Brand Trust Offers Little Defense in 'Cancel Culture' Era
Wed., Jan. 27, 2021
By Steve Barnes
Brand quality, loyalty provide little defense in era of "cancel culture," according to survey conducted by Porter Novelli.
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Brand quality, loyalty provide little defense in era of "cancel culture," according to survey conducted by Porter Novelli.
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McKinsey & Co. takes PR hit for banning Russian staffers from demonstrations in support of Putin's top political rival... Rudy Giuliani rips YouTube for authoritarianism after it slaps him with one-month suspension... COVID-19 may sack enthusiasm for the Super Bowl as "watch parties" disappear.
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The events of 2020 have underscored the importance for companies to communicate their corporate social responsibility initiatives to the communities they serve—or crisis can follow.
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| “Your values are the best tool in your toolbox as a communicator in 2021,” Hunter CEO and partner Grace Leong tells Doug Simon in the latest “PR’s Top Pros Talk” video interview. |
The Trump Administration coincided with a welcome renaissance for many of America’s most venerable news organizations. But that progress may well rest on a flimsy foundation.
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BGR Group has recruited Douglas Lute, retired US Army general, to chair its international and defense practices.
Greenlight Biosciences has hired Thomas Crampton, a veteran of Edelman and Ogilvy, as senior VP for corporate affairs.
JeffreyGroup lands BMW Group in Brazil... Champion Management Group comes on board as the public relations, digital and social media agency of record for SPB Hospitality... Two by Four wins American Osteopathic Association.... Grant PR signs on Manhattan-based commercial and residential owner/developer Hirschfield Properties.
BackBay Communications hires Donna Mitchell as a media strategist in its asset and wealth management group... G&S Business Communications promotes Tori Nystrom to vice president... Identiv, which offers digital identification and security services, appoints Leigh Dow as vice president of marketing... 4media group brings on Mark Edwards as vice president of client services and Troy Watters as director of production services.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched a request for information covering a broad range of communications services.
Juan Felipe Muñoz, who served in the cabinet of Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, is joining LLYC as its CEO in the U.S.
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President Biden hits the ground running on the trust front... Rupert Murdoch rails against 'cancel culture' while his pride and joy New York Post hails Josh Hawley, who inspired rioters to trash Capitol, as champion of free speech... GE CEO Larry Culp takes flak from rank & file for recalculated bonus.
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Bluelight Strategies is supplying strategic communications services to Israel-based Shalom Corps, which aims to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Holocaust survivors throughout the world.
In order to be successful, companies must begin embracing the fact that crises are inevitable. Today, knowing how to properly manage these multi-part affairs from preparation to follow-through is a key to success.
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Marty Baron announces that he is retiring from the executive editor slot at the Washington Post, effective Feb. 28... Joe Ricketts, who owned news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist, is getting back into the journalism business. Ricketts, the founder of TD Ameritrade, is starting up Straight Arrow News in Omaha... WGN America is jumping on the “fact-based and unbiased” news bandwagon with its rebrand as NewsNation.
Walker Sands has elevated president Mike Santoro to the role of chief executive officer.
APCO Worldwide hires BCW's Licy Do Canto to serve as managing director of its DC office... The Winston Agency adds Lori Loker as senior director of client services and Benton Arnett as senior manager, policy and PA... Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations names Bridget Coffing chair and Joanne Bischmann vice-chair.
Billionaire Ron Lauder and trend-spotter Faith Popcorn have signed on to fight the burial of a power line 30 feet under Wainscott Beach in Long Island’s Hamptons.
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