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Credibility Crisis: 4 Sure-Fire Strategies for Cultivating Consumer Trust

Strategy Driven

Amid improved consumer confidence, with the April 2015 confidence index of 95.2 Of course, it’s imperative to leverage these public relations 'wins' in your sales, marketing and business development efforts. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. well above April 2014's 81.7 Transparency Translates.

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The Big Picture of Business – How to Maximize Trade Show Exposure

Strategy Driven

Engage public relations professionals to publicize your involvement. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Invite your current clients to visit your booth. Most attendees go to the shows in response to invitations to visit specific exhibitors. Notify your trade media that you will participate.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Public relations plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Sales plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Marketing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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PR Agencies Need to Be More Diverse and Inclusive. Here’s How to Start.

Harvard Business Review

The Holmes Report published in 2015 found that while women make up 70% of those employed in the U.S. public relations industry, they make up only 30% of agency C-suite executives. For example, Barri Rafferty of Ketchum was appointed the first woman global CEO among the top 10 public relations agencies.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

It is a top management activity… steered by public relations counselors. The human relations component is strong, but quality programs are substantially communications-driven. Quality programs are communications driven and should be captained by public relations counsel who possess this expertise.

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Why We Fail to Report Sexual Harassment

Harvard Business Review

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is significant — there were 6,822 claims of sexual harassment in 2015. Indeed, a 2015 survey showed that 71% of women do not report sexual harassment, and far fewer bystanders report harassment that they have witnessed. Why do so few victims and observers report sexual harassment?

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3 Questions to Ask Before Adopting a Platform Business Model

Harvard Business Review

million in 2015. Originally viewing the site as a legal and public relations risk, IKEA shifted script and embraced its biggest fans. For example, IKEA, the now-ubiquitous flat-pack furniture retailer, faced a choice to smother or fuel a platform when IKEAhackers.net went mainstream.