Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Excellent writing demands excellent editing. In Ogilvy on Advertising first published in 1983 he imparts writing wisdom from his career. Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs. […] If your writing is important get someone to review and edit it,” said Ogilvy. “Use What have I missed? Standards have fallen.

Writing 84

Writing Print Advertising Advertising 84

Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2017

You can no longer simply email journalists and hope to get coverage online or in print-based media. Write long form content: Quite simply, the more text and information you have on your website, the more likely your targeted audience is to find your content and share it. Press Release Distribution. Influencer Distribution.

Strategy 251

Strategy Case Study Instagram Print 251

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

I culled through the answers pulling out as many as possible that were fit for print and listed them below. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”. 12) “Write for businesses.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Cision

JANUARY 15, 2016

Buyers no longer pay attention to traditional advertisements. Use social listening tools to monitor what people say in response to rework your distribution methods, change story types or locate new ideas to write future content. Will you set up a digital newsroom to host everything or mail out a printed newsletter? Story Type.

Journalism 120

Journalism Strategy Brand Branding 120

PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Whether or not you choose to advertise on TV or on the radio, it’s always a good idea to think about print and digital advertising. These forms of media tend to have a wide reach because their content is appropriate not only for their website or printed media but for social media, too. Bring It Home.

Radio 65

Radio Print Writing Consumer 65

Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Write a snappy email subject line that will grab attention, but stay away from clickbait. Instead of including a full press release, consider writing just a paragraph or two about why this story is right for their publication or website, and then offering an interesting spokesperson for an interview or invite the journalist to your event.

Pitching 78

Pitching Advertising Advertising Product Launch 78

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most PR practitioners quickly learn that the wall protecting editorial integrity from the influence of paid advertising can be, like the Pirate Code , “more of a guideline than an actual rule.” For better or worse, at a great number of well-known and respected media sources, advertisers are often given preference in coverage.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Ethics Conference 52

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Given that we have clients that span a variety of sectors, we engage with journalists who write for everything from mainstream to specialist publications. However, with COVID-19 affecting advertising revenue – in a November report, WARC predicted that 2020 global ad spend would fall 10.2%

Crisis Management 88

Crisis Management Print Ethics Local 88

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands. PR professionals balance these media types to maximize brand exposure and credibility: Paid Media : Content promoted through advertising (e.g., What is Native Advertising? Key PR Concepts Explained 6.

Viral 52

Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. Figuring he could brand himself as a media and broadcast expert with keen writing skills, he hoped someone would take a chance on him. Stu Opperman, APR hadn’t always planned on being a solopreneur.

Meeting 131

Meeting Radio Sports Telecommunications 131

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The copy I bought of David Ogilvy’s “ Confessions of an Advertising Man ” roughly 15 years ago was used. To the best of my recollection, it appeared the book was out of print, yet there was a seller on a little startup called Amazon.com willing to part ways with a hardcover copy. It was akin to a desktop manual for my profession.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Print Interviews 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

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

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. It was clear that soon they will be one business.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In their book, “Think Like a Freak,” Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt describe an group of marketers who assert that video advertising is four times as effective as their print advertising. In other words, TV ads only ran when people were most apt to buy stuff.

Social Media 120

Social Media Facebook Print Advertising 120

Marketwired

APRIL 12, 2016

Podcasts Can Help Advertisers Reach Niche Audiences. Most of the leading podcasts these days rely on the same group of advertisers. But the size of the audience is hardly what makes advertising unique on podcast, it’s the specificity of the audience you can reach. “If But to Attract Advertisers, Promotion is Key.

Advertising 100

Advertising Advertising Television Radio 100

Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 9, 2016

They reported the experiences of social teams and editors at some of the largest broadcast, print daily and native web outlets. Those featured, however, didn’t go into detail on the role of advertising to boost reach. Their RobinHood platform improves image usage and the all-important headline.

Viral 120

Viral Data Web Trends 120

Cision

JULY 13, 2016

In this interview, Nick discusses how to approach integrated communication, why print may still have a place in your strategy and how to build relationships with reporters. Some brands really lend themselves well to print and out of home advertising.

Print 120

Print Tourism Transportation Film 120

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 16, 2019

I’ve had a break from writing my weekly letter after getting married in New York. 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. Sarah Hall has rebranded as Sarah Waddington.

Print 60

Print Storytelling Newspapers Advertising 60

Cision

JUNE 29, 2015

Jeremy is also a nationally syndicated journalist and writes for Huffington Post. The decline of television as a news source pales in comparison with the decline of print, which has been drastically declining since 2013. The visual nature of television may be serving as a buffer to the greater decline faced by print media.

