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5 PR Mistakes And What To Learn From Them

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Lack of preparation for a media interview. Some CEOs and others in leadership positions shun the idea of media training. Nonexistent or outdated crisis communications planning. It’s important to have a basic communications plan in case of an event that can impact reputation in a negative way.

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PR and social media set for continued growth

Stuart Bruce

Yesterday, the Financial Times published the fifth FTSE350 Boardroom Bellwether survey which revealed that almost half the boards of the UK’s largest public companies have not discussed their social media strategies in the past 12 months.

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Corp Comm Frets Leadership in Crisis Comms, says Study

Sword and the Script

What potential crisis could have a substantial impact on your business? That’s the essence of crisis communications planning – preparing for the worst before it happens. As if convincing management of the need for, and value of, crisis planning wasn’t already a challenge! C orp Comm Unprepared for Crisis.

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The Need to Serve, Protect — and 5 Steps to Communicate

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This month’s PR Week , a nationally recognized public relations magazine, highlighted the efforts that police departments across the country are making to connect with communities and address what it calls a “public perception crisis.”. Step #3: Develop a communications plan. The S.W.O.T. It should transform the S.W.O.T

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Global PR Trends And Practices In An Age Of Uncertainty

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Every two years, the New York-based Corporate Communication International ( CCI ), conducts an in-depth survey of senior PR and communications officers at Fortune 500 companies about the latest global PR trends. Any crisis communications team must be ready to respond at any hour to an escalating event, and that speed is vital.

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PR measurement and digital communications two biggest skills gaps for PR

Stuart Bruce

The Qualifications for Communicators Trends Survey 2015 reveals that PR measurement is the top skills gap and digital communications/social media is the top skill that respondents want to address in the next 12 months. It was conducted online using Survey Monkey in November and December 2014.