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ICON 2024 Recap: Crystal Washington on Navigating a Future of Unprecedented Change

PRSay

By 2001, the business reinvention cycle shrunk to 15 years. She explained that, in decades past, companies reinvented themselves every 75 years. Legacy organizations, from banking institutions to consumer giants, had maintained relatively stable business models. And the repercussions? ’ They are innovating from a place of fear.”

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What Is Leadership?

Maxim Behar

Leadership outside business is practically the same as leadership in business because the same principle applies across the board: “If you are a leader, you must be a leader in everything.” The past 40 years of my life have been marked by my attempts to comprehend leadership: What is the difference between leadership and management?

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

wiredPRworks

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. I did get to photograph the cover of the school district’s 2001 annual report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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In Memoriam: Ralph Kam, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Kam’s journey with PRSA began in 1982 as a member, and he later assumed several leadership positions. Perry Public Relations Professional of the Year in 2000 and inducted into the PRSA College of Fellows in 2001. He also served on the Board of Directors in the late 1990s. Later in his career, Kam embarked on a new path.

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Public Relations and COVID-19: Studies Surface Challenges, Changes and Optimism  

Sword and the Script

One question that provided insight into how things have changed was about collaboration, especially with executive leadership. For example, I was part of the B2B technology PR community in 2001, and it was decimated when the so-called tech bubble burst.

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Remembering how 9/11 Changed the World – and Communications

wiredPRworks

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. I did get to photograph the cover of the school district’s 2001 annual report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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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

When I got out of school in 2001, for instance, few of my clients cared about mentions in online outlets. If you suddenly got 10% more budget, you’d spend it on… (BCB) research-based thought leadership or customer testimonials. The 24-hour news cycle has changed the PR game and greatly upped the stakes.

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