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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

Fifty-five years ago, the first “Public Relations Handbook” that I edited was published. Back then, when we first published the “Public Relations Handbook,” reaching out to the media was relatively straightforward for PR professionals. Matt Holt Books recently published the book’s 5th edition. million in 1974 to 24.3

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Borrowing Trust: The Surprising New Marketing Role of Citizen Influencers

Cision

Digital marketing success is fueled by creating great content and building a targeted audience, but there’s a third piece missing from that equation—ignition. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. Aligning a brand with a celebrity is the oldest type of influence marketing.

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Share This: a Recap of #measurePR with Richard Bagnall (Pt. I)

Waxing UnLyrical

It’s important to have a consistent global approach but respect needs of local markets which run at different speeds. Share This is billed as “the social media handbook for PR,” and it is very well-written (Richard sent me a copy). Not just a look backwards. We call it insight, not hindsight….

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A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing

PR Conversations

An unfortunate result is that some marketing (and communication and PR) practitioners promote environmental attributes or “green claims” by means of various media channels, often without any training in environmental processes and issues. Don’t imply environmental benefits or make irrelevant environmental claims.

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A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing

PR Conversations

An unfortunate result is that some marketing (and communication and PR) practitioners promote environmental attributes or “green claims” by means of various media channels, often without any training in environmental processes and issues. Don’t imply environmental benefits or make irrelevant environmental claims.

Ethics 40
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A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing

PR Conversations

An unfortunate result is that some marketing (and communication and PR) practitioners promote environmental attributes or “green claims” by means of various media channels, often without any training in environmental processes and issues. Don’t imply environmental benefits or make irrelevant environmental claims.

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#InspireInclusion Is Nice and All, but What Does It Even Mean?

The Hoffman Agency

For example, HR materials, employee handbooks? Localization is key. Funding becomes ethnocentric: With DEI departments slashed, the temptation may also be to centralize resources in one market. Prospect: No, we don’t have anything like that. Us: OK, no problem. to enter leadership roles.