Experience IPR’s Research Symposium through the eyes of social media. The September 10 event in London featured speakers from across the globe. Topics ranged from the influence of social media to the branding of the Nobel Peace Prize. Here are some of the highlights: [View the story “IPR Research Symposium in London” on Storify]
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Gainesville, Fla., August 30, 2016 – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) announced the election of the following new trustees: Maureen Davenport is Fannie Mae’s Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Davenport leads communications, marketing, and community investment and engagement. Her responsibilities include internal and … Continue reading IPR Welcomes Three New Trustees →
When planning and preparing, crisis managers need to think about both operational and reputational crises. Operational crises are traditional crises and reflect the early definitions of organizational crises that included the key characteristic of operational disruption or potential operational disruption. Operational crises threaten to reduce an organization’s ability to generate revenues. Industrial and transportation … Continue reading How to Communicate Effectively During Operational and Reputation Crises →
June 1, 2016, Gainesville, Fla. – Charlotte Otto, retired Procter & Gamble Global External Relations Officer and now Senior Corporate Strategist for Weber Shandwick, will receive the Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Otto will be thanked for her major contributions to the advancement of research, measurement, and evaluation in public relations and corporate communication … Continue reading Weber Shandwick’s Charlotte Otto Awarded Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement →
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Patrick Ford, Burson-Marsteller’s vice chairman and chief client officer, will receive the 2016 Institute for Public Relations (IPR) Alexander Hamilton Medal, awarded for lifetime contribution to the public relations profession. Ford will receive the Institute’s highest honor and speak at the IPR 55th Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel on Nov. … Continue reading Burson-Marsteller’s Patrick Ford to Accept IPR Alexander Hamilton Medal for Lifetime Achievement →
Gainesville, Fla., April 26, 2016 – Sylvia Jiankun Guo, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland, has been named the 2016 Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship. The Fellowship, now in its seventh year, promotes applied communications research as a career choice. Sponsored by PRIME Research to honor the work of renowned public relations scholars James … Continue reading Maryland Ph.D. Student Wins Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship →
Gainesville, Fla, April 26, 2016 — Michail Vafeiadis, a Ph.D. candidate at Pennsylvania State University’s College of Communications, has won the prestigious 2016 Don Bartholomew Award for Excellence in Public Relations Research. Sponsored by the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) and Ketchum Global Research & Analytics, the program selects a top graduate student in public … Continue reading Pennsylvania State University Ph.D. Student Wins Ketchum’s Don Bartholomew Research Award →
Last week, two members of the IPR staff traveled to Miami to participate in the 19th Annual International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC). More than 107 academic research papers were accepted and presented during roundtable discussions that lasted over three days. The infographic below shares the top insights learned from this fast-paced conference.
New Weber Shandwick and IPR Research Reveals Millennials Are Nearly Twice as Likely as Boomers to Focus on Their Reputations at Work One in Five Millennials Believe Work and Social Media Reputations are Equally Important NEW YORK, December 10, 2015 – Research released today from leading global communications and engagement firm Weber Shandwick and the … Continue reading Millennials See Face-to-Face Networking & Socializing with Colleagues as More Important to Building their Reputations at Work than Older Generations →
Campaign Wins Best Use of Research Award This campaign was the winner of the Institute for Public Relations Measurement Commission’s “Best Use of Research, Measurement and Evaluation” award at the 2015 Big Apple Awards, sponsored by the New York Chapter of PRSA. Based on research about how words can affect girls’ self-esteem, Procter & Gamble’s … Continue reading “#LikeAGirl”: Turning Insult into Confidence →
For most organizations, a crisis involving misconduct by managers, what we commonly call a scandal, is a problematic situation. A scandal is the worst type of crisis from a management perspective because it causes the most damage to important organizational assets such as reputation and stock prices. Scandals are so damaging because it is clear … Continue reading Why FIFA was so Slow to Adopt an Effective Crisis Response →
This is an updated version of Crisis Management and Communications by Dr. W. Timothy Coombs. The original version can be found here. Download Accompanying Infographics: Crisis Comms Infographic 1 Revised 2020Crisis-Comms Infographic 2 Revised 2020 IntroductionIt was important to update the crisis communication entry for two reasons. One, there has been a significant amount of … Continue reading Crisis Management and Communications (Updated September 2014) →