Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

When people hear “PR”, most think of only media relations. In addition, the transition to new, saner federal government leadership will prove to be both positive and challenging as PR counselors determine how best to counsel clients in the new political climate (which will continue to affect business and communications writ large).

Industry 79

Industry Print Ethics Internal 79

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

While some of my colleagues, especially in the travel and tourism industry, are enamored with the glitz and glamour that often comes with media relations, I prefer working from the inside out. Ethical dilemmas are rarely straightforward, especially in internal communications. Who’s affected by this dilemma.

Ethics 60

Ethics Tourism Real Estate Privacy 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. a Senior Lecturer in Public Relations at Leeds Business School.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

From going to prison after being convicted for violating the FCPA (the US foreign anti-bribery law) to founding Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, and educating multinationals on current issues and challenges with respect to compliance, ethics and anti-bribery, Richard Bistrong has come a long way. If so, how? The coverage was mostly bad and ugly.

Interviews 105

Interviews Ethics Government Internal 105

PRSay

MAY 24, 2021

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. For PR professionals, being able to work with trustworthy, engaged and ethical journalists to tell our clients’ stories is crucial.

Nonprofit 172

Nonprofit Local Journalism Newspapers 172

Stuart Bruce

MAY 29, 2016

The fact that John Simpson thought this was a good idea shows that even in 2016 there are many less than enlightened companies and governments who will fall for the ‘hire a journalist’ myth thinking it will be the panacea to all their PR problems. Real public relations is about behaviour, reputation and relationships.

Corporate 60

Corporate Crisis Communications Guidelines Crisis 60

Cision

JANUARY 20, 2016

So I did an internship at a TV station in Phoenix, Arizona with the investigative reporter at the time and was assigned as an intern to do a story on government waste, and at a very early age I actually won an Emmy for that story. So I was working on a story with an executive at Mullen Public Relations in Massachusetts.

Corporate 120

Corporate Journalism Nonprofit Strategy 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

Interviews 100

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Ethical Voices

JUNE 27, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Bradley Akubuiro , a partner at Bully Pulpit Interactive , where he focuses on corporate reputation, executive communications, and high visibility crisis management and media relations efforts. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work?

Ethics 78

Ethics Corporate Leadership Groups 78

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 4, 2017

So the “president of international” of one of the biggest agencies in the world (WE is how Waggener Edstrom rebranded itself a couple of years ago) is essentially telling PR to step back into its media relations box and ignore pretty much EVERYTHING we KNOW about smart comms in the digital age.

Internal 43

Internal International YouTube Nonprofit 43

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. This is even more pertinent in the context of the current leadership deficit in both businesses and governance globally.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2018

It sought to explore how public relations could evolve from a tactical craft that broadly focused on publicity and media relations to become a management discipline. James Grunig assembled a team of six public relations academics and practitioners under his leadership.

Communications 60

Communications Analysis Web Handbook 60

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I will be talking about mobile, data and wearable technology as the drivers and ethics, real time and content as the issues. This is about putting the public back into public relations and the social back into social media. Social media impacts every part of a business and organisation. You’re a danger to your employer.

Crisis Communications 148

Crisis Communications Transportation Conference Social Media 148

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Nearly all of us need to improve our skills as practitioners, whether that’s about media relations, content, digital, SEO and influencer marketing, as well as how to integrate it all for maximum effect. But what about the leadership development plan, whether for you as a leader, or your next tier or leaders-in-training?

Leadership 85

Leadership Training Agency Groups 85

PRSay

MARCH 29, 2017

The gulf is growing between the mass population and the elites in all fields—business, government, the news media and non-governmental organizations, says Richard Edelman, chief executive of the communications marketing firm bearing his name. In Japan—a country long known for its deference to leadership—trust is down 18 percent.

Pharmaceuticals 60

Pharmaceuticals Survey Government Leadership 60

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. The conversation around ethics will inevitably get louder in 2018. 11 Leadership becomes social.

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164