Stephen Waddington

MAY 4, 2021

A paper by Jon White and I, published by Vuelio, examines ESG risk and opportunity for public relations practice. The role of public relation in supporting management decision-making has been at the forefront of the response to COVID-19 for many organisations. You can download a copy from the Vuelio website.

Publicity 197

Publicity Government Corporate Financial 197

Reputation Us

MAY 15, 2024

Your company’s reputation is not merely a reflection of your public image, but a tangible asset with measurable impact on the most essential aspects of your operations. Stabilizing The Workforce A stable workforce contributes to the development of trust and credibility, both internally and externally.

Reputation 78

Reputation Financial Employee Survey 78

PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

When employees become advocates, they act as a reliable source of truth. Step 1: Where do you stand on employee sentiment? Step 2: Crafting an employee advocacy programme All employees will have influence – when it comes to where to place your efforts, it really depends on your communication goal.

Employee 62

Employee Communications Reputation Measurement 62

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2024

The results suggest there are three marketing motions successful B2B software companies do differently than their peers: they experiment with marketing often, they think about marketing measurement more and they do more marketing in-house. >>> Yet putting that mental energy into measurement pays off measurably as this study shows.

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Software B2B Company Marketing 122

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. What do the responsibilities of PR really entail, though?

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 22, 2023

Deloitte study identifies organisational listening, stakeholder mapping and relationship management as critical advisory roles The rise of the public relations function within organisations during COVID-19 is well reported. The term public relations itself is often rejected because of its association with publicity and spin.

Publicity 98

Publicity Corporate Employee Interviews 98

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

There are three surprising kickers in this finding too: Internal comms faced the most ethical challenges – more than external comms, Men in comms reported “significantly more ethical challenges than” women, and. Top challenges in internal communications. Read more: Global State of Internal Communications 2021 by Contact Monkey.

Creativity 98

Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 98

Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

Welcome back to our blog series about earned media strategy and measurement! Great content lies at the heart of everything communications does, including employee and leadership communications and PR. What do your key stakeholders, including employees, customers, shareholders and analysts, care about the most? Elizabeth Barrett.

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Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. Internal Communications. Media Measurement.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Onclusive

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Corporate reputation has surpassed profitability in its importance to business success—today’s customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders have many choices, and they are leaning toward companies with a stellar public image. Ultimately, ESG is used to measure sustainability and societal impact of an organization.

Corporate 195

Corporate Reputation Analysis Wikipedia 195

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Public relations vs marketing—what are the differences? Public relations (PR) and marketing are closely related, but few know the differences. Some organisations have Communications Departments for their public relations needs and some have Marketing Departments for their promotional needs.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

5W PR

JUNE 23, 2022

When a company starts investing and engaging with the target audience using a long-term public relations campaign, it can generate a lot of positive results and a great return on investment. The best way to go about doing that is by utilizing the right strategies for a public relations campaign. Simplicity.

Publicity 88

Publicity Reputation Technology Industry 88

PRSay

MAY 3, 2023

For businesses, reputation has never been more crucial, new research from the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations finds. Changing the squares on one side of the cube always impacts the squares on another side,” said Fred Cook, director, USC Center for Public Relations, when announcing the report. Every move is connected.

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Reputation Corporate Report Employee 162

Onclusive

JANUARY 14, 2021

Communications is a highly strategic function that supports the growth of your entire organization by nurturing and enhancing how your brand is perceived internally and externally. Communication is a two-way street, and no one can navigate ongoing conversations with the public better than your communications team.

Communications 195

Communications Corporate Measurement Reputation 195

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your average internal communicator is lonesome. There’s a magazine and intranet to write for, multiple special projects, and internal social media. That, my friends, is why employee communication measurement is in the state it is in. Measurement is absolutely essential. Measure what you are covering internally.

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Communications Internal 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. What is public relations?

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Onclusive

JULY 7, 2021

That’s why it’s important to measure whether your messaging is resonating—internally and externally with stakeholders including employees, management, customers, partners and the media—and how your messaging is influencing actions. Measure how much. Your message matters.

Brand 370

Brand Branding SEO Engineering 370

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process. Media relations resulting in coverage is earned media, which has always been the stalwart of public relations. That’s no longer the case.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Advertising Advertising 40

Axia PR

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With the current voluntary turnover rate at 25% (almost double what it was three years ago) and costing an average of 33% of an employee’s annual salary to replace them, it’s time to think about retention measures for keeping your corporate communications, public relations, and marketing employees.

Corporate 62

Corporate Employee Marketing Brand 62

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Our job descriptions tells us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. Far from just managing a digital Rolodex, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. Internal Communications.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 3, 2021

The May edition of WaddsCon covered a range of topics from the COVID-19 impact on client/agency relations to the impact on print, and from measurement frameworks to professionalism in public relations. It is an innovative means of internal engagement that often spills out onto social media. I hope that you can join us.

