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Avoiding Assumptions in Employee Communications

PRSay

Visit the April 2022 issue of Strategies & Tactics for more insights on employee communications. It is the responsibility of every employee communicator to deliver messages free from assumptions. Employee communicators often have context that their audiences don’t. What do I need employees to do? Adopt a new process?

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4 trends in journalism and what they mean for the PR industry

Communications Conversations

But, that doesn’t mean journalism is thriving again. Supporting stat: One-in-five newsroom employees live in New York, Los Angeles or Washington, D.C. As a fan of journalism, I’m all for paywalls. In many ways, the situation is more dire than ever. Trust levels remain low. Media outlets are fragmented and politcized.

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The 1st Winner of the PR Expanded Student Video Contest is …

Deirdre Breakenridge

Wei’s academic studies are in journalism, consumer technology, and resource economics; he is passionate about the intersections of the fields. We selected two winners. Winner #1 is (drumroll please) … Wei Cai, who is an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Winner #2 will be announced next week.

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Ways to Make Employee Communications More Engaging

PRSay

Consider your average employees — each day before that first cup of coffee is poured, they are likely inundated with messages from a variety of sources. Storytelling can be an effective way to create messages that can reach your employees and build a stronger connection to your brand. Find employee voices. Show don’t tell.

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THE 2nd WINNER OF THE PR EXPANDED STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST IS …

Deirdre Breakenridge

The areas of practice included media relations, strategic communication/integrated marketing communication, and employee communication – that all related to the class content. Nicole, our 2nd winner, is a junior who is pursuing a communication and journalism double major at UMass Amherst.

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4 Brands Running Successful Brand Journalism Programs

Cision

For your brand’s content to be successful, you need to implement brand journalism. Through a combination of journalistic storytelling and brand strategy, brand journalism spreads awareness of your brand and influences purchasing decisions. But what does brand journalism success look like? Read our free white paper! McDonald’s.

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Study says influencers that turn off social media comments aren’t very influential  

Sword and the Script

Influencers who turn off comments are less influential New research published in the Journal of Marketing and summarized for Harvard Business Review has concluded that influencers that turn off comments are less influential. They can’t just take your money, promote and idea and not deal with the opinions and counterfactuals.