Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Academia often structures undergraduate training around them. A third example of a program is running a corporate blog like a news site. I’ve run a corporate blog that published a new post five days a week – it grew to rival industry trades. Campaigns do have a rightful place in the mix, but we tend to over-invest in campaigns.

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Reputation Us

JUNE 23, 2019

Already in 2019, corporate crises appear to be increasing and getting nastier than 2018. According to The Holmes Report , last year brought an increasing penchant for corporate scandals. So how does a company handle a corporate crisis in today’s world? We’re rethinking corporate crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 15, 2017

So what’s the best way to go about training your team to have the crisis management skills required for successful crisis management in this day and age? The post What’s The Best Way To Train Your Staff To Be Crisis-Ready? How to work together to successfully manage the crisis. Click here to learn more.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Corporate Communications. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Corporate communications regularly involves interaction with senior leaders and HR departments. . Media Training. Internal Communications.

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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. Diversity and inclusivity training should be mandatory for everyone working in the industry. Diversity in leadership teams and board members is important to improve senior-level representation.

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PRSay

JANUARY 19, 2024

Nearly the same proportion (59%) said the backlash against corporate diversity programs has increased since the U.S. Among C-suite executives surveyed, 58% said their organizations continue to provide training and professional development opportunities to diverse employees. Find DEI resources from PRSA here.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The value of a strategic PR program isn’t always obvious to an organization’s leadership. There’s real personal and professional value in tactics like keynote and panel speaking opportunities, contributed opinion content, thought leadership, and industry recognition. Those are all desired outputs of a good PR campaign.

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PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Why isn’t kindness desirable in the leadership community? It’s clear to see why the default path for leadership is often being as cut-throat with your employees as you are with your competitors, but it’s not the only way to be. In fact, under Barra’s leadership, GM’s share price has been consistently higher than prior to her joining.

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PRSay

JULY 27, 2020

For communicators, that means eliminating hype, jargon, buzzwords and corporate-speak. Employees have never liked corporate-speak, of course. To eliminate corporate-speak, analyze your writing with tests such as the Flesch Reading Ease Score or the Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level Score. How to improve on corporate-speak.

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Doctor Spin

JUNE 28, 2022

How to train a spokesperson? I’ve been training spokespersons and pitching their stories since 2005. In this blog post, I’ll detail my process of how I start training corporate spokespersons (and why I always bring a video recorder). So, how do you train a spokesperson? Train for an Actual Appearance.

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PRSay

MAY 13, 2022

Prior to joining DePaul, he served in leadership roles for two agencies, Ketchum and Sard Verbinnen and Company. Previously, he held senior communications positions at Sears, Sara Lee Corporation, Pitney Bowes and Eli Lilly. Don’t give up if you’ve been focusing on large agencies or major corporations.

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 31, 2020

The post This Experiment Proves SEO Extends the Reach of a Corporate Blog appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. Our push to marry SEO and PR picked up steam seven years ago when Google overhauled its search algorithm. Google used the Hummingbird.more.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Every two years, the New York-based Corporate Communication International ( CCI ), conducts an in-depth survey of senior PR and communications officers at Fortune 500 companies about the latest global PR trends. Communications professionals must act decisively to safeguard corporate reputation, and many worry that they may miss something.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 12, 2018

Last week, Jeremy Wheaton wrote an interesting piece on just how far we’ve fallen when it comes to companies and training employees to fill the increasingly large skills gap. However, today, I’d like to talk about a topic specific to our industry: Why don’t more companies invest in training their PR and social employees?

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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. Years of training backed up their skilled and brave work. This is a valuable perspective.

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Landis PR

JUNE 10, 2024

This legislation is designed to tackle corporate greenwashing by implementing strict regulations on sustainability claims in order to restore consumer confidence and promote fair competition. Photo courtesy of Pixabay With the passing of the Green Claims Directive, the EU now picks up the gauntlet against corporate greenwashing.

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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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Onclusive

AUGUST 24, 2020

He’s trained machines to read and score every article as humans do, but with lightning speed and far more consistency. Under Patrick’s consistent leadership, our fully integrated media monitoring system meets the needs of of global, Fortune 500 companies. Finding them should be an industry-wide imperative!

