Shift Communications

JUNE 19, 2015

In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) came out with guidelines regarding disclosure of endorsements that were significantly updated to take into account the ever-expanding domain of online advertising and social media. Reading and then understanding said guidelines in the Federal Register caused many a migraine for marketers.

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Guidelines Agency Pinterest Privacy 60

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Owned Media & Content Strategy.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Leaders should plan and execute comms around M&A with the same level of detail as any other marketing campaign or business initiative writes Dwayne Alicie in this guest post. Consider your audience and prioritize communicating with your employees. Give employees a good experience, and they will stick around. Do not rush.

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Internal International Employee Leadership 92

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

With today’s CEO activism, there’s a chance that a vocal executive’s views may run counter to employees, agency staff or other clients. Clients and staff will have different points of view on a range of issues — climate change, business taxation, labor policy, food and nutrition guidelines to name a few. Update your conflict policy.

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Ethics Policies Guidelines Employee 133

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Employee advocacy can help you make that possible. All that’s necessary to run an effective PR campaign via employee advocacy is strategic PR content, a comprehensive employee advocacy guide , and a reliable employee advocacy platform. What does “employee advocacy” mean anyway?

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 20, 2020

PR Week webinars also cover topics such as how to network, tips on managing your employees and how to increase productivity levels. PRSA’s student-geared webinars on PRSSA provide great tips and guidelines on how to get started with public relations. Talk Like Ted. PRSSA Webinars. The New Rules of Marketing & PR. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Resources Communications Education Guidelines 136

Landis PR

MAY 9, 2022

Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. Assess and Prepare Internal and External Communications: The crisis impacts internal audiences, e.g., employees, and external audiences, e.g., consumers and the press, differently. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s funny because I look back at the 22-year-old me, I think the very first difficult press release I had to write was something about pricing in SAP. How long have we been writing press releases, calling somebody the leading provider of X. So for an employee, the nice thing to do is say, oh, the press release is good enough.

Ethics 105

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 16, 2024

One of Hunter’s standout features is its ability to find individual email addresses and provide data on company employees’ most common email format. The WAVE interface will quickly check your website against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Pricing: Free 18.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2020

Here are some ideas for developing guidelines for the timely approvals of marketing content so you can drive business results A few years back, a client of mine was having trouble getting content published. Employees just went through the motions and punched out at 5 p.m. The industry was regulated, so a review process was necessary.

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Marketing Guidelines Social Media Conference 85

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brand advocates include customers, employees, and influencers. UGC can come from customers, brand loyalists, employees, or even paid UGC creators. The Associated Press (AP) style guide provides guidelines for writing press releases, ensuring consistency in language, formatting, and punctuation. Technical Aspects of PR 15.

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Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I’ve found that employers expect not just one skill like writing, but design skills as well.”. More value placed on communications due to the pandemic and guidelines changing so quickly.”. More virtual events, remote employees require different channels of internal communications.”. More internal comms. Design skills required.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Perhaps the best way to learn about agency life and a particular employer is to set up informational interviews with current and past employees. While working in the space, I was introduced to more of the laws, regulations, and guidelines clean energy companies must follow in the United States.

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Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 88

Critical Mention

JUNE 24, 2018

We’re here to provide you solutions and guidelines, preparing you to respond at a moment’s notice to any threat fake news poses to your company. According to Fred Garcia, head of Logos Consulting Group, companies need to write their responses in advance. So, as a PR pro, how do you even begin to combat this phenomenon?

Crisis 94

Crisis Guidelines Social Media Reputation 94

Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

“So if we’re talking about reducing costs, consider paying your employees first and making them happy so they don’t leave and force you to hire a new person at a much higher rate because of inflation.”. The general guideline is to aim for an amount equivalent to three to six months of expenses , but Andrew points out that this is flexible.

Financial 52

Financial Strategy Insurance Insurance 52

Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So we would try to figure out how we could go through and coach people to write the survey instruments in a way that was grounded in ethical principles of research. I’ve seen it in many different aspects of my career, both from undergraduate students writing surveys, to consulting work that I’ve done, to my work with PRSA.

Ethics 91

Ethics How To Survey Interviews 91

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 14, 2014

And, they often look at three distinct buckets: * In-house (either training existing employees or hiring additional head count). Your existing employees already know the historical hot buttons your company wants to avoid. They know the brand guidelines. They may not understand how to write for an online audience.

Agency 133

Agency Resources Employee Internal 133

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Great, model employee. Employee engagement? ” What community relations folks really want (from a marketing metrics perspective) is: More traffic to key volunteer pages on the corporate site asking employees to volunteer. Of course, you’d have to set up guidelines and parameters with the employees.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

In 2010, AMEC developed the ‘ Barcelona Principles ,’ a best-practice guideline to measure how well PR efforts are working. Even though I’m familiar with the framework and have been writing about it for nearly a decade, I found the tutorial extremely beneficial.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

My guidelines were as follows: I wanted a list of 3 books consisting of a favourite novel published this year, the best business book of all time and a favourite offline resource. Every business owner (in fact, every person who is in business either for themselves or as an employee), needs to establish their “Why.”

