5W PR

JANUARY 10, 2025

As consumers become increasingly discerning, they are seeking out brands that align with their values and prioritize ethical practices. Many are supporting fair trade initiatives, sourcing ingredients from marginalized communities, and donating a portion of their profits to charitable causes.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The college intern who had been working with the agency on my company’s account that summer was the son of the CEO of our biggest competitor. Still, the situation damaged our relationship with the agency, eroding our trust in people we had seen as business partners. Each ESA is a deep dive into a specific ethical topic.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

PR professionals work to translate complex technical concepts into accessible information while addressing legitimate public concerns about privacy, security, and ethical implications. Making Complex Defense Technologies Accessible to the Public PR professionals face unique challenges when communicating about defense technologies.

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Publicity Privacy Technology Ethics 78

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

While independent bloggers often have lower audience reach than legacy media, their communities are typically more involved. This provides opportunities for you to engage those communities and turn them into fans of your products (and hopefully brand advocates). They’re not all “pitchable.”.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I first met Tatevik when I was looking to expand the ethics cases outside of the US. Tatevik discusses How to best counsel your client when they want to respond unethically to an unethical competitor How to react calmly and ethically in highly emotional crises Should PR create a global code of ethics for influencer marketing?

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5W PR

JANUARY 18, 2025

Reinforce the organization’s dedication to quality, customer satisfaction, and ethical business practices. Seek out opportunities to showcase positive stories and rebuild public trust through community engagement and charitable initiatives. Remind the public about the core values and strengths of the organization.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Whether the issue stems from a product failure, a public relations misstep, or an ethical controversy, the damage to a brands reputation can be significant. This can be done through social media interactions, customer service initiatives, and community outreach programs.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. A body of knowledge, ethics and certification are the three foundations of a profession. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 10, 2025

Welcome to Ethical Voices, a weekly podcast where real pros share real stories about real ethical issues. I’m the co-founder and CEO of Refuerzo Collaborative, a Latina-owned public relations agency based in Austin, Texas. I confront ethical challenges all the time. I’m your host, Mark McClennan.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 14, 2021

This issue is fundamental for us in marketing and communications because it relates to how we represent communities in the way we spot, create, produce, and share stories. We shared research, reviewed industry best practice and talked to our network of communications practitioners to better understand what was going on.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. Let values guide you.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

PR Newswire teamed up with AKA Partners , a “video-first marketing communications” agency. Meltwater gamifies customer community. Meltwater added a rewards program to its online customer community. Members will be able to earn status by actively contributing to the community and then receive branded gifts.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In-house teams and agencies that stay ahead know mentions are still important (and probably will be forever), but also put a lot of effort into starting movements ignited by quality content that results in target audience loyalty and engagement. Reverse digital PR flips the process around and emphasizes building engaged communities first.

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Digital PR Case Study SEO Measurement 104

Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Pete area, but I’ve worked in agencies, corporations, and my experience spans a variety of industries including academia, banking, government, healthcare, tourism, and utilities. Thinking about your career from circus to healthcare to agency, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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5W PR

JANUARY 1, 2023

However, beyond the financial benefits that companies can get from investing in a solid corporate social responsibility strategy, businesses can take specific actions that are aligned with the interest of their consumers, their communities, as well as the world in general. Types of CSR.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 6, 2019

This NY Times story reports that an employee revolt led a PR agency to drop a contract they’d just won for a private company that runs border detention centers. This movement, if successful would compel them to balance profits and ethics. I love the proposal above, that boardrooms and C-suites should also be guided by ethical rules.

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PRSay

APRIL 13, 2021

I needed the framework of a third-party endorsement from a known commodity — with infinite reach, a solid reputation and a well-articulated Code of Ethics. At the end of my buyout period, I joined a client — the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. We sold Eos to a regional marketing organization.

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Telecommunications Community Ethics Financial 199

5W PR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

According to the Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct, successful simulations incorporate multiple dimensions of crisis response, including technical, operational, and communications aspects. The post Crisis Simulation in Defense Tech PR appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm.

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Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

This week on Ethical Voices, KayAnn Schoeneman , President of Curley Company discusses: How to determine if a client is right for you Ethical issues in opposition research AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? At the heart of it, I am a communicator and an advocate.

