The Proactive Report

JANUARY 8, 2016

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. This is up from 39% in 2013. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

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Corporate Digital PR Social Media Study 100

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

It may seem counterintuitive, but the ingenuity of deftly navigating the most difficult of binds goes to show PR is often as much about problem solving as it is communication. Corporate crisis communications provides a demonstration because there are very clear constraints: Unknown unknowns – the effort to understand what is happening.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 15, 2017

You only get one shot at making a good first impression – and that’s true for corporate apologies too. Somehow as we grow up, those principles we learned as kids are beaten out of our collective corporate being. This is true of messaging, positioning, press releases and corporate apologies. 1) The incomplete corporate apology.

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Corporate Airlines How To Crisis 101

Cision

APRIL 10, 2017

Then why is there no love for our journalist friends — what if by personalizing the experience for a specific writer you could increase the conversion rate of your communications efforts? active loyalty program members from 2015. At the same time the infamous coffee purveyor has reported a 16% increase in U.S.

Branding 223

Branding Brand Pitching Conference 223

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

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Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 7, 2020

Since 2015, Adrianne has been covering marketing strategies for retailers for AdAge. Ben reports for Retail Dive, an industry go-to, covering retail policy, finance and bankruptcy and how these trends are affecting major corporations. . Adrianne Pasquarelli @SheLikesToShop. Kate Taylor @Kate_H_Taylor. Let me know @ColleenO_PR.

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Retail Twitter Real Estate Trends 245

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 20, 2015

and I have to say that I’m pretty astonished at their lack of crisis communications since the oil spill occurred. Communication is key for successful crisis management. We’re in the 21st century and 21st century stakeholders demand regular communications throughout a crisis. Broken trust.

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Crisis Crisis Communications Crisis Management Twitter 154

Stuart Bruce

DECEMBER 29, 2014

She’s currently the chair of Global Alliance (the confederation of the world’s major PR and communication management associations and institutions), but has also been president of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (in fact under her leadership we finally achieved chartered status).

Ethics 95

Ethics Local Blogging Social Media 95

Cision

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The focus of the Goldie videos was to stress to communicators that they have mere seconds to catch their audience’s attention. Back then, finding stats about the role online video plays in communications was still relatively nascent. In past years, we’ve created an animated series on Goldie the goldfish. We had to dig.

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Video Creativity Conference Education 189

Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

She joined UL in 2015 and is responsible for brand and marketing strategy, communications, public relations and crisis management, corporate social responsibility, events, customer experience, digital marketing and social media, as well as the marketing organization at large. Kathy: I am the SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at UL.

Content Marketing 170

Content Marketing Interviews Marketing Leadership 170

Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Businesses and not-for-profit organizations that are located inside and outside of Canada may be subject to CASL’s requirements, if they communicate electronically with Canadians, or if they conduct e-commerce activities with Canadians. This requires organizations that communicate electronically with Canadians to collect and track consents.

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Policies Crisis Software Examples 195

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I’m going to give it to you straight – developing a Corporate Sustainability Report for your company is a ton of work. What is a Corporate Sustainability Report? Yes, corporate sustainability reports are a valuable communications tool. Corporate Sustainability Reports Rise in Popularity. General Mills.

Corporate 71

Corporate Report Survey Government 71

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 13, 2015

Source: 2015 DS Simon Media Influencers Report) Makes sense – the shrinking media newsrooms lack the resources to produce video. The 2015 PRESSfeed Media Trends and Online Newsroom Study shows that only 30% of the Fortune 100, 10% of the Fortune 500 and a scant 5% of the Inc. And they expect to use “much more” in the next year.

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Video Trends Radio Newspapers 150

Stuart Bruce

JANUARY 5, 2015

Why in 2015 are we still asking what is PR? A big part of the problem is that many people who work in PR are also confused about what PR is and think it is simply communications and publicity. What is public relations? Being able to define PR isn’t, as some say, simply navel gazing. PR isn’t publicity. PR isn’t spin.

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Reputation Corporate Ethics Communications 60

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You had a vibrant and long career in PR, working in almost every possible setting–from corporate to agency to non-profit. But I also liked being more of a communication generalist inside organizations, managing everything from events to publications—even sales collateral. I was a solo corporate comm. Do you ever regret it?

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Publicity Leadership Corporate Agency 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 10, 2018

Wherever possible, communicate how you will fix the problem. As the face of the corporation, many CEOs are naturally charismatic. Media training can be a useful communications tool, whether it be for national TV interviews or phone chats with small trade press. Scandal: 2015: E. Take full responsibility. Contrition?

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Interviews Media Training Training Video 170

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 3, 2015

SHOW NOTES – December 3, 2015. . The 2015 Fortune 500 and Social Media: Instagram Gains, Blogs Lose”. Should you remove the comments section from your corporate blog?”. SPOTLIGHT: “Holiday Inn Express Delivers First BREAKFA-moji Keyboard”. link]. . “Is Is It Time to Ditch Your Company Blog’s Comments Section?”.

Corporate 60

Corporate Blogging Conference Instagram 60

Presspage

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Marathon Petroleum Corporation The MPC newsroom launched early 2015 and coincided with the company’s rollout of its first social media activities. In part 1 of 3, we highlight three successful examples of communications professionals that reshaped their digital strategy with a newsroom focused approach.

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Examples Strategy Communications System 87

Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

Crisis communication is an important aspect of most PR roles. In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” Ripley wrote her insight in 2015. Pines wrote his in 1985.

