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International Conference Preview: 5 Questions With Journalist Laura Ling

PRSay

In March 2009, while researching the trafficking of North Korean women for Current TV’s “Vanguard” documentary series, North Korean soldiers captured Ling and her colleague Euna Lee along the China-North Korea border. 20, Ling will share more of her story as a keynote speaker at the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego.

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Conference Recap: Microsoft’s Frank X. Shaw on Thriving in the Next Communications Age

PRSay

Shaw, corporate vice president of communications at Microsoft, during the lunchtime keynote session Monday at the 2019 PRSA International Conference in San Diego. And that opportunity comes in the form of storytelling, diplomacy and truth, he said. Storytelling. “In How are they consumed and by who? Synthesize the complex.

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PR Is As PR Does

Waxing UnLyrical

It’s the reason I was really happy that BNET chose me to be its Startup Storyteller … and it’s what I do. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, though. Connecting with the media is a big part of public relations… but it’s not the only part. And that, I think, is something we sometimes forget.

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PRoust Questionnaire: Tina McCorkindale

PR Conversations

Wells Fargo not only publishes great content on its Wells Fargo Stories site, but when I toured their offices, I discovered they are doing some really neat things in terms of storytelling, especially with their internal communications. MasterCard has some great programs, including publishing some industry research.

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How to Build a Marketing Tracking and Reporting Process

PR 20/20

In other words, we are creatives, strategists, communicators, and storytellers. Here are some filters to consider for your marketing technologies: Filter out internal IP addresses (Google “What is my IP address?”). I’d venture a bet that most of us did not get into our respective careers because of our love for statistics and math.

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Media relations is thriving

Stephen Waddington

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. Indeed, many of the hottest public relations agencies such as Manifest and the Romans, and large international networks such as Golin, Ketchum, and Weber Shandwick, proudly lead with earned media.

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Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other

Sword and the Script

The year was 2009 and I had a very special epiphany that day. It’s an inherent philosophy for being helpful, with a predilection for storytelling, and the patience to build trust and the knowledge that relationships take time. Communication World is a publication of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).