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5 Insights On Corporate Activism From Top PR Experts

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Last week, seven of the public relations industry’s top PR professionals offered unusually candid insights into one of the hottest issues of the day – corporate activism. The panelists agreed that most corporations need to build trust by conducting themselves with transparency, honesty, and finesse.

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#MeToo Slams Under Armour: Can It Recover?

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But its real impact may be at the corporate level. Our heightened awareness – and the corporate reluctance to address systemic misbehavior – presents serious public relations challenges for established companies in every sector from technology and media to food service and sports.

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Building Your Communications Career from the Ground Up: 5 Ways to Make Any Job Work for You

Deirdre Breakenridge

According to a report by Burning Glass and the Strada Institute, 39 percent of Communications and Journalism majors will be underemployed in their first job. For me, that meant starting off in retail at Patagonia when I first moved to Washington D.C. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Offer to help create new content.

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Survey: Most PR Pros Say that Media Relations is Getting Harder – Here’s What You Can Do About It

Deirdre Breakenridge

That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. The days of objectivity are gone and the days of combative, aggressive, argumentative ‘in your face’ journalism has taken its place.”. The temptation to replace thoughtfully considered and strategic communications with foolish antics.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Susan Stoga

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Originally from suburban Chicago, Illinois, she studied journalism at the University of Iowa, getting her start reporting on elections as early as her sophomore year. Upon graduating, Susan decided to leave reporting behind and instead put her skills to work doing media relations for a major retailer back in her hometown.

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The Biggest PR Disasters Of 2016

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Worse, Samsung bungled the management of the product recalls by failing to coordinate with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and its communication to customers was slow and inconsistent. The communications lessons, on the other hand, will be covered in crisis management classes for many years. Email hack bedevils Democrats .

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Study: Big Companies Lag at Blogging, Social Media

Sword and the Script

My interpretation of the results are completely different than those of the researchers who concluded: “The 2014 Fortune 500 has now fully embraced new communications tools that have taken so many other sectors by storm.”. These giant corporations are demonstrating an interest in experimenting with new tools.”. 500 Social Media Study.