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Public service announcements (PSAs) are an effective tool for creating awareness about a cause or issue, while generating visibility for nonprofit organizations. Although media outlets are no longer required to air PSAs, TV and radio stations use these announcements regularly to fill unsold airtime and as a community service.

No longer a “nice to have,” CSR programs have become de rigueur among brands and organizations of all stripes. PR News’ CSR Awards run the gamut, from Cause Branding to Environmental Stewardship to Social Good.

While many PR pros and communicators landed salary increases last year, the percentage increases (for the most part) were nothing to write home about.

Rather than leave any possible mystery as to how the money is collected and distributed, nonprofits have to be transparent with stakeholders from the get-go.

Since PR pros are often the owners of brand activations, here’s a look at three trends from the 2014 SXSWi festival, along with a quick look at some of the brands that leveraged them.

Although the digital world has made relationships sometimes feel less personal, it also has made it easier for PR pros to research and understand media targets.

Target’s “Thigh Gap” results in major blowback for the retailer.

A new business model is afoot that threatens not only objectivity in reporting and publishing, but also opportunities for earned media. Where is the line drawn to ensure news media is still delivering objective content?

They’re breeding. In the last couple of years, social networks have started to proliferate in a big way, coursing through the brains of communicators who are still trying to figure out how to monetize some of the original social channels à la Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. New social networks and apps are coming fast and […]

It’s one thing to say that PR is important, and we all know that it is, but it’s a whole other thing to say just how important PR is.