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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Shirley Johnson

Solo PR Pro

It happened organically following many successful years in broadcast production and healthcare and pharmaceutical public relations. She worked in-house doing crisis communications and product launches for two more pharmaceutical companies before moving back to Georgia. I said, ‘Harpo — isn’t that Oprah?’

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The two brands leading the way with brand journalism during COVID might surprise you

Communications Conversations

Others are interviews with titans of industry and business leaders like Kevin Johnson, CEO of Starbucks, who was interviewed by SF CEO, Marc Benioff, just last week. The most recent video interview with Johnson was shared via Twitter in a “live show” format (surprisingly, SF didn’t share the video on LinkedIn though).

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The “data-led approach” of MHP + Mischief: Q&A with Digital Director, Darika Ahrens

NewsWhip

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Darika: MHP + Mischief brings together more than 200 strategic communications professionals with expertise spanning areas from consumer and corporate comms to financial PR, health communications, policy and crisis. Paul: Darika, thanks for speaking with me today.

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Behind the Headlines With Fred Lake

Cision

In this interview, Fred discusses why research is essential for developing a strategy, how to prepare for crises and the constant evolution of the PR industry. Have you ever had to deal with a major brand crisis? You cannot work in health care PR without a major brand crisis. How did you get your start in PR?

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How Marketing Still Needs Racial Redemption

Mindful Marketing

Sonja Martin Poole , associate professor of marketing, University of San Francisco Our nation is clearly in crisis. While conquering COVID-19 lies mainly in the hands of certain medical researchers and pharmaceutical companies, overcoming racism depends on everyone and everything, including marketing.

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Engaging (and grilling) the social side of James Grunig

PR Conversations

I thought the new media offered tremendous potential for environmental scanning, issues management, rumor control, and crisis communication. Fourteen questions posed to James Grunig from PR Conversations contributors Questions from Judy Gombita (Canada) Q1.

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Maxim Behar: "The future depends on people who do business"

Maxim Behar

Behar shares his opinion on current issues such as non-transparent and one-way communication of the people in power, and the need of growing our business despite the crisis in order to save soiety's culture and development. The third part is when they show interviews with people who say the exact opposite. Watch the interview here.