Have a good weekend! Here's Friday's Daily PR Brief - September 3, 2021
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Purpose-Led Communications with Beki Winchel (One Pitch - September 2, 2021)
Research: Key factors fueling 'The Great Resignation' (Ragan - September 3, 2021)
PR Lessons from President Biden's Afghanistan Pressers (PRNEWS - September 3, 2021)
Pioneer William "Willie" Velasquez Jr. (1944-1988) (Institute for Public Relations - September 2, 2021)
Good and Bad PR: Instagram, KPMG, tree lovers, mumbling men and a Hereford pub score top headlines (PRmoment (UK) - September 2, 2021)
Dating apps Bumble and Match offer relief to employees affected by Texas abortion law (PR Daily - September 2, 2021)
PR Profiles: A Conversation with Melissa Agnes (Agility PR - September 2, 2021)
How the power of PR saved Twister (Axia Public Relations - September 3, 2021)
Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Belief-Driven Employee (CommPro (UK) - September 2, 2021)
Summary Section:
Purpose-Led Communications with Beki Winchel
By Kendall Aldridge
One Pitch - September 2, 2021
On this month's PR profile, we are talking with none other than Beki Winchel of PCMA. She's a Learning Content & Research Developer at PCMA, as well as a freelance writer and PR, social media, and content consultant.
Research: Key factors fueling 'The Great Resignation'
By Robby Brumberg
Ragan - September 3, 2021
New data from The Conference Board sheds light on return-to-work anxiety, remote work frustrations, and why employees are seeking greener pastures.
PR Lessons from President Biden's Afghanistan Pressers
By Arthur Solomon
PRNEWS - September 3, 2021
Communicating the withdrawal from Afghanistan included PR lessons, both what to do in a crisis and what to avoid. Here is a look at a few.
Pioneer William "Willie" Velasquez Jr. (1944-1988)
Institute for Public Relations - September 2, 2021
IPR is featuring some of the many Hispanic pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Born in San Antonio, William “Willie” Velasquez had a lifetime of involvement with the Latino community. As a young man, he was a founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO).
Good and Bad PR: Instagram, KPMG, tree lovers, mumbling men and a Hereford pub score top headlines
By Andy Barr, Owner, 10 Yetis Digital
PRmoment (UK) - September 2, 2021
Welcome back the wonderful world of Good and Bad Public Relations. Are we all refreshed from the break and ready to march onwards towards the grand marketing period of Christmas? I thought so. Let’s take a goosey gander through the media hits and misses of the last week.
Dating apps Bumble and Match offer relief to employees affected by Texas abortion law
By Ted Kitterman
PR Daily - September 2, 2021
The Supreme Court declined to block the state law that prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Dating app companies that are led by women have become some of the first companies to speak out against the new law in Texas, which seeks to restricts abortion access.
PR Profiles: A Conversation with Melissa Agnes
By Joy Knowles
Agility PR - September 2, 2021
“My story is a story,” says Melissa Agnes with a laugh, recalling how she, an entrepreneur since she was 21, got into crisis communications.
How the power of PR saved Twister
Axia Public Relations - September 3, 2021
See the power of PR in action in this story where an effective PR campaign saved the board game Twister from oblivion.
Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Belief-Driven Employee
CommPro (UK) - September 2, 2021
The just released 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Belief-Driven Employee, concludes that there is a fundamental re-set in priorities for employees.
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