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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

and Pepsi’s “ Black Lives Matter’’ TV ad bungle with Kendall Jenner – it would be easy to miss one of the smaller yet most portentous PR crisis of this year: The CrossFit Gym Member-Shaming Instagram Fail. CRISIS LESSON #1: EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVE IS PRIVATE WILL BE SHARED PUBLICLY. The first rule for any online crisis ?

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Who Were The PR Winners And Losers of 2017?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Ditto the national newspapers; both The Washington Post and The New York Times broke subscription records. Yet as often happens, the crisis gave Uber the chance to turn the corner on its troubles by replacing founder and CEO Travis Kalanick. The cultural impact was huge, yet the United crisis also shows business resilience.

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Future of PR and social media for International Air Transport Association crisis communications conference

Stuart Bruce

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. Our notions of privacy and confidentiality will be challenged. c) Donald Steel. She will be media neutral.

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International Conference Preview: Frank X. Shaw Talks Diversity, Disruption and 10 Years at Microsoft

PRSay

I worked for my school newspaper, and when I joined the Marines I was a public affairs officer. We ran a base newspaper. How has Microsoft adjusted its crisis approach to accommodate new privacy and user data issues, especially in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal? There was a radio station.

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We Must Confront the Uncomfortable Truths – Roger Bolton

Ethical Voices

I was spending all my time working for the school newspaper, and I had to tell my dad, “I’m not going to be an engineer.” We need to be focused on transparency, fighting misinformation and disinformation, and be really respectful of privacy. What about in terms of privacy? Where should we draw the line?

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. This, coupled with consumer’s savviness to marketing tactics, the death of the cookie, and privacy concerns, earned media and PR are becoming essential to a CMOs toolkit and business success. I see a few things. estimated in June.

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