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

MAY 31, 2024

First, it’s our obligation – as independent agents and on behalf of clients – to operate within stringent ethical guidelines. As I’ve outlined in previous posts , a corporate position on a social issue should be part of a fully developed plan , never a knee-jerk response to an event or question.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Foundation of Crisis Simulation Crisis simulations in defense tech differ from standard corporate exercises due to the industry’s unique characteristics. Success depends on creating realistic scenarios, maintaining well-trained teams, and utilizing appropriate technology tools.

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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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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. Avoiding corporate jargon and using a human tone can make communications more relatable and trustworthy. Customers want to feel heard and understood.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Keep it ethical. To foster and strengthen these relationships, always do your work ethically. The webinar is available for free to PRSA members.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. And nine out of 10 acknowledged more training in core communications disciplines is merited.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Key expertise of We change 1) Media Management: The team at WE change is made up of consultants and former journalists, allowing us to know the vision and ethics of the media, as well as suggesting the most cutting-edge angles for our clients. Essentially, we know how to successfully place our clients’ stories. That always helps, right?

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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? It has a couple of component pieces.

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Wadds Inc.

MAY 1, 2024

Publishers are facing a new threat of disintermediation and revenue loss from the use of their content to train AI systems. Large language models (LLMs) such as Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT are only as good as their training data, which is often sourced from large chunks of the internet, Google Books and Wikipedia.

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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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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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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

As generative AI tools continue to gain popularity in the workplace, it has become increasingly evident that automotive suppliers need to consider establishing a corporate policy that governs their employees’ use of these tools.

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Wadds Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2024

The management science supporting diversity in corporate communications and public relations teams was established in the 1990s. Lee Edwards, Professor of Strategic Communications and Public Engagement at the London School of Economics, says it’s an ethical and moral question. This isn’t a black problem. UK Black Comms Network.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2025

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? It felt like we had not behaved in an ethical way, and it bothered me for months afterwards because even the partnership went through that sort of lasting bitterness with some of our employees. Ethical companies, when they make them, they own it, and they fix it.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 1, 2022

Ken discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: Too many beers – Ethics and client conflicts. Can corporations really be ethical media enterprises? We get into a little bit about ethical dilemmas that we might face in the profession, including in today’s stakeholder driven world.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When done well, social marketing programs can showcase corporate values, demonstrate commitment to community, and engage consumers, while providing needed resources for a group or cause. Non-profits are businesses, and as such, need to operate with ethical business practices and proper reporting structures. That’s a mistake.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

How can I improve my teaching to better train my students? Among programs that do incorporate digital training, social media is typically listed as an elective. If we don’t train students these important digital skills while they are in school, who else can train them? What else should I be doing to help students excel?

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Host: Now, other than getting inspired by our young leaders, we're going to talk about a core issue we brought up earlier a few times, ethics, how to practice and how to really leverage AI with ethics. We've been listening to a lot about AI and a lot about ethics. A lot of people were asking me, what is business ethics?

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Ethical Voices

JUNE 12, 2023

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? What I offered instead was this process that I developed of sitting with them in messaging strategy sessions that were really collaborative in nature, but along the way building the trust with the organizations by doing trainings and coaching. How do you tell a story?

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “ Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams ”—a recent New York Times headline revealed. Who would cheat on ethics?— The Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2022

Traditional outlets are usually run according to ethical journalism principles.”. “We I was a journalist for 20+ years, taught at Columbia, managed several newsrooms, trained many reporters, and really only trust certain outlets and bylines now. We are a science-based organization and stick to fact-based media.”.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 30, 2020

The gig economy (61%), looming recession (60%), and lack of training (58%) are cited as the top three issues. Ethics and competence are the building blocks of trust. No institution is seen as both ethical and competent. Only business is perceived as competent and NGOs as ethical.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

From going to prison after being convicted for violating the FCPA (the US foreign anti-bribery law) to founding Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, and educating multinationals on current issues and challenges with respect to compliance, ethics and anti-bribery, Richard Bistrong has come a long way. If so, how?

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A variety of alternative terms are frequently used to describe practice such as brand communication, corporate communication, corporate affairs, and integrated marketing communication. A recent report by management consultancy Deloitte examined the role of corporate affairs directors. It’s a long-term project.

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PR Job Coach

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As noted in a past post on internships, PRSA believes it is ethically improper to employ anyone who adds real value to a public relations agency or department without compensating them for their work – whether that compensation is monetary or in the form of educational credits. Let’s be clear though what constitutes volunteerism.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 3, 2022

My dream was to create an agency grounded in ethical, outstanding, responsive service and respectful treatment of all stakeholders alike: whether clients, employees or the media covering our clients’ stories. At Stern, we provide support through guidance, training and opportunities to expand our team members’ talents.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 4, 2017

As far as I’m concerned, we should use any means at our disposal, regardless of which “bucket” they fall into, as long as we’re doing it ethically and responsibly. She is also the founder of The Social PR Virtuoso® , which provides online, on-demand training that helps you unleash your inner Social PR superhero.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 12, 2014

It was my ticket into an industry where the perennial phrase “PR agency experience preferred” finds its way onto corporate public relations and PR agency job listings alike. I went to Parris Island six days after graduating high school and would spend the better part of a year in training.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Courtney landed her permanent role off a 6-month social media internship in the Corporate Communications department at UnitedHealth Group. She quickly demonstrated a willingness to ask questions in what can be large, intimidating corporate meetings, and she eagerly sought opportunities to get in front of C-suite executives.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2019

I will continue the excellent work, which has positioned the profession as a strategic management function through active engagement with the business community showing how ethical communication can enhance economic performance.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communications roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. If you want to change corporate culture, focus your efforts on executives, customers and employees. The results?

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 10, 2011

I finished my masters degree in PR and corporate communication at the end of 2009 – only 19 months ago. PR and business ethics: The great irony is that PR continues to struggle to manage its own reputation. To do that, I need to backtrack a little. So, what subjects made up my degree and would remain in my revised edition?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2018

Everyone wants to work for an ethical company and takes it personally when corporate actions are misinterpreted or mislabeled. Volunteer opportunities and corporate philanthropy should be baked into the DNA of the organization. It is critical to partner with non-profits whose goals align with the corporate mission.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Creative public relations strategies can bridge the divide between corporate and editorial, generating content that is of value to media while supporting company priorities, maximizing resources and appealing to the larger consumer audience – All making the original marketing dollar stretch further and more effectively.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 6, 2018

I’m the head of Cargill’s corporate-level social media team and oversee all social media at Cargill. I am also responsible for helping people across the company manage social media accounts that are not corporate-level accounts. I also manage the corporate-level team, which is about to have members on four continents.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 28, 2022

Ellen addresses a number of important ethics issues including: What to do when your ethical values diverge from your employer’s values? And then after that, I really did a variety for the first part of my career of corporate and agency. Then I went back to corporate America. Ethics is very important to me.

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