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“Post Truth.” Navigating Misinformation and Managing Reputations

Reputation Us

If we can’t trust journalists from reputable media outlets, scientific studies, doctors, the government, the education system, marketing, or previous generations, who can we trust? However, he didn’t realize someone filmed him and posted it online, which quickly became viral. How Real is your Reputation? Wake up America!

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7 Occasions When PR And Marketing Must Work Together

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR, on the other hand, with its ties to reputation and crisis management, is thought to play a more defensive role, designed to protect the corporate brand. Earned media stories and interviews bring credibility to the more commercial ad and marketing messages. It changed not only the product but its website, pizza boxes, and brand.

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Media Interview Skills: Why Silence Is Not Always Golden

Polaris

A little bit of nervousness before a speech or interview is a good thing. Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis. A lot of nervousness—not so much.

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The Worst PR Advice We’ve Ever Heard

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The old notion that “any PR is good PR” does not apply in today’s climate, if it ever did; a public mistake will sully a reputation quicker than you can say negative virality. Don’t be too prepared for that CEO interview. The best way to measure PR is by the number of interviews secured.

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Separating fact from fiction: lessons from Madbird

PR in High Definition

The story of how the fake design agency Madbird ensnared unsuspecting job seekers into its web has gone viral, leaving readers shocked at the façade that was created. Job interviews over Zoom/MS teams have become the norm. Speak to the people proposed on your team, and interview them as you would any potential joiner to your business.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

I also ensure I’m citing studies accurately and attributing quotes from interviews to the right people. If you’re working on a piece that involves original reporting, there are proactive steps you can take during interviews to make the fact-checking process easier later on. But after that, it gets more nuanced.

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Top five PR Disasters of 2022 so far

Prohibition

Not only did her comments go viral, but it was also picked up by the media too, gaining even more traction than the original 50 second podcast clip. Molly Mae did an interview on my podcast, yesterday a soundbite from that interview went viral, she trended No.1 I've had male guests say what she said. No one cared.

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