Who hasn’t cringed when the only option to quickly show support—when a friend shares bad news or an article on global warming appears in your feed—is a big thumbs up? It’s not exactly the message you want to send. What’s...
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death in 1616. While not a cause for celebration, this anniversary has served as the inspiration for the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to...
Recent allegations that Novartis bribed doctors in Greece serve as a reminder that the pharmaceutical industry has a high risk of bribery and corruption. We look at the reasons behind the risk, and how companies can enhance compliance risk mitigation...
By Chris Scully, Senior Media Intelligence Analyst, LexisNexis Implementing a media measurement program can be an intimidating task for many PR professionals . After all, many people in our industry undertook PR as a career due to a love of storytelling...
On the heels of a generous 2015, charitable giving grew another 4.1 percent in 2016—and those in the know predict 4.3 percent growth in 2017. How can you ensure that your university or nonprofit organization gets a piece of the projected pie? Staying...
2017 has been a year of major bribery fines, and we are only halfway through the year. In this blog, we review the global trend towards stronger anti-bribery legislation and how companies should mitigate corruption and bribery risk. Major bribery investigations...
The UK is to leave the European Union, after 51.9% of voters backed a Brexit in yesterday’s vote (23 June). Prime Minister David Cameron has already announced that he will hand over leadership by October. Leaders in every sector are now being forced...
Petrobras has reached a $1.78 billion settlement with the DOJ and SEC over bribes to politicians and political parties in Brazil. This is the first time an enforcement action over FCPA violations has exceeded a billion dollars. The amount is bigger than...
Lately, large international companies have been capturing attention for the wrong reason—non-compliance with anti-corruption laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA). When the dust settles, these organizations face substantial fines and...
Today’s information professionals play a critical role in managing the endless stream of information generated in a fragmented media landscape. The challenge lies in curating and analyzing this mass of data to provide meaningful insights that can...
News (n(y)o͞oz) Noun Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events. Have you ever shared a story of the latest ‘news’ that you heard from a friend, saw in a grocery store check-out line or spotted...
In the Business Dictionary, silo mentality is defined as “a mindset present when certain departments or sectors do not wish to share information with others in the same company.” Take this a step further and you have the actual silos themselves...
Competitive intelligence can be extremely valuable for informing strategic business decisions about your products, messaging, business expansions, customers and more. But when does competitive research slip into the more morally ambiguous areas of corporate...
The passage of the UK Modern Slavery Act last October means that a large number of companies must now attest to the risk mitigation processes used to keep forced labor out of their supply chains. The annual Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement is required...
2018 is in the history books. For PR professionals it was a challenging year of trying maintain relationships and connections in a time of historic corporate and media distrust. And not all of it without good reason. (We’re looking at you Facebook...
Living in a “Post-Truth” World The era of “post-truth” is on the rise. An adjective meaning “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to...
Kathryn Higgs is Director of Transparency International’s Business Integrity Program. Prior to that she was head of ethics and compliance at Tesco and chief compliance officer at Balfour Beatty. In an exclusive interview with LexisNexis, she says...
High tuition rates, financial aid hassles, broken air conditioners, dingy dorm rooms—sounds like the typical complaints of college students, right? Yet, when students and alumni at one historical black college deluged Twitter® with these issues...
Environmental and social issues driving change in the construction industry Guest Post by Colleen Theron, Director Ardea Since Russia and Qatar won their bids to host the FIFA World Cups in 2018 and 2022 respectively, the construction industry has...
The Petrobras bribery and corruption scandal feels more like a telenovela—the dramatic Latin American version of a soap opera. Honestly, as investigators uncover new stones, the wild twists and turns of the scandal offer more melodrama than a series...
Energy industries have received a lot of unwelcome attention lately—and it’s not just oil companies like Petrobras and Unaoil that are feeling the watchful eyes of the public and regulatory agencies. While those scandals may have dominated...
The World Bank has been busy. In a press release issued at the end of the World Bank’s fiscal year on June 30, the organization announced that it had debarred 16 companies for sanctions violations and entered into eight Negotiated Resolution Agreements...
On November 3, 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the hiring of Hui Chen as a full-time compliance expert for its Fraud Section. Chen previously served as the Global Head for Anti-Bribery and Corruption at Standard Chartered Bank, implementing...
The best part of attending conferences are the many opportunities for networking with colleagues. At the Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals 30th Anniversary International Conference & Exhibition a few weeks ago, we sat down to an...
"I'll leave it to chance," said no PR professional ever. But, do all PR professionals have a fast and effective way to stay atop of media buzz? Last September, we brought together three media intelligence experts to share best practices...