Institute for Public Relations

JUNE 10, 2023

The report identified changes in the number of board seats held by individuals in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups between 2020 and 2022. A census-level analysis of board directors from 92 … Continue reading How Diverse are Corporate Boards?

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

We’re only halfway through 2020, but the year has already ushered in a once-in-a-century pandemic and a world-altering movement to dismantle systemic racism. So what do the rapid changes of 2020 mean for your organization? Should corporate leaders share their own beliefs? Should businesses address these movements?

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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. In-house vs. agency.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

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. Executive Thought Leadership. There were some serious PR blunders in 2020.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Corporate America is stepping up. This comes as a happy sign for public relations professionals who preach corporate responsibility or even strategic activism to clients. Yet the need here is not mere public relations messaging, but leadership and action. ” 2020 Brings A Leadership Test.

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Maxim Behar

AUGUST 11, 2024

He is a globally recognised expert in media relations, social media, corporate affairs, and crisis management. into a brilliant machine for innovative projects and leadership in the Public Relations business globally. With a career spanning more than three decades, Maxim is well-known for his experience in the PR Industry.

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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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Doctor Spin

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here we go: Communicative Discipline Spin Academy | Online PR Courses Communicative Discipline For corporate communications in general, and communicative leadership in particular, I recommend a direct approach to intrapersonal communication: Rationalise and simplify—never let trivial tasks or topics become complicated or emotional.

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Wadds Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2024

Progress for black practitioners working in communications and public relations in the UK has been limited since 2020 according to a report published by the UK Black Comms Network. The management science supporting diversity in corporate communications and public relations teams was established in the 1990s. UK Black Comms Network.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Communicators have “a lot of great partners out there” who can help provide their employees with local voting information, said panelist Kelly Mason, director of corporate communications at Levi Strauss & Co., Tell five friends and ask them to do the same with five other friends and pass it on.”.

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Barokas

JANUARY 15, 2020

This happens in corporate messaging all the time. The more disjointed the message, the more distanced you become from market leadership and a strong reputation. As you look toward all that 2020 holds for your company, consider a refresh on your messaging. All too often, we miscommunicate and cross wires.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 1, 2021

Pretty impressive for an app that started only a year ago in March of 2020. ” Clubhouse can drive PR thought leadership potential for PR. For B2B tech clients in particular, thought leadership drives the right kind of visibility and is a big part of many successful PR campaigns. No metrics, no worries.

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And I just addressed some of these questions in my recent podcast appearance , with host Marti Sanchez , who also runs content and thought leadership firm Influence Podium. And it’s 2020, so I get a pass on cussing. Most corporations are very conservative and would never take an unnecessary risk like this. Mark Prindle.

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Wadds Inc.

MAY 19, 2024

A new report makes the case for the elevated role of corporate communications in management. The corporate communications or public relations function was elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic. I described this shift in a paper for the Government Communication Service in 2020. The Page Society, also known as the Arthur W.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

And the work of our corporate communications team had turned to sharing accurate, timely information and serving as an important adjunct to under-resourced public health agencies. By the time the vaccine became available in late 2020, more than 26,000 people in our service area had contracted COVID and more than 300 had died.

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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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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. companies, hosted by The Conference Board ESG Center in the wake of the 2020 U.S. Align political activity with corporate values.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

While I wish there was a perfect crystal ball, the best we can do are our own professional insights — and here are some trends that we foresee being worth watching in 2020 and beyond: User- g enerated content. 2020 is the perfect time to take a fresh, creative approach to your partnerships. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. Have you seen a survey or study on 2020 budgets worth a look?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Corp comm departments are chronically underfunded and lower on the corporate priorities list. In early 2020, the company’s founder and CEO – Jorn Lyseggen – stepped aside. Cision shakes up C-suite again Cision has swapped out its leadership again. The cross-sell and upsell of new tools is harder than most expect.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Catz, Oracle Corporation. Michelle Gass, Kohl’s Corporation. Good, Duke Energy Corporation. Tricia Griffith, The Progressive Corporation. Hewson, Lockheed Martin Corporation. Vicki Hollub, Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Novakovic, General Dynamics Corporation. Poppe, CMS Energy Corporation.

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PRSay

MARCH 14, 2023

According to the “National Customer Rage Survey” of 1,000 Americans, businesses risk losing an estimated $887 billion in future revenue, thanks to their mediocre handling of customer complaints (up from $494 billion in 2020). The percentage of customers seeking revenge for product or service problems has tripled since 2020.

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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. Photo by Andrew D.

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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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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

A paper published by Harvard Business Review reports that almost four in five corporate transformations fail. Internal communication has proven to be an important management function during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping organisations manage issues such as leadership communication, furlough, illness, and working from home.

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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. DE&I was followed by thought leadership (49%), data & analytics (48%), storytelling (48%), comms strategy (46%), measurement (46%), internal comms (44%) and ESG programs (43%).

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Doctor Spin

OCTOBER 25, 2024

technologies are key drivers of digital transformation, enhancing competitiveness through environmental and social sustainability , corporate growth, and supply chain integration. The transformation starts with the basic needs and works towards industry leadership and innovation. Stage 5: Innovation / Industry Leadership.

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Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Conferences Finally Made Their Big Comeback In 2020 and 2021, during the pandemic, there was a lot of talk about the demise of in-person conferences. But this prediction, to paraphrase Mark Twain, has been greatly exaggerated. And as always, these events make ideal venues for networking and relationship-building.

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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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PRSay

JULY 1, 2022

million in 2020, according to Pew Research Center. About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 million in 1974 to 24.3

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2024

So, what’s been the impact on PR and corporate communications? Prowly was acquired by the SEO software vendor Semrush in 2020. People on the move Joanna Drabent is stepping down as CEO of Prowly. She is being replaced by co-founder Sebastian Przyborowski who has been serving as the chief product officer. No reason was noted.

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Reputation Us

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Numerous corporate scandals in the past decade illustrate just how unaware boards of directors can be about their companies’ deeply rooted problems. But through oversight of the company at large, the corporate board also plays a crucial role in managing reputational risk. Obliviousness is not without its costs.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2024

The personal risks are very high and verification processes, like this, strike me as corporate risk arbitrage. Formerly called SEMrush (search engine marketing), it acquired Prowly in the fall of 2020. Even if nothing nefarious happens, businesses everywhere are selling your data. It’s often an assistant account executive or an intern.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2020

One of the other statistics that stood out for me was around PR and social media : 71% of PR pros say Twitter and LinkedIn will both be equally important to communication strategies in 2020 ( see graphic ). 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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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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