This blog post is a summary of “The Status Quo of Evaluation in Public Diplomacy: Insights from the US State Department” by Erich J. Sommerfeldt and Alexander Buhmann. For the full study, please visit here.
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This blog post, written by Dr. Terry Flynn and Tim Li, is based on a research paper by Seoyeon Hong, Ph.D., Webster University, and Glen Cameron, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Key findings
Perceptions of an organization’s reputation and responsibility in times of cri
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Summary
Enterprise Social Media (ESM) is defined as web-based platforms that allow workers to (1) communicate messages with specific coworkers or broadcast messages to everyone in the organization; (2) explicitly indicate or implicitly reveal particular coworkers as communication partners; (3) post
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This paper is a part of the IPR Behavioral Insights Research Center.
From the time of prehistoric cave paintings, people have been using images to share ideas and inf
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In partnership with Ragan, “How We Did It” features IPR Trustees offering insight into an initiative or decision that had a positive impact.
The rating company reshaped the industry by enabling folks with ‘thin’ payment histories to include phone and utility bills to show they are reliable customers. Here’s the backstor
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In partnership with PR Daily, “How We Did It” is a series featuring IPR Trustees discussing a success in their public relations career.
Early in my career as a research-based communicat
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If Washington, D.C., is “The Swamp,” what exactly is swampy about it and who is to blame? According to a new poll from the Public Affairs Council, politicians themselves account for the four most serious problems with poli
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Public relations (PR) professionals must understand the nuances of our legal system when working on social media campaigns with influencers. Many consumers have been misled by influencers prompting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce regulations to protect them. The FTC is a federal agency that enforces
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In partnership with PR News, “Lessons Earned” is a series featuring IPR Trustees discussing a hard-fought lesson or triumph that helped to mold or change their career. In this installment, we hear from IPR Trustee Brian Lott , CCO of Mubadala Investment Company.
This blog post, written by Dr. Terry Flynn and Tim Li, is based on a research paper by Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Ph.D., University of Western Australia; Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol;
Key Findings
Providing more evidence against an ambiguous claim can be more
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