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The PRSA Code of Ethics is a set of guidelines that helps public relations professionals “navigate ethical principles and applications and is widely regarded as the industry standard,” according to the PRSA student society. 

These principles include advocacy, honesty, expertise, independence, loyalty, and fairness. You can establish these principles throughout your organization, too, which will build a better relationship between you, your clientele, and your employees.

As marketing, PR, and communications employees, you use email constantly. This means you are vulnerable to the estimated 94% of ransomware that arrives via email, according to CSO Online. Ransomware is malware that encrypts your files, making any other files and systems that depend on them unstable.

You likely use email to send and receive sensitive company information. To protect this data, you need to protect yourself from fraudulent messages and scams.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the most controversial concept in digital marketing. With every Google algorithm update, there is always a new SEO dead trend. Nevertheless, SEO continues to be one of the most significant inbound marketing strategies.

There is no doubt that SEO has changed over the years. Keyword stuffing and link buying are all in the past. Why is SEO still important for business’ success, both present and future?

Drew McLellan and Susan Baier discuss their findings from the eighth annual Agency Edge Research Series.

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Guest:

Susan Baier is the CEO of Audience Audit and has been a marketing strategist and researcher for more than 30 years. She crafts custom attitudinal segmentation research for agencies and marketers for B2C, B2B, and higher-ed organizations including Gap, AT&T, Jayco, Tufts University, and more.

Drew McLellan is the CEO of Agency Management Institute and has been in the advertising industry for more than 30 years. He advises hundreds of small- to mid-sized agencies on how to grow and become more profitable.

Virtual meetings can be used to improve and expand in your company

The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged many companies to go partially or fully remote. Because of this, virtual meeting software like Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become some of the hottest products for the business world as companies need ways to set up meetings remotely. But, there’s more you can do with virtual meetings than simply making a remote version of your company’s weekly and monthly meetings; you can also use them to connect better with your team.

Nearly all marketing, PR, and corporate communications employees use a laptop for work. According to a survey by tech company Kensington, 10% of laptops get stolen in their lifetimes. And since nearly half of all laptop thefts occur in offices or classrooms, employees who work from laptops at the office must be especially weary.

Something PR professionals and social media have in common is they are both based on communication. However, social media has grown tremendously since it was first introduced because of its ability to connect people with information quickly. While the speed at which social media can produce a message can cause harm, it can also benefit PR with its “real-time messaging.” This can amplify the results of news/press releases, emails, blog posts, and other PR means. In an instant, social media can show a larger audience the content you create while also helping it last longer. 

Emails lead to 91% of all cyberattacks — the same email where you may send personal information, such as your W2s, bank routing number, or social security number. Unencrypted emails can also expose confidential information about your company, such as its strategy plans and financial performance. So, before you hit “send” on that email, remember the following rules of thumb for protecting your sensitive information.

Companies have news that consumers aren’t going to like

Not all news a company shares will be perceived as positive or beneficial to the target audiences. Consumers will consider some news, such as closing a location, laying off employees, discontinuing a product, a supply chain or shipping delay, or increased prices, to be bad news. This type of news happens at times. So, when’s the best time to announce “bad” news? 

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February 2022 – Monumental Digital Marketing Changes Impacting Your Organization

Brands must break the mold in order to reach today’s users where they’re at, which is increasingly in the digital space. Leading technology firms like Facebook have invested huge amounts in revolutionizing the digital experience, providing more opportunities to get your message straight into the *virtual* hands of your users. We’ll show you how the landscape is changing and give you tactics to stay ahead of the curve.