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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

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Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. On September 11, 2001, I got up and went through the usual motions of a working mother with three children – ages 12, 9, and 7 – to get off to school. 2011 Update.

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The Importance of PR in Shaping Media and AI Perceptions

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Countering negative stereotypes The trepidation surrounding AI is significantly fueled by science fiction narratives, from the domineering HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the dreaded robots of Terminator. Crisis communication planning Regardless of the positivity of PR efforts, situations requiring public concern redressal may arise.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

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Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child’s birthday party. On September 11, 2001, I got up and went through the usual motions of a working mother with three children – ages 12, 9, and 7 – to get off to school. 2011 Update.

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A Brand Is a Business Risk to be Understood and Managed; Off Script No. 40: Brianna Carroll Boyle

Sword and the Script

This goes beyond crisis communications. So, I thought was interesting to see an experienced marketing and communications leader from the cybersecurity community, categorized the notion of brand under risk. When I got out of school in 2001, for instance, few of my clients cared about mentions in online outlets.

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PR Pro Showcase: Shonali Burke

Rock the Status Quo

How do you handle crisis communications? One of the most fun “stunts” – if you can call it that – was when I worked on “Singalong Sound of Music” in San Francisco, back in 2001. So I convinced my boss to give me a tiny budget for a community-based effort. Work really hard. THAT’s how hard you have to work.

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Learning From Past Crises to Navigate Post-COVID-19

Reputation Us

But when it comes to crisis communications and reputation management, I believe they can learn plenty from previous crises to navigate us through this pandemic. In regard to COVID-19, far be it from me to tell credit union leaders what they should be doing operationally at this time.

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How September 11 Impacted PR and Email Communications

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September 11, 2001 was a lot like today: sunny, warm, not a cloud in the sky and full of life. In 2012, I wrote an update on a previous post with thoughts on how the September 11 attacks immediately reshaped community, public relations and communications. On September 9, 2001, we celebrated a child's birthday party.