Posted by Kristen E. Sukalac on September 30, 2009 · 3 Comments
PR Conversations talked to Silvia Cambiè (top left) and Yang-May Ooi (below left), authors of the recently published International Communications Strategy: Developments in cross-cultural communications, PR and social media about their new book and the changing world facing PR practitioners today.
Filed under PR Sense · Tagged with advocacy, assertive inquiry, Audience, BRIICS, Cambiè, Culture, Global communication, International communication, Media, Ooi, Public Relations, Social media, Social Responsibility, Society, strategic communications
Posted by Judy Gombita on September 22, 2009 · 3 Comments
Few would argue that, at its core, the public relations role is about engagement. It’s about conversations and building relationships with stakeholders, both identified and unknown. In the social media sphere some proclaim that there are new rules for engagement…but I don’t actually think that much has changed
Posted by Benita Steyn on September 17, 2009 · 17 Comments
The King Report on Governance for South Africa 2009 and the King Code of Governance Principles (King III) plus the Practice Notes that support it, were released at the beginning of September. According to Toni Muzi Falconi, “it constitutes a dramatic acceleration of the growth of our profession. Can we now prove to be up [...]
Filed under Seasoned Posts · Tagged with Dialogue, Engagement, ethics, Governance, Institutionalization, Management, Organisation, Practitioners, Public Relations, Publics, Reputation management, Social impact, Social Responsibility, Society, Stakeholders, The Profession
Don Bates: turning theory into practice. An integrated software platform.
Posted by Toni Muzi Falconi on September 26, 2009 · 16 Comments
In replying to a comment by Don Bates to a recent post on this blog, I invited him to write a guest post to better illustrate the reasons why he believes that a specific, existing and comprehensive software program (comPro Executive) can significantly support public relations professionals in adopting and adapting a [...]
Filed under Seasoned Posts · Tagged with Change, Comment, Communication, Evaluation, Governance, Institutionalization, Integration, International public relations, Management, Measurement, Organisation, Public Relations, Research, Society, The Profession, Web 2.0