Juan-Carlos Molleda Opens 10th International Public Relations Symposium in Iran
PR at the Speed of Light: Transformation, Opportunity, Responsibility
Ray Kotcher, Chairman and Senior Partner of Ketchum, received the 2014 Institute for Public Relations (IPR) Alexander Hamilton Medal, awarded for lifetime contribution to the public relations profession on November 13 in NYC. Kotcher spoke about how organizations must communicate across religions, races, cultures, languages and borders to thrive in the world we live in today. His full speech “PR at the Speed of Light: Transformation, Opportunity, Responsibility” is now available. ...
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Management Intuition for the Next 50 Years
Richard Dobbs, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (McKinsey’s business and economics research arm), spoke about “Prevailing Business Drivers: Digitization, Urbanization, Easternization” at the 53rd Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner at the Yale Club of New York City on November 13, 2014. In a recent article Dobbs co-authored called “Manage ...
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The “Top 10” Megatrends That Will Change the Future of Crises
“Who could have known?”
“That one surprised us all.”
When it comes to corporate crises, we hear these statements all too frequently. But should we?
Contrary to general opinion, most corporate crises are entirely predictable. We may not know the actors or the timing, but
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Want to Rescue Internal Communications from Being Nobody’s Baby and Get It Adopted as Public Relations Baby?
The recent “Nobody’s Baby” postings by Dr. Ana Tkalac, Ward White and Sean Williams provide
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IPR President & CEO Discusses the Importance of Pledging to Research Standards
In a recent interview in Heyman Associates’ Positioning newsletter, IPR President & CEO Frank Ovaitt explained the development of public relations research standards and their value. Eighty-five organizations have pledged their support and commitment to these vital standards. ...
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Critical Traits to the Modern Practitioners’ Success Shared by Industry Leaders
Four IPR Trustees were selected as advisers for PRWeek’s 2014 Career Guide to share the most vital skills for a practitioner’s success. The expert panel included Mike Fernandez, VP of corporate affairs at Cargill, Bill Heyman, president of Heyman Associates, Gary Sheffer, VP of corporate communications and public affairs at General Electric, and Andy Polansky, CEO of Weber Shandwick. The group agreed the skills a PR professional must master are as plenti ...
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“When You Are Falling…Dive” – A Psychological Approach to Understanding Conflicts and Crises on Social Media
This is the third in a series of blog posts sponsored by the Social Science for Social Media Research Center at the Institute for Public Relations.
When Joseph Campbell talked about the power of myth, he described the vast mystery of our h
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Sean Williams’ Response to “Nobody’s Baby” and Other Thoughts on Internal Communication
This guest blog post is written by Sean Williams in response to Dr. Ana Tkalac’s original post “Nobody’s Baby” and Ward White’s follow-up commentary.
Internal communi
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Further Thoughts on “Nobody’s Baby” by Ward White
This guest blog post is written by Ward White in response to Dr. Ana Tkalac’s original post “Nobody’s Baby.”
Dr. Tkalac —
You raise what I see as an important and neglected topic. It is a topic that deserves serious attention from those interested in Corpora
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