Crisis 120

Crisis Crisis Communications Journalism YouTube 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” to find out exactly how PR and marketing professionals felt about their content efforts in 2015, and to also see how they plan to approach content marketing in 2016.

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Survey Content Marketing Marketing Measurement 90

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I’m really writing this post for 32 people who helped me along in one way, shape or form in 2015. Opportunity: Working with top corporate communicators as part of our local Mastermind Group. Started this group earlier in 2015, and I couldn’t be happier (and more lucky) with how things have turned out.

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Groups Local Meeting Corporate 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2015

My 5 Most Popular Posts of 2015 via @profkrg. Top Three Spin Sucks PR Blog Posts of 2015 via @spinsucks. Top 5 Posts of 2015. In an effort to understand what resonated, here is what the readers of this blog said were the best posts on the Sword and the Script in 2015. Worst 5 Posts of 2015. Here’s one such case.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Reddit Crisis Case Study 60

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 13, 2015

The sixth Davos World Communication Forum (#WCFDavos) was probably the best ever with almost 150 participants from 30+ countries and every continent (except Antarctica). A video posted by Stuart Bruce (@stuartbruce) on Mar 11, 2015 at 9:46am PDT. A video posted by Stuart Bruce (@stuartbruce) on Mar 11, 2015 at 9:48am PDT.

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Video International Internal Communications 60

PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

8–10: Breaking Misconceptions About Communicating With Rural Americans. When PR professionals target people in poor, rural communities, relying on stereotypes and misconceptions often hinders their campaigns, said Deana Rachelle Haworth, M.A., 10, titled “ Rural Reach: Strategic Communication With Rural and Low Income Audiences.”

Social Media 120

Social Media Conference Media Corporate 120

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 5, 2015

However, it does play into what I see to be a more plausible trend in 2015 (and subsequent years): Burnout for early adopter social media marketers. We’re seeing people take on more diverse leadership roles (overseeing areas like Corporate Communications, PR and Integrated Marketing). This is just my opinion, keep in mind.

Social Media 60

Social Media Marketing Media Trends 60

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Mobile user growth also stumbled in Q4: Our last growth statistic: the total number of LinkedIn corporate customers continues to grow. This is good news if you’re a job seeker; the more corporate customers use LinkedIn’s talent management software, the more valuable your profile. Publish and sponsor your updates.

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LinkedIn Social Media Mobile Media 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Thank you Meredith Fineman for keeping me relevant), I have pulled together everything a PR person may have done in 2015 that they don’t need to do anymore, while giving y’all some guidance for 2016. I simply stole narrowed down themes based on this Hotwire Communications Trend Report. Here’s what is O n Fleek for 2016: 1.

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Wireless Analytics Advertising Advertising 150

Doctor Spin

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are my principles for communicative discipline. Communication is important. For organisations, communication is critical for long-term survival. Therefore, as a public relations adviser, I adhere to a series of principles to uphold communicative discipline. Corporate Cringe. 2015, October 9).

Communications 52

Communications eBook Leadership Corporate 52

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 30, 2015

The July edition of #measurePR focused on an area most PR pros don’t often think about: internal communications. Here’s some of what we talked about: On best practices for internal communications and the measurement thereof: A2 Measure the right things, not just the easy-to-measure ones. measurepr. Not always a good thing.

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International Internal Communications Measurement 40

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Edelman’s 2015 Trust Barometer Study found that for the first time, online search engines surpassed traditional media as the most trusted news source among the general public. Jeremy Bamidele is a corporate communications specialist, publicist, and journalist based out of Los Angeles. Credibility. Images: U.S.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Radio Media 120

Cision

APRIL 27, 2015

In 2015, it’s safe to say most companies view social media as a necessary communication channel for business. During PubCon Austin 2015 , Boot Camp Digital CEO Krista Neher how to capture the attention of audiences with fleeting attention spans. Brands aren’t competing against their competitors on social,” Krista says.

Social Media 120

Social Media Pinterest Media Infographics 120

PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It’s true that Indiana sustained some bruises in the boxing ring of public opinion in 2015 when passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act prompted a backlash from companies, which threatened to pull business and events from Indiana. That’s irony,” he wrote.

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Conference Nonprofit Hotels Internal 111

Cision

MARCH 16, 2016

As head of brand at W Communications, Sophie Raine solves clients’ problems by focusing on flexible and innovative solutions. I understand W Communication was recently chosen to handle PR activity for the V Festival 2016. If your PR strategy looks the same as your competitors, progress will be a challenge. Use your creativity.

Wireless 120

Wireless Creativity Industry Agency 120

Stern + Associates

JUNE 22, 2023

Corporate communication isn’t just a tool to roll out when a problem arises – it should be an integral part of an organization’s strategy , says Dartmouth Tuck School of Business Corporate Communication and Leadership Professor Paul A. Communication is a strategic general management function and such an important tool.

Strategy 62

Strategy Communications Crisis Communications Corporate 62

Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Read the crisis communications white paper! After carefully highlighting Carnival brand improvements, such as the industry first “Great Vacation Guarantee” and implementing a blue ribbon advisory board, Carnival brought in a dynamic change agent: a new CEO to tell the corporate story – Arnold Donald. That’s wrong. The takeaways?

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Crisis Brand Branding Crisis Communications 120

Cision

JUNE 16, 2016

This week hundreds of communication professionals have jetted off to London for the 8 th annual Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) International Summit. Chief of marketing knowledge, private fundraising & partnerships division at UNICEF, Omar Mahmoud , says: “They’re a way of communication.

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