PRSay

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Ethics Every Day.” Please join the discussion via #PRethics, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Tom Mueller, who interviewed over 200 corporate whistleblowers for his book Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud , proclaims this “the age of the whistleblower.”. Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture.

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Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Corporate social responsibility isn’t what it used to be—along with the usual societal and ethical components that CSR has always measured, new consumer demands regarding Purpose issues like sustainability and ESG, as well as internal and external diversity and inclusion are now metrics of CSR.

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has declared this September as "Ethics Awareness Month," complete with "The New Era of Authenticity" as a theme. There’s also a Google+ Hangout on PR ethics, webinars and a #PRethics hashtag. Can you put your spin on it?".

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Agility PR Solutions

APRIL 3, 2024

In the rapidly changing workplace environment, companies are choosing to prioritize managing and avoiding risk in their ethics and compliance (E&C) decisions, reveals a news study from E&C solutions firm LRN Corporation.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. It’s not about you, your company or products.

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Agility PR Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Corporate America is increasingly using AI, and executives anticipate that they will use it even more in the years ahead. The post Companies embrace AI, but execs cite challenges on alignment, ethics appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. And […]. And […].

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2018

A recurring discussion at Ethisphere’s two-day Global Ethics Summit in New York City was how diversity and inclusion initiatives are changing the way businesses operate, altering everything from hiring practices and internal communications to consumer outreach. Job candidates want to know about company diversity.

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Ishmael's Corner

DECEMBER 11, 2018

You may have read how the management consulting firm McKinsey took on an assignment with the South African government and the state-owned power company, Eskom. The post The Ethics of PR Consultancies in “Choosing” Clients appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 26, 2023

New research from business ethical standards firm Ethisphere studies the elements of ethical culture in business, offering takeaways for all companies and providing data that leaders can use to determine if their ethics programs are lacking—and if they need additional help in building a strong culture.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Yet corporate PR officers also fall victim to inflated or impractical expectations when their internal clients don’t understand what’s possible. Others may have a completely different work style or service ethic, but the point is that it should be communicated at the outset. Never make coverage guarantees. Don’t confuse PR and sales.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The most important corporate function? According to The New York Times, FTX lacked crucial elements of corporate governance, including a chief financial officer, a human resources or compliance department, or a board of directors. ” In other words, it’s all about image. Apparently Bankman Fried took that literally.

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PRSay

AUGUST 16, 2024

We are calling on all practitioners around the world to act and fulfill their ethics. When AI came along, everyone felt a huge need to control its ethics. But if you look at each association’s ethics around the world, AI is already incorporated into them. Again, that goes back to individuals’ ethics and how they operate.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The organizations that live by their values and bring them to life are the companies that will get Millennial attention, the benefits of their purchasing power, and their employment. As a result, businesses are actively working on becoming more socially conscious by placing organizational purpose over corporate mission and profits.

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Advertising gaffes, which may reach millions, are much more damaging and difficult to roll back, so why do some of the world’s most creative companies and brightest people continue to make promotional faux pas, and what can be done to avoid them? Some companies suggest such principles in their mission statements.

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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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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When I started gathering ethics stories for the week, I was sad because I thought it would be a quiet week. While it skirts legal boundaries based on historical contracts, it opens a host of ethics issues – what is fair use and when do we say no? . The new ethics question this week, is what took brands so long to take action? .

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Among the findings are that buyers have more companies on their “short list,” more decision-makers are involved in the purchasing process, and being the incumbent vendor on the list is no guarantee. Big tech companies are reporting fat margins, and then laying off thousands of employees. That builds trust. This is one for 2023.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 12, 2023

