Thu.Oct 06, 2022

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3 Things Triathlons Taught Me About Running My PR Business

PRSay

I started my PR firm in 1992. At the time, I knew nothing about running a business — nothing about bookkeeping, hiring staff, preparing contracts or writing proposals for new clients. I had to learn all these skills while I serviced my clients. More than 20 years after I started my business, I decided to incorporate exercise into my life. I started with running, which then morphed into triathlons.

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5 most important soft skills every PR professional should have

Agility PR Solutions

Public relations is a field that requires a specific set of abilities. Competencies in areas such as storytelling, analytics, and assessment are now on par with traditional skills like writing, research, and communication. Possessing these talents and the knowledge you’ll acquire in school can really set you apart in the PR industry. So let’s find […].

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What PR Pros Dislike About Old-School PR Software

Prowly

It’s crystal clear that one of the best PR tools for PR and communications professionals is PR automation software that helps manage everything from media list creation to pitching to media monitoring and reporting. While teams once tried to circumvent the cost and implementation time of these PR tools by building their own PR workflows […]. The post What PR Pros Dislike About Old-School PR Software appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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Consumers demand brands protect their data to build trusted relationships

Agility PR Solutions

New research findings from global adtech firm Perion Network, from its survey fielded by Lucid, reveal that 95 percent of consumer respondents believe it is vital to buy from brands they trust—demonstrating that consumers demand data privacy protection. “I’ve been carefully observing the privacy trend, but even so the overwhelming antipathy to digital privacy invasion […].

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Can Businesses Meet Increasing Consumer Expectations?

According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.

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The Downside of Experience in Leadership

Ishmael's Corner

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. We tend to correlate experience with stronger leadership. The common Steve Jobs narrative swings from impetuous youth to lessons learned. It stands to reason that people who have been tested when things didn’t go according to plan expand their leadership game.

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How to Change Your Fate with BRAVE Branding

wiredPRworks

“If you could change your fate, would you?” from the Brave movie trailer. Can you really change your fate with BRAVE branding? Sometimes changing your fate starts with making what seems like a small decision. For example, going to go to the movies. When I was invited to a Pixar movie screening with a group […]. The post How to Change Your Fate with BRAVE Branding appeared first on wiredPRworks.

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Welcome Rayna Burgett to the HMA Team

HMA Public Relations

Welcome Rayna Burgett to Team HMA! Rayna is a graduate of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and in her free time enjoys journaling, fashion design and spending time with her Shih Tzu puppy. Meet Rayna in this introductory post!

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These were the top publishers on Facebook in September 2022

NewsWhip

The Daily Mail continues to dominate as we once again look at the top publishers of the month, this time ranking the top publishers on Facebook in September 2022. . The death of Queen Elizabeth II was unsurprisingly a dominant topic, as the world reacted to the passing of one of the world’s longest reigning monarchs, but there were some other stories that captured people’s attention in September as well. .

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5 things for your immediate PRWeek to-do list

Steve Barrett on PR

The next eight days are super-important on the PRWeek calendar – make sure you have all your ducks in a row regarding the PRWeek Awards, PRDecoded, Purpose Awards and other brand milestones.

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Adapting to the Future: The Evolving Role of Crisis Management Firms in a Rapidly Changing World

As the Internet continues to grow and change, the role of Online Crisis Management firms is evolving. This article explores how these firms are adapting to the new topography of Online Crisis Management. Through interviews with industry experts and case studies, we uncover the key strategies and tactics that are driving success in this dynamic field.

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Maxim Behar at a friendly lunch with King Simeon II at the Saudi Arabia residence

Maxim Behar

Maxim Behar , PR expert, CEO of M3 Communications Group, Inc., and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Seychelles, met His Majesty King Simeon II at a lunch organized by H.E. Khalid bin Kamal Fakih , Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bulgaria. The friendly lunch was also attended by the Ambassadors of Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, and Iraq , as well as the former Minister of Tourism - Nikolina Angelkova.

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This Week in PR Ethics (10/6/22): The $1.2 million Instagram post and the importance of a long-term, practical focus on purpose

Ethical Voices

Just a few ethics articles jumped out at me this week. The Kardashians once again grabbed headlines and there is interesting ethics research from WE and the Page Center. Lack of Disclosure costs Kim Kardashian $1.2 million – Last week I shared an article on how Boeing’s lack of disclosure cost it $200 million. This week it was Kim Kardashian being fined $1.2 million (5x what she was paid) for not disclosing a paid sponsorship on an Instagram post.

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Maxim Behar at a friendly lunch with King Simeon II

Maxim Behar

Maxim Behar , PR expert, CEO of M3 Communications Group, Inc., and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Seychelles, met His Majesty King Simeon II at a lunch organized by H.E. Khalid bin Kamal Fakih , Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bulgaria. The friendly lunch was also attended by the Ambassadors of Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, and Iraq , as well as the former Minister of Tourism - Nikolina Angelkova.

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Braving the Whirlwind of PR

The Hoffman Agency

By Kristin Greenfield, Intern. As I braced myself for a vortex of relentless work, demanding clients and tight deadlines, I realized I may have been overpreparing — just a tiny bit! While PR is known to be a fast-moving profession — and I have had my fair share of those whirlwind weeks — I was relieved to find that the Hoffman engine is not always set to full throttle.

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What Consumers Are Saying About ESG – And What That Means for Your Business

A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.

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About those seven million things…

Maxim Behar

“If each of us fixes one thing, we are still close to seven million, all things in the country will be fixed". The phrase is not mine, but my friend Solomon Passy's. Of course, he's right, but now in this total chaos, apparently no one knows what the seven million things are that need to be fixed. Worst case scenario, we all want to fix the same thing and the other seven million without the one remain unfixed.