Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

Reuben Sinclair was among several recruiters that reported increasing demand talent in January 2021. According to a poll by the IoIC two-thirds of internal communicators said that leaders looked to them for more guidance during the crisis. Employees were a particularly complex stakeholder group during lockdown.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2022

This division is even more stark when you consider the rising attacks on LGBTQ people in statehouses, courthouses and communities nationwide. It’s no longer enough for companies to merely say they “support” LGBTQ people and ignore attacks on our rights and our lives in communities across the country. adult population does as well.

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Policies Community Corporate Enterprise 166

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Issues from 2021 to carry-over. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority.

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PRSay

JANUARY 15, 2021

and provides a platform for organizations to communicate their commitment to his fight for equity and freedom for all Americans. Organizations and individuals celebrate this observance by volunteering in communities as part of the MLK Day of Service. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Community Policies Employee Blogging 179

PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In some ways, it has proven the inverse: getting real with our colleagues, with our customers and with our community has drawn us closer together. Do your employees need to be trusted and empowered, granted resources or nudged toward excellence? To find out, internal communicators should become reporters within their organizations.

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Communications Nonprofit Employee Film 158

PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

According to a 2021 study by researchers at Portland State University in Oregon, workplace incivility is rising, too. Employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil toward others, the study found. How can communications professionals show leadership to help counter this epidemic of incivility?

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2021, we will now need to prepare for the ‘next normal’. To hopefully help answer these questions, here are our insights into the five key elements for a comms and marketing B-R-A-I-N in 2021. 2021 will be the year of the ‘work-around’, finding ways to conduct activities differently ? So, what does that mean? A:ccuracy.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With Google announcing work-from-home plans through 2021 and other giants like Facebook, Twitter and Slack telling employees they can work from home permanently — not to mention the many PR agencies shuttering their own offices for permanent work-from-home plans — it’s clear that remote work is not a passing trend. percent to 5.4

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. SEMrush started trading on the NYSE under the ticker SEMR on March 29, 2021. Linkfluence was founded in 2006 has 150 employees in seven offices, with headquarters in Paris. SEMrush goes IPO.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021 ; Updated November 2023 PR is always evolving. Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. How do you know what’s working?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The report is partly based on 3,528 interviews – and more than 14,000 interviews since 2021. Big tech companies are reporting fat margins, and then laying off thousands of employees. If you treat your employees poorly, then prospective customers don’t want to do business with you. It’s an employer’s market right now.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Jules Herd Like many other sectors, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the communications industry. Redundancies, business transformation, remote working, and juggling work with homeschooling, has seen many employees swap their agency or in-house jobs for the freelance world or even take career breaks.

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PRSay

JANUARY 19, 2021

After a turbulent year of the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest and political instability, public mistrust of societal institutions is widespread around the world, Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer finds. To rebuild trust, businesses must provide reliable information to their employees and, by extension, to their communities, Edelman says.

Government 158

Government Report Survey Media 158

Institute for Public Relations

JANUARY 16, 2024

For example, Shen and Jiang (2021) renewed the call for a community approach to public relations, echoing the proposition by Kruckeberg and Starck (1988) that public relations should be about restoring and … Continue reading The Role of Identity in Internal Community Development →

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It is a combination of your employees’ perception of you as an employer and how candidates see you as a potential workplace. This is because candidates and current employees have become more intentional about what they are looking for in terms of flexibility, culture, mission and the work itself. Employee Wellbeing First.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 15, 2020

My hunch is that the 2021 survey will tell a different story. Community of practice Two-thirds (66%) of public relations professionals feel they are part of a professional community. Learning and development opportunities were cited as the main benefit to being part of a community.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 31, 2020

Here are some of the issues that need to be front of mind as we head towards 2021. Helping organisations operate alongside the virus We’ve become the front line of an organisation’s communication response to the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve worked with executive teams to engage employees.

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Communications Crisis Leadership Sports 125

PRSay

APRIL 15, 2021

Companies and organizations of all sizes today are increasingly under pressure — from activists to employees — to speak out on high-profile political and social issues. If CEOs act on what they say, they will be rewarded in terms of stronger bonds with their employees, customers, investors and communities.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team. The corporate communication or public relations function is underserved an area of study, in contrast with other areas of management.

