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ESAs: The Fad-Free Way to Build Your Ethics Muscle

PRSay

Without a doubt, I dread the surgeon’s knife again — just nowhere near as much as I fear facing an ethical challenge professionally and getting it wrong. For nearly two decades, the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS) has offered analysis on current practice issues and challenges through Ethical Standards Advisories (ESAs).

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Kidfluencers and Their Impact on Influencer Marketing, Brands, and Parents

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

These pint-sized personalities have amassed legions of followers on social media platforms, partnering with brands and making a significant impact on the world of influencer marketing. In a world increasingly dominated by social media, the appeal of authenticity has never been more significant.

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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

PRSay

Just skim the headlines and you’ll notice everything from fraud and deadly cyberattacks to ethics violations, faulty products and tone-deaf commercials bringing down the mightiest of organizations. Such exercises invite a diverse array of ideas, opinions and feedback. Invite diverse feedback and open communication. Spark new ideas.

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Book Review: A Century of Spin

Wadds Inc.

It is itself an exercise in public relations. Ethics in public relations practice can be a challenging issue. A Century of Spin presents a persuasive case for why the profession should constantly be vigilant on ethics. It’s a polemic takedown of public relations practice. But is it still all-powerful?

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Building Trust & Connections: Authenticity’s Role in PR

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Information spreads rapidly through social media, websites, and other online platforms. Social media has redefined the public relations landscape, making authenticity more critical than ever. Successful PR in the age of social media requires a commitment to authenticity and a willingness to engage openly with audiences.

Crisis 84
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Approaching Teaching Social Media In the New Academic Year

Karen Freberg

With professors who are teaching social media, this can be a daunting and intimidating task in many ways. Teaching social media, as I have written about many times, is a constant prep. I know when I started teaching social media several years ago, this was not the case. Which book do you use?

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Good News for Leaders, Here’s What #Millennials Like About You

Deirdre Breakenridge

After experiencing personal family trauma, I wanted to also learn why communication doesn’t always show how people feel when they share on social media or during their in-person interactions. That’s why it’s so important to show up to your conversations with a FEEL First approach.

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