Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations. The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team.

Corporate 135

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

And the biggest of these events – like the Cannes Advertising Festival, the Consumer Electronics Show, or the E3 Expo, attract equally high-profile media. Here are some tips to both landing media interviews and making sure they’re successful. Consider The Impact on Local Communities.

Media 294

Media Trade Shows Travel Interviews 294

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

Aaron Kwittken, founder and CEO of PRophet and CEO of Stagwell Marketing Cloud’s Comms Tech Unit gave me a tour of the product previously which I wrote up here: This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software 2. Internal comms. Investor relations platform plans to add generative AI.

Survey 155

Survey Software B2B Pitching 155

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. But the last thing any brand wants to do is beat media over the head with non-news.

Publicity 256

Publicity Brand Branding Storytelling 256

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although some PR professionals have seized the opportunity to evolve their public relations strategies, far too many have stayed complacent, keeping their heads down and focusing on media relations and other traditional tactics that have served them well throughout the years. Paid Media. Earned Media. Shared Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Building trust and credibility is another crucial objective of public relations. 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. Improve internal communications. Source: Public Relations Review 3 Turk, J.

Publicity 52

Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Digital marketing and social media closely followed in the rankings of importance, with traditional marketing next. Lowest ranked were digital and traditional advertising. No doubt, the perception of traditional advertising would have been different a decade ago. It’s seen as far more than media relations.

Agency 223

Agency Survey SEO Social Media 223

Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Local media has been eviscerated, and now many iconic national and global outlets are hurting badly.

Strategy 96

Strategy Publicity Media Video 96

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For example, “As more of us switch from TV to streaming, advertisers are following. Unfortunately, fraudsters are taking advantage, stealing millions from newbie streaming advertisers by spoofing devices and apps, and faking ad clicks and views.”. Spend on ad-supported streamers – Pluto TV, Roku, Peacock, etc.

Pitching 193

Pitching Writing Media Advertising 193

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

My public relations career began with media relations. Although I’d never recommend someone go through the “boot camp” experience I had, it did teach me how to secure media opportunities quickly and make them stick. As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of media relations. Media relations can be tough.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

PRSay

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

When I was director of media relations in the Reagan White House in 1983 and 1984, the correspondence unit had a standing assignment to find letters the president could use to help illustrate issues of interest. Powell’s reputation — which had been stellar until then — was damaged, along with our international credibility.

Comparison 154

Comparison Twitter Newspapers Communications 154

Cision

OCTOBER 29, 2015

While ad blocking software has been around for years, concern about ad blocking has become one of the hottest topics in advertising and marketing this year, especially for mobile advertising. The implications for PR and media relations? Alternatives to advertising. Some forms of compromise are emerging.

Trends 120

Trends Software Advertising Advertising 120

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

PR professionals balance these media types to maximize brand exposure and credibility: Paid Media : Content promoted through advertising (e.g., Owned Media : Channels controlled by the organization (e.g., Earned Media : Coverage gained organically through media relations (e.g., sponsored posts).

Viral 52

Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

Finland’s most listened-to radio channel is Yle Radio Finland , which is not an advertising-funded channel. Finns still trust the news media: The role of the news media in Finland is strong by international standards and Finns still have strong trust in the news. The most popular commercial radio channel is Radio Nova.

Radio 64

Radio Pinterest Television Government 64

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

How can you tell if your media relations efforts are having an impact? The company works with adtech networks to do for media coverage what adtech is doing for advertising. The advertiser “retargets” everyone that showed initial interest. 4) Why should PR care about advertising? 1) What is Cision Impact?

Publicity 93

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 93

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. Audience Public Relations: PR targets a broader audience , including stakeholders , influencers , and publics.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

We were able to identify 6 management oriented roles associated with social media (social listening and analytics, online media relations, policy maker, employee recruiter, internal social media manager, and policing) and the specific duties those roles involve. – Marlene Neill. – Marlene Neill.

Publicity 150

Publicity Policies Social Media Study 150

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

Interviews 106

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 106

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

A fundamental impacts of well-conceived PR program is differentiating from the competition; impact that advertising and marketing cannot do with the same potency. Award entries, handled by a PR team or internally, are a great way to begin the process of crafting the narrative and doing the actual writing of valuable case study content.

B2B 334

B2B Company Case Study Conference 334

Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The financing will fuel investment in engineering, data science and product development and accelerate the expansion of the company’s international footprint. Pereg Ventures, along with all three of the company’s largest existing institutional investors, Wildcat Ventures, Storm Ventures, and Correlation Ventures, participated in the round.