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Report Energy Print Measurement 203

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. It told the story of the public using social media to fight back against organisations. Any gap between a product or service and the public’s expectation will become a conversation on social media.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Today in America, we face a crisis of incivility in society and in our public discourse. Employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil toward others, the study found. In the workplace, CEOs say, a culture of incivility threatens employee morale and productivity, corporate reputation and revenue.

Employee 155

Employee Crisis Reputation Creativity 155

Onclusive

MARCH 31, 2021

Crisis preparedness, internal education and having the right tools can aid you before a crisis hits. Crisis communication strategies need to be designed for both internal stakeholders – employees, teammates, management – as well as a variety of external stakeholders – customers, partners, and of course the media.

Crisis Communications 195

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Insurance 195

Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Let’s look at some macro trends first: With the imminent COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the general public, it is likely that the lockdowns will stop, stability will return, and the economy will start to recover. A new metric, share of search, will build momentum as a way of measuring PR effectiveness and tying PR to market share.

Industry 221

Industry Content Marketing Corporate Analytics 221

Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

I also speculated on some of the reasons more organizations are not connecting the dots internally to maximize marketing effectiveness in this way. However, earned media can be amplified in numerous ways, including company newsletters, email campaigns, corporate social media channels, employee advocacy programs, etc.

Marketing 195

Marketing How To Measurement Advertising 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The role of a PR agency in this alignment, and in building an organization’s reputation among customers, employees, and stakeholders, is central. These goals should be both measurable and prioritized so that there is no misunderstanding. But how to measure outcomes?

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Agency Measurement Meeting Reputation 310

PR in High Definition

JANUARY 23, 2019

In the hiring game, we’re increasingly in a candidate-led market, where employees can pick and choose where they want to work, and the onus is on the company to woo the candidate before a competitor does. You want to start a trusting relationship, and that’s where employee advocacy can help in seducing the best new talent.

Employee 48

Employee Case Study Measurement Leadership 48

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But when it comes to the typical public relations investment, it’s a bad idea to hit the pause button at the first sign of trouble. Over a full year they analyzed the strategy and performance of 4700 public companies during three global downturns, from 1980 to the 2000 dot-com bubble collapse. The most successful businesses?

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Comparison Advertising Advertising Reputation 296

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Two respondents noted a split structure with internal communications reporting to HR, and external communications reporting through sales. The CEO wants PR focused on sales The 2019 Global Comms Report by Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg found about 45% of communicators reported to the CEO while 28% reported to marketing.

Report 119

Report Publicity Survey B2B 119

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Next, it is interesting that Earnshaw’s chapter title focuses on relationships with employees, where the 2014 text has a more functionalist title. As such it enables consideration of this specialism across a period of 65 years.

Employee 77

Employee How To Internal International 77

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Putting a Lock-Down on Leaks These five proactive preparation strategies can go a long way to managing the flow of information: Develop an Internal Communication Plan. Implement a “need-to-know” policy, where employees, contractors, and partners only receive information relevant to their roles. Conduct an Internal Investigation.

Reputation 78

Reputation Real Estate Internal International 78

PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

Organizations big and small were represented, as were PR specializations ranging from public administration and retail to finance and food service. Organizations with 250 or more employees were more likely to select reporting, measurement and freelancers as their highest budgetary expenditures.

Survey 87

Survey Measurement Employee Retail 87

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

Meltwater’s current market cap of just under $600 million is actually less than the company raised over the years when it was a privately held startup (over $700 million, per PitchBook data), and less than half of its valuation when it went public in December 2020 at over $1 billion.” PR measurement evangelist Mark Weiner passed in December.

Brand 151

Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 151

PRSay

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Things began to continually get worse,” said Kristin Seay, Delta’s director of employee communications. John Elsasser, PRSA’s publications director and the session’s moderator, asked whether Delta’s existing crisis plans had helped the company confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Internal messages repurposed for news media.

Crisis 78

Crisis Airlines Travel Internal 78

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2015

It’s impossible to communicate your brand’s value and mission to the general public without first communicating it well internally. So how can you gain cohesiveness in your organization through internal communications? The new ‘ABCs’ of Internal Communication: 3 steps to becoming a business communicator.

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Internal International Communications Employee 40

Shift Communications

JUNE 28, 2022

But an organization cannot always participate in the public conversation in the same way an individual would. When it comes to engaging in social justice conversations, your employees, partners, stakeholders, customers, and neighbors want to understand who your organization is and what it stands for, sincerely.

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Employee Local Community Policies 124