Stories by Seth Arenstein

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Coronovirus is a Communications Issue and Messages Aren’t Resonating

March 23rd, 2020 by

There was good news and bad news this past weekend. The good news is that most people are heeding health best practices that communicators are broadcasting in a variety of ways (hand washing, distancing, remaining home etc). Unfortunately, a significant number of people in globally are ignoring these health communications. Assigning blame is not the issue. Getting nearly universal acceptance is.

Oldest, Youngest are Least Worried About Virus

March 23rd, 2020 by

Knowing your audience is a building block of PR.

How to Make Your Video and Social Video Events More Engaging

March 22nd, 2020 by

With so many communicators seeking to take physical events online, we asked PR pro and video specialist Doug Simon how to get started. We also asked how communicators can make their video and social video productions more engaging.

The New Normal: Chinese Brand Holds Conference in VR, Complete with Awkward Keynote

March 20th, 2020 by

The new normal that emerges may require communicators be fluent in arranging events in XR and VR.

‘Don’t Wait, Create,’ Media Relations Guru Urges PR Pros to Keep Pitching

March 19th, 2020 by

There are two basic ways PR and media relations pros, and the organizations they represent, can react to the current situation.

How PR Pros Can Trick Their Senses into Thinking a Home Office is The Office

March 18th, 2020 by

By now you’ve seen articles suggesting how PR pros can adjust to working from home.

Most People Getting Virus Info from Mass Media but Want Employers to Communicate Too

March 17th, 2020 by

We took a look at several to see how the American public and businesses are handling the current crisis climate.

Brands Do Good in Face of Economic Morass

March 13th, 2020 by

Some brands are stepping up, others are standing pat, at least for the moment.

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COVID-19’s New Normal: PR Pros Busy Crafting Messages

March 12th, 2020 by

For many communicators and nearly everyone else, the past few days have been a whirlwind. Today, communicators from large and small brands and organizations were racing to react to the coronavirus’s new normal. Here’s a roundup of how brands were handling events of the day.

APCO: Americans United, Divided on Virus

March 11th, 2020 by

When the coronavirus odyssey began taking hold in the U.S., guidance to PR pros was relatively simple.