Cision

AUGUST 22, 2017

We’ve been fortunate to acquire brands like PR Newswire, Gorkana, and Bulletin Intelligence (among others), but the downside to this was the fact that it became more challenging for our customers (and our employees) to pin down who we were as a company. But whether internal or external, all communications should relay the same message.

Company 267

Company How To Employee Customer Service 267

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Internal communicators must be savvy enough to turn dry content like company policies into info employees actually want to read. Executive Thought Leadership.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

There’s often no need to take the blame for something that isn’t the brand’s direct responsibility, but it’s always a good look to be seen taking leadership of a crisis response. Depending on the severity of the PR crisis, it could take some significant action to woo customers and fans back into the proverbial trust circle.

Crisis 113

Crisis Digital PR Retail Reputation 113

Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

The 10 ways to build trust are: 74% trust a business that “respects and protects customers’ data, privacy and security.”. 72% trust a business that “treats customers well, even in tough times.”. 72% trust a business “has good customer service/is responsive to problems.”. Do you know what’s not on the list?

Brand 108

Brand Branding Survey Customer Service 108

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

A family staying at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Florida, experienced the hotel’s customer service when their son’s beloved stuffed giraffe, Joshie, was accidentally left behind. Stuffed giraffe shows what customer service is all about. Ritz-Carlton. 2012, May 17). link] Nordstrom. 3 Nordstrom, Inc.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Along with other thought leadership initiatives , sharing educational content on a consistent basis helps establish the company as an authority in its industry. By extension, business customers can also help one another. That’s where tech services that cater to small businesses, like Hubspot and Zendesk, have done a great job.

B2B 170

B2B Social Media Media Education 170

Landis PR

JANUARY 5, 2023

Yet it can erode in a moment, such as it has for the airline Southwest – previously known for great customer service – cancelled 15,000 flights over Christmas. Public trust is perhaps your business’s most valuable commodity. It takes time to build, and it takes effort to maintain. Align internal and external communications.

Communications 52

Communications Airlines Internal International 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands.

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Start with your employees first because they are the window to your company’s soul, and if the team isn’t feeling it, then the customers certainly won’t. Opening up the floor and encouraging your employees to ask questions will help make informed decisions, and avoid employee backlash later on, when it might be too late.

Reputation 75

Reputation Employee Leadership Product Launch 75

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2017

These early arrangements can include a junior in-house employee or possibly a “shared” situation where the PR function is wedged into marketing or even customer service. At a certain point, most small businesses outgrow their first forays into public relations. How to know when to bring in the PR professionals.

Company 136

Company Interviews Reputation Privacy 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. Others are loyal because of a good experience with product quality or customer service. But the storytelling should go beyond the founders and employees. 4 ways PR creates brand attachment.

Brand 149

Brand Branding Storytelling B2B 149

Prohibition

MARCH 5, 2020

Employee Brand Engagement. Over the last few years, many brands have used this simple but effective method of creating social brand ambassadors with current employees. As a 2018 article in Harvard Business Review put it; “employee brand engagement establishes a critical link between employees and customers”.

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Media How To 62

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

If the country is divided, you can bet for most companies, their employees and customers are too. For example, Patagonia weighing in on environmental issues probably resonates with their customers. Communications is a function of leadership. It seems this survey suggests most CEOs have a similar line of thinking.

Technology 126

Technology Study Communications Survey 126

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Start with your employees first because they are the window to your company’s soul, and if the team isn’t feeling it, then the customers certainly won’t. Opening up the floor and encouraging your employees to ask questions will help make informed decisions, and avoid employee backlash later on, when it might be too late.

Reputation 48

Reputation Employee Leadership Product Launch 48

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies show that only 23 percent of employees feel they receive the right amount of recognition for their work, while only 19 percent of managers say recognition is a priority at their workplace. Or your team risks high employee turnover. Invest in technologies that offer training to help employees onboard seamlessly.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Starbucks routinely engages with its customers on Twitter and other social platforms, responding to many questions and customer service issues. Five crisis PR first responses. Facebook dodges blame.

Crisis 136

Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Customers / clients. Once you have your groups listed out, you’ll want to identify the owners of each of these relationships (for example, your investor relations department owns the relationships with your investors, while HR owns the relationships with your employees, candidates and some vendors, such as recruiters).

Crisis Communications 193

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management 193

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This covered the glass ceiling, pay gap, lack of mentorship opportunities and stereotyped expectations of leadership style, where leadership is usually seen as a masculine trait. Offices are predominantly structured around masculine way of working and doing things and around masculine behavioural and leadership patterns.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Your employees and stakeholders could be made to look incompetent or immoral. Your customers could make their displeasure known on your Facebook page and Twitter feed. For example, an employee leaks damaging information about your company. ? A major crisis. What is a PR Crisis Plan? The PR crisis team should consist of.

