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Reaping Biz Benefits of Philanthropy Programs

June 16th, 2008 by

Generosity comes easily when business is booming and optimism is running high. But when companies experience economic setbacks, corporate giving programs may face increased scrutiny from internal stakeholders who are looking for places to cut… Continued

Half of All Businesses Lack Sustainability Vision

June 16th, 2008 by

A global study on corporations’ concern for environmental sustainability shows that half of all businesses polled lack a sustainability strategy. The survey, developed by The Vandiver Group and sponsored by Pinnacle Worldwide, shed light on… Continued

Integrate IR and CSR Communications

June 16th, 2008 by

Investors are increasingly beginning to see CSR as a form of risk management; it’s up to communications executives to bridge their IR and CSR messaging. The following tips serve as a guide for how to… Continued

It’s More Than the Color of Money: Investor Relations Goes Green

June 16th, 2008 by

Although it’s widely known that CSR is much more than a passing trend as far as public interest is concerned, executives are still challenged to engage all corporate audiences in the context of CSR. Among… Continued

Online Video’s 1% Problem

June 16th, 2008 by

OMMA Video conference opened today. Here, digital media guru and frequent min contributor Steve Smith discusses in a Media Post article the changes in the online video world over the past year, what YouTube is… Continued

Trust & Public Relations: What the Research Says

June 9th, 2008 by

Public relations is in the trust-making business. What communications professionals do revolves around establishing and maintaining relationships. Yet it often appears that we public relations practitioners are not trusted ourselves. And when called upon to… Continued

Public Affairs in the Age of Conversational Communications

June 9th, 2008 by

As recent political campaigns—and their subsequent snafus and recovery efforts—have demonstrated, directly engaging audiences for the first time when you are in the midst of a crisis adds more stress to an already haphazard job.… Continued

PR Lessons From The Political Trenches

June 9th, 2008 by

Last week was a big one for politics and public relations. Not only did the race for the Democratic nomination finally end, but the controversy surrounding former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s tell-all book… Continued

Leveraging Company Operations and Scale to Drive Social and Business Impacts

June 9th, 2008 by

During the last 25 years, traditional cause marketing and cause branding have evolved.  Americans’ expectations for companies when it comes to supporting social issues remain at an all-time high (83 percent in 2007, according to… Continued

It’s Easy Being Green—Theoretically

June 9th, 2008 by

According to Mediamark Research & Intelligence’s Survey of the American Consumer, considering oneself “green” and actually following through with its philosophies are two entirely different things. The study showed that the 2% of the population… Continued