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The worst (and so most memorable) Reputation Risk events of the past few years are easily traced back to bad decision making by individuals. What if they each had a full understanding of the consequences of their actions? Maybe they’d have done things differently. Learn new ways to instill that in your organization from one that does it through a focus on internal culture. Discover specific actions to take as a communicator to encourage better decision making in your organization.

This webinar as we explore five ideas for developing your professional communication delivery with employees.

Coming soon to an industry near you: Digital Transformation. Competition, innovation, and marketplace disruption are forcing companies to up their digital game, and employees have to be on board for businesses to survive, and thrive. GE, aiming to become the world’s first Digital Industrial Company, and a top ten software provider by 2020, created an employee communications strategy that would encompass education, engagement, and enthusiasm: Digifit. Positioned as a “gym for the mind

For the second year in a row, Cleveland Clinic earned the No. 2 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017-2018 Best Hospitals. This is just one of the proof points demonstrating the strength of its reputation. But in today’s fragmented media world, what’s the best way to break through and continue to tell the stories that drive and build that well-earned prestige? Eileen Sheil, Executive Director, Corporate Communications, Cleveland Clinic will discuss how she and her team are evolving their m

This webinar is ideal for closing the year and starting fresh on quality initiatives. It is easy to continue performing in the same way year after year. We will discuss how learning the three primary tools for upgrading the quality of your conversations, your projects and your engagement will prepare you for 2019.

PayPal is flipping the funnel and using its owned media to engage others in a conversation about their core values and brand. When PayPal spun off from eBay in 2015, it rebranded itself and redefined its corporate values. Realizing the value of driving the narrative, PayPal became its own media company, creating innovative programs and campaigns to engage global audiences. How is PayPal able to generate millions of viewers to its owned programming? Join us for this special Case in Point focused

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) isn’t just a nice thing to do — it’s a business imperative. Setting and implementing initiatives is a good start, but developing sustainable branded CSR initiatives that demonstrate a measurable return on investment that aligns with business objectives is the goal.

This webinar is designed for the public relations professional seeking to improve their media relations skills.

The credibility boost that comes from positive placements in trustworthy media is still unmatched by other forms of marketing. But today’s distracted and inundated journalists and influencers require a more sophisticated type of outreach. That’s why some PR pros are earning far more than their normal share of coverage, while the rest founder.

Curiosity also plays an integral role in elevating your career. Savvy PR professionals tap their innate curiosity and apply it to listening, attention and relationships. Connecting the dots between curiosity, attention and business outcomes can significantly improve all aspects of relationships with leaders, stakeholders, clients, journalists, sales and marketing colleagues, and more.

Now is the time to rethink “business as usual,” ask tough questions and make tough decisions and tough compromises. This session will offer a world exclusive on “Built to Suck: The Inevitable Demise of the Corporation… and How to Save It?”

In this webinar, you will learn from marketing communications expert Stephen Dupont, APR, who has helped shape, build and refresh numerous B2C, B2B and nonprofit brands throughout the course of his career – from start-up medical device brands to B2b manufacturers to professional services.

Gen Z makes up approximately 26% of the population, surpassing Millennials in size. The Gen Z population is growing in age, but their behaviors and consumption patterns are already inspiring new trends in the marketplace and disrupting how communication is created, shared, and received. This webinar will discuss trends, and innovative ways to engage this audience.

As PR pros, we have to live and breathe new and emerging technologies so we can always be “cutting edge” and “outside the box.” But DANG is there a lot to follow and keep track of. This webinar will break down the latest and greatest tech tools for media monitoring, digital media, project management, pitching and more, while also sharing some old favorites that have stood the test of tech time to make your life easier (and your campaigns more effective).

Learn the foolproof framework for making sure you are going in the right direction, telling the right stories and analyzing the right data to achieve relevance and business impact now and forever. By beginning with measurement, we can reverse engineer our way to winning communications strategies that will earn us more recognition, respect and resources.

Influencers are playing an increasingly important role in successful communications programs. This tactical webinar will focus on how to build a measurable program, source and evaluate the right influencers, and create tracking and reporting for each campaign.

91% of us pick up our smartphones to search for info when we're in the middle of something else. And the content we discover is an opportunity for marketing and PR. This interactive session will show you how to create PR stories that reach audiences during moments of intent. Google calls these, 'I want to know, I want to go, I want to do, I want to buy' moments. And they're not alone. A study by Twitter and Facebook reported we consume content more quickly on mobile devices and underscores the

Whether you’re a beginning presenter, occasional PowerPoint user or advanced public speaker, you’ll come away with valuable tips to take make your next presentation a resounding success.

How can a lost password somewhere in Siberia cause you a PR headache in the U.S.? Why is every manager terrified of the Ides of March in China? And can you picture a situation in which you as a crisis communicator write the words “have a truck full of money ready”? These true stories will open your eyes to how an issue far away can ignite into an international PR crisis — and offer ideas for how to extinguish it.

Business strategies are challenging messages to communicate, especially with large, diverse and globally dispersed teams. For Dell’s product and supply chain business, the Strategy Cascade connects leaders and teams to the business strategy by way of authentic conversations — not campaigns, presentations or talking points. Leaders and teams have an opportunity to talk about the strategy in small groups so that it resonates with their day-to-day responsibilities, holds meaning over time and elici