Comparison 120

Comparison Television Print Social Media 120

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

In an era where paid advertising access to consumers on television, radio, and print is drying up, influence marketing may become a primary source of consumer connection. The celebrity: Not long ago, to be a celebrity, you had to write a book, star in a television show or movie, or launch a record. Not anymore.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The concept of influencer marketing has been around since the late 1800s when cigarette companies used well-known stars in their print ads to try and influence the general public to use their product. YouTube is also incredibly vital to advertising. When she’s not writing you can find her at music festivals, hiking or snowboarding.

Technology 73

Technology Print YouTube Financial 73

David PR Group

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Remember, journalism was created to educate, inform, and persuade people, and our nation’s first journalists were not writing to please advertisers. Thomas Paine did not write Common Sense as a vehicle to promote furniture discounts, closeout sales, or classifieds.

Journalism 84

Journalism Print Newspapers Advertising 84

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

“This fee will cover an expanded profile in print which will run even sooner – within 30 days of purchase, in addition to an online listing,” according to the publisher’s message [emphasis added]. And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement.

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Ad tech clients want to speak to marketing decision-makers, 3D printing clients target prospective partners in medical or architectural sectors, and so on. Make it simple and specific, you can add drama or something startling later, but get your story’s “promise” down before you start writing.

B2B 120

B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The addition rounds out the company’s monitoring suite which includes online print and social media monitoring. At the time of this writing, it wasn’t clear if Propel built broadcast monitoring tool itself or partnered with a mature provider to obtain it.

Internal 147

Internal International Tools Software 147

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Advertising is a distant third. PR strong on writing, weak on tech A study by CIPR asked respondents to rank the “perceived strongest attributes” among public relations professionals.

Survey 95

Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. I’ve found that employers expect not just one skill like writing, but design skills as well.”. Advertising trusted less and less and PR and earned media are seen as more credible.”. From print to digital.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

The internet ad market #3 Mobile and telly ad and viewing parity The time spent on media versus advertising revenue is in sync for desktop (18% vs 18%), TV (33%) and mobile (34%). Radio is under indexed (12% vs 8%) and print is over indexed (3% vs 7%). #4 I’m taking another week off from writing my letter next week.

Report 81

Report YouTube Privacy Web 81

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

Bernadette went on to hold positions at print publications like the Orlando Business Journal and worked as a website producer at a TV news station before deciding to make the jump to PR. A lot of that comes from my background as a reporter where often it's, okay I didn’t know about this an hour ago, but you want me to write about it?

Meeting 97

Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

Beyond PR

JUNE 28, 2016

In public relations, Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE) or “ad value” refers to the cost of buying the space taken up by a piece of media coverage, had that coverage been an advertisement. Ad values lack context: News articles and advertisements are not one in the same. It’s time to look beyond ad value.

Measurement 73

Measurement Advertising Advertising Agency 73

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 web was the most significant shift in publishing since the invention of the printing press in the 15th Century. The issue lies in the inability of PR to achieve its value. It’s a theme that Topi?

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Ishmael's Corner

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Stepping back for a minute, the genius of Google’s advertising model for search lies in allowing companies to be very specific in who they target. Paid search has essentially given Google a license to print money to the tune of about $45 billion in 2014. Now compare securing media coverage to creating an advertisement.

SEO 60

SEO Software Advertising Advertising 60

NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2020

The New York Times and The Washington Post are the most dominant of these publishers by a considerable distance, which makes sense due to their status as premier print institutions. . This mostly serves as a useful benchmark for the local publishers that will feature in the next two sections, but is interesting in itself.

Local 88

Local Comparison Trends Television 88

Maxim Behar

JANUARY 3, 2021

The book now is on sale by Simon & Schuster in all Barnes & Noble book stores across the US, in practice, all Universities have in their libraries, many of them included it in their educational programs. What was the most challenging aspect of writing this book? I do not know.

Local 52

Local Writing Social Media Interviews 52

ReimaginePR

JULY 11, 2016

Content marketing includes everything you say in person, print, online and in video. Most businesses I work with only associate content marketing with blog posts and writing articles—but this is just one small fraction of the much larger puzzle. Social media posts. YouTube/Vimeo videos. Now I have to tackle these areas, too?

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Strategy Writing 120

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting. In fact, if these numbers are accurate, the USA Today went from a print pub circ of 1,424,000 in 2013 to just 299,000 in 2015. I keep wincing after every sentence I write. Just give this shocking post a read. I can’t help it.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

ZudePR

MAY 17, 2016

Advertising legend David Ogilvy agreed: On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. If you take one thing away from this post, let it be this.some practical tips you can use when writing your next headline. Print it out. So crafting a powerful one is important. In this online world.

How To 60

How To Tools Writing Viral 60