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 9, 2018

Wondering how social selling training for insurance agents and financial advisors really works - and how it can work for you to attract leads, convert sales and build referrals? Her insurance industry experience includes creating sales training programs for a Dun & Bradstreet subsidiary and many Blue Cross Blue Shield plans.

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MaccaPR

MAY 11, 2017

Although more and more women are taking leadership positions ( the number of female CEOs is increasing ), the majority of business leaders tend to be male (the top 27 highest paid CEOs in Minnesota are all men, for example). Here are takeaways for MaccaPR blog readers on leadership styles and business decision making. Chris Freytag.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Corp comm departments are chronically underfunded and lower on the corporate priorities list. Cision shakes up C-suite again Cision has swapped out its leadership again. Leadership shuffles and company restructuring often followed soon after these transactions. The cross-sell and upsell of new tools is harder than most expect.

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

HOW TO HANDLE A CONFIDENTIAL, CORPORATE LEAK. According to Intralinks, an M&A research group which studies corporate deal leaks , 8.8 According to Intralinks, an M&A research group which studies corporate deal leaks , 8.8 Train your staff on the significance of keeping sensitive information under wraps.

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Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2020

For the past several years industry organizations, PR professionals, and experts have attempted to experiment with new models for accurate measurement of PR outcomes and the value of corporate communications to an organization. The downside? The model is only as good as the inputs it receives. Garbage in, garbage out, as they say.

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Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2020

For the past several years industry organizations, PR professionals, and experts have attempted to experiment with new models for accurate measurement of PR outcomes and the value of corporate communications to an organization. The downside? The model is only as good as the inputs it receives. Garbage in, garbage out, as they say.

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PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. Gerry served in leadership positions at Producers Forum Inc., Patti is also Forbes contributor and public speaker. Hitachi, Loral, ASARCO, Gould Inc.,

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Sword and the Script

JULY 12, 2016

Thinking through ramifications in the heat of the moment is a pitfall sure to make things worse, and perhaps is also a contributing factor when leadership trips on words. Yet there’s a sizable population in corporate communications that admit to lacking a plan. Photo credit: Flickr, Chris Connelly, Skyscraper ( CC BY 2.0 ).

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

Physical events cancelled during lockdown shifted online as COVID-19 disrupted conferences, meetings, training sessions and workshops. This is likely to be an issue on the corporate agenda for the next decade. It has become firmly aligned with leadership and executive management as a strategic management function.

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Reputation Us

JULY 26, 2023

Now, more than ever, companies are making reputation management, corporate responsibility, and crisis mitigation a priority, and preparing for any eventuality,” says RepUs’s President Casey Boggs. This partnership brings together the best corporate image protection talent and services in the world.

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Reputation Us

MAY 4, 2021

Portland, OR, May 4, 2021 — ReputationUs , a firm specializing in reputation management and crisis response services, officially launched ReputationU —eLearning courses designed to train executives to safeguard their organization’s valuable reputations, mitigate brand damage and protect against the financial impact of a crisis.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You had a vibrant and long career in PR, working in almost every possible setting–from corporate to agency to non-profit. Corporations and non-profits are not that different from each other. What really differs from one setting to another is the quality of leadership and the resources you have to succeed. Oh, so many.

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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. You can’t blame the professional associations although they have a leadership role. You’ll understand while I side with the CIPR.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Reorganisation and investment in talent Agency positioning for growth Scaling and corporate development Brexit is done: deal and no deal bring same issues Environment, society, and governance an emerging issue for 2021 Every conversation with marketing and PR agency bosses at the moment starts with the same question about the market.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

Any PR pro who lacks basic SEO and web analytics knowledge should seek additional training, even if it’s basic free background like Moz’s analytics tutorial. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands. But today so-called “thought leadership” is also relevant to consumer product companies.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s our job at PRSA Phoenix to offer tools and training so we can continue to serve as ethical leaders in Valley companies.” “Every Month Is Ethics Month” Olson, who served as PRSA’s chair in 2021 and as the evening’s host, said it was a successful event because it brought together PR practitioners of all experience levels.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 21, 2024

Additionally, the intangible nature of mental health poses unique difficulties in measuring progress and ROI, further complicating efforts to secure buy-in from senior leadership. The challenges are multifaceted and include ingrained cultural norms, fear of stigma, lack of resources, and uncertainty about where to begin.

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