Organizations often reward its employees for performance by dangling “carrots” and other incentives to help reach business goals and objectives. But does this motivate employees? For Daniel Pink, the bestselling author of Drive, the answer is no. According to Pink, there is a gap between what science knows and what business does. While common sense … Continue reading Three Motivators to Drive Employee Success
Thank you for your years of leadership as CEO and President of IPR. Last month, Frank Ovaitt retired from the Institute for Public Relations after serving an incredible nine years devoted to promoting IPR and research that matters to the practice. Frank is also the first CEO of IPR to have retired twice from the … Continue reading A Farewell to Frank
Last week, I attended the Association Leaders Workshop at the Global Alliance meeting in Milan, Italy. The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management is a confederation of major public relations and communication management associations and institutions, representing 160,000 practitioners and academics from around the world. Gathered at the two-day workshop were 40 leaders … Continue reading Lessons Learned from the Global Alliance Association Leaders Workshop
Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., President & CEO, Institute for Public Relations Hilary Fussell Sisco, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Strategic Communication, Quinnipiac University This presentation was conducted at the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in San Juan, Puerto Rico in May of 2015. Dr. Tina McCorkindale and Dr. Hilary Fussell … Continue reading Ethical Divergence in Social Media
Dr. Tina McCorkindale (Appalachian State) and Dr. Marcia W. DiStaso (Penn State) review public relations and social media research exploring where we were, where we are now, and the impact of social media research. relations.
Fifty-six percent of executives say digital engagement with customers is at least a top-ten company priority, according to a study by McKinsey & Company. The study is one of 10 in the Institute for Public Relations’ “Top 10 Social Media Research Studies for Public Relations Professionals for the Second Half of 2013.” The compilation was … Continue reading Top 10 Social Media Research Studies for Public Relations Professionals
Adams, Amelia, & McCorkindale, Tina (2013). Dialogue and transparency: A content analysis of how the 2012 presidential candidates used Twitter. Public Relations Review, 39(4), 357-359. Summary This study conducted a content analysis of the Twitter pages of the 2012 presidential candidates to determine how they were using Twitter, if they were engaging in meaningful dialogue … Continue reading Dialogue and Transparency: A Content Analysis of How the 2012 Presidential Candidates Used Twitter.
McCorkindale, Tina M.; DiStaso, Marcia W.; & Fussell Sisco, Hilary (2013). How Millennials are engaging and building relationships with organizations on Facebook. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 2(1), 67-87. Summary More than half of Facebook’s 900 million active users in the U.S. consist of the Millennial generation (ages 13 to 29). With more … Continue reading How Millennials are engaging and building relationships with organizations on Facebook
DiStaso, Marcia W., & McCorkindale, Tina M. (2013). A benchmark analysis of the strategic use of social media for Fortune’s Most Admired U.S. Companies on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Public Relations Journal, 7(1), 1-33. Summary By exploring the strategic use of social media for 250 of Fortune’s Most Admired U.S. Companies on Facebook, Twitter, and … Continue reading A benchmark analysis of the strategic use of social media for Fortune’s Most Admired U.S. Companies on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
McCorkindale, Tina. (2012). Follow me or be my friend: How organizations are using Twitter and Facebook to build relationships and to communicate transparently and authentically. In S. Duhé (Ed.), New media and public relations (2nd ed. pp. 67-74). New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. Summary With the increasing popularity of social media, organizations need to … Continue reading Follow me or be my friend: How organizations are using Twitter and Facebook to build relationships and to communicate transparently and authentically