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The Ethics of Press Trips, Reviews and Affiliate Links – Scott Tharler

Ethical Voices

I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. Scott discusses a number of important ethics topics including. The ethics of press trips. The ethics of reviews and selling products you review.

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PR Lessons From Las Vegas

Barokas

Anyone who has been to Las Vegas (or seen the Hangover) knows that the strip is filled with glitzy hotels, casinos, amphitheaters and enough entertainment to provide even the biggest thrill-seeker with everything they could want. If someone seems a little too interested in interviewing your client, there’s probably a catch (pay-to-play).

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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It is well documented that today’s rising generations value a company’s ethical stance and an authentic commitment to social responsibility. In 2016, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook took a controversial stand (on its news site and in TV interviews ) against the U.S. PR is a primary tool for corporate speech on social issues.

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Maxim Behar: Politics in the modern world must be entirely dependent on the opinion and operations of business

Maxim Behar

You know that I manage an International Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where we have been seeing each other for 10-12 years now, every year we go there, leave a bag of money - expensive hotels, restaurants, halls, and everything. The most common question I was asked was: “What is "business ethics". Host: But they don't.

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Growing my blog has been all about…

Communications Conversations

It has given me the opportunity to interview 100+ PR and social media marketing professionals across the U.S. And, they had ponied up the money for my hotel room. One example: Writing this post four-plus years ago about how the Sons of Anarchy lived by the PRSA code of ethics. Another example: My PR Rock Star series.

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Maxim Behar talk with Desi Banova in "Here and Now" on Nova TV

Maxim Behar

Then I wrote Bulgaria's first Standard for Business Ethics. I wrote or rather chose 25 recipes from Seychellois cuisine that I know, I have tried them, and I like them, however, I put a lot of stories with a lot of recommendations for places, hotels, restaurants. You can watch the whole interview here. Maxim: Thank you as well.

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Let’s get serious–and honest–about influencer marketing

Communications Conversations

In the post, Mark refers to a partner he interviewed for his book who claims influencer marketing can be “cost effective.” Dell probably put him up in a hotel. Pretty ethical. Let’s tackle those two claims head on–because, for the most part, I believe they’re both false and misleading. Pretty smart.