Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

David Wills, senior vice president of Media Profile We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. Media Profile is well known for supporting international brands in Canada including Honda, Acura, Starbucks, Home Depot, OpenTable, Kayak and Uber.

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5W PR

APRIL 5, 2025

Organizations should consider: Traditional media outlets Social media platforms Direct stakeholder communication Internal communication systems Public information websites Customer service channels Common Crisis PR Mistakes to Avoid Learning from past crisis management failures helps organizations avoid similar pitfalls.

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5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Your strategy should address: Employees and internal teams Customers and clients Investors and board members Regulatory bodies Local communities Industry partners Each group needs specific information delivered through appropriate channels.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Start by identifying your three most likely crisis scenarios – these typically include customer complaints going viral, product failures, or local emergencies affecting operations. These sessions help team members internalize their roles while identifying gaps in your response plan.

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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. And keep in mind that internal communication departments often provide room for growth as you develop your skills. Consider joining PRSA.

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2020

Keep the internal lines of communications open 24/7 and encourage employees to openly voice their questions or fears. Listen to their concerns and share information with them from trustworthy sources such as the Centers for Disease Control , the World Health Organization , as well as state and local officials. Enlist employees.

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PRSay

JUNE 4, 2024

LGBTQ+ employees are looking to their employers to protect them, particularly in places where state governments are making it clear that we are not entitled to equality under the law. And it acts like your straight neighbor Fran who puts a rainbow flag up on their house and volunteers to help at the local LGBTQ+ center.

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PRSay

MARCH 20, 2020

Many employees at organizations across the country have been working from home during the coronavirus outbreak. For some employees, this is their first experience with remote work, telework, video conferencing, etc. Your local grocery store issues updates about what’s in stock every few hours.

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PRSay

APRIL 5, 2021

In this new era, careful preparation, close coordination, and effective communication both internally and externally are key. Insights are also from the Center’s recent survey of 84 large public and private firms on how companies and their employee-funded PACs responded to the Capitol riot and objections to the election certification.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Customer relationship management (CRM), local search optimization, and digital product catalogues were all once new product or service categories, which are now widely known. Millennials are famous for desiring progressive employers who care for their employees’ experience and value a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2017

Searching for these types of conversations can be extremely beneficial if we are targeting users in certain locales. While it might be tedious to search geolocation by geolocation for images that can lead us to conversations, the more hyper-local our marketing goals are, the more value this approach will have.

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Next, it is interesting that Earnshaw’s chapter title focuses on relationships with employees, where the 2014 text has a more functionalist title. As such it enables consideration of this specialism across a period of 65 years.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 3, 2014

However, as we saw with the case of Phonedog vs. Kravitz there is risk in allowing employees to tweet from their own accounts, or tweet from accounts that have their name + your organization’s name in the handle. Can You Sue Former Employees for Social Media Accounts?

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2021

LGBTQ people are voters, employees, family members and consumers. It’s not your LGBTQ employees’ job to be the sole voice representing your company, and not all LGBTQ employees are able or interested in speaking out for you. Do you have employee resource groups or other affinity organizations for diverse staff?

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Cision

AUGUST 30, 2016

Watch for issues around the globe and the impact they may have on your business, clients, customers and employees. How many international organizations were prepared for #Brexit and its impact on their business? in your local areas. Look at your industry for additional scenarios that might be playing out right before your eyes.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. Internal Communications Internal communications are crucial in determining how things are accomplished in any organization. How do you know what’s working?

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The Hoffman Agency

APRIL 16, 2025

This creates a precarious tightrope walk for brands striving to maintain a global presence while navigating fiercely local loyalties. What resonates positively in one country might be banned outright or face severe criticism in another, forcing PR teams to adopt highly localized and nuanced approaches.

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, where I now live, and contributed my professional skills to local chapters of Indivisible and Black Lives Matter. In those cases, do we swallow our discomfort and remain professional above all else, or do we join the employees who are rising up as internal activists?

