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Top 10 Influential PR Businesses to Follow in 2020

Critical Mention

Several popular topics covered in their news & views section of their site are advertising, digital, diverse, creative and awards news. Finn Partners is a global integrated marketing agency that provides lasting results to its clients. With no boundaries, everyone wins. Work hard play nice. Create a best place to work. Take risks.

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Corporate storytelling is an essential future PR skill

Stuart Bruce

Paul Holmes, founder of the eponymous The Holmes Report, has a great line about how advertising people are brilliant at making up stories and telling them well and PR people are fantastic at finding real stories, but aren’t good enough at telling them. John Cleese said “Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”

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The Blurry Edges of PR; Off Script #11: Kevin Hartman of LTPR

Sword and the Script

In all, the six-year period involved two combat deployments (Iraq ‘07-‘08; Afghanistan ‘12-‘13) with the National Guard and time in between working for the Oregon Army National Guard Public Affairs Office. I’ve served in Army Public Affairs for nearly 17 years now. So, what’s my definition of content marketing?

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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

For me, Berger’s research is far more actionable and thoughtful than 99 percent of the stuff that’s been written about viral content, so I wanted to find out who else is researching virality and what we can learn from their insight. So a good first impression of your content may cause self-perpetuation of sharing behavior.

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Romancing the C-Suite: How to Communicate Results That Resonate

Deirdre Breakenridge

Compare that with digital advertising, in which.02% Gerry Tschopp, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at Experian said it well, “I want to know enough about PR ‘wins’ so I can speak to business leaders in key data points or success stories that drive business and reputation. Molto impressivo!

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. It’s expanded to include public affairs and government relations as the norm.”. Jack of all trades. Additional duties.

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Will Generative AI Replace Marketers and Content Creators?

Landis PR

Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. That means, as content marketers, we must learn how, and when, to effectively leverage AI-assisted content within our marketing strategies.