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Brand Involvement In Social Issues

The pros and cons of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs. This includes social issue marketing, philanthropic efforts, employee volunteer initiatives and diversity/inclusion programs to build brands and satisfy customers.

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Business Strategies For Dealing With Fake News

Pritch breaks down, analyses and leads the discussion regarding an Aug 25th, 2020 Forbes magazine article 16 Business Strategies For Dealing With ‘Fake News’ (link below). WE agree with some of the advice, offer our own opinions and correlate to the state of mass media + social media in

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Profile In PR Failure (A Series of Teachable Moments)

On Ep133 of The Golding Group #NeoMarketing Podcast, Pritch Pritchard, APR & Fellow PRSA will react to the PR disaster of the Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel who made a minor crisis much worse by responding in all the wrong ways. Pritch will utilize Jim Lukaszewski’s “Profiles in Failure” list of things NOT to do during crisis management. Nessel somehow managed to do everything on this list of actions to avoid. Not just a teachable moment, but a whole series of “what not to do” examples.

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Media Relations 101 Rules Of Engagement

On #NeoMarketing Podcast Ep132 we are discussing media relations rules of engagement (ROE). “The Professor” Pritch Pritchard, APR gives his guidelines to remember for successfully engaging members of the media as a public relations professional.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is often a major component of brand marketing and public relations. But is it always the right thing to do? What are the guidelines and considerations for communications professionals when crafting CSR statements from a brand, not a person? “The Professor” Pritch Pritchard, APR and Fellow PRSA will explain the when and how of proper CSR statements and pitfalls to avoid.

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Learning Lessons From (other people’s) PR Disasters

We can all learn from our mistakes, but isn’t it better when you learn from the mistakes of others? On Ep116, Co-host Kyle Golding and Pritch Pritchard, APR & PRSA Fellow will break down to failures (and lessons to be learned) of one yet-to-become-public customer service and public relations worst-case scenario and two very public missteps by major brands who should have known better (but still failed big).

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