Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

ET, the #PRStudChat community will participate in a Twitter chat discussion focused the state of healthcare communications. We’ve invited a few special guests to join our discussion who will share their expertise on healthcare issues and the many advancements that we’ve seen in communications. Anneliz Hannan ( @AnnelizHannan ).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Business environment in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toronto is Canadas largest city and is home to the most corporate head offices in the country. The suburban communities have a vibrant manufacturing base. As a 50+ employee firm, the agency has strong capabilities in consumer, corporate, B2B and issues management.

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5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2025

Today’s consumers demand authentic commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social impact from the brands they support. Beyond their well-known flavors, they consistently use their platform to support causes like racial justice and climate action across social media, advertising, and corporate communications.

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Over the last few years, particularly with the onset of social media, emotional reactions from consumers have changed the face of public relations. Emotional intelligence drives consumer culture which influences your business strategy. So, why not capitalize on this approach to forge a lifelong relationship with your consumers?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

And the biggest of these events – like the Cannes Advertising Festival, the Consumer Electronics Show, or the E3 Expo, attract equally high-profile media. Consider The Impact on Local Communities. Here are some tips to both landing media interviews and making sure they’re successful.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

PR strategies focused on accessibility do more than tick a corporate social responsibility box – they open new revenue streams, build lasting customer relationships, and position brands as market leaders. Community Engagement Strategies Successful accessibility initiatives require deep community engagement.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

But what one tactic can drive employee engagement and consumer support? The answer is corporate social responsibility (CSR). Consumers care, too, and are likely to pay more and be more loyal to brands with a social good component than those without. Find a cause that engages employees and consumers. Make it fun.

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PRSay

JUNE 4, 2024

For many in the LGBTQ+ community, this feels like a year of loathing instead of a celebration of everyone’s rights being fully protected and respected. It’s about speaking out for our equality and that of every other marginalized community. In 2024, whither Pride? First, let’s remember that Pride started as a protest.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts. For many, the roads intersect, which has been the case for Christina Semmel, Lufthansa’s Manager of North American Corporate Communications. “My

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 8, 2024

Corporate citizenship activities—which include corporate grants, employee volunteerism, education and community engagement, disaster aid, and racial injustice and equality support—are great ways to accomplish good things for US companies.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned consumer behavior upside down but, in recent weeks, we have seen states begin to devise and even implement strategies for slowly reopening. During a normal year, corporations compete for LGBTQ buyers using traditional and sometimes antiquated methods, such as gay pride events and circuit parties.

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

As a corporate communicator who, like others, nervously and helplessly watched the water rise, I learned about the parallels that can be drawn between the historic flood and how companies respond to their own crises. But few flood victims after Hurricane Harvey had the luxury of interviewing contractors. This is a valuable perspective.

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5W PR

JANUARY 1, 2023

One essential element that contributes to the overall reputation of businesses is a corporate social responsibility. Investing in CSR can help companies develop a corporate reputation, and attract customers while protecting businesses from any damage to their reputation, as well as helping them recover faster after a PR crisis.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Utilizing Multiple Communication Channels Different audiences consume information in different ways. Learning from Effective Crisis Communication Examples One of the most well-known examples of effective crisis communication is Johnson & Johnsons response to the Tylenol poisoning incident.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more piece of vendor content Pieces of content. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content marketing has in the sales cycle. Do buyers really consume 50 pieces of content?

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2022

Indeed, we’ve entered a new era of expectations for corporate and organizational LGBTQ engagement. This division is even more stark when you consider the rising attacks on LGBTQ people in statehouses, courthouses and communities nationwide. Those are the highest numbers that Gallup has ever reported for our community.

