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Burger King ate up the headlines in June after retirement faux pas

NewsWhip

In June, Burger King made headlines for the wrong reasons after the restaurant chain was dragged into a crisis based on a retirement gift given to an employee at a Las Vegas location. . Kevin Ford — the employee in question — had been working at the chain for 27 years and never missed a day of work.

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It’s not OK to hibernate your mind – bringing back creativity for Autumn

PR in High Definition

The phrase is said to have originally been a satirical abbreviation for Oll Korrect (all correct) used by proofreaders in a Boston newspaper during the 1840s, before going viral across the world. Listen to your employees. The word ‘OK’ has been around for about 180 years. Listen to your customers.

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Recent COVID-19 related force majeure decisions: what do they mean for construction contracts?

Practical Law Construction

Indeed, it is uncommon to see terms such as “pandemic” or “infectious viral disease” referred to in a construction contract’s force majeure clause (whether this changes will be the subject of much debate among drafters going forward). M/45/M of 08/05/1442AH (the KSA Decision) in late 2020. Saudi Arabia.

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Be a Trendspotter

5W PR

Data compiled by Sprout Social from an early spring 2020 survey before the pandemic showed how marketers and consumers are trending. The difference was wide on viral challenges with 31% of marketers moving towards that and only 10% of consumers wanting more. As importantly, it also showed cases of where they differed.

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Facebook’s pushing Groups, but how can brands really use them?

Communications Conversations

One big trend I see accelerating in the social media world in 2019 is the move to more “community” and less “let’s go viral” It’s something I talked about in my trends presentation I put together that I’ve given now to five different groups in the Twin Cities. And, that will happen.

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“Post Truth.” Navigating Misinformation and Managing Reputations

Reputation Us

However, he didn’t realize someone filmed him and posted it online, which quickly became viral. In 2021, The Pew Research Center found that misinformation and competing views of reality abounded throughout 2020. As he marched, he yelled, “Birds are a myth; they’re an illusion. Wake up America!

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Why the NBA’s Hong Kong Controversy Is a Timely Lesson in Corporate Responsibility

PRSay

By clearly stating the league’s position on free speech — “The NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say” — he positioned the NBA as the target of antidemocratic muscle tactics from the Chinese government. In an Oct. Tip 5: Keep the team on-message.

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