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Study: APR Credentials Boost Confidence and Ethics Counseling Engagement

PRSay

Each September, PRSA recognizes Ethics Month to bring increased attention to the core foundation of the communications profession. Please visit prsa.org/ethics for additional programming and ethics resources and PRSA’s social media platforms for updates throughout the month.

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How Can We Mandate Ethics In PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At times PR agencies run afoul of ethical standards by trafficking in false or misleading information, hiding conflicts of interest, or working with a lack of transparency. My view is that good PR people can ethically represent bad clients – but only if they’re doing so in an effort to change or redeem the harm done.

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Financial Stardumb?  Celebrities Endorsing Investments

Mindful Marketing

Cryptocurrencies recently tapped celebrity associations with great success, but a notable bankruptcy and the industry’s slide have led to serious financial fallout for many investors. I asked each to share his thoughts about celebrities endorsing financial products. Babe Ruth promoted tobacco products.

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How Can Businesses Create A More Ethical Environment – Erica Salmon Byrne

Ethical Voices

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

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Sam Bankman Fried, FTX, And The Limits Of PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The most important corporate function? According to The New York Times, FTX lacked crucial elements of corporate governance, including a chief financial officer, a human resources or compliance department, or a board of directors. ” In other words, it’s all about image. Apparently Bankman Fried took that literally.

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When Passion Meets Ethics

PRSay

This pretty much frames most ethical dilemmas, doesn’t it? In the process, I knew that I may have put my family’s financial security and my career in the balance. Real ethical dilemmas are more nuanced, with deep roots, long histories, serious ramifications and lots of gray areas. That’s not how I see it.

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Reputation and Social Responsibility

5W PR

One essential element that contributes to the overall reputation of businesses is a corporate social responsibility. Investing in CSR can help companies develop a corporate reputation, and attract customers while protecting businesses from any damage to their reputation, as well as helping them recover faster after a PR crisis.