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How to Craft Verbal ‘Keepers’ and Trim the Messaging Fat

November 8th, 2010 by

Short and active snippets of information are key to crisp communications, and to a much longer career as a PR professional. Here are some examples of "keepers" and their dull counterparts.

Crisis Litigation: You Can’t Just Tell Your Story in Court

November 1st, 2010 by

Given the power of blogs and other social media channels, crisis expert Richard Levick writes that it’s critical that organizations have a digital-savvy litigation communications team in place.

Case Study: Defining Moment—At Depth of Recession, GE’s CEO Stands and Delivers Powerful Speech at West Point

November 1st, 2010 by

GE’s Jeff Immelt’s 2009 leadership speech was effective in reaching a number of audiences, including the attending Army cadets, his corporate peers, government officials and GE employees.

Non-Corporate Public Affairs Pros Use Social Media More than Corporate Counterparts

November 1st, 2010 by

The majority of non-corporate public affairs departments use social media platforms, while less than half of corporate PA departments do, according to data exclusive to PR News.

Belonging Big in Building Social Capital, But Is It Enough?

November 1st, 2010 by

"Social capital" may sound a little highbrow, but the rise of digital PR has caused some interest in the term among communicators. Key questions around it: Can social capital be built, and can it be measured?

Press Conference Confusion: Learn From Media Relations Mistakes

October 29th, 2010 by

An ill-fated press conference is bad news for college communicators, but in the process becomes a valuable lesson that will ensure more effective efforts in the future.

PR Pros: Social Media as a Bottom-Line Business Driver Still a Work in Progress

October 25th, 2010 by

B2B communications leaders say they use social media as a conversation tool, but some reveal that directly linking the platform to bottom-line results has yet to be realized.

Seven Principles of Advocacy Communications

October 20th, 2010 by

These core principles will help you keep your advocacy and cause-based communications aligned with their central missions.

The Social CEO: How ‘Out There’ Should Your Leader Be?

October 18th, 2010 by

With digital/social communications in the forefront, and with corporate and CEO reputations at an all-time low, why aren’t more leaders dipping their toes into cyberspace, at least in the shallow part?

Candidates Take Social Media Midterms: McMahon and Blumenthal Wrestle Online

October 18th, 2010 by

While many political candidates are getting social media right, others have proved that having a presence online can lead to more harm than good if not executed correctly.