Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Archives

Communicators Voice Concerns Tied to Trust for 2025

A PRSA panel on Communications Trends and Strategies for 2025 featured PR experts who provided their current PR concerns for the coming year, as well as key takeaways for tackling those issues and building trust.

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Digital & Technology

Revving Up DEI Through Email Signatures

A simple way to build a more DEI-friendly work environment is by leveraging your most-used communication tool—everyday business email and email signatures.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Speaking Our Language: Harnessing Diverse Dialects in Communications to Resonate With Hispanic Audiences

Embracing language and dialect diversity is not a trend; it’s critical in strategic multicultural communications to represent Hispanic communities properly. Those prioritizing diverse, multicultural content are more likely to establish a footprint and cement their credibility in today’s competitive market. Here are best practices to consider.

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Branding/Marketing

PR Roundup: Taco Bell Triumphs, A New Study on Latina Impact and The State of the Press Release

This week’s PR Roundup features Taco Bell bringing National Taco Day and Taco Tuesday together for taco fans, BODEN’s new study on the impact of Latinas on cultural and economic influencer and PR Newswire’s latest State of the Press Release.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Hispanic Heritage Hero: Fernando Valverde, the Father of PR in Puerto Rico

Fernando Valverde, APR, Fellow PRSA, and an unsung hero in PR, is widely recognized as the “father of PR in Puerto Rico” for laying the foundation for the development of PR practice there.

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Crisis Management

PRNEWS Announces Honorees of the 2024 People of the Year Awards

The PRNEWS team has announced the 2024 People of the Year honorees. The coveted awards program showcases top talent, passionate professionals and budding communications leaders who are redefining the modern PR world.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Understanding Misogynoir and its Impact on Public Relations

Without an understanding of misogynoir, communications leaders aren’t equipped to navigate and address the unique challenges and biases Black women experience with increased visibility in media and public scrutiny and perception.

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Branding/Marketing

PR Roundup: Economist’s Ableist Cover, 7-Eleven Day, Edelman’s Report on Business and Racial Justice

This week’s PR Roundup features a look at The Economist’s poor choice for a publication cover, 7-Eleven Day and its heartwarming partnership and Edelman’s newest Trust Barometer report on business and racial justice.

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Digital & Technology

Cannes Lions Takeaways: Creativity Hits Back and PR Earns Some Metal

At the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity PR finally broke through and received well-deserved award recognition. For the first time, a PR agency claimed sole credit for the PR category, with Golin winning the PR Lions Grand Prix for Idea Creation for their “Misheard Version” campaign for Specsavers. Ogilvy PR also earned big accolades […]

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Branding/Marketing

How to Avoid Charges of Rainbow Washing During Pride Month

Pride month is an important opportunity to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and there’s no shortage of brands and businesses keen to get in on the act. However, as the awareness month has grown, it’s also sparked a trend of “rainbow washing.”

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