Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Internal comms tool SocialChorus acquired by a PE firm; Burton-Taylor digs up revenue numbers; Nexis Newsdesk Simplifies news search; Propel adds broadcast monitoring Welcome to the beginning of September. The year 2020 has been many things including a warp in the time-space continuum. from a year earlier in Q2 2020 and up 9.3%

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International Internal Tools Software 148

Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In 2020, we have all experienced a year like no other. Here are Onclusive’s predictions for what to expect in 2021: Corporate reputation as a key success metric During this era of disruption and uncertainty, corporate values and brand activism have become more important than ever.

Industry 221

Industry Content Marketing Corporate Analytics 221

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The assertive role and reputation of corporate communication during the COVID-19 crisis is an important legacy. There was a week in January 2020 when the leaders of every organisation assembled a cross-functional team to get to grips with the looming threat of COVID-19. This is the legacy of COVID-19 for corporate communications.

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Corporate Communications Government Crisis 113

PRSay

APRIL 5, 2021

As companies reevaluate their role in the political sphere, a new report by The Conference Board highlights considerations and best practices regarding corporate political activity. In this new era, careful preparation, close coordination, and effective communication both internally and externally are key.

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Report Company Government Conference 175

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Ageism: The Pause that Perplexes Patti Temple Rocks and Scott Monty Opine on the "Agedemic" at the PRSA Silicon Valley Friday Forum on November 20, 2020. In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up.

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Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. In 2020 I think we will see analytics playing a bigger role in helping teams become more proactive in their approach with customers and less reactive. In the daily struggle for attention and visibility, small companies do not leave the field to large corporations.

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Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 129

Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

A new report examines how the core strategies, structures and capabilities of the corporate affairs function are evolving as companies strive for growth amid disruption and uncertainty. The study investigates the function's role from the perspective of corporate communications leaders and senior management.

Corporate 98

Corporate Reputation Telecommunications Study 98

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

New research supports the assertion that internal communication has been critical to helping organisations transform during the COVID-19 pandemic. A paper published by Harvard Business Review reports that almost four in five corporate transformations fail. The Secret Behind Successful Corporate Transformations was written by Paul A.

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5W PR

APRIL 26, 2021

However, several tragic 2020 events have accelerated calls for diversity and inclusion (D&I) and with that have also come moves to improve the corporate culture in many organizations. What Makes For Good Corporate Culture? For many observers, good corporate culture is also about employee empowerment and engagement.

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Corporate Employee B2C Internal 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

As the practice of public relations has changed over the decades, so has its name – morphing from “publicity” and “press office” in the 1920s to broader and more inclusive terms like “public relations,” “public affairs” and “corporate communications.”

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Prakkypedia

JANUARY 8, 2023

Key take-outs focused on the continuing impact of changes to the workforce, post the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdowns of 2020. Yes, I know COVID-19 remains with us, however governments and employers are responding in different ways from 2020). PR Daily has a terrific list of predictions (and a lot of humour in the article).

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2020

Public relations has wrestled with messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but studies also show it has improved business collaboration and internal communications The events of 9/11 changed air travel. About: The survey results were first published in mid-March 2020 – just a few days before the WHO declared the Coronavirus a pandemic.

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Study Publicity Survey Internal 139

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. They are all issues that will occupy us all in 2020. Here are the headlines. Issues in practice 1.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Corporate Communications As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Crisis Communications There were some serious PR blunders in 2020.

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PRSay

JULY 1, 2020

However, according to Muck Rack’s 2020 “State of PR Survey,” 64 percent of public relations pros still struggle with quantifiable measurement — a 1 percent improvement from last year’s findings. At AMEC’s 2020 summit, the Barcelona Principles 3.0 We all know it’s important to measure our PR campaigns. Barcelona Principles 3.0.

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PRSay

JUNE 28, 2021

In the early summer of 2020, I decided to resign from my position as head of communications at a medical-research institute in San Diego. The truth is that I had been thinking of leaving the corporate world and starting my own firm long before the pandemic hit. It was a well-paid, full-time position with great benefits.

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PRSay

MARCH 6, 2020

Garland Stansell, APR, PRSA’s 2020 chair. Stansell said there are several tactics that communications professionals should use for reaching key stakeholders, including emails, internal memos, conference calls and social media. These types of things can throw a company into chaos,” said T. Being proactive.

