ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the USC Center for Public Relations found that marketers plan to increase staffing and overall spending on public relations over the next five years. Allow the agency creative freedom. This is good news for clients and PR firms alike. Know that not everything is news.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

However, due to limited resources, many small businesses don’t have the money to spend on expensive advertising campaigns yet still need the exposure to survive and gain a competitive edge. The post Small Business Public Relations appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm. Defining a Target Audience and Goals.

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

It can include social media, tip sheets, and emails, as well as paid promotions like native advertising and promoted posts on social platforms. However, blogging is one of the leading tools in any brand’s content marketing strategy. Since 2007, NYPL Blogs has showcased content that continues to inspire and educate a devoted audience.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels. Blogger outreach gets personal. Fast-vertising.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this blog post, let’s look at the differences between public relations and marketing. This includes identifying customer needs, developing products that satisfy those needs, setting prices, determining distribution channels, and promoting the products through various forms of advertising and promotion.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

We typically interview the prospect and based on the outcome of the discussion, gauge the odds of winning the business, determine how to budget and staff for the pitch and roll the dice on a positive outcome. A quality PR team will carefully research media contacts to craft relevant pitches tailored to specific journalists.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 26, 2016

The seasoned PR team knows how to reach media with a pitch that lets them know this subject matter will interest their audience, without reading like an ad. For more on that subject, revisit this post from our Impressions blog. PR is least effective at: Substituting for advertising. Augmenting a sales and marketing effort.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

In this blog, we will detail the reasons why video should be an essential component of your public relations strategy, and how it can add real substance to your campaign. Advertisers spend billions across social media platforms, targetting businesses and consumers alike with their messaging. Drive Awareness. Drive Awareness.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. There are many more creative approaches to achieving a positive image. Then, how can PR aid your video marketing campaigns to create top-of-mind awareness?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Creative PR : According to the #PRStudChat Twitter community , creativity can’t be taught but it can certainly be inspired. Regardless, creativity is a big part of PR today. On the show, we discussed a Creativity in PR study by The Holmes Report and Now Go Create. PR and media are intertwined. Here’s a personal example.

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Mindful Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing Millions of baseball fans were recently watching televised games when they were unexpectedly hit by a pitch! I threw that question to one of Murray's teammates who pitches.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The report didn’t break out numbers for the remaining challenges of “fake news, blurred lines between editorial and advertising, and issues around freedom of the press.”. It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 8, 2017

Nicole is the host of PRfect Pitch, a PR-focused radio show that’s geared towards helping PR, marketing, and media professionals step up their game by incorporating best practices and developing better relationships. A follow-up blog post by PR 2.0 Is PR Right for me?”

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2009

He also teaches creativity, consumer behavior, copywriting and the history of advertising at The Ohio State University and the Columbus College of Art & Design. But there was some wonderful synergy between my presentation on storytelling and Artie’s presentation on social media as a vehicle for creativity.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2015

Following the likes of BuzzFeed, Gawker and the WaPo , among other media outlets, CNN is going all in on native advertising with an in-store studio or so to speak. He wrote a post to the effect – Native advertising and advertorials: Apples and not-quite-apples – that provided much to consider. It’s a question of ethics.

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Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 1, 2015

I was looking to understand a product’s digital presence and reputation, and fill in the proposal with some creative ideas on how to amplify and improve it. Instead of burning up their budgets on advertising, it would be fantastic to see them invest in building their communities. Check it out. Then help them gain visibility.

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OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

Should PRos only be pitching individual journalists? I would only pitch individual journalists. You need an actual human being to care about your pitch and want to run with that story. Any type of generic email pitch that goes to multiple people means nobody feels the need to individually handle it. It’s never too late.

