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Executive Leadership: Shifting Focus from Outside to Inside

PRSay

Clark will lead PRSA’s Executive Leadership Certificate Program, a webinar series that runs Nov. As senior-level PR and marketing professionals, we’ve spent much of our careers focusing on appearances — helping clients make decisions about what they should say, wear, do, sell, promote and write. Clark, M.A.,

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Music to our Ears: Gathering in Nashville to Talk Agency Leadership

PRSay

Jackson also reminded us: “When you are leading a business, you should focus on the five Fs: fun, fascinating, future, financial and freedom,” along with what he calls “the ‘-ates’ – celebrate, delegate, initiate and navigate.”. • “If you’re in business long enough, you can expect change is coming. Be brave.

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What Readability Level Makes Sense for Your Audience?

PRSay

If so, then join PRSA and Ann Wylie at Rev Up Readability , our clear-writing workshop, starting Dec. In my writing workshops, when I talk about the importance of making copy easy to read and understand, there’s always one person who can’t believe the advice applies to her. Get FREE writing tips here. It never fails.

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The four Ps of public relations leadership

PR Conversations

The chair of the Global Alliance introduces the Madrid Momentum ( Learning to Lead ) and details four Ps that constitute the cornerstones of PR leadership. The four Ps of public relations leadership. the worth of physical and financial assets), which is what ROI measures, instead of insisting on being measured against the 80 per cent.

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McKinsey’s Cautionary Tale for Communicators

PRSay

Even for a consulting firm as large and successful as McKinsey, the mammoth $573 million, 47-state settlement they negotiated earlier this month regarding their long-term work with Purdue Pharma LP has to hurt financially. It certainly does reputationally. Will you be able to legally, ethically, reputationally defend the advice you gave?

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

I was 27, and my wife and I didn’t have any personal savings to fall back on, so the loan gave me a six-month financial runway to make it work. Enhanced Services and Resources : Blue Cypress brings financial, educational and operational resources that dramatically enhance the impact we can have on our clients’ businesses.

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How To Do AI Startup & Tech PR, Featuring AI Survey Insights

Shift Communications

The corporate leadership opportunity right now is big. By creating a corporate storytelling engine — fueled by a pipeline of momentum news, thought leadership, newsjacking and greater purpose stories — and validation tactics (i.e., awards, analyst reports) AI startups can inch out ahead of competitors not yet embarking on PR.

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