DAILY SCOOP

Robinhood pays fine for misleading customers, Pride media coverage nearly doubles, and Ford explains production cuts

Also: Budweiser buys free beer for July 4, NYC tells residents to power down during heatwave, and Miami Beach cancels fireworks.

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

Who belongs on your crisis response team?

Here’s a look at the org chart for the team that responds to emergencies for Mastercard, shared at Ragan’s Crisis Communications Virtual Conference.

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

How communicators can combat vaccine skepticism

Try these empathetic tactics to tamp down resistance and hesitancy among employees.

PR INDUSTRY

21 tips for declaring your independence in PR

As July 4^th approaches, some PR pros are considering what independence really means—and are considering striking out on their own. Here are some tips for the aspirational solo pro.

RAGAN TRAINING TAKEAWAYS

3 tips for social media in a socially-distanced world

Explore Georgia division director of tourism shares insights to turn fans and followers into brand advocates.

RESEARCH

Communicators report greater access to the C-suite

Comms pros have also gained a seat at the table in strategic decision making, and that the major obstacle to effective leadership communications is no longer access, according to the 2021 Communications Benchmark Report.

DAILY SCOOP

Crisis guru Declan Kelly steps away amid scandal, communicators flock to LinkedIn, and Walmart offers low-cost insulin

Also: Facebook launches newsletter platform, NYC election board tweets apology, and JP Morgan invests in ESG.

PR INDUSTRY

3 brand and communication mistakes PR professionals make

PR veterans identify the gaffes that are most likely to harm your reputation as evidenced by the big stories of the last five years.

THE WORKPLACE

Navigating the looming virtual culture dilemma

Learn how levity, authenticity and transparency can help employees thrive—and possibly save your business.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

U.S. Army Reserve’s Janeen Phelps: ‘Put people first’

The public affairs officer and 1^st Lieutenant shares tools that work well for her communications efforts and how she has found her calling as a comms pro with the U.S. armed forces.

Announcing PR Daily’s 2021 Digital Marketing & Social Media Awards finalists

Find out who made the short list in our digital communications awards program.

DAILY SCOOP

Juul seeks to ‘reset’ after $40M settlement, U.S. fears of job loss to automation decrease, and Facebook antitrust lawsuit is dismissed

Also: Dominos partners with DraftKings, Google adds context to search, and Toyota responds to donation scandal.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

How Axe Body Spray is joining the vaccine conversation

The company is offering ‘Get Axeinated’ toolkits, running an ‘Axeniation Station’ and partnering with Snapchat for virtual promotion to drive vaccination among young men.

STORYTELLING

When it comes to the meaning behind the words, it’s all personal

Language relies on a shared definition of common terms—but what happens when our definitions are out of sync with colleagues, friends and loved ones?