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A new study from PR News and Crisp, a social media issue detection and crisis monitoring firm, of more than 400 PR executives finds more than half of respondents saying their brands and organizations have current crisis plans. The downside is brands seem slow to react to a situation during off hours and communicators say they lack the resources to respond to a crisis.

A case study about CSR illustrates the importance of communicating your CSR work both externally and internally.

With March Madness permeating the zeitgeist in a few weeks, we asked some of the 2018 PR News Rising PR Stars to answer our roundtable questions this month. We asked, “What gets you mad about PR and communications?” And, “What can be done about it?” Their edited responses follow.

Veteran PR guru Katie Paine looks at the crisis responses of the New England Patriots and the Chinese company Huawei. She gives neither one of them a passing grade.

With PR News’ CSR and Nonprofit Awards luncheon coming March 15, we look at two brands taking stands, though they do so with different philosophies and strategies.

A trio of new studies tell you the best time and day to pitch your stories to media, why scalability is a concern with influencers and a common concern among PR’s women and men.

A roundup of takeaways from select articles in the current edition of PR News.

The enmity between legal and PR is supposed to be a given, particularly during PR crises. In the first of a series about organization, we find that the digital era has made it important for communicators and lawyers to work in concert.

In each edition of PR News we highlight takeaways from select articles as well as important additions to the PR News Subscriber Resources Center, which is available to paid subscribers.

Influencers are so new to communications and marketing that the term still lacks a clear definition. What’s far clearer is the importance of influencers for marketing and communications. A new PR News-Meltwater survey shows about 50% of communicators are using influencers, and the overwhelming majority are satisfied with the ROI.