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PRSay

MARCH 22, 2023

For the next decade, tens of thousands of Gen Zers will graduate from college annually, begin their careers and take on roles at companies of all sizes — from local nonprofits to global corporations. I use ZEO to describe an organization’s entry-level executives who they hire following college graduation and an organization’s interns.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

According to a 2022 PwC Crisis Survey, 95% of business leaders expect to face a crisis in the future, yet only 49% have a crisis response plan in place. Research by McKinsey shows that organizations with strong stakeholder relationships recover faster from crises.

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Prowly

APRIL 11, 2025

Employee perception: Shows how employees view their workplace experience. Establish an internal escalation process to identify and remove any impersonation attempts, and include your legal team if needed. Brand sentiment: Analyzes the emotional perception and attitude of your audience towards your brand.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Whether you’re a nonprofit targeting donors or a corporation trying to build customer and employee engagement through a giving program, there is one group of consumers who stand out — millennials. If in doubt, start local and expand as time and resources allow. Drive engagement year-round. Keep it simple. Make it horizontal.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If the internal and external communication function inside an organisation didn’t report directly to management before the crisis - it almost certainly will now. Hybrid models combining home and office working are likely to provide organisations and their employees with flexibility in the future.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The traditional notion of “bad press” is negative coverage in a reputable journalism outlet that exposes legitimate complaints about a company — for example, coverage of a shareholder lawsuit, or a scandal about workplace conditions in a local or national newspaper. PR teams have been handling these kinds of events for years.

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Cision

MAY 16, 2017

Over the past couple of years, autonomous agents have been introduced as the main user interface in airports such as Dubai International Airport , Dulles International Airport , and Logan International Airport. Connect with Tony on Twitter @tonytie.

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PRSay

JULY 16, 2020

Among other action items, participants will learn to inspire employees, manage operations, meet organizational challenges and strengthen their teams’ communications with crucial stakeholders. They were meeting deadlines and my internal clients were pleased with their work, but they didn’t do the work the way I would have done it.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2017

Even a tiny company can challenge competitors for customers, employee talent, and visibility. When a client is in a position to make fast decisions, they get more done and maximize the PR investment, whether there’s an outside agency team involved or an internal expert. Technology is a great equalizer for a business.

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PRSay

MARCH 21, 2023

For the next decade, tens of thousands of Gen Zers will graduate from college annually, begin their careers and take on roles at companies of all sizes — from local nonprofits to global corporations. I use ZEO to describe an organization’s entry-level executives who they hire following college graduation and an organization’s interns.

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Cision

APRIL 28, 2015

When employees at one of the companies went on strike over the summer, customers and vendors joined them. The employees wanted him back and weren’t going to work until he was. The story became one of helping employees and reinstating an employer known for taking care of his workers and customers. The locals loved the story.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2016

We are winning more and more international clients, and our presence in other countries grows rapidly. This might include translation of the slogan and main messages; adaptation of the strategy, including marketing plans, visuals and budgets; and local presentations to management, personnel, vendors, authorities, etc. .

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PRSay

AUGUST 15, 2019

Limeade was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Despite the traditional image of an employee at a desk in an office, a significant proportion of today’s workforce is deskless. A recent report estimated that deskless employees make up 80 percent of the global workforce.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 28, 2022

When it comes to engaging in social justice conversations, your employees, partners, stakeholders, customers, and neighbors want to understand who your organization is and what it stands for, sincerely. How does it relate to the business, employees, clients, or community? Let actions speak louder than words. “Be

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

We also had only a few in-country marketers who were managing our corporate presence and reputation locally in international markets, and we now have strong talent in our growing international markets. We are fortunate to have a CEO that believes in marketing and communications.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Joining me this week’s episode is Tatevik Simonyan , the co-founder and director of communications and international relations at SPRING PR company in Armenia. Besides SPRING PR, I’m the founder of the Doing Digital International Forum , one of the largest tech events in the region. How are you helping your 100 employees?

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Here are some highlights from three professional development sessions at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Oct. Haworth recommends attending town gatherings and interacting with local elected officials, regardless of their political beliefs. 8–10: Breaking Misconceptions About Communicating With Rural Americans.

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Marketwired

APRIL 8, 2016

International growth and team diversity can pose unique challenges, such as cultural and communication differences. and Canada, an employee who says, “I can do this” likely means he/she is willing and able to do what you asked. This allows employees to learn from each other while getting to know one other. [By Jason Mollica].

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