This episode features #ThoughtLeaders and #Experts Whitney Vosburgh, and Sarah Wilson.
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar is the founder and CEO of Ideas Beyond Borders, a non-profit organization based in New York. We recently connected on Twitter and Faisal was telling me about a project to rebuild the library of the University of Mosul in Iraq that had been destroyed by the Islamic State or ISIS during... Continue Reading →

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This episode features #ThoughtLeaders and #Experts Mike Jones, and Jef Loeb.
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On today’s episode of the Spin Sucks podcast, Gini Dietrich discusses the who, what, why, when, and how of using AI in your communications program.
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Crisis communication begins long before an organization experiences a crisis. Planning to communicate in a crisis involves considerable preparation, running the gamut from ensuring contact lists are up to date to establishing an organizational culture that is prepared to swing into action when things go south.

Organizations that prepare are able to identify most issues before they become crises. But every organization will experience a crisis when decisions must be made quickly and communicated deftly and frequently across multiple channels. Missteps can exacerbate the situation but a strategic approach to a crisis can help the organization recover quickly with its reputation untarnished (or, at least, ready to be rehabilitated quickly).

Four crisis-tested IABC Fellows gathered on Thursday, July 15 for a conversation about crisis communication and leadership. The conversation, moderated by IABC Fellow Shel Holtz, covered the preparation and execution of crisis communication, including a look at the leadership role communicators can play.
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This episode features #ThoughtLeaders and #Experts Dr. Sylvia Lafair, MariAnne Vanella, and Elaine Gibson.
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The July installment of The Hobson & Holtz Report includes reports on these stories:

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This episode features #ThoughtLeaders and #Experts Warren Whitlock, Susan Trivers, and Rhett Power.
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Look. Most communications professionals have the best intentions and behave in an honest and ethical way. But there are some less than scrupulous PR fooks whose approach and choices reflect badly on the industry. Now, it’s not just communicators who are guilty of this. Certain journalists, media outlets, bloggers  and influencers are also not as... Continue Reading →

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The JOTW Strategic Comms Strategy Survey has recently been released, which analyzes what is going on in the communications industry, and as you might suspect, there are some challenges that communicators are facing.
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