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Presspage

AUGUST 20, 2019

Earned media is exposure won through media relations : news coverage on- and offline, op-eds, blogs, podcasts, and media discussion of your brand. Paid media , like traditional advertising, marketing, and sponsored content. Creative “traditional” ad campaigns can secure a lot of earned media.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful. Often B2B marketers will use these to send white papers and pitch webinars but again thought leadership content is a good option here. 16% on marketing analytics. “As 66% said newspapers.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” Articles and press releases were written and pitched to influencers and the media in the target area that cater to that demographic. Get creative and get smart.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 18, 2017

With more agencies using their website, blog, and social media platforms to showcase what they do best, it’s much easier to quickly narrow down top contenders. Assign a small, but demonstrative project to scope out an agency’s creative and strategic chops. We say, go ahead and break that rule.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public. To get started, you develop a creative concept and a marketing strategy, which you pair up with copywriting and art direction to create your assets.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

From there it reads: Digital Build and Production, Multimedia Content Creation, Insight and Planning, and Creativity – all before Media Relations, listed at 15.1%. Purporting otherwise is going to keep the Bad Pitch Blog very busy. We ranted about this a few blogs ago. Creativity is nice. Content is great.

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Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

You’re not paying for coverage—that’s what advertising is for. Here are four tips to consider when researching and pitching journalists. Understanding different journalists’ interests will result in more pitches crafted to their unique needs. In fact, the opposite is true – they suffer from an overload of pitches.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 7, 2006

We discussed the media relations lifecycle, briefly touching on blogs and how to pitch them—if at all. One example discussed was a pitch I made to Erick Schonfeld at B2Day , Business 2.0’s Here is the entire exchange, including the end result and how to improve the next pitch. Just blogged it. Got Pre-Pitch?

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The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Hours have been invested in establishing and nurturing relationships with the journalist and creating tailored pitches which we know add value and will actually be opened. For years, editorial teams have been shrinking in direct correlation with advertising revenue, leading journalists to take on more responsibilities.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Disruptive opportunities like the chance to rank first for voice search in search engines: “Beyond playing into trends, voice interactions with chatbots, virtual assistants and other IoT technologies have the potential to upend traditional search and display advertising models in the near future, even for giants in the space like Google.

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 20, 2017

Unlike advertising agencies, PR agencies promote companies or individuals via earned media (i.e., advertisements). Like our peers in the advertising industry, we share that same goal of making our clients appear successful, exciting and relevant. In other words, the PR consultant is a salesperson. Selling an intent.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”. via BurrellesLuce.

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 30, 2016

Come October, it’s too late to pitch those Christmas stories, even though they might seem more relevant once summer has faded away. Whilst many agencies will pitch for new business in December for a January kick-off, those budgets have often been set for many months! PR campaigns – and budgets – are similar. Know thy Customer.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 19, 2016

That was the outcome good media relations pitching earned. A PR pro that takes copious notes can easily take what was not reported and transform it into blog posts, contributed article, or even a different media pitch. The Soft and Subtle PR Pitch of Content Marketing. HARO: Good PR Pitches have a Long Shelf Life.

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Mora Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

When comes to pitching the media, the harder you sell, the quicker you’ll lose them. . Selling belongs in the advertising section of the media, not the editorial. Find creative ways to present and tell your story. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all media pitch. Don’t sell. Sell and you lose. .

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. Pitching journalists via phone calls, e-mails, and SMS’ are not the only ways of securing media coverage anymore. reading and traveling.

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Konnect Agency

MARCH 31, 2020

Unless the charitable donation is part of a larger effort to address the pandemic and will have a meaningful impact, we do not recommend pitching to media, rather we suggest making it known directly to your customers so they are aware of how they can participate. newsletters, blog content, social posts, website content, etc.)

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales. Creativity: PR practitioners must be able to think creatively and come up with new and innovative ideas for campaigns and projects. This is very old – like circa 2010 old.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

Beyond PR 101: 3 Truly Unique Pitching Tips [UML]. Working with the Advertising Machines . Does your B2B PR machine bring creative ideas? And don’t miss a post: subscribe to this blog by email here. In the creative domain, humans still dominate. Don’t miss these related posts: .

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