Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 12, 2020

We help brands, organisations and businesses develop and deploy measurable communications through PR, internal comms, digital marketing, SEO, social media and advertising. We want to make an objective, positive impact through bold and meaningful communications by bringing together advertising, marketing and PR in one agency.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

Regrettably, advertising and marketing seem to remain a notable instance of this disparity. In advertising and marketing, however, this rich mixture has historically been depicted through the lens of Caucasian individuals. The rationale underscoring the crusade for inclusion is rooted in a blend of ethical and realistic understandings.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. Cognitive and behavioral science aren’t new to marketing and advertising and as our understanding of human cognition increases, so does the research of how it applies to communications.

Journalism 120

Journalism Trends Print Local 120

Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

How to create buzz ethically? Where humans win is in emotional intelligence, creative storytelling, and long-term relationship building. 3 brands winning with invisible digital PR Notion - did you know they barely did any advertising? Creating noise around your cause is only right if it's genuine and not just seeking attention.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. Its primary aim is to create a stir, provoke conversation, and gain attention in a way that traditional advertising often can’t.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing turns to creative to stand out from the clutter . The pendulum has swung too far and at the expense of creativity in marketing. That’s all going to change in next year because creative work is the essence of differentiation and a key driver of revenue and profit. Strengthening community-building and connections.

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Stuart Bruce

MARCH 17, 2014

True stories (PR) far more powerful than made up stories (advertising) @holmesreport #WCFDavos. Four of the forum delegates became in-house heads of communication (I was one of these) and the rest chose various roles such as strategist, creative, production, project manager, digital, media relations, measurement and analytics, events etc.

Communications 153

Communications Conference Groups Public Affairs 153

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: The ethical implications of blurred lines Influencer ethics and disclosure Ethics and AI Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? Or can people even do that?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 25, 2018

The script runs the gamut of creative and powerful wordplay, including scholarly quotes from the poet Marguerite de Navarre and lots of German and French bons mots. As we have noted , the best way to improve writing is to read a variety of texts, from creative to journalistic. In this case, we add, and watch certain films.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 14, 2021

In early March 2021, Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies by 2022, sending the targeted advertising industry into a tailspin. While the long-term impacts of the move remain to be seen, one likely change is that content will play an even more important role for brands and advertisers trying to reach customers online. “If

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5W PR

JUNE 14, 2024

Efficiency Automation of routine tasks frees up employees to focus on more creative ideas and strategic initiatives, enhancing productivity and innovation in PR campaigns. This shift allows teams to allocate more time to relationship building and personalized outreach, crucial components of successful, PR campaign activities.

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Publicity Analysis Healthcare Tools 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2015

Following the likes of BuzzFeed, Gawker and the WaPo , among other media outlets, CNN is going all in on native advertising with an in-store studio or so to speak. It’s a question of ethics. He wrote a post to the effect – Native advertising and advertorials: Apples and not-quite-apples – that provided much to consider.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. It was clear that soon they will be one business.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

However, with COVID-19 affecting advertising revenue – in a November report, WARC predicted that 2020 global ad spend would fall 10.2% Given that we have clients that span a variety of sectors, we engage with journalists who write for everything from mainstream to specialist publications.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. Bold creative and excellent campaigns cannot be delivered by an organisation with a sick culture.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

The competitive difference, the drawbacks, or even the misuse, rests in the skill and ethics of the application. 3) Native advertising risking non-compliance. When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published guidelines for native advertising in 2015, 29% of publishers were in compliance. If not, give our services a try.

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Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 74

Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

How can you develop a transparent, ethical and mutually beneficial relationship with them? Are there videos of people using your product in creative or offbeat ways that you can promote? Also setting it apart from the crowd, it relies on subscriptions rather than advertising revenue. Want to become an innovator on social media?

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

These insights can be used to inform messaging wherever it may live, i.e. speeches, press releases, advertisement, etc. In a crisis, ethics has to be a top consideration. But it’s a good, creative practice to stretch clients into spaces where they may be missing potential customers. How did this happen?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Traditional journalists and publishers still chafe at such practices, but as the economics of publishing become ever more challenging, particularly for niche industry trade publications, editors will increasingly turn to this practice in order to attract advertisers and pay the bills.” ~ Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity LLC 12.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 3, 2024

Discussions of ethics sometimes identify actions considered blatant wrongs, e.g., it’s never right to murder or rape. Advertising is one of the world’s most pervasive and influential forms of communication. Those who work in advertising are some of the brightest and most creative people on the planet.

