What do PR people do in the meantime?

David A. Meeker Reprinted from O’Dwyers Public Relations Journal For the good, effective public relations professional, there aren’t many “in the meantimes.” But, in between emergencies, we spend time preventing emergencies which grow out of poor communication and spend the rest of our time building relationships that pay bottom-line dividends to our organizations or clients. [...]

The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

By: Don Eagon One of my all-time favorite actors is Clint Eastwood. In addition to being an outstanding actor, he is an accomplished writer, producer and director. I’m not sure it is all of these categories why I like him, or if it is all the characters he plays. Notice he plays characters that are [...]

Bringing the CEO into Your Organization’s Ethics

BY DAVIS YOUNG, APR, FELLOW PRSA The following article is excerpted from a presentation from the annual ethics program PRSA’s Akron, Ohio, Chapter held last fall. Ethics (or lack thereof) permeate the PR workplace. I have been on the board of trustees at Hiram College for a number of years and have taught ethics-based courses [...]

Moving From Reputation Manager to Trust Builder

The following article is excerpted from the PR News September 14, 2009 issue Financial advisers, insurers, automobile companies, Major League Baseball, government officials, educational institutions—the list of tarnished icons and leaders goes on and on. Regardless of their size or type, their shame spills over on to every one of us. But why? How does [...]

Nora Jacobs, APR Remarks to PRSA Cleveland – Hill/Lighthouse Luncheon

I was asked today to talk about the “Power of Public Relations” – a broad topic to tackle in just three minutes, but I’ll try to give it a shot! Actually, I do have a few thoughts about that subject – especially as it relates to the new generation of professionals who are embarking on [...]