Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Other often-mentioned responsibilities included employee communication (69%), brand building (69%), executive communication (64%), and community relations (58%). Overall, communication leaders reported higher-quality relationships with marketing and public affairs and lower-quality relationships with finance and information technology (IT).

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Learn more: Digital PR Public Affairs (PA) “Integrating corporate planning and public affairs perspectives is crucial for organizations to effectively respond to environmental change and adapt to social and political turbulence.” While advertising can support such endeavours, the driving force is usually public relations.

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 12, 2015

My best public affairs advice: Employees should be addressed first and foremost, not last. Without clear communication misinformation can spread like wildfire if employees are left to their own conclusions. Employees need to understand what is happening—and what it means to them. WHY it matters to employees?

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch preclude servicemembers from using “public office for…private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity.”.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 14, 2020

Zach is the Chief Innovation Officer at Kivvit, a national data-driven public affairs & strategic communications agency. Kivvit specializes in data-driven public affairs work, reputation management, and crisis communications. Prior to Kivvit, Zach ran the business side of political media properties at the Observer.

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Cision

JUNE 23, 2016

A lot has changed in that time, especially in how companies, associations and organizations approach public affairs and government affairs. Our history is grounded in public affairs – helping to influence some of the most challenging public policy debates in the country. and in local communities.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

As the practice of public relations has changed over the decades, so has its name – morphing from “publicity” and “press office” in the 1920s to broader and more inclusive terms like “public relations,” “public affairs” and “corporate communications.”

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I had been enjoying my time as a public affairs officer at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS). As federal government employees, we learned we could provide an evidence file to members of Congress, the Office of the Medical Inspector and the Office of the Inspector General.

Ethics 150

Ethics Public Affairs Government System 150

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2023

A perfect time then for the latest book from public affairs and economics expert Stuart Thomson - Reputation in Business: Lessons for Leaders. Thomson considers the implications of purpose, sustainability, employee activism, and diversity, with clear, actionable advice. Reputation in Business by Stuart Thomson.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 4, 2021

We argue that issues related to ESG have been the domain of public relations and public affairs practitioners for at least 50 years. Encouraging an open conversation Public relations as an internal communication function of a corporation plays a critical role in engaging employees in the conversation about ESG.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Golin’s News section shares recent announcements, expert insights and employee perspectives. Message: We are a progressive public relations agency, designed to reach a profoundly diverse global market. @GOLINglobal. Golin provides effective solutions and reaches diverse global markets to best represent brands. Work hard play nice.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

A division president working for an energy company once told me about how his company requires public affairs staff to actually spend time with their front-line employees. He said, “If you come to work with us in public affairs, we take the first year with you and we just put you through the ringer.

Ethics 138

Ethics Public Affairs Journalism Leadership 138

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

AVENIR GLOBAL, one of the top 15 largest communications firms in the world, has more than 1,000 employees in key strategic markets across Europe/Middle East, the United States and Canada. Healthcare, which collectively represents more than 30% of the firm’s business, is the network’s largest sector.

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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.

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PRSay

JULY 5, 2023

So there I was, walking down the hallway of the Courtyard by Marriott in Minneapolis, on my way to attend day one of the 2023 PRSA Public Affairs and Government Summit on June 14-16 in Minneapolis, when my cell phone dings with following text: “Fire, Alert III, Twin, 17-L, ETA: Now.”

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s an innate skill, but also comes from his background as a public affairs reporter for a regional chain of newspapers in western Missouri. enlisted in the Marine Corps to become the public affairs specialist for the United States Marine Band, which provides all the entertainment for events at the White House.

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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.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In public relations, we have the skill set to manage public perceptions and shape opinions long-term. In public relations, we call this: Lobbying ( blog posts ) Most organisations have employees. In public relations, we have a long and proud tradition of improving all types of communication within an organisation.

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Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the past two decades, public agencies have increasingly prohibited staff from communicating with journalists unless they go through public affairs offices or through political appointees. We consider these restrictions a form of censorship – an attempt to control what the public is allowed to see and hear.