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Marketing Healthcare Study Advertising 101

Mindful Marketing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So, it seems that selling nostalgic play to adults is often effective marketing, but is it ethical? Thompson credits LEGO for f anning his creative flame at a very young age and opening for him doors to design, teaching, and entrepreneurship. Each model cost thousands of dollars.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. This frees the agency and the client up to redirect resources to higher value creative and strategic tasks. which helps to streamline the creative process.

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Reputation Us

AUGUST 28, 2023

Pinto “Learn to be adaptable, resilient, collaborative, creative, innovative. ” –Hope for technology to be ethical. –Advertising will be more engaging. Pinto “Much of what students learn their first few years will change by the time they graduate.” ” Neville G. ” Neville G.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most PR practitioners quickly learn that the wall protecting editorial integrity from the influence of paid advertising can be, like the Pirate Code , “more of a guideline than an actual rule.” For better or worse, at a great number of well-known and respected media sources, advertisers are often given preference in coverage.

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Buzzstream

APRIL 2, 2025

I think digital PR is a more clever, sustainable, and ethical way of building links. What it should be is something a bit more creative. Enabling people to try out these sneakers before anyone else can, or something unique and creative, to get people interested and engaged with the product on the website.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Brand Branding SEO 62

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Audiences follow influencers for their personality, expertise, and relatability, which makes their endorsements feel like genuine recommendations rather than advertisements. Then there’s balancing creative freedom. What sets influencer PR apart is the sense of authenticity it brings. Making sure your selection is spot on!

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Newspapers Ethics Creativity Community 62

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Consider how much time and money you and your team spend performing repetitive marketing tasks such as: creating social media updates, writing blog posts, personalizing emails, developing advertising copy, managing digital media spend, optimizing web pages, testing creatives, and extracting insights from analytics. Growing smarter.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 24, 2017

What is the intent and how can organizations use this technique ethically and while keeping in Google’s good graces? This is ethical and just good business in that you are providing value to the visitors via good content and not just a random link placed on a page. . I really love the creativity and freedom of what I do now.”

Marketing 60

Marketing Ethics Interviews Google 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These companies have a stranglehold on advertising and have effectively become a tax on small and medium-sized business. Regulators have been unable to keep up with the changes in media, not just from an anti-competitive standpoint, but also in adhering to ethical standards. 30 agencies submitted data to the project.

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Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

However, remember that AI should not replace human-written content and creativity. AI for ideas & inspiration Humans are creative and can think of many different ideas, and now AI dramatically increases the number and novelty of ideas. This approach isn’t just good ethics; it’s good business.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” Who do you see advertising on those pages?

Agency 118

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Image: Karen Cropper ( Creative Commons ). Jay Baer (@jaybaer) August 19, 2015.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 1, 2022

What does a good creative message mean from the point of view of your business? In our business, PR creativity is everything. We tried to be correct and creative. This is the relatively rapid merger of the three main businesses in the field of public communications - advertising, PR and digital services.

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Creativity Ethics Instagram Social Media 52

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Josh Rose, Chief Creative Officer, Weber Shandwick. However, the visuals have to be creative and well-designed and executed. Q1: How do you see the traditional lines between the disciplines – PR, advertising, etc. Daniel Lemin, President, One Good Brand. Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute.

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Content Marketing Facebook Groups Reputation 100

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Social Media Ecommerce Marketing Imagine this as a big umbrella that covers lots of stuff—building up your brand’s popularity, guiding customers to your website, advertising and selling products, and even the art of social selling and social commerce. Social commerce revolves around meeting your customers right where they hang out.

Social Media 87

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

News & World Report recently ranked public relations specialists #4 for Best Creative and Media Jobs in its 2019 ranking of best jobs. Many PR students minor in related fields like marketing or advertising. So, what does it take to get into this exciting profession? USC’s rates are the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

Nonprofit 83

Nonprofit Publicity How To Small Business 83

Konnect Agency

APRIL 20, 2023

Deinfluencing promotes a more conscious and responsible approach toward consumerism, encouraging followers to make informed decisions about their purchases and prioritize sustainability, ethical practices, and quality over quantity. Avoid influencers who constantly promote products without providing honest reviews or disclosing sponsorships.

Trends 52

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