ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 26, 2016

Brand marketers often look to public relations to accomplish a great deal of “heavy lifting” in terms of creating awareness. An exec I worked with once told me he didn’t exist until he saw his name in print. PR is least effective at: Substituting for advertising. Helping shape an image for a key executive.

Print 120

Print Advertising Advertising Survey 120

Barokas

MAY 22, 2019

With so many brands vying for our attention through various channels – from social media, TV, radio, print, smartphones and the endless barrage of emails flooding our inboxes on a daily – sometimes hourly – basis, it’s easy for your message to get lost among all the noise. It’s a noisy world out there.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Radio Print Advertising 60

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Market Surveys–Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand.

Measurement 90

Measurement How To Television Analysis 90

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. The survey received 177 answers in total to this question. I culled through the answers pulling out as many as possible that were fit for print and listed them below.

Employee 150

Employee Print Writing Survey 150

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Having to switch gears so often was a great prelude to broader agency work where we work on various clients from 3D printing to beer. At Crenshaw, you work with a variety of brands and businesses. How can brands keep up? What advice do you have for brands looking to stand out in the marketplace? Simply: do they work?

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once upon a time, businesses hopped on social channels to amp up their brand presence and chat with customers. So, it’s a no-brainer for e-commerce (aka ecommerce) brands to team up with social media to make those sales happen. Shoppers can connect with brands, explore, and buy the products all in one place.

Social Media 87

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And PR teams have had to be more vigilant than ever to provide guidance that will keep a brand in good stead. And, just for fun, this interview with Dawn Ostroff, the president of Condé Nast Entertainment, offers cool insights as to how the formidable print company has morphed into a digital media company.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Market Surveys –Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand.

Measurement 78

Measurement Publicity Television Analytics 78

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Influencer marketing has been around for the best part of a decade now and initially, it wasn’t clear how big of an impact it was going to have on both brands and consumers. With all this in place, it makes influencer marketing a much more reputable and reliable method of advertising than it was initially given credit for.

Marketing 62

Marketing Advertising Advertising B2C 62

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Even surveys don’t really cut it. The company works with adtech networks to do for media coverage what adtech is doing for advertising. Adtech networks already have tracking on major media sites to deliver performance information for advertising hosted there, and Cision works with these companies to do the same thing for coverage.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You can promote newsletter subscriptions with pop-ups on your website, advertise on social, and incentivize followers with a referral campaign. We surveyed the best email newsletters covering financial topics, drawing inspiration from many of them. If the content is good enough over time, people will come back for more.

Financial 52

Financial Content Marketing Marketing Banking 52

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. The 2019 CIPR State of the Profession survey reported that around a quarter of PR practitioners have taken sickness absence from work on the grounds of stress, anxiety or depression.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 16, 2019

Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. It’s the story that has played out over the past two decades as advertising revenues have shifted from print to online. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market. This isn’t news.

Print 60

Print Storytelling Newspapers Advertising 60

NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The most recent Edelman Trust Barometer shows trust in media hitting an all time low – with 59% of people surveyed in 27 countries agreeing with the statement that “journalists and reporters are purposely trying to mislead people.”. Traditionally, marketers gave audiences simple stories, delivered through advertising.

Reputation 88

Reputation Social Media Reddit Media 88

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In fact, according to Edelman’s 2016 EARNED BRAND study , 86% of surveyed consumers rely on peer sources for learning about brands and 71% rely on peer sources for buying decisions. Meanwhile, brands have their own networks — both internally and externally. However, brand listening needs to go way past this.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. That will continue, impacting outdoor, experiential, events, meetings and print Brands need to own and control their own media to engage with stakeholders. Newsrooms have been cut back to the bone and journalists furloughed.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

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.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Beyond PR

JUNE 29, 2016

shows the marketing methods rated most effective by B2B and B2C senior marketers are “pull” methods – methods that empower users to opt into their interactions with brands. ” While these earned media tactics may be more labor intensive than paid media, many brands are waking up to the reasons they’re a must. million people.

