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May 14, 2009
How to Get the Most Out of a Public Relations Job Change
Four of my best friends in the public relations business have recently started new jobs. Change can be exciting and challenging. No two public relations departments operate in the same manner, even if they have the same corporate parent. People and processes are different, and so are expectations. What flies in one office may not be acceptable in another. Regardless of the corporate culture, you can take some simple steps to help make the transition from one public relations job to another easier. Follow these steps, and you’ll better understand your job, the real expectations of your co-workers, and how you can improve your company’s public relations. (Read more…)
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April 8, 2009
Public Relations Basics: Avoiding Press Leaks and Fixing Mistakes
In the world of public relations, press leaks can be damaging affairs. Sensitive internal information being sent to journalists can wreck a company’s reputation, cost it customers or clients, or even land it in legal hot water. But how can public relations consultants prevent press leaks, or at least clean up the damage they wreak? (Read more…)
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February 12, 2009
How Public Relations Can Shape Corporate Culture
Localized cultures often evolve at companies, for better or worse. Most former Enron and WorldCom employees I’ve spoken with say that the corporate cultures at both companies bred the behavior that ultimately resulted in far-reaching scandals. (Read more…)
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January 1, 2001
Intranets for Employee Communications
It used to be that when companies grew much larger than they began, corporate evolution meant an increase in office space, inclusion of ID badges into the corporate culture and holiday parties were moved from the CEO’s house to a restaurant or hotel ballroom (while the founding employees grumbled to themselves that things just aren’t the same anymore). (Read more…)