IABC Webinar Recap: The 2020 JOTW Communication Survey Review
The IABC Heritage Region recently hosted Ned Lundquist and I for a webinar. We presented a sampling of the findings – along with analysis – from the 3rd Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. The full report is more than...Read More
Should Brands Speak Out Right Now or Not? [UML]
Brands are feeling pressure to speaking out right now. At the same time, some brands that have spoken out were subsequently criticized because their own house wasn’t in order. As such, I know there many of us wrestling with this...Read More
Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds
72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. Some 72% of professionals believe...Read More
Datelines, Bylines and Credible Citations: 3 Elements of Trust You Should Include in Company Blog Posts
Somebody said something sometime. That’s the approach some companies are taking with their blog posts and content. First, they removed the dateline, then offed the byline and next, the quality of sources and citations declined. Companies have all sorts of...Read More
The Top Arguments For and Against Including Dates on Blogs and Content
The case for including datelines on content include context, credibility and user experience; those opposed cite evergreen content Should you put dates on your blog posts and content? There are a lot of strong opinions on the right answer to...Read More
Disinformation in Business and Facts, Diplomacy, and Trust as Countermeasures [UML]
I watched The Great Hack this past weekend – a documentary on Netflix about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. While I don’t agree entirely with the fatalist premise in the narrative, it will give anyone working in PR, marketing or media...Read More
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