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What’s Next in Public Relations? Let’s Ask My Students

PRSay

Some of the familiar topics are there — branding, corporate social responsibility, crisis communications — but not necessarily in a form many of us would recognize as aspects of the profession we’ve come to know. They’re not shying away from big topics: the rise of nationalism, trade wars, and online privacy.

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Trust in Business: 10 Ways to Build the Currency Brands Can’t Live Without

Sword and the Script

Similarly, the statistic on forgiveness speaks directly to the PR shop because in a crisis communications situation – which any company can find themselves thrust into at any given moment – it would go a long way to have the benefit of the doubt. Thought leadership, brand purpose, or CEOs sharing political opinions.

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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Five crisis PR first responses. Facebook’s response to the recent data privacy controversy was immediate – so immediate that it happened the day before the scandal broke. Facebook dodges blame.

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. More responsibility given the pandemic, working remotely, leadership being asked to speak out on social issues, DEI, and ESG.”.

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Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology

Sword and the Script

The Annenberg survey listed data privacy, health care and diversity as social issues. Communications is a function of leadership. It’s got to be incredibly challenging for a CEO to influence an organization to its peak performance if their communications resources are pulling in another direction.

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B2B Security Vendors: Prepare for Scrutiny

Shift Communications

New Study Says Apple May Be Overselling Its Differential Privacy Protections In MacOS and iOS; Apple Disputes Study’s Findings. This puts a premium on owned content and true thought leadership–hard won efforts that don’t align with the day-to-day media fight for airtime. They are tried and true assets for thought leadership.

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How Your CEO Can Save Your Company?s Image

Critical Mention

When a company faces a crisis, its CEO must step up and restore his or her organization’s PR image in a crisis. Strong leadership and a carefully-crafted crisis communications strategy can help a company recover its image and earn back its audience’s trust.

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