PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Margaret Ritsch, Ed.D., APR, Fellow PRSA, will be joining the faculty at the Edward R. Photo credit: halfpoint.

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System Public Affairs Employee Nonprofit 187

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 8, 2019

” That’s typically code for: he was a jerk to employees. Are we starting to see the phasing out of **holes in communications leadership positions? Not qualities that define great leadership. First, what about Jeff Shelman , senior director of comms and public affairs at Best Buy? Personal comments.

Public Affairs 68

Public Affairs Leadership Reputation Sports 68

PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. On communicating with employees during the crisis: We want to communicate to employees first, before communicating to the outside world.

Crisis Management 88

Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Airlines 88

Solo PR Pro

JUNE 8, 2021

It was a great role to have because there had never been any leadership in terms of how to manage social media for this organization,” she said. “I So I took the job as a public affairs manager, and I think it was good that I did it because I was in the role for a year and decided that having a full-time job again was not for me.”.

Meeting 110

Meeting Public Affairs Trade Shows Journalism 110

PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

A public affairs officer for the Army did not heed this advice and took a tone-deaf approach in posting about COVID-19, using emojis when referencing death and a racial slur that joked about eating bats (in reference to a disproven theory for how the virus started). and “Is there anything that we should discuss that was left unsaid?”

Communications 197

Communications Viral Fashion Public Affairs 197

Stern + Associates

AUGUST 15, 2022

Applied futurist and social systems strategist Ari Wallach , founder and executive director of Longpath Labs , helps organizations and individuals discover and leverage a new version of “why” for their work that leads to deeper and more meaningful motivations for all stakeholders – employees, customers, communities and future generations.

Training 62

Training Public Affairs Ethics Groups 62

PRSay

MAY 23, 2022

Why did you decide to keep news of this work to a smaller group of employees? And although it’s unusual for a public affairs firm to work on behalf of a prosecutor, this case also was drawing extraordinary worldwide media attention they needed help managing.

Ethics 112

Ethics Public Affairs Television Social Media 112

Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

I had an amazing decade there in a number of different careers leading research for North America, Public Affairs in the Washington Office for Ketchum. How we measure the impact and value of employee and employer … because again, I do believe it’s a two-way street. That’s how I got pulled into grassroots work.

Ethics 76

Ethics Government Pharmaceuticals Policies 76

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

Day to day I work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Directors on a range of projects. Ivan Lazarov, Media Relations Manager, Newcastle University @contraflowPR Putting the relationship in public relations Ross Wigham cites his publics as 200,000 people and 4,200 employees.

Marketing 60

Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 4, 2015

The afternoon sees a panel on Communications and Leadership with speakers from Malaysia, South Africa, India, Hungary and Colin Byrne , CEO of Weber Shandwick EMEA. There are also panels on Communications in Asia and Employee Communications. Next is a fascinating panel on Diplomacy 2.0

Communications 60

Communications Government Public Affairs Conference 60

PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

It may be that practitioners highlight the issue during planning discussions, engage with HR or their leadership team. I am sure there are statistics somewhere that record the number of employees who stick around long term after a crisis has occurred and if there aren’t, then there should be.

Crisis 63

Crisis Crisis Management Leadership Training 63

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

What is public relations? Public relations is the practice of building and maintaining relationships between an organization and its stakeholders. This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Institute for Public Relations

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

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Communications 52

Communications Public Affairs Internal International 52

PRSay

AUGUST 14, 2019

If you’re going to be successful in reaching 130,000 employees, then you have to be consistent [with your messaging] and have the patience to stick with it,” he says. I worked for my school newspaper, and when I joined the Marines I was a public affairs officer. We have 130,000 employees. We ran a base newspaper.

Internal 66

Internal International Conference Public Affairs 66

Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2020

A way to engage audiences and communicate key message points through personal stories of customers or employees relating to their experience with the company, service or product.” Cohesive, compelling brand narrative that makes an emotional connection and all the tactics that flow from it such as thought leadership, website, and social.”

Storytelling 129

Storytelling Communications Survey Case Study 129

Sword and the Script

JULY 17, 2018

Incidentally, her arrival at her first duty station in the Philippines coincided with a volcanic eruption and, in need of communications help, her commanding officer reassigned her to public affairs. One of my core beliefs is that every organization, and every employee, can benefit from enhanced and strategic communication.

Government 89

Government Publicity Public Affairs Agency 89

PRSay

JUNE 28, 2022

In the oil and gas industry, for instance, public affairs employees are sometimes called into the office in the middle of the night to participate in crisis drills, wherein they take phone calls from actors playing the part of reporters, who may ask them questions about an oil spill.

Conference 174

Conference Crisis Training Public Affairs 174

PR Conversations

MAY 9, 2017

I get to do so many different things—event planning, writing, research, media, employee engagement, digital and social media. It’s from a talk given by American General Mark Welsh where he says, “Leadership is a gift, given by those who follow.”. Why do you work in PR? The reason is linked closely to my answer above.

Energy 53

Energy Measurement Internal International 53