Crisis 62

Crisis How To Crisis Management Crisis Communications 62

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

She is well versed in customer service and thrives on building relationships — online and in person — while accomplishing a variety of demanding business goals. To top it off, Tess has been selected a Fellow through two distinctive leadership programs — as a RISE Fellow in the New Sector Alliance and as a Josie R.

Social Media 128

Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

Communications Conversations

MAY 1, 2015

I also serve as a liaison between his accounts and our Customer Service teams, should a customer or claimant reach out to Jack through social media. That includes recognizing the good things our employees, agents and affiliate companies are doing every day in our communities. Is there a certain mix you’re going for?

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Twitter Insurance 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 19, 2013

In Justin Goldsborough’s great recent piece on social media-fueled customer service, originally titled “ Technology has changed, Customers’ expectations haven’t ,” he points out that. “a

Community 95

Community Communications Case Study Customer Service 95

Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

reported that between 2017 and 2021, hundreds of EY employees acted unfairly either by using an ill-gotten answer key for an ethics component of the CPA exam or by cheating on ethics tests required for continuing education. It’s that last way that makes all of us moral leaders, regardless of any formal leadership title.

Ethics 89

Ethics Pharmaceuticals Corporate Financial 89

Barokas

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a business, imagine the results if you took a similar approach for strategy and planning (across communications, product development, sales, customer service, employee performance, etc.). Double influencer and customer engagement on social channels. Publish at least one results-heavy customer case study per quarter.

Case Study 60

Case Study Construction Exercises Media Training 60

Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information. As a digital PR agency, we can assist you in creating support materials and comments to distribute to employees, customers, and the general public.

Crisis Communications 62

Crisis Communications Crisis Agency Communications 62

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Your customers form ideas surrounding your brand – knowingly or not – through business activities, employee interactions and numerous other methods of engagement. For instance, many companies with large customer bases struggle with quality customer service because there is simply too much volume.

Measurement 40

Measurement Reputation Brand Branding 40

David PR Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

If a business owner, or even an employee, wants to improve the customer experience, how do they begin? It requires that you recognize that the customer experience could be improved and that to do so requires you and others to step outside of their roles to collaborate with one another to bring about sweeping change.

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Meeting Customer Service 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. What is public relations?

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Communication channels and actions must be increasingly fluid, agile, and complete, with interesting and objective narratives that engage and awaken the interaction and commitment of employees with the company, and between different areas. Employee communication will continue to be a major focus for many CCOs.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

Unlike marketing, where an influencer’s job is to help promote and sell a product, a PR influencer focuses on building relationships and trust between an organisation and its stakeholders whether that’s customers, employees, investors or the media. So, they must be monitored and analysed closely.

Strategy 370

Strategy Communications Reputation Measurement 370

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

He stands out among the 94 percent of B2B marketers who use LinkedIn because of his consumer-first mindset, from insightful thought leadership posts and relating Star Wars to business. LinkedIn Pulse was the perfect avenue for Jeff Jones to voice his opinion and give a real voice and reasons to employees, customers and shareholders.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Clients that have trusted your agency with advertising budgets expect the same great results from the new services, because you’re the expert, right? Employees are scrambling to service the accounts with no clue how to do it. Agencies need skilled employees who aggressively learn new digital tactics.

Agency 188

Agency SEO Advertising Advertising 188

Sword and the Script

MARCH 15, 2022

A manual send is useful for those wise PR pros that want to review such summaries before they go out to leadership. These tiers will be based on levels of customer service and data – this is where the way they handle syndication noted above will save you money. You can add, remove or edit and re-order the sources.

Tools 157

Tools Media Software Analysis 157

The Hoffman Agency

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

But this approach comes at its own high cost when sudden disruption calls for adaptation to maintain customer service. “Until senior leadership starts to think this isn’t a trade-off, we’re not going to see a change,” he said.

Brand 36

Brand Branding System Technology 36

Rock the Status Quo

MAY 18, 2015

In fact, some use it as their primary lead generation tool or a valued revenue stream , and the PR agency or employee that can generate active leads is an extremely valuable part of the team. And for in-house PR pros, it can be a project that has a major pay-off in bringing you to the attention of company leadership.

Publicity 100

Publicity Trade Shows Google Twitter 100

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Ethan McCarty , the founder and CEO of Integral , an award-winning employee activation agency serving leaders of communications, HR, marketing, and technology. Ethical perils in personalizing employee communications. You’re creating that shared belief for 400,000 employees.

Ethics 78

Ethics Employee Communications System 78

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Best of all, videos about your company and its products are shareable by your customers, so your YouTube channel – properly treated and optimized – automatically equips your customers, dealers, employees and fans to become evangelists in pushing out your video content via social media.

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YouTube Video Web SEO 54