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Ethics Government Pharmaceuticals Policies 78

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

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.” (By So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight.

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PRSay

JANUARY 26, 2021

It’s not our place to question how the Capitol police and other law-enforcement agencies managed the deadly riot, but the optics shared around the world tell a very particular story. As communicators, we must remember our duty to disseminate truth in a timely manner and engage in transparency.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Overseeing a team of 120 communicators, Rebecca is responsible for driving the overall strategic direction, commercial operations, and global client growth across the markets, and driving collaboration across the APAC region. While I was a bit under the weather from a cold, Rebecca provided ethics insights on a number of topics, including:

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PRSay

JULY 29, 2022

“In such a challenging and demanding context for society, communication should be summed up by its primary role: building trust,” said Christian Silveri, regional head of corporate affairs, Latin America, for Natura & Co (Natura and Avon). Humanize digital experiences. Embrace DE&I. Facundo Luque is a product manager jr.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 22, 2022

She discusses a number of important issues, including: The ethical challenges of weaponized communication. I have a degree in Organizational Communication, then applied that first working in the space division of Boeing, back when the International Space Station was still on the ground and being built. How am I engaging myself?

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PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

For more than 100 years, all of us — agencies, clients and educators, working together around the world through mutuality of endeavor — defined a new industry. Great counseling firms were founded and legendary corporate communications departments were born. That was 50 years ago.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 20, 2021

PRSA’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee asked Gayle Saunders, APR, how PR professionals can integrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) into their communications strategies. Saunders is founder and CEO of The Saunders PR Group, a full-service agency in Columbus, Ohio. He is currently working in an Argentinean PR agency.

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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. As HubSpot’s first agency partner back in 2008 , we’ve built our firm on the back of automation and have witnessed it transform the industry over the last decade.

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Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

This can be found from the smallest agencies to the largest corporations. KD: The most memorable milestone in my career was taking a leap of faith and starting my own agency, Powerhouse Communications. The traditional agency model is failing.

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Sports Agency Creativity Industry 245

Maxim Behar

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies (BAPRA) has just established an Ethics Commission (EC) to unite the communication community and monitor ethical and professional communications. Maxim Behar, PR expert and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Inc. , is elected a member of the Commission.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Kena discusses several important ethics issues, including: What to do ethically when your boss is the problem. The ethical challenges of online identity. The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators. Looking over your career, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Healthcare Ethics Communications System 70

Ethical Voices

JUNE 12, 2023

I met her at a great session on AI and political communications hosted by Peter Loge at George Washington University. Folks who worked at that organization bring a very different perspective to advocacy communications. I’ve brought that lens to the agency space and as a consultant. That momentum was amazing.

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Ethics Storytelling Communications Training 72

MaccaPR

JULY 2, 2014

All jokes aside, Wikipedia does have a distinct influence on the business community. Did you know Facebook uses content directly from Wikipedia to feed its community pages? However, Wikipedia has basically told company representatives (whether they be PR agency or in-house communicators) NOT to edit their companies’ pages.

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Wikipedia Marketing Ethics Facebook 101

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It continues a thought leading series based on Agency and Client-side workplace issues, and is the basis of a forthcoming coaching and mentoring book to be published in 2017 alongside the 15th anniversary of the agency. The power of ideas and proper communication is one that cannot and will not be underestimated.

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Creativity SEO Mobile Journalism 120

5W PR

APRIL 10, 2023

Brands must align values with ethical practices. Updating their brand values is necessary to better reflect ethical practices. Developing a Clear Mission Statement Developing a clear mission statement can communicate a brand’s ethical values to consumers. Brands can reflect these values through updated branding.

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Consumer Branding Brand Ethics 88

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. 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. Strengthening community-building and connections.

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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. However, 36% also said they will send more work to outside resources such as agencies and freelancers.

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5W PR

JULY 25, 2024

Healthcare PR agencies act as a bridge. This strategy also fosters a sense of community around groundbreaking discoveries. Healthcare PR can be a powerful tool for advocacy groups seeking to amplify the voices of these communities. Healthcare PR also plays a crucial role in mobilizing patient communities.

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