Analytics 150

Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet. Step 4: Amplify Your Content with Media Relations. Once you published several months’ worth of content on a topic on your owned site, you’re ready to begin your media relations efforts.

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 3, 2018

Almost Famous (2000) — Media Relations. Both the inexperienced reporter and the naïve band members make the media relations mistake of getting too close to be objective. It’s the 1970s, and the mid-level rock band Stillwater is poised to make its Rolling Stone magazine debut.

Tools 170

Tools Government Crisis Public Affairs 170

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

In recent years, multi-channel communication has blurred the lines between paid, earned, shared and owned media (known as the PESO model). An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Advertising Advertising 40

Shift Communications

AUGUST 25, 2017

Marketers, PR Pros, and Advertisers are in a daily battle to remove opinion from decision making and tactical execution. Here’s a sample of results from our findings: This forms conclusive evidence that the top performing articles on these sample sites center around marketing , careers and advertising. The Solution. Roman Greco.

Data 92

Data SEO Guidelines Advertising 92

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

Each offers its own nuances, with “public affairs” implying government relations or legislative goals and “corporate communications” referring to all internal and external communications activities as a management function. PR is thriving, but what about “public relations” — as a name?

Publicity 245

Publicity Public Affairs Agency Corporate 245

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2016

The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity – the Oscars of the advertising business – was held last week, and apparently it was a big disappointment for the public relations industry, which won fewer awards than in previous years. Cannes used to be called the “Festival of Advertising.”

Agency 120

Agency Creativity Advertising Advertising 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

These “key performance indicators” can include the following: Media mentions – The quantity of coverage generated on behalf of the brand. Media impressions – The “eyeballs” reached with the coverage. Website traffic driven by earned media generated from the PR campaign.

Exercises 136

Exercises Comparison Internal International 136

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar. Also see these related posts: Is Media Relations Getting Harder? 12) “Internal communications is as important as external.”. It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar, etc.

Corporate 79

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 79

Sword and the Script

MARCH 7, 2023

There are a handful of ad tech companies that provide this form of advertising – a gas stations aren’t the only place that host it. Media relations is harder than ever , so I applaud Cision for attempting to think differently about the stodgy old business of press releases. million related to enhanced internal controls, and $1.2

Software 136

Software Analytics Technology Video 136

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

If there’s one theme that plagued digital advertising throughout 2017, it was controversy. 1) Advertisers looking to invest in PR. In May 2017, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) surveyed 100 of its members and found most plan to increase their investment in PR. The survey was conducted for the ANA by USC Annenberg.

B2B 88

B2B Media Survey Advertising 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 151

Employee Print Writing Survey 151

Cision

JULY 14, 2016

After majoring in literature & rhetoric, minoring in marketing and holding internships in TV, advertising, PR and movie publicity, I found that PR married my core interests. The media marketplace is ever-changing and it’s imperative for travel brands to stay current. How do you envision the future of PR? Rapid Fire Round.

Travel 120

Travel Agriculture Tourism Internal 120

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

So in such a busy marketplace, and in an age where the budget can’t always stretch to support content marketing , social media marketing , influencer marketing , advertising, design, e-marketing, PPC, SEO and everything else you’ve been advised to invest in, how can you justify spend to stand out from the crowd? PR is different.

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

Cision

MARCH 30, 2016

We worked with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to quickly engage the media, keep the story current and create an international dialogue on trophy hunting. Within three days, we garnered over 650 million media impressions for IFAW and positioned them as the go-to voice on the issue.

Public Affairs 120

Public Affairs Policies Pitching Hotels 120

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Back in the day, way, way back, there was internal communications, there was external communications. Now, internal is external. But we weren’t talking about that internally. Where the challenge happens, is both internal/external wants to be transparent and open. You could give product to supporters and consumers.

Ethics 52

Ethics Product Launch Corporate Consumer 52

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. what is unstated is 75% of reporters may see these as a fact of life.

Survey 104

Survey Report Media B2B 104

Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

While consumer trust in advertisements and even in traditional media sources continues to decline, Twitter says we now trust influencers as much as our friends. Maris Callahan is the director of public relations for Donuts Inc. and name.kitchen, where she spends her days doing media relations, content marketing and social media.

Trends 120

Trends Leadership Small Business Analytics 120