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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.

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PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

Because reputation impacts―and is influenced by―many different factors, PR’s relationship-building must be multiple, inclusive and comprehensive [ Tweet Quote ] These include―but are not limited to―the media, employees, communities (on and offline), customers, investors, potential clients, government bodies, and institutions.

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Maxim Behar

MAY 12, 2021

In addition, the Start Up Space project of the international satellite company Gilat brought the company third prize for "Employee Communications". was selected among the final five international projects , competing for the award in the Public Affairs category of the prestigious international EMEA SABRE Awards 2021.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2018

But as VP of public affairs, he fashioned a unique response to mounting criticism of Mobil during the energy crisis. Mobil took out full-page advocacy op-eds in the New York Times to share the company’s viewpoint on public issues like technology, mass transit, and energy independence.

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Corporate Mobile Energy Public Affairs 178

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Its public affairs team was tasked with positioning Oxford as a global centre of expertise in health research and make it the go-to information source for media and policymakers. While half their employees stayed at their posts in the labs and manufacturing, the other half joined the millions working from home.

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Publicity Case Study Local Public Affairs 131

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s expanded to include public affairs and government relations as the norm.”. More virtual events, remote employees require different channels of internal communications.”. More emphasis on overall messaging that can be used across different platforms, rather than solely media-facing or employee-facing. More channels.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 16, 2017

For consumer PR and marketing it’s not hard to imagine how you can use these gifs, but corporate PR, public affairs and corporate communications professionals often find it harder to to see how animated gifs will benefit them. They are meant to be popular with the mythical millennials and are often used to express an emotion.

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Corporate Communications Public Affairs Newspapers 96

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2019

Companies choose to give because it’s the right thing to do, and it directly impacts the communities in which their employees live and work. Think about bringing that transformational moment to employees. It energizes an organization, moves employees and changes lives forever. At its simplest, that is the real power of CSR.

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PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

Because reputation impacts―and is influenced by―many different factors, PR’s relationship-building must be multiple, inclusive and comprehensive [ Tweet Quote ] These include―but are not limited to―the media, employees, communities (on and offline), customers, investors, potential clients, government bodies, and institutions.

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Reputation Public Affairs Advertising Advertising 100

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 8, 2019

” That’s typically code for: he was a jerk to employees. First, what about Jeff Shelman , senior director of comms and public affairs at Best Buy? If you’re a Minnesota Wild fan, you’ve undoubtedly heard the news: GM Paul Fenton is out. According to ownership, he wasn’t a “culture fit.”

Public Affairs 68

Public Affairs Leadership Reputation Sports 68

PR Conversations

OCTOBER 27, 2023

public affairs, community relations, lobbying, sustainability, among others) together with the communication functions (e.g. media relations, employee communications, digital communications, advertising and media planning, etc) under “bundled” Public Relations inspired organizations.

Exercises 70

Exercises Interviews Public Affairs Financial 70

Wadds Inc.

AUGUST 14, 2023

Corporate and public affairs agencies are expected to continue to do well, healthcare also but perhaps less so whilst consumer and technology will be tougher. Client companies will continue to maintain tight cost control over discretionary spend, however, technology advancements will allow agencies to maintain margins.

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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?”

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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.

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Training Public Affairs Ethics Groups 62

Reputation Specialist Michael Toebe

JUNE 12, 2021

Soccer star Neymar can’t believe Nike terminated an endorsement deal with him because he refused to cooperate with an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a Nike employee that he says was "an absurd lie." That person, an employee, was not protected. Nike says it is “deeply disturbed” by its findings.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2022

It was a nascent consulting firm I had joined just four months earlier as the second or third employee (I can’t remember which). >>> Do you work in communications, PR, public affairs, marcom, or a related field? It was still early morning, but the August heat of Washington, DC, was already on high.

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Solo PR Pro

JUNE 8, 2021

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.”. “I was still not secure in thinking I could run a business full time — that had not occurred to me yet.

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