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Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds

Sword and the Script

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. The complete survey is freely available for download as a PDF on SlideShare.

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Do Companies Bear Responsibility to Address ‘Environmental Justice’?

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Among business leaders, communications strategists and social impact/social justice experts, just one-third of survey respondents are satisfied with the actions companies and C-suite leaders are taking to address “environmental justice,” new research finds. Baby boomers and Gen X’ers are less convinced of that connection, the report said.

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Exploring the modern corporate communication function

Stephen Waddington

Overall, communication leaders reported higher-quality relationships with marketing and public affairs and lower-quality relationships with finance and information technology (IT). Regardless of structure, communicators should focus on being valued and invested in by top leadership.

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How does a CEO’s Personal Brand Impact Corporate Reputation?

Onclusive

A strong personal brand will provide reassurance and leadership during a crisis, while a negative personal brand may exacerbate the situation and damage the reputation of the business further. Responding to crises In times of crisis, a CEO’s personal brand can either help or hurt the company’s reputation.

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PR professionals’ skills and competencies not fit for modern future proof public relations

Stuart Bruce

The State of the Profession 2017 survey by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) reveals that the PR profession still has a very long way to go before the skills and competencies of its practitioners meet the needs of modern future proof public relations best practice.

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. in an open-ended follow-up question. Jack of all trades.

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What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? 105 Answers from Communicators

Sword and the Script

Storytelling is a powerful means of persuasion; it can be both a strategy, as in an overall narrative but it also can be a tactic, like using vignettes; here’s what a recent survey found. So, it’s no surprise then that storytelling has surfaced as a top tactic in the annual JOTW Communications Survey for the last three years.