The Stalwart Blog

AUGUST 28, 2017

Forgive me if I boast about the US Navy Public Affairs community for a moment. Accidents of this magnitude and frequency don’t occur without a systematic breakdown in equipment readiness and training. Here’s where the Public Affairs team and senior leadership shined. To be sure, heads will roll. Regular Updates.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In 2010, PRSA commissioned a study conducted by MWW and Kelton to explore the gap for strategic communications training in MBA programs. The findings revealed that 98 percent of executives agreed that most MBA instructions lack the necessary reputation management and communications strategy training.

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Cision

JUNE 29, 2017

Most recently Ben worked as an Executive Vice President at BerlinRosen Public Affairs, where he built the firm’s Philanthropy and Cultural Activism practice. Our clients are trying to make change in a moment of real crisis. Some items on my bucket list are … train across Canada. Westfjords of Iceland. This burger.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2018

Ivy Ledbetter Lee (1877-1934) is credited with refining the art of media relations, but his most celebrated engagement was a train wreck – literally. But as VP of public affairs, he fashioned a unique response to mounting criticism of Mobil during the energy crisis. Lee was a leader in media relations.

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PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

The following is the result of our subsequent shared musings concerning the impact of crisis situations on the health and well-being of public relations practitioners. In an ongoing crisis, operating on adrenaline for a prolonged period of time can be – and is often – physically and mentally harmful.

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PRSay

JULY 5, 2023

So there I was, walking down the hallway of the Courtyard by Marriott in Minneapolis, on my way to attend day one of the 2023 PRSA Public Affairs and Government Summit on June 14-16 in Minneapolis, when my cell phone dings with following text: “Fire, Alert III, Twin, 17-L, ETA: Now.” All’s well that ends well.

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PRSay

JULY 26, 2017

But after graduation she started with Outlook Nebraska, a nonprofit dedicated to positively impacting the blind and visually impaired through employment, adaptive technology training, and cultural and recreational programs. “I APR+M, teaches public relations full time at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Ann Peru Knabe, Ph.D.,

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PRSay

MAY 16, 2018

“While an audit of course syllabi in the PRSA MBA Program highlighted the lack of a common course title, content is focused in a few essential areas, including strategic communication planning, reputation management and crisis communication. She is a public affairs and media consultant based in Washington, D.C.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. I have seen many government relations and public affairs manager positions that have caught my eye quite a bit in the private sector. Emergency management: profession vs. field.

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Stuart Bruce

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

profession that positions public relations as a real management discipline that contributes significantly to actual organisational and business objectives. The threat is that like elsewhere in the world there is a massive talent shortage with not enough experienced, trained and qualified professionals already practising.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. I have seen many government relations and public affairs manager positions that have caught my eye quite a bit in the private sector. Emergency management: profession vs. field.

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Landis PR

JULY 10, 2023

For example, a trained epidemiologist from an accredited university or hospital probably has a more informed opinion on things like public health than someone who is seeking to gain or hold political office. First, consider the source of the information. Then look at the qualifications and expertise of the source.

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PRSay

JUNE 28, 2022

A press conference can be a risky way to convey information to the media and the public, particularly during a crisis. Unfortunately, recent history offers other examples of what not to do in a press conference after a crisis. Before crisis-related press conferences, communication rehearsals are necessary but often neglected.

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

If you’re more advanced in your career and training a new hire, you would never ask them to draft a release and send it on their own, right?” You’re probably not going to ask AI what to do when you’re facing a really nuanced crisis,” Linda said. Linda and Erin both emphasized this is where the human element again comes into play.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Many different services fall under the umbrella of strategic communication — or public relations: media relations, community relations, internal communications, crisis communications, public affairs, content creation and marketing, social media — the list goes on. Social and PR go hand in hand.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These nearly 50,000 Jews stayed in Bulgaria and were not put on the train to go to the concentration camps. Stefan, as a professional, I would like to ask you where does PR end and propaganda begin in crisis situations. Maxim: PR should not end in any situation, even more so in a crisis. Get busy doing public outreach.

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Stuart Bruce

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Even in very traditional areas such as public affairs and lobbying VR can play a role. VR can also play a role in public consultations for major infrastructure projects by giving people a much better understanding of what is being proposed.

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NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

Brett: So, I guess is that, when we chatted before, I mean, that’s really the definition of a data-driven public affairs agency, correct? I was thinking when we were first talking about brainstorming, what is now the crisis management feature on Spike. It really has to be at the center of what you do. It’s an idea.

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here are several limitations that we’ve seen across different generative AI models in our work so far: Requires a large amount of high-quality training data to produce accurate results Can only retrieve trained data, which excludes new information and current events Generates inaccurate information as if it were correct (known as “hallucinations”) (..)

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 28, 2015

An interesting aspect of our work is that we find ourselves doing more and more public affairs work. It’s also a phenomenal training ground for storytellers, a chance to meet and be exposed to so many different ideas, people and situations. One that particularly stands out came in 2000-2001, the Firestone tire crisis.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

During the work week, he’s an account manager with LTPR , a public relations firm based in Portland, Oregon specializing in the financial, healthcare and professional services industries, including crisis communications and litigation support. I’ve served in Army Public Affairs for nearly 17 years now.

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