How New PR Professionals Can Thrive in the Workplace, According to Peppercomm’s CEO
Steve Cody, Peppercomm’s co-founder and CEO, knows how competitive the public relations industry is, especially for recent communications graduates. New public relations pr
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Addressing the Employee Communication Paradox
In January 2016, Bruce Berger, Ph.D., professor emeritus, University of Alabama, and research director of The Plank Center for Leadership in PR, posed the question ‘Does Organizational Communicatio
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Turning Knowledge into Action: Seven Techniques for Empowering Employees
In a January blog post, thoughtful communications scientist Bruce Berger asked a great question: “Does Organization Communication Research Matter?” While I agree with astronaut Neil Armstrong that “research creates knowledge,” I similarly subscribe to the w
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PR Crossroads: Four Ways to Navigate Measurement in the Future
The practice of Public Relations is approaching a crossroads in its relationship with the marketing function – a crossroad not dissimilar to the 1990s when the Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) concept was first introduced.
Although many profess
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How Public Outrage on Twitter Affects Organizations in Crisis|The Case of the NFL and the Concussion Movie
The contingency theory of conflict management has established that organizations adopt a public relations stance, or general position (accommodative or advocative), towards various publics based on a variety of internal and external factors.
Turning the contingency continuum on its head and using it as a tool for evaluati
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What Are We Afraid Of?
Frank Ovaitt, CEO Emeritus of IPR, reflects on the development of PR research in honor of IPR’s 60th Anniversary.
A good ex-CEO keeps a low profile. So you haven’t heard much from me since I retired from IPR almost a year ago. Plus I’m fully engaged in a small farm in Kentucky that my wife and I bought
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How to Build a Stronger Reputation with Trust and Resiliency
Why do we prefer one company over another? While it’s easy to think that good pricing, an innovative marketing campaign and high-quality products are enough motivation, they’re not. We want more in 2016.
When it comes
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Go Further than Gathering Data: Develop Strategies for Analytics Success
The release of “Beyond the Hype: The Hard Work Behind Analytics Success,” a study by the MIT Sloan Management Review and SAS Institute, reveals a significant and continued decline in the percentage of organizations reporting gained competitive advantage from analytics.
Despite the decline in competitive advantage, most managers are still optimistic about the potential of analytics within their co
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Daftar IDN Poker Online – Main Poker Terbaik Indonesia
Selamat datang di panduan lengkap daftar IDN Poker online – Main Poker Terbaik Indonesia! Kami di sini untuk memberikan Anda informasi tentang mengapa IDN Poker adalah pilihan terbaik bagi para pemain poker di Indonesia. Dalam artikel ini, kami akan membahas langkah-langkah mendaftar IDN Poker, memberikan tips praktis
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Corporate Activism: The New Challenge for an Age-Old Question
“Sign the petition telling Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to reject Trump’s sexism, racism, and xenophobia. Stop selling Trump products,” reads the message in my inbox from women’s rights group UltraViolet. The message goes on to note that Macy’s, Serta, NBC, and NASCAR have all done the right thing; that is, “Dump Tru
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