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Living Up to Core Ethical Values Can Be More Challenging Than We Think

October 7th, 2013 by

Nothing can go wrong (ethically speaking) if we are truthful, if we behave in a manner consistent with our values and if we inform our constituents about whom we work for. However, life is never that simple.

Companies Get Religion On Big Data and The Dollars Start to Flow; Brands Beware of the Conscious Consumer

September 30th, 2013 by

PR News Quick Study: Brands are quickly adopting big data. More and more consumers are educating themselves on what they purchase.

Attracting MBAs Becomes a Goal as PR Aligns With Business Objectives

September 30th, 2013 by

Amid the constant change in PR, one issue seems to stand head and shoulders above the rest: The pressure on PR execs to make a business case for marketing communications and convince the C-suite that PR

How To Decode the ‘Connection Craver’

September 30th, 2013 by

Carmichael Lynch Spong recently fielded proprietary research to answer the question, “How are women emerging from the Great Recession?” We found that women, after dealing with the implications of the

Techniques Outlined For Improving C-Suite Engagement With Employees

September 30th, 2013 by

In-depth interviews conducted by KRC Research involved internal communications execs at Cargill , Chevron , FedEx , GE , IBM , Johnson & Johnson , McDonald’s, Navistar, Petrobras and Toyota . Time and

Eclectic Mix of Summer Events Helps Spark Engagement For N.Y.’s Soon-to-Be Refurbished South Street Seaport

September 30th, 2013 by

Lower Manhattan is about to get a major facelift. This week marks the start of a $200 million redevelopment project at South Street Seaport’s Pier 17. When development is finished in 2015 or 2016, there will

A Fresh Track to Measure PR Campaign Success

September 30th, 2013 by

In my previous article in PR News we reviewed how to connect online and offline marketing by first defining our audience, profiling its intent, and determining the message we want to get across and which media

Fresh Approaches to Media Training Offer C-Level Execs Better Results

September 23rd, 2013 by

Rodale may have calculated that she’s the boss and needed to communicate her message regarding the use of chemicals in the U.S. Fair enough. But the letter was not so well-received. A writer at Discover.com, for example, called it “insensitive crack-pottery.”

In Pursuit of SEO, Don’t Forsake Quality Content

September 23rd, 2013 by

There’s a rush right now to pump out content for the sake of “good SEO” and it’s making PR pros lazy.

A Crisis Of Confidence Chips Away at Global Companies; PR Agencies Growing Annual Revenue at a Healthy Clip

September 23rd, 2013 by

Just 32% of business executives believe their organizations possess the right strategy to achieve outlined goals, according to a recent survey released by Harvard Business Publishing.