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Strong Media Brands: the answer to Native Advertising Concerns

Flack's Revenge

So is native advertising (sometimes called brand journalism or, more generally, content marketing) a curse or cure all? Is it good for what ails online advertising? Farhad Manjoo wrote an article in the NY Times about the state and decline of banner ads. Recall the fine print that Carr mentioned in his piece.

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Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]

Sword and the Script

Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. Where a few years ago, print was dragging the publishing industry into a morass of unprofitability, today, it is hinting at revival.

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Pubs Converting Contributed Articles to Native Ads is Another Reason to Build Your Own Audience

Sword and the Script

For a long time, the venerable contributed article has been a mechanism for surfacing new or big ideas. Years ago, contributed articles were a badge of honor since there was a limited number of opportunities in a printed world. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”. That may be changing. And who can blame them?

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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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How Communicators Can Help Their Clients Navigate Misinformation and Biased News

PRSay

There are thousands upon thousands of web, print, audio and video outlets, and as we’ve all become acutely aware, many of these publishers spread misinformation and extremely polarizing political content. The article attacked Pizza Hut’s education-supporting initiatives.

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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands.

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What’s Going On With Media – And How Does It Impact Your Public Relations Strategy?

Stern + Associates

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Every time one would think media outlets can’t cut more staff they find a new bottom: 2023 saw massive layoffs which have continued into 2024.