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How can PR and influencer marketing work together in a crisis?

Sprout Social

It’s little wonder, then, that influencer marketing has become an indispensable part of the PR and crisis management approach for most brands. Here are five ways to make PR and influencer marketing work for your brand during a crisis. Starbucks closed down more than 8,000 stores to conduct racial bias training. billion in 2022.

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5 keys to an effective crisis communications plan

SmartBrief - Marketing

People feel comfortable airing their grievances in an online forum, and the current divisive tone of cultural and political discourse has made those opinions more extreme. Provide (and update) staff training To be prepared to react to fast-breaking issues, staff members need training on crisis response and working with the media.

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The 6-Step Guide to Creating a Thought Leadership Content Program

Contently

Thought leaders inspire or move others to action with new ideas, uncommon opinions, predictions, or industry commentary. 6 Steps to Creating High-Performing Thought Leadership Campaigns Content teams workshop thought-leadership narratives using a similar process to the one used to develop content marketing and public relations (PR) ideas.

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13 PR Blogs You Should Be Reading This Year

Hubspot

One of my first jobs out of college was working as an entry-level PR associate. If you work in PR, you don't need me to tell you it's a hard field to get started in. We've put together a list of some of our favorite PR blogs (in no particular order) for you to get started. 7 Business Writing Sins PR Pros Commit Regularly.

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Six PR Lessons from Game of Thrones (*Spoiler Alerts*)

SmartBug Media

Well, a lot of it has to do with how much the show’s production quality mirrors a great PR program. There are some great PR lessons to be learned from the hottest show on television. Much like the ravens, seasoned PR specialists know the quickest ways to get your message out. Perception is Power. Never Forget What You Are.

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PR Monitoring and Management Tools: Which is Best? Vocus vs. Cision

Webbiquity

Vocus and Cision are both powerful and popular PR monitoring and management systems. Both provide PR and social media professionals with extensive capabilities for tracking and growing media coverage of their organizations or clients. Well, “best” is obviously a subjective term, a matter of opinion.

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Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week: Meet Champion’s First Apprentice

Champion Communications

In my opinion, h aving a week for apprentices, employers, and training providers to celebrate the value of apprenticeships is vital to the success of the various schemes out there. Also, the fact that they were hiring for an apprentice showed me that they were willing to nurture and support a young person starting out in PR. .

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