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Meeting Marc C. Whitt

Wadds Inc.

The masterful public relations professional understands the enormous value of living a personal and professional life that reflects the highest standards of moral conduct and ethical behaviour. They are proverbial rotten apples that attempt to spoil many of us in public relations practice who abide by the highest ethical standards.

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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

This was done by embracing controversy, using storytelling to his advantage, and sometimes, pushing ethical boundaries. Today’s leaders can draw from Barnum’s playbook, albeit ethically, by using powerful narratives and effective public relations strategies to garner attention and influence their stakeholders.

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Behind the Headlines With Brandon Puttbrese

Cision

I thought to myself: “Everything we do is storytelling!” In a crisis, ethics has to be a top consideration. It’s a fun exercise to then think of ways to connect your brands to emerging trends. A public relations 101 course in college really attracted me to the field of study. I was studying acting at the time.

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Leading Healthy Teams: Lessons from Leadercast 2019 for Solo PR Pros

Solo PR Pro

You can achieve the following four things with no money: Live your values as a leader Be inclusive with decision-making Put storytelling front and center – start by aligning stories that match your company’s values. This is a person with a strong work ethic but not to the point of workaholism. We can't afford culture.

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Survey: Most PR Pros Say that Media Relations is Getting Harder – Here’s What You Can Do About It

Deirdre Breakenridge

The Intersection of Bias, Ethics and PR Stunts in Media Relations. My friend, Lou Hoffman calls it the “F word” in storytelling – failure. Yet the voice of reason isn’t just ethical, it’s an inspirational way to communicate. Now, it’s say whatever you want about whomever you want.”. Say whatever you want?

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When AI Goes After Your Job

Mindful Marketing

I’d recently written a couple of pieces about AI and ethics based on some extended conversations I’d had with ChatGPT. In those discussions I probed the bot’s moral mind, asking it almost any ethical question I could conceive. Furthermore, assessing consequences is just one facet of ethics.

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Leaning In and Climbing Up: Cheers to Successful Women in PR

Cision

The most satisfying aspect of my current position as a senior vice president at the PR agency Comunicad, is the confidence I have to voice my opinion, not be afraid to exercise my creativity, and being able to mentor other talented women who are starting their journey in this business.

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