Media 75

Media B2C B2B Nonprofit 75

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

You can promote newsletter subscriptions with pop-up on your website, advertise on social, and incentivize followers with a referral campaign. We surveyed the best financial email newsletters, drawing inspiration from many of them. If the content is good enough over time, people will come back for more.

Financial 79

Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 79

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 21, 2018

In time it also turned its attention to shared and paid, as search and social media advertising and promotion matured. Print, not news, in decline The quarterly Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) data is a depressing read. Print has ceded to digital in all but a few niches. But these are exceptions and not the norm.

Social Media 73

Social Media Print Study Advertising 73

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

There’s a handful of headlines emerging discussing plans to shake up marketing from an investment to drive profit , to the mechanism of profit : “Mondelez will focus on forming media partnerships to acquire, develop and distribute content that will promote its so-called “power brands” like Oreo cookies and Trident gum.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 25, 2020

Print is down but digital is booming. The report is based on data collected from a series of surveys of more than 80,000 people in 40 markets. COVID-19 boosts news consumption across all mainstream media (except print) The COVIDA-19 crisis has substantially increased news consumption for mainstream media.

Newspapers 103

Newspapers Print Local Television 103

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 121

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 121

Cision

MARCH 21, 2016

Cision’s State of the Media 2016 Report lists the four most important media trends, according to a survey of more than 300 journalists. Multimedia content, such as infographics or Slideshare presentations, will help you stand out from other brands pitching the same old standardized template. Native Advertising.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Media Print 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Compared to digital marketing and advertising, which has only become more automated over time, our methods — particularly the generation of earned media — are exquisitely inefficient. Most journalists have large followings on Twitter or Medium, and they’re eager to build their personal brands by promoting the stories they create.

Television 120

Television Interviews Engineering Tools 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

Advertising was extremely expensive. Early on, I worked at a printing technology company where we had a big poster on the wall that said, “Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one.” Trying to tie print ads or direct mail directly to sales, for a high-value, long-sales-cycle B2B product, was a nightmare.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Print Technology 62

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Research is simply the most effective way to discover who is using your brand, to understand just how they are using those products and services, and to decipher how they feel about your brand. Boomers are still reading their news in printed copies of newspapers (41%) and are avid TV news watchers (78%). Millennials.

Newspapers 60

Newspapers Print Sports Consumer 60

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Or a food journalist for print media. For instance, this Consumer Survey from Fashion Revolution ranks for the key term “fashion survey,” which gets 30 searches per month. The Pro version gets you access to data a little earlier, which is excellent for larger brands looking to jump on the competition.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Or a food journalist for print media. For instance, this Consumer Survey from Fashion Revolution ranks for the key term “fashion survey,” which gets 30 searches per month. The Pro version gets you access to data a little earlier, which is excellent for larger brands looking to jump on the competition.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Sword and the Script

MARCH 20, 2018

More importantly, at the time, this was all brand new: putting a show guide on a mobile device that featured his client Cisco as the lead sponsor would have provided incredible visibility. And what does that do for the brand image of the event organizer or sponsor? We can display personalized welcome messages at break-out sessions.

Industry 72

Industry Marketing Enterprise Mobile 72

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

c) “We’ve also doubled in size as a team since May of this year bringing on a Community & Brand Coordinator [ Kendall Aldridge ] as well as a Business Development Manager [ Danielle Schulz-Behrend ].”. These additions include increased social media monitoring, licensed print content and streamlined search functionality.”.

Marketing 63

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 63

MaccaPR

MARCH 7, 2016

When your brand is mapping its media outreach strategy, it’s easy to get hung up on the usual suspects: public relations, paid advertising, social media and content marketing. According to statistics from the American Society of News Editors, print news staffing fell by 65 percent from 2005-2015. Do: Show Journalists Your Goods.

How To 48

How To Media Print Real Estate 48

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. These skill gaps are roughly the same as they were the last time the survey was done. Source: PR Academy annual qualification trends survey. Print it to motivate your team. It is a challenge to keep up.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It promised to dislodge traditional media and enable any individual, organisation or brand to become a publisher. Steve Earl and I captured many of these shifts in organisational communication in Brand Anarchy and Brand Vandals. Three decades on I’m less positive. The network effect and friction are strong.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128