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PR Tips For A Deep Media Spokesperson Bench

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yet CEOs aren’t always available for interviews, and depending on a company’s size, they are most appropriate only for specific opportunities. . For example, an ad tech startup may be suited for topics from native advertising to GDPR , while a professional services firm can fit stories about anything from compliance to forensic accounting.

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How To Set Expectations In Public Relations

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

No one wants to be negative, but a viewpoint grounded in experience and phrased constructively can go a long way in heading off trouble later. We call it a background interview because it is just that – an exchange to provide background for a future story. Unfortunately, those opportunities don’t always result in coverage.

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Things Your PR Firm Should Tell You (That You May Not Want To Hear)

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To the client, bad news or constructive criticism may feel uncomfortable, but an open channel of communications is key to a fruitful client-agency partnership. At times, a company’s branding or advertising will compete with the PR messaging, or it simply doesn’t fit the story the PR team is serving up to media.

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Landing Page, SEO and Blog Secrets: An Interview with Clint Danks of ThinkSEM

MaccaPR

If the world of SEO, inbound marketing, optimized content and landing pages thrills you as a marketer, then the following interview with Clint Danks is going to be your cup of Lipton. based Internet marketing agency that caught our eye with its savvy pay-per-click advertising management, Web development and digital design services.

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What Happens After The Reporter Says Yes?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. Check our earlier post for best PR tips on media interviews.

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What Editors and Writers Want From PR Pitches in 2018

Cision

Instead of “pivoting” like a startup towards new forms of advertising, or new storytelling formats like video, they should be pivoting back to the one thing that really matters — their readers. If you want a really clear explanation of how journalism on blockchain would work I have a guy who’s a great five- minute interview.

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How to Pitch Better Brand Stories

Cision

Remember, this isn’t advertising. Making something newsworthy means having a “real person” to interview. DIY project, construction). For example, explain why you are taking on a construction project by yourself instead of hiring someone to do it or why the renovation needs to be done. Well I have news for you: it’s not.

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