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Brands Must Show They Understand and Respect the LGBTQ Community, PRSA Webinar Panelists Say

PRSay

Featuring some of the country’s leading LGBTQ communications professionals, the event covered how PR practitioners can engage with and support the LGBTQ community. There’s usually a ton of women in PR,” but “we need people of color and then, on top of that, we need people of color who are gay in leadership positions.”.

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7 mostly free professional development ideas that PR and comms pros can start today

Sword and the Script

There are also, generally speaking, traditional gaps in a communicators skill set, such as math, which hurts our credibility with executive leadership. Most of these are focused on marketing, communications, leadership and psychology. From where I sit, no one in PR or comms afford to not be continuously learning.

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A Guide to Pride Without Pandering

PRSay

And we have a new President and new leadership in Congress. If the past year has taught you anything, then it should be that the price of admission to the LGBTQ ally community is now much higher. Educate yourself about the rich history of our community, and understand both trailblazers and current leaders and influencers.

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The Importance of Recognizing Black History in Public Relations

PRSay

We have come far in a PR community that was once mostly segregated. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2019 report, although women hold nearly 73 percent of all PR management jobs, only 10.7 What does society lose from this gap in leadership diversity? Areas to improve. The statistics are not great. percent of the U.S.

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Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no. 47]

Sword and the Script

The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? This adds to a growing collection of private equity firms (PE) that have taken an ownership stake in software companies that provide tools to PR and communications professionals. Muck Rack named Inc.

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Join #PRStudChat on March 21st to discuss #PR Curriculum 3.0 – What Communicators Need to Stay Relevant

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET on PR Curriculum 3.0 — What Communicators Need to Stay Relevant. Several of the questions Martin and our #PRStudChat community members will answer include: Q1. What one word would you use to describe the state of the current PR/communications curriculum and why? News releases and their place in 2019.

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PR Job Coach - Untitled Article

PR Job Coach

Her book, an Amazon bestseller, was ranked as one of INC Magazine 9 Books Every Professional Should Read in 2019 and Kirkus described her book as a “compelling argument and a spirited call to action against workplace age discrimination.” Gerry has served 50 years in communications and technology roles with Fortune 200 firms and NASA.

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