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Muddling through the COVID-19 crisis: celebrating human spirit and ingenuity

Stephen Waddington

I’m muddling through the COVID-19 crisis, just like you, but I am starting to think about what might come next. Is it possible to have a good crisis? It followed support from the Treasury for large employees a week ago. Demand for food banks is on the rise. The BBC and NHS have both stepped up to the crisis.

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PR Lessons From The Biggest Failures of 2023

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

By Monday, most of OpenAI’s rank-and-file employees were threatening to follow them. Target found itself in a somewhat similar situation when anti-LGBTQ customers criticized its Pride Month displays, in some cases trashing store merchandise and harassing employees. Even the smartest PR won’t prevent a backlash or a boycott.

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Now what? Down-to-earth advice for startups when the world is upside down.

Barokas

folks in the start-up and VC communities. All employees should have necessary IT to work from home. You want to be the first in line at the bank, not the last. Most companies have sick policies, but most employees in startups feel. furlough employees versus layoffs? What will you tell your customers and employees?

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

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. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority.

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How public relations responded to COVID-19

Stephen Waddington

The Communicating in a Crisis report records how public relations was successfully deployed during in the pandemic. Practitioners helped build audiences for research projects, spearheaded hackathons, led the NHS communication response, underpinned support for NHS workers, vaccine uptake, community engagement, and business support.

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Conference Recap: Reaching Rural Americans, Preventing Social Media Crises and Using the PESO Model

PRSay

8–10: Breaking Misconceptions About Communicating With Rural Americans. When PR professionals target people in poor, rural communities, relying on stereotypes and misconceptions often hinders their campaigns, said Deana Rachelle Haworth, M.A., 10, titled “ Rural Reach: Strategic Communication With Rural and Low Income Audiences.”

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PR industry resilient but COVID-19 leaves significant human cost

Stephen Waddington

But thankfully, our worst fears at the beginning of this crisis have proved to be groundless.,” Talent in flux The human impact of the crisis dominates the responses. say they have employees experiencing long-tail COVID-19. All around the world, our industry has been hit hard by COVID-19. said Ingham. “I A further 4.8%

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