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How To Hire The Best PR Firm For You

PR Insiders

Firms also have a whole range of specialties, from crisis communications to public affairs to research and analysis. How can you possibly determine which is the right firm for you and your needs? But your audience may be watching TV talk shows, or you may like the convenience and immediacy of podcasts and talk radio.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago.

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Crisis? Here are 7 Communications Actions to Take Immediately

Landis PR

Successful crisis communications strategizing occurs before an incident. My boss at the college radio station believed in Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. The post Crisis?

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Being the Boss of 2022: Bruce Springsteen’s Guide to Communications Trends

PRSay

Forty years later, the words offer a vision for what to expect in 2022 and how to best adapt for our clients, our profession and our world. “Sooner or later, it all boils down to money”. Proactive crisis communication is essential to build equity, protect against hate and be accessible to people looking for good in the world.

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A Modestly Contrarian View of External B2B Comms about Coronavirus (Covid-19) that Borrows a Few Ideas from the Military Planners

Sword and the Script

Contrary to traditional PR wisdom to over-communicate in a crisis, businesses should identify thresholds for publishing external or client comms about Coronavirus. The military has well-defined etiquette for radio network traffic. This leaves the line open for the on-scene commander and the next higher commander to communicate.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

wiredPRworks

Arriving at the school district headquarters, the staff was stunned and silent, gathered around a radio, listening for updates and quietly considering crisis communication responses. I could only think about when and where the next attack would be.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

wiredPRworks

Arriving at the school district headquarters, the staff was stunned and silent, gathered around a radio, listening for updates and quietly considering crisis communication responses. I could only think about when and where the next attack would be.