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MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns are on the rise as brands explore how they can stand out in a crowded, noisy marketplace, position themselves apart from their competition and make a statement with consumers. Consumers want to interact with your brand values. Be Consistent, Long-Term Timing.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Two years ago I wrote about Starbuck’s innovative efforts to serve deaf consumers through a specially-designed store in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to make a life-sustaining service safely available to a group of consumers who are consistently underserved.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2025

Understanding the Psychology Behind Emotional Brand Stories The numbers tell a compelling tale: studies show that consumers primarily use emotions rather than information to evaluate brands, with positive emotions toward a brand proving to be far more influential in consumer loyalty than trust and other factors.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In fact, measurement vendors such as Onclusive can now follow consumers’ online footprints to show how an earned-media placement leads to sales — the platform’s technology showcases PR’s business impact through metrics such as potential customers, amplification and website traffic. CSR stresses quality over quantity.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

PR professionals who master TikTok’s unique blend of authenticity, creativity, and rapid content creation gain direct access to journalists, influencers, and consumers alike. million by creating news-related content that uses TikTok’s native tools to inform and entertain.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

According to a study by Golin , Black Americans are 75 percent more likely to live near commercial facilities that produce noise, odor, traffic or emissions that directly affect their communities. Golin says data show that nearly half of consumers believe a company’s CEO is responsible for making environmental justice a priority.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Corporate CEOs rallied to aid those affected by the administration’s suddenly announced travel ban. Mainstream marketers are gradually losing their reluctance to advocate for politically and socially charged issues in their paid content and corporate social responsibility positions. Ad dollars will move to influencer marketing.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2021

For corporate communicators, Pride in 2021 can seem confusing and challenging. LGBTQ people are voters, employees, family members and consumers. If the past year has taught you anything, then it should be that the price of admission to the LGBTQ ally community is now much higher. We expect more now, and in the future.

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PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

By 2020, Gen Z will account for 40 percent of all consumers according to an Accenture report , and some experts estimate their current spending power to be as much as $140 billion. They are digital natives, tech smart, entrepreneurial- spirited, community-minded, socially conscious and purpose driven. Brands can’t simply pander to us.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Like fluffy yellow chicks marching in line after their mama, many companies are stuck in push marketing tactics of the past, favoring carefully crafted, conservative external messaging and expecting their executives to rigidly follow corporate directives when it comes to having (or not having) a digital voice. “It’s too risky!”

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Business Wire

MAY 3, 2017

There is a proven antibiotic to treat exposure to fake news, unfortunately it’s time consuming and involves vetting and verifying information. To the investing community that relies on quick transactions based on constantly changing trends, however, fake news is becoming a serious problem.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There are different priorities for corporate and financial public relations relative to consumer and trade public relations. These impacts corporate and consumer public relations. It also impacts the corporate and consumer brand. A recent case study highlights the issue.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Corporate America is stepping up. This comes as a happy sign for public relations professionals who preach corporate responsibility or even strategic activism to clients. According to Fleishman Hilliard’s Authenticity Report , consumers care most about issues like affordable healthcare and education.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets. While the rise of fake news and the poor coverage of the United States presidential election likely dug into its lead, most credible consumer research indicates that trust in earned is highest.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 29, 2021

Sophie Smith Agencies can claim a proportion of research and development investment costs against their Corporation Tax. Our COVID-19 UK Public Relations report has kickstarted a series of industry conversations about what drives innovation in communication and professional services. It is an incentive aimed at promoting innovation.

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Cision

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As much as any of the other press release building blocks — an eye-catching headline, dateline, clear source, specific media contact — a good boilerplate, or “About Us” statement, helps tell a full story to your media and consumer audience. But they kick it up a notch, too, by focusing on their value to consumers. The Social Butterfly.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I’m going to give it to you straight – developing a Corporate Sustainability Report for your company is a ton of work. What is a Corporate Sustainability Report? Yes, corporate sustainability reports are a valuable communications tool. Corporate Sustainability Reports Rise in Popularity. General Mills.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Thought leadership is relevant not just to B2B organizations, but to consumer product companies. The explosion of digital and social media has made every aspect of corporate reputation―from customer service to CEO behavior―relevant to brand image, and therefore to PR. Everything is measurable and measured.

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Reputation Us

MARCH 27, 2023

While ESG has essentially been a part of many corporations ideology and strategy for decades, the term and customers’ familiarity became more prevalent in 2020 due primarily through heightened awareness of ESG’s importance to the world’s wellbeing. Unfortunately, many of these environmental promises don’t pan out.

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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. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

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PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2021

Take breaks from consuming news. Our jobs require us to stay abreast of current events and trends, but consuming too much negative news can deplete our energy, sour our mood and distract our minds. APR , is community relations manager of Vi at Bentley Village, a senior-living development in Naples, Fla. Pam Fultz, M.S.,

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