PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

PoliteMail was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first” says author and organizational consultant, Simon Sinek. So, how do you incorporate internal communications into your brand marketing strategy?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2021

CEO, Jason Fried, publicly announced some big changes at the tech company that didn’t go over so well with employees–or the general public. ” That didn’t sit well with employees (or the internet, which unsurprisingly lit up Basecamp’s leadership team the last week). .” They know they are in demand.

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Marketing Employee Leadership Local 88

Communications Conversations

APRIL 17, 2020

Best Buy shares CEO video message initially aimed at employees on LinkedIn. Best Buy stole a page out of Microsoft’s playbook when it posted a message from CEO, Corie Barry, this week that was initially shared with employees. Nice to see a local company doing that here in Minnesota. Very transparent. Very honest.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Companies often hire specialized agencies on a project basis to assist with specific repositioning or market research. How do you know what’s working?

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, videos and marketing go hand-in-hand. For marketers, this means one thing: jumping onto the video marketing bandwagon is no longer a nice-to-have strategy– it’s mandatory. Among all those video marketing strategies, public relations (PR) remains an underrated one. Today, at least 91.8%

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PRSay

MARCH 21, 2023

For the next decade, tens of thousands of Gen Zers will graduate from college annually, begin their careers and take on roles at companies of all sizes — from local nonprofits to global corporations. ZEO places a spotlight on Gen Z’s ability and influence to transform and innovate business, work, media and marketing.

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How To Employee Leadership Nonprofit 139

Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

The market for roles is booming as we learn to live with COVID-19. I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis. Employees were a particularly complex stakeholder group during lockdown.

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5W PR

JUNE 29, 2023

When a product gains popularity locally, brands consider expanding their market. With a strategic approach, any beauty brand can launch its products in a new market. By Nature from New Zealand is an example of a brand that has successfully expanded its beauty products to every market across the globe.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 8, 2021

To appear more human to the consumers, companies can use Instagram to showcase their company culture, promote their own employees, and show how things work on a daily basis. Companies can participate in either local, national, or global holiday trends to benefit from an increase in engagement. User-Generated Content.

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Solo PR Pro

APRIL 13, 2021

What comes to mind when you think about influencer marketing? Author, podcaster and digital marketing thought leader Jason Falls dove into the possibilities of influencer marketing in his third book, “ Winfluence: Reframing Influencer Marketing to Ignite Your Brand.”. Validation. Enthusiasm. Which channels impact them?

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Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

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? Another effective strategy is localizing your content. Elizabeth Barrett. VP Research, Gartner.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended long-planned marketing and PR campaigns for nearly every major brand. Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Quite a few launched ad campaigns recognizing their own employees.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2021

After working from home for nearly 20 months, many employees who’ve been given the chance to return to the office in person, even for one day a week, are finding they prefer to stay remote and say it makes them more productive. Some employees have living conditions that are not conducive to work, such as cramped spaces and noisy roommates.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 12, 2018

Last week, Jeremy Wheaton wrote an interesting piece on just how far we’ve fallen when it comes to companies and training employees to fill the increasingly large skills gap. However, today, I’d like to talk about a topic specific to our industry: Why don’t more companies invest in training their PR and social employees?

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Training Employee Company Analytics 60

Stern + Associates

AUGUST 11, 2023

To find success in such highly competitive markets as those we see today, businesses must establish, carry out, and surveil different forms of public relations strategies. Customers, investors, suppliers, employees, and even the community can be stakeholders. There are many ways to build community relations.

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2020

Keep the internal lines of communications open 24/7 and encourage employees to openly voice their questions or fears. Listen to their concerns and share information with them from trustworthy sources such as the Centers for Disease Control , the World Health Organization , as well as state and local officials. Enlist employees.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 21, 2020

by David Hagenbuch , founder of Mindful Marketing & author of Honorable Influence Difficult times bring out the best and worst in individuals and organizations. Although it’s frightful to find our world battling a pandemic, it’s a healthy occasion to diagnose what is and isn’t Mindful Marketing. Could he be right?

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Viral Marketing Retail Transportation 75

Shift Communications

JUNE 28, 2022

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. How does it relate to the business, employees, clients, or community? Let actions speak louder than words. “Be

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? No matter what the intention, recognize that every rude Tweet or callous Facebook post from a misguided employee or manager is now as public as a news release fired out globally. Hard to select just one, eh?

