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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 antitrust legislation to protect ...

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 effective at reducing misperceptions, but only if the evidence is relevant ...

Access the full 2019 Makovsky Wall Street Reputation Study here. Announcing a data breach that compromised thousands of your customers’ sensitive financial information is a communications manager’s worst nightmare, but that’s exactly what happened in July to Capital One. While the circumstances of the breach were out of the communications ...

Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce the addition of four new Trustees to its Board: Jerilan Greene Jerilan Greene is the Global Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer of Yum! Brands, Inc., parent company of the iconic KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands with more than 48,000 restaurants in 14 ...

Download Flyer (PDF): Bridge 2020 Call for Submissions For more information about the conference (including sponsorship opportunities), please visit our 2020 Bridge Conference event page. Watch the full 2019 recap video: Visit YouTube Here Watch the full 2018 recap video: Visit YouTube Here. The Institute for Public Relations is hosting the t ...

New York, NY, September 18, 2019 – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) has released a new logo and brand narrative to signify its growth and a future focused on creating, curating, and promoting research and insights that empower public relations and communication professionals. Created by Ketchum, the new logo with a refreshed typeface a ...

New York, NY – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) will award Lynn M. Zoch, Ph.D., professor emerita at Virginia’s Radford University the IPR Pathfinder Award at the 2019 Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner on November 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. IPR gives this lifetime achievement award annually to an indiv ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Institute for Public Relations will award Katie Delahaye Paine, Publisher and CEO at Paine Publishing, the prestigious IPR Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement, an award made for lifetime contributions in the advancement of research, measurement and evaluation in public relations and corporate communication. Paine ...

Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce the addition of two new Trustees to its Board: Charlene Wheeless, Principal Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs for Bechtel; and Matt Bianco, Head of Corporate Public Affairs for Novelis. Charlene A. Wheeless is principal vice president of global corporate a ...

New York, NY – Andy Polansky, Chairman and CEO of Constituency Management Group and Executive Chairman of Weber Shandwick, will receive the 2019 Institute for Public Relations Alexander Hamilton Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Polansky will accept the Institute’s highest honor and speak at the IPR Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinn ...