Beyond PR

AUGUST 14, 2017

Generating and distributing your brand’s vital news is an important part of how you stay relevant in the minds of the media and your wider customer base. In this article, we will discuss the 4 key elements to writing high-quality press release content: The news announcement. So write your release with your audience in mind.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

A report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) conducted in 2016 found that 47 percent of enterprise marketers planned to increase their budgets for content marketing over the following 12 months. Write stories that readers will not only relate to but also use as a valuable source for their future business endeavors.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. In January 2016, Powerhouse Communications was born.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A study by a marketing analytics firm found “On average, brands that increased media investment [during a recession] realized roughly a 17 percent growth in incremental sales, and more than half saw subsequent improvements in year-over-year ROIs over a two-year period during the recession.”. Source: 3 Studies Branding and Marketing ).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

All brands want mentions in trusted third-party media outlets. What are you already doing to establish thought leadership and build brand awareness? What are you already doing to establish thought leadership and build brand awareness? But before you start writing, think about what you want to convey in your news announcement.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Distribution is the hardest challenge in a world with too many products, too many services, and too much content, and this is especially true in 2016. The spammy approach is not a true option– even though it can work – not only because it’s rapidly becoming less effective, but because you’ll heavily damage your brand. (You

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The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

That content varies from writing to photos to video and can be shared on a blog, e-newsletter and social media channel. Newsletters, video, infographics and white papers were also named, along with case studies, webinars and tip sheets. Now more than ever, companies need to be their own broadcaster. What exactly does that entail?

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.” Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Want to learn Ann’s writing rules for PR?

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Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

The PR world will also see this change - machines will be able to understand public sentiment in real time by leveraging millions of gigabytes of data, write natural and insightful copy, and tailor it to audiences in a highly targeted way, all without human intervention. This graph shows the rise of data in the past decade.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

Here is the transcript of the #DigitalPR chat on Friday March 11, 2016. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. Every asset – text, photo, visual, infographic – should be thoughtful. That’s way better.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

Here is the transcript of the #DigitalPR chat on Friday March 11, 2016. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. Every asset – text, photo, visual, infographic – should be thoughtful. That’s way better.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

The firm took the data and published a pretty incredible and interactive infographic that looks at the data by stage in the buying process and cross-tabbed by generation. Top 5 Challenges Facing B2B Marketers in 2016. Increasing brand awareness 46%. There’s a growing body of research suggesting doodling sparks creatively.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

Editor’s note: This post is a preview of the PRSA 2016 Strategic Collaboration Conference , May 24-25 in Chicago. To translate this for communications purposes, if the brand is using billboards or other outdoor signage, try finding local bloggers in that neighborhood and pitch them a story or some custom content.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 17, 2018

Interestingly, between 2010 – 2016, the sales of ebooks in the U.S. Extract Data from your Content and Design an Infographic. People love infographics. So why not repurpose your written content into a well-designed and impactful infographic? An Infographic is a way of exposing your content to more readers.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 30, 2016

15 Free Infographic Templates in PowerPoint. How to Write an Ebook From Start to Finish. How to Write a Blog Editorial Calendar. How to Write a Blog Editorial Calendar. How to Meet People Who Are Smarter Than You: 16 Marketing & Tech Events to Attend in 2016. The Essential Guide to Branding Your Company.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In 2017, let's all agree to maximize the ROI of our writing efforts by focusing equal efforts on distribution. Earned Social Media Posts - Here's an idea: Set up a series of social media content that can be posted to your company or brand social channels. Here's how: 33 Content Marketing Promotion Ideas.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2017

Journalists are still trusted, but believe that the public trusts them less due to the subversive censorship tactics of special interest groups, the inflamed political climate and brands that aren’t totally honest in their PR practices. Without free press, there will be no avenue for brands to tell their story.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Jeff Perkins (@jeffperkins8) December 7, 2016. Every brand dreams of having its own hashtag, however, I generally think brands should be very cautious here. A simple technique to drafting a useful post quickly is to write a list of takeaways or points that stood out on the webinar. Webinars are the #1 lead gen tactic.

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Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

I reviewed the report in detail, and turned the most interesting findings into an actionable set of nine media relations tips you can use to improve your results in 2016 and beyond. Do you have attractive, generic infographics to accompany your story that would work for the publishing environments the journalist is producing content for?

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Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

I reviewed the report in detail, and turned the most interesting findings into an actionable set of nine media relations tips you can use to improve your results in 2016 and beyond. Do you have attractive, generic infographics to accompany your story that would work for the publishing environments the journalist is producing content for?

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 15, 2016

This list of the top 25 skills that can make you more marketable in 2016 and beyond was published on the Official LinkedIn blog. We can now tap directly into conversations taking place right now on any subject or brand. Read my book SMART News: how to write branded content that gets found in search and shared on social media.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

For those us who don’t have endless resources, we can still aspire to be like prolific brands—as long as we have a realistic content marketing strategy. Successful content marketing doesn’t necessarily mean you have a gargantuan editorial empire in the middle of your brand. Primary goal(s): Brand awareness.

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Beyond PR

MAY 3, 2017

Journalists are still trusted, but believe that the public trusts them less due to the subversive censorship tactics of special interest groups, the inflamed political climate and brands that aren’t totally honest in their PR practices. Without free press, there will be no avenue for brands to tell their story.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. An active blog authenticates your brand, revealing your personality, expertise, and values, which helps to build your subscriber base and sparks customer loyalty.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2017

Back in December, one of my colleagues penned a piece on using surveys to generate coverage and increase brand awareness. You’ll find that if you don’t have a good hypothesis that questions will be nearly impossible to write. Simplicity always won. Will Anyone Actually Care? Are the Conclusions Defensible?

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. An active blog authenticates your brand, revealing your personality, expertise, and values, which helps to build your subscriber base and sparks customer loyalty.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Determine a format that will work with your organization’s brand…and get to work! Refer back to General Mills’ 2016 Global Responsibility Report (mentioned in my first post ) to see an effective use of GRI G4 standards in its reporting. Write, Tell and Show Your Sustainability Story. Bottom-line? Collect Data.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 20, 2017

If I’m right, branded content is going to have its heyday in 2017. I think we’ll see brands who formerly invested in traditional advertising start to pour dollars into relevant, useful content in an effort to connect with their customers. Branded Content is Just Going to Get Better. Branded Content will Create Content Brands.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Brands used to have a controlling influence on information about their products. The web has obviously changed that – a few quick product searches on a mobile device leads a buyer to reviews and commentary from sources other than the brand. Re-write white papers as long form contributed articles.

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PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

Those are four great reasons more and more brands, including your competitors, are taking deeper dives into data. Providing that data, perhaps as an exclusive, gives your brand the opportunity to share its message with its target audience through a trusted medium. If they visualized the data in a chart or infographic.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

million - had become the last successful, worst-polling candidates in the 2016 race. Such partners can create sponsored, branded content for advertisers that’s built into an online magazine, blog or e-newsletter and treated by ad blockers as “real” editorial content, rather than as advertising. Quality content at no cost.

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