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

Kathy Seegebrecht is SVP and Chief Marketing Officer for UL (Underwriters Laboratories). Kathy has also worked in a variety of marketing and sales roles at Navistar and BP. Kathy: I am the SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at UL. When I joined UL three years ago, corporate marketing was a small central function.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These slogans go beyond marketing and shape every aspect of these brands’ operations. Transparency Brands should not hide their efforts in using recycled materials, ensuring ethical sourcing, or supporting local communities. They translate into concrete company values that guide company culture.

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5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2019

How about a federal lawsuit against a multilevel marketing company? If it’s possible, engage as many of your employees as possible in asking the question. Employee empowerment can be very powerful and the responses quite interesting. Let’s use a local electric utility as an example. Best of all, it gives them ownership.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. A fundamental impacts of well-conceived PR program is differentiating from the competition; impact that advertising and marketing cannot do with the same potency. Plus, in today’s employment market, B2B companies are always fighting for tech talent.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

There is still a compelling case for sustained investment in the Chinese market: Despite the hurdles of ongoing geopolitical tensions and communication complexities, the opportunities for growth and collaboration remain unparalleled. Another industry experiencing rapid growth is China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market.

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Local Government Banking Policies 36

PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

As a marketing agency, how should we respond? What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? One of our core tenets is the belief that marketing can make brands “more human.”. Brands are showing up in unprecedented ways to support their employees, customers and communities. Is there one?

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Crisis Marketing Healthcare Resources 92

Cision

JUNE 16, 2017

Start with your employees. If your employees don’t understand or identify with your rebrand, no one else will. This could be as simple as getting feedback on a new logo design or conducting a mini focus group to see what your employees think about your company narrative. Marketing collateral (product sheets).

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PRSay

JULY 18, 2022

Christoph Horn is senior vice president of corporate communications and marketing at ZF Group, a global technology company supplying systems for cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. After the first year of COVID we reorganized communications and marketing at ZF.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 8, 2021

More clearly stated: I think most people under, say, the age of 40 get that influencers can and in many cases, should, be an important part of a company’s PR and marketing strategy. newspapers have shed HALF their newsroom employees since 2008. And, we’re seeing more community and local newspapers close shop every day.

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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. Hence my preference for Earnshaw’s focus on building better relationships employees rather than seeing them as an audience for internal communications.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Its role in listening and engaging stakeholders, from employees to customers, and from suppliers to local and national government, was critical in managing this rapid period of intense change. Marketing: brand platform and alignment with sales The lines between marketing and communication continue to blur.

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Corporate Communications Government Crisis 113

Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Just in Minneapolis, Best Buy, Sleep Number and Regis have already furloughed employees. Many agencies have asked employees to take pay cuts. Consider: Commenting on local professional super networkers posts. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store).

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PRSay

MARCH 20, 2020

Many employees at organizations across the country have been working from home during the coronavirus outbreak. For some employees, this is their first experience with remote work, telework, video conferencing, etc. Your local grocery store issues updates about what’s in stock every few hours.

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Communications Employee Video Crisis 218

Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 30, 2019

No matter the industry, marketing has become increasingly complex! Finding the right marketing mix means integrating a variety of strategies and tools, across multiple platforms, including paid and organic. But not all marketing mixes look the same. And, I’m sorry to spill the beans, but there is no secret sauce.

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Marketing Consumer Local Social Media 64

Onclusive

OCTOBER 3, 2017

For marketers, this makes brand awareness a huge challenge: How do we stand out above the noise? Marketers and communicators are now competing for consumer attention amid Facebook posts, Buzzfeed memes, blog posts, articles, texts and more. Shashi Bellamkonda, CMO, Surefire Local. Duncan Alney, CEO, Firebelly Marketing.

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The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of NVIDIA SEMICON Taiwan, the local semiconductor industry’s annual flagship event, recently concluded, leaving attendees with the latest technological advancements and a growing emphasis on talent incubation. New markets are stepping up the pace to establish their presence in this strategically vital field.

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Brand Branding Local Engineering 36

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. Ashley Gustafson, Marketing Specialist – Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union (nominated by Arik Hanson). Thomas classroom many years ago.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Whether you’re a nonprofit targeting donors or a corporation trying to build customer and employee engagement through a giving program, there is one group of consumers who stand out — millennials. If in doubt, start local and expand as time and resources allow. And it shouldn’t reside only in the PR or marketing department.

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