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Trust in Business: 10 Ways to Build the Currency Brands Can’t Live Without

Sword and the Script

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.”.

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PRSA 2017–2019 Strategic Plan: “Framework for the Future,”

PRSay

Big data offers insights that enable customization and pose new cyber security and privacy issues. The lines are blurring among the disciplines of public relations, marketing, IT and customer service, and the need increases to create more collaborative teams and hybrid professionals.

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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

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. It is well documented that today’s rising generations value a company’s ethical stance and an authentic commitment to social responsibility.

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

Sword and the Script

Online communities deepen connections and build relationships with customers and prospects that impact product development, customer service, and marketing strategies.”. ~ Grace Platon , Communications Strategist, Communicate Grace, LLC. PR adopts AI as a research and content tool. next year, down from 6.4% estimated in June.

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What can PR learn from living with Alexa?

Stuart Bruce

Perfect for privacy freaks, but if you’re a privacy freak you probably wouldn’t have one anyway. How about a role play with a series of ethical dilemmas for people to work out? You know that the Echo is listening as you see the blue ring of light at the top. There are already some interesting interactive stories available.

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

Stuart Bruce

I will be talking about mobile, data and wearable technology as the drivers and ethics, real time and content as the issues. We’ll look at ethics and governance. But why be afraid of big government when we freely provide our life story to social networks and give up our privacy to airlines in return for a bribe of a few more air miles.

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26 Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success

Sword and the Script

Calls for GDPR style American laws to codify privacy as a human right will increase, culminating in American laws in 2020. 15) Ethics in PR revisited. While most PR pros ARE ethical, it’s something we should all take into consideration. 16) Customer-centric companies win. Also see Off Script Q&A No.