VIEWPOINT: Back CSR campaigns up with credible intent
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November 21, 2007
‘There is a lot of superficiality in the CSR/PR industry,’ says Brendan May, managing director of Planet 2050 – Weber Shandwick’s corporate responsibility and sustainability practice – in this week’s video podcast.
May responds to International Business Leaders Forum’s MD Adrian Hodges’ warnings earlier this month (PRWeek, 9 November) against a ‘me-too’ mentality among companies regarding CSR campaigns.
May warns: ‘By and large if CSR initiatives are only marketing or PR-led they quite quickly unravel. There has to be real substance and genuine intent behind them.’
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19.09.07 - Evaluate your own campaigns - and pay for it: With BMA Communications joint MD Lindsay Morgan. Click here for the WMP version (PC) OR here for QuickTime® (MAC)
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08.08.07 - An employment lawyer’s advice on TUPE: Featuring Robert Mecrate-Butcher, employment partner at law firm Pinsent Masons. Click here for the WMP version (PC) OR here for QuickTime® (MAC).
25.07.07 - Web 2.0 is a 'call to arms' for all good PROs: Featuring Jonathan Hughes, joint MD of Golin Harris. Click here for the WMP version (PC) OR here for QuickTime® (MAC).
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