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Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

NewsWhip

AUGUST 26, 2021

Pichai has seen himself in the media frequently lately, mostly due to his order of mandating Google employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine if they wish to return to the office. The post How big tech CEOs were covered in the media in August 2021 appeared first on Newswhip. Top articles about Sundar Pichai. interactions.

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Stern + Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I’ve been given a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the mission of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, presenting a program of best interviewing tips to the community they serve. This is particularly meaningful for me because it is a way to honor my father-in-law Paul Brownstein’s legacy. The Statistics. million.

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PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

Right now, that advice is more crucial than ever as we begin 2021. L’Oréal Paris stands in solidarity with the Black community, and against injustice of any kind. James Grunig and Todd Hunt’s “excellence theory” has long told us that, in public relations, listening is as important as speaking. The importance of elephant-whispering.

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Communications Viral Fashion Public Affairs 199

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

Ask 10 PR pros what their top communications challenges are and about three in 10 will say: 1) cutting through the noise (35%); 2) too many priorities (31%); and. 3) lack of employee experience (25%). Those findings stem from the recently released fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. 13% not enough budget.

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Communications Survey Employee Measurement 145

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Seeing Others” offers leaders and employees the tools to put themselves in a safe context, allowing frank discussions about the lack of recognition without assigning blame. By creating sustainable workplaces with committed employees, retention, collaboration, and productivity are all boosted.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

Marketing 186

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 186

MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. Listen To and Welcome Employees on Social. Brands know they should listen to consumers, but what about listening to employees? What about Twitch?

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Viral Marketing 62

Offleash

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Despite the events of 2020, I see example after example of people charging ahead with their lives — continuing to work hard, still dreaming big, standing taller than ever for their families and their communities. We were steadfastly focused on giving back to the community, through our OffleashCARES initiative.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Stacey Miller , Vice President, Communications, Auto Care Association. To that end, we owe a special thanks to Gini and Karen who also polled their respective communities – Spin Sucks and Solo PR Pro – for the survey this year. The lack of employee experience is a new challenge near the top of the list for the first time.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

And we’re going to do about half of that in 2021, and probably the remainder in 2022. On communicating with employees during the crisis: We want to communicate to employees first, before communicating to the outside world. Another $50 million was set aside for investments in their communities.

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Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Airlines 107

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. 31, 2021, I sold PR 20/20 to Blue Cypress , a family of companies owned and led by Amith Nagarajan that is dedicated to building purpose-driven businesses. If you want to learn more, I encourage you to join us for the MAICON 2021 virtual experience Sept.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Reputation Employee Crisis Management Government 78

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation.

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Reputation Employee Crisis Management Government 78

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I’ll never forget working shoulder to shoulder with the Minnesota Somali community to raise money and pack meals for their people during the East African famine. I was attracted by FMSC’s need for a solid communication infrastructure. And, what advice would you share with media members who are thinking about making that jump in 2021?

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Publicity Leadership Corporate Agency 174

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Every month I summarize the news from the PR vendor community. However, they are a sizable company with 1,000 or so employees. Muck Rack recommends 9 must-subscribe newsletters for PR pros in 2021, which includes the Monthly Scripts by yours truly ( example and subscribe ). And that brings us to this month’s PR Tech Sum.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

2021 was a whirlwind year in terms of keeping up with events that shook our country. At SHIFT, we’ve worked with clients to share statements on social pages or with their employees only rather than public channels because the events were close to their hearts. Take the lessons from 2021 to build a plan. And that’s OK.

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Employee Leadership Consumer Internal 78

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In 2020, organizations like credit unions, which are rooted in their communities, have had to confront issues that may not have been part of their 2019 strategic plans, from the pandemic to natural disaster and civil unrest. As Winston Churchill once famously advised, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” BE THE GUIDE.

Reputation 68

Reputation Branding Brand Crisis 68

Landis PR

JUNE 28, 2021

During COVID, we heard a lot about companies recognizing the serious toll the pandemic took on the mental and emotional well-being of employees. Employees were more than just workers; they were people, some like family, going through trauma. Many companies answered the important call to address their employee’s trauma.

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Industry Retail Employee Crisis 85