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Communications Employee Crisis Policies 212

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

It’s expected to reach $20 billion by the year 2020. B2B executives in professional or technology services have long distinguished themselves by linking their corporate brand to a compelling idea or point of view. Both the practice and business of public relations has grown enormously in recent years. billion, up from $13.5

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SEO Analytics B2B Measurement 204

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As the fall leaves change and a bit of Minnesota snow starts to appear, with it comes the next year of planning for corporate marketing, agency and communications professionals. As you begin your 2020 marketing planning and budgeting, consider these four tips: 1. We start to ask, “What strategies worked this year?”

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

As organisations manage a complex business landscape, the internal communications function can demonstrate its value as a strategic management function. My focus as a public relations practitioner and management researcher is on elevating the internal communications function's role in management. At Wadds Inc.

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International Internal Communications Employee 78

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons. Some of those comments include the following: “Significantly more related to internal comms and recruiting.”. A mix of internal and external resources. It’s hard to predict.”

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you.

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University in the fall of 2020. Margaret Ritsch, Ed.D.,

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In 2020, across the pond here in the United States, people needed to be heard, seen and reassured through crises including the pandemic, social unrest due to racial injustices, and a tense and volatile election year. To find out, internal communicators should become reporters within their organizations. There’s been a change.

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Communications Nonprofit Employee Film 158

PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In the new era of corporate responsibility, large organizations increasingly turn on a dime when faced with criticism on social media. As social media has empowered popular movements, large corporations have learned to react with increasing agility in their communications — and in their internal decision-making.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is because many of the queries aren’t from bona fide journalists, but from corporate bloggers. Recap of recent money moves This is just the latest move in a string of corporate financial transactions the company has made of late. In 2020, the company quietly went IPO raising $400 million. Tried and true pitching tips.

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Branding Brand Reddit Pitching 172

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Most respondents with communications or PR responsibilities report to the head of marketing (41%) according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. Two respondents noted a split structure with internal communications reporting to HR, and external communications reporting through sales. Four options here (the limit).

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 13, 2020

2020 will be a wild ride! 2020 REPUTATION “EMERGENCY PREPARATION KIT”. Yes, it is possible to protect your company from the unknown tremors of 2020 with appropriate foresight and proper planning. The plan also reviews and revises your internal policies and procedures on how to identify, report and act during a crisis.

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Reputation Crisis Insurance Insurance 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 18, 2020

The message continued, “Scribd will begin operating the SlideShare business on September 24, 2020.” We dug into this in the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey this year. Corporate constraints. Ethical PR folks try to present the truth but sometimes are constrained by corporate edicts.” Why was this going to happen?

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Ethics Communications Survey Corporate 123

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. ROI and proving value 2. Educating executives 3. Cutting through the clutter 4. PR budgets 5. Ever-expanding duties 6.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 27, 2020

Our PR intern, Lauren McDonald , stepped forward to suggest creative ways of building awareness for the movie and educate the public as we do it. On January 30, 2020, we’re kicking off our “ Ambition In ” speaker series at the University of Southern California (USC). Movie Sizzle Trailer from Pioneers in Skirts ® on Vimeo. Go Pioneers!

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Film Marketing Nonprofit Education 194

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Like previous corporate booms it’s characterised by a rush of talent with varying levels of credentials, seeking to capitalise on the demand for professional services. Corporate websites are awash with net zero targets, but you’ll rarely find data or a plan, itself an indication that business doesn’t wholly understand the issue.

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Prakkypedia

MARCH 1, 2020

It’s one of my favourite events of the year this Friday – the International Women’s Day breakfast at the Adelaide Convention Centre, which always attracts thousands of people and has my head spinning with how many I could say “hello” to.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

In my experience as a corporate communications professional, I have seen the prevalence of silos in communications and marketing departments around the world — which result in a lack of collaboration among the various moving parts. Build the camaraderie needed to face crises. Illustration credit: astel design ].

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PRSay

JUNE 29, 2020

“Let’s recognize the power of public relations to shape ideas and forge opinion,” said Galloway, vice president of communications for Wells Fargo Bank and chair of the PRSA 2020 International Conference. “PR I think corporations have genuinely embraced diversity and inclusion, some better than others.

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Community Banking Corporate Conference 107

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Reorganisation and investment in talent Agency positioning for growth Scaling and corporate development Brexit is done: deal and no deal bring same issues Environment, society, and governance an emerging issue for 2021 Every conversation with marketing and PR agency bosses at the moment starts with the same question about the market.

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Agency Creativity Marketing Government 122

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I’d venture stepped up internal communications following the pandemic had a lot to do with these numbers. Employers are more believable than government, media reporters with named sources, major corporations, media reports with anonymous sources, advertising and “my social media.”. Similarly, 72% of U.S. Stay in your lane.

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Government Survey Ethics Media 152