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| On the PR’s Top Pros Talk podcast, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Melanie Roussell Newman, Chief External Affairs Officer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund about how communications plays a central role in protecting the Planned Parenthood brand while ensuring patients, supporters, and policymakers stay informed and engaged. |
Most Americans believe companies should remain neutral on political and social issues, but new findings suggest that a growing number now think it's appropriate for brands to make political statements and to take a similar stand on racial-justice issues.
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| On the PR’s Top Pros Talk podcast, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Rachel Henderson Eliff, EVP of Corporate Social Good at Fenton, about how companies can lead with purpose, communicate authentically, and strengthen trust in a challenging environment. |
Support for corporate social responsibility initiatives among public relations professionals has declined consistently each year for the past three years, according to the latest USC Global Communications Report.
True purpose-driven marketing isn’t about a one-off campaign. It’s about embedding values into the core of business operations. It's ensuring that marketing reflects genuine actions. It’s thoughtfully executed, authentic storytelling.
Brunswick Group has added Julia Giannini as a partner in its sustainable business practice to advise clients on societal and environmental matters.
Yesterday was yesterday, purpose and social impact has a new role to play in business strategy.
Consumers continue to place a premium on corporate responsibility, but they increasingly want to see that responsibility directed toward issues that affect the bottom line, according to a new study from Mission North
Not all pressing issues require corporate voice! Brand stewards must must ask why and when their brands should engage, or if they need to engage on a particular issue at all.
Dollar General investors voted in support of a shareholder resolution at its May 31 annual meeting for an independent third party audit of “worker safety and well-being.”
Nonprofits and philanthropists have a unique opportunity to take ownership of conversations surrounding pressing social issues.
Apathy has increased among American consumers, yet they still expect brands to communicate with empathy and to engage publicly with key social issues, according to a recent report.
A renewed focus on “the business of the business” means CSR initiatives must be essential in building corporate brand equity—and the bottom line.
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More Americans than ever say they plan to support companies next year that share their values, according to the USC Center for PR’s latest Relevance Report.
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The role of social-issue advocacy has been more responsible for changing business leaders’ approaches to communications than any other factor in the last two years, according to a three-part research study conducted by Padilla.
The risks of corporate activism seem to be on the back burner these days, but here are a few reasons why companies entering that realm need to proceed with caution.
A climate of political divisiveness has PR strategists more focused than ever on the practice of communicating with purpose, according to USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations’ latest Global Communications Report.
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Organizations are increasingly expected to take a stand on social and political issues. Whatever the motivation, the fact remains that brands can make significant and positive contributions to society—as their actions and track record are in alignment.
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