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The Chicago Sun-Times’s Strategy May Save Newspapers

The Stalwart Blog

Regardless of your political leanings, this strategy of "don't be everything to everyone" could stand as a model for other newspapers to follow. . Yet many outlets hold on to this approach in part because long-standing advertisers still see value in supporting particular pieces of content.

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

Having the ability to calculate the equivalent advertising value of stories arranged through media relations allows PR pros to prove their worth to organizational decision-makers. When it comes to realizing the value of media relations, Op-Ed columns in newspapers are the gold standard.

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An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How Has PR Changed? Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Comms Pros?

Sword and the Script

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. What are some examples of public relations?

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Public Relations Review

PR for Anyone

One of my first interviews was in Examiner.com. Look at magazine covers for great hook examples. Those are their sponsors and they pay for the advertising. If so, are you staying connected with those journalists? It’s important to stay front of mind with them. Additionally, you never know where they might end up.

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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. For example, ‘This new zoning law is going to change X, Y & Z.’ The easiest way to do this is pitching the local media.

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Why PR Needs to Get Over its Strong Aversion to Sponsored Content

Sword and the Script

You buy some advertising and magically you also start getting coverage. For example, over the 20-plus years, I’ve been in PR, multiple editors at various trade publications have responded to pitches for ad money with a nod and wink. PR has traditionally had a strong aversion to advertising , so the answers surprised me.

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6 Awesome Examples of How To Leverage Corporate History in Brand Storytelling

MaccaPR

Although 17-minutes-long, the Lego brand video is a shining example of how engaging the medium of video can be in communicating a corporate history story that's true to its brand. The New York Times TimesMachine is a best-in-class example of how a brand can digitize its archives to engage its audiences. Legos' Corporate History Video.