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I put a few guidelines on this–these folks had to be non-manager/non-director level. Of course, I couldn’t write a post like this without nominating a couple people myself! So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. They had to be younger than 30.

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Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

One final point is that business leaders and marketing leaders alike need to stem employee turnover. Work with them on setting guidelines for content – where you only need their expertise if you are outside those guidelines. Everybody on the marketing team writes. How do you fix this? Establish a cadence and deadline.

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Content Marketing B2B Marketing How To 180

Solo PR Pro

MARCH 1, 2016

Overestimate their competence and expertise – they believe they are Pulitzer Prize caliber when it comes to writing and know everything there is to know about all facets of public relations and marketing – and could easily do your job, but are too busy. This can provide fertile ground for ethical – and legal – issues to possibly arise.

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Guidelines Construction Employee Policies 40

PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Angela Barter, CPRP, a sustainable communication strategist based in South Africa , drew from her presentation at the Global Alliance’s World PR Forum (May 2016, Toronto) when writing A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing. Green” guidelines for communication success. B.Harrison, 1993 and J.I.Petts, 2000).

Ethics 40

Ethics Guidelines Handbook Local 40

PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Angela Barter, CPRP, a sustainable communication strategist based in South Africa , drew from her presentation at the Global Alliance’s World PR Forum (May 2016, Toronto) when writing A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing. Green” guidelines for communication success. B.Harrison, 1993 and J.I.Petts, 2000).

Ethics 40

Ethics Guidelines Handbook Local 40

PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Angela Barter, CPRP, a sustainable communication strategist based in South Africa , drew from her presentation at the Global Alliance’s World PR Forum (May 2016, Toronto) when writing A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing. Green” guidelines for communication success. B.Harrison, 1993 and J.I.Petts, 2000).

Ethics 40

Ethics Guidelines Handbook Local 40

Solo PR Pro

MARCH 29, 2016

You can also track their online footprint if they’ve published blog posts, white papers or other type of materials that demonstrate their work quality, especially writing ability. Type of relationship, e.g., employee, independent contractor. Lastly, test new working relationships with a small short-term project. Project scope.

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PR Fuel

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s important to make sure you’re following the proper press release guidelines, though. Before rushing to follow the rest of these press release guidelines, take a moment to consider why you’re creating one. Introducing new employees or executives. As you begin writing, make sure to avoid fluff.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

As opposed to only writing on your company blog, your content has a higher chance of being discovered on LinkedIn Pulse, because your content will be specifically curated to certain networks with an audience that’s already built for you. Be authentic and let your voice show when writing. 2) Influence and educate people in your network.

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LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Throughout the years, one thing has remained the same: the purpose of a media kit is to act as a one-stop shop of information for a journalist or media source to write a feature on the company. Statistics on the brand, including date launched, headquarters, employee count, customers served, etc. What to Include in a Media Kit?

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How To Media Guidelines Pitching 176

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 12, 2024

You can build on the efforts of PR professionals by creating your own content writing strategy. When she isn’t writing, you can find her with her nose buried in a book or hiking with her dog, Charlie. A well-crafted blog can help you connect with customers, build credibility, and boost your SEO campaign.

Social Media 78

Social Media Strategy Media Reputation 78

MaccaPR

MAY 28, 2015

The piece quoted NASA spokeswoman Jennifer Knotts as insisting that no NASA employees (including any astronauts) actually appeared in the Hyundai video. Contrasting the intimacy of her hand-drawn message to Dad with the immensity and technology of space, and the cars writing in unison across miles of lake bed is effective.

Film 48

Film Marketing YouTube Advertising 48

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

And if you’re a full-time, but junior, employee, read your job description carefully and pay attention to what you are and are not paid to do. Clearly, your new employer might have guidelines as to when you can get online and on social networks and when you can’t. Are you taking full advantage of them? Wanna Subscribe?

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Facebook Twitter Measurement Blogging 63

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2023

In addition, one of the worlds most successful companies, Amazon, has supposedly warned its employees about the dangers of sharing code and other confidential information with the chatbot for fear it will mimic internal data. Ad Age gave ChatGPT this prompt: “Write a 30-second commercial that brings Jesus to the Super Bowl.

Ethics 98

Ethics Guidelines Fashion Transportation 98

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 1, 2022

How do you develop employees? Write a company mission statement based on your findings. Write your one-liner. Last but not least, you’ll want to write a paragraph or two that describes your company. Include it in your brand guidelines, and actively introduce your messaging to marketing and sales teams.

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Strategy Brand Branding How To 99

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. 13% say not following brand guidelines. 3) lack of employee experience (25%). It takes an average of 4 hours to write in 2022. The most successful bloggers go further – writing 2,000-3,000-word posts over the course of six or more hours.

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B2B Marketing Survey Software 114