Nor do we see evidence of a family or a life beyond the company. She’s a corporate PR archetype. Then there’s the controversial Irena Briganti, who as Fox News’ SVP of Corporate Communications, may be a model who’s closer to home. of Succession fame. Karolina is always putting out fires. Absolutely not.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s always instructive when PR teams entrusted with managing the reputations of major corporations run into reputation problems of their own. Mega-agency Edelman recently made waves by resigning a lucrative engagement working with for-profit corrections company The GEO Group, a top contractor for ICE. Adweek has receipts.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA, a decorated PRSA leader who was a friend and mentor to many members and champion for the ethical practice of public relations, died suddenly in his South Carolina home on Nov. Epley helped establish professional, ethical public relations in Russia shortly after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

As Courthouse News Service reported , the Massachusetts case continues a trend of targeting not just drugmakers but also the marketing companies that help them promote their products. As part of that effort to lift Purdue out of Chapter 11, the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, have agreed to pay a $4.28

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 29, 2022

He discusses a number of important public relations ethics issues including: What to do when a client asks you to hide their identity as part of a coalition. How to make sure your employees understand how you value ethics. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work?

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PRSay

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Focusing on “Today’s Tools, Future Projections and the Ethical Frontier,” PRSA CEO Linda Thomas Brooks moderated the panel featuring: Carmen San Segundo, global communications director of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, IBM; Aaron Kwittken , CEO, Stagwell Marketing Cloud, Comms Tech Unit; Cayce Myers, APR, Ph.D.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 9, 2019

It pays to remember that what’s newsy to a client, like a product launch, exciting new campaign, or corporate reshuffling, may not be enough for an article. Respect ethical lines: PR’s not bribery. Occasionally an inexperienced or unscrupulous PR pro goes beyond carelessness into ethically questionable territory.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

From their height in 2020 and 2021, corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have seen a fall from prominence. What this says is that executives continue to see DEI as important, not just for ethical or reputational reasons but for concrete business reasons.

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Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your employer doesn’t let you act in true faith How to make land acknowledgments more than a performative action The importance of cultural contexts Tell us about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work?

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PRSay

JANUARY 16, 2020

The rise of AI technology, fake news as a weapon, a divisive political climate and a growing panoply of third-party perils are just a few of the factors contributing to the evolving reputational threats that companies will have to reckon with in 2020. In today’s world, being prepared with a comprehensive crisis plan is no longer enough.

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Reputation Us

AUGUST 14, 2023

When the Russia-Ukraine War began with Putin’s actions in Russia in early 2022, many businesses worldwide faced ethical dilemmas. More than 1,000 well-known companies declared their intent to withdraw from the Russian market as a show of unity with Ukraine and opposition to Russia’s actions. It’s beyond disappointing.

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Take a fresh look at the PRSA Code of Ethics , especially the core value of “Loyalty.” Looking to the past.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While I was a bit under the weather from a cold, Rebecca provided ethics insights on a number of topics, including: . How many companies are delivering on their value-led commitments. The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. Addressing the diversity quota dilemma and tokenization. For me, it’s a real flag.

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PRSay

JULY 29, 2022

Tirso Gomez Brumana, corporate communications senior director Latin America at Paramount, said communicators should ask themselves whether a given topic is “worth going out and talking about it. Another emerging trend, especially in Latin America, finds companies and institutions concerned that digital communication is losing its humanity.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? We look at five categories.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2017

Most companies hire PR agencies to help them get out positive news. What, if anything, can a PR or corporate communications expert do to turn things around? What’s an honest company to do? But what happens when the juiciest stories about a business aren’t flattering? Consider Uber’s rough ride of late.

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 22, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your client asks you to besmirch the competition How to effectively and ethically build trust What to do when employees, clients and partners break your trust Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career?

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When individuals or companies overly promote themselves without credible evidence to back up their claims, it can erode trust. Even larger companies like General Electric and Procter & Gamble keep a close eye on these reports, as a negative evaluation from such reputable sources can significantly impact their brand image and sales.

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PRSay

MAY 15, 2019

Some of the familiar topics are there — branding, corporate social responsibility, crisis communications — but not necessarily in a form many of us would recognize as aspects of the profession we’ve come to know. They’re taking a hard look at some of the gaps in our thinking, like the ethics of influencer marketing.

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