlight customer reviews on your social media profiles. Connect with Tim on LinkedIn.

Social Media 86

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 86

PR 20/20

AUGUST 22, 2017

Human Resources is uneasy about adopting an employee social media policy. Sales is unsure of handing over its customer database for email marketing campaigns. Inbound marketing requires a level of openness and transparency previously unheard of in the corporate world. Buy-in starts with the gatekeepers, of which there are many.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Further, the same study found that customers who have had a bad experience with a product or service are significantly less loyal than those that haven’t. A personnel crisis is one in which the employment of an employee becomes intolerable because of negative work performance, a disruptive attitude, or problematic substance abuse.

Crisis Management 62

Crisis Management Crisis Reputation Financial 62

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

It’s a young employee, whose duties entail greeting customers and facilitating their ultimate seating, taking the initiative to reach out to an as-yet-unconfirmed customer and make him feel welcome. The service is impeccably smooth; the food is great. Now I know you’re saying to yourself, “What’s the big deal, Kirk?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

The impact that this new form of communication has on PR and marketing has introduced many positive changes for companies looking for better ways to connect with their customers. Rather than directly contacting customer support representatives, customers frequently vent their frustrations on social media. Public squabbles.

Crisis Management 118

Crisis Management Social Media Crisis Media 118

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

A public and personalized message is, quite frankly, unheard of from an executive like Jones, especially with a corporation as large as Target. However, at the time, a corporate message would not have had the same effect. Top topics included hiring , customer service and professional development tips. Length also matters.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. There is a new corporate scenario that directly impacts all audiences and communication channels. Employee communication will continue to be a major focus for many CCOs.

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Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

If you look at social just from a corporate responsibility standpoint, it still stretches across a variety of different functions so comms is responsible for, sort of, what is the corporate official message on a lot of things. And that’s like sort of a good clarifying exercise to start. That’s what the studies show.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As noted in our post on long-form content , a CEO can help influence a corporate image as well as build a personal brand through regular video communications. Video also works well as an internal tool for company announcements or simply to show accessibility, as Intuit CEO Brad Smith does in his “ new employee welcome message.”

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