Critical Mention

MAY 15, 2019

Q: Now that you’re CEO of MobileMonkey, what are your main strategies in generating brand awareness? Larry: We’re doing a lot to generate brand awareness, but one overarching theme is to help marketers improve their game. One primary goal is to help marketing agencies. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 12, 2019

Bringing on a public relations agency can help an organization engage a far larger audience than they’re able to do on their own. It isn’t as simple as ‘get your brand in the news’ as much as it is about identifying and focusing on key differentiators. Does the startup have internal support for the PR agency? Sales leads?

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 25, 2023

Maintaining a positive public image is essential for any organization that wants to build brand awareness and reach a wider audience. Public relations (PR) agencies can help you do this by improving your messaging strategy. However, finding the right PR agency to partner with is rarely a cut-and-dry task.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

How can you be persuasive with others if you yourself aren’t convince of a brand’s worth? Like most career PR agency people, I always drink the client Kool-Aid. I’m a true believer, internalizing brand messages and language — even in a personal setting, even after years. The post Can A PR Agency Be Too Loyal?

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: With PR as a focus, you have included marketing and advertising into your agency. Mika: Nail the elevator pitch.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 24, 2014

If you love to cook, find PR or marketing agencies that have food clients. He’s a branding expert, three-time author, and the president of a well-known PR company. He gave me my first opportunity to work at a PR agency. Interview Mentoring PR 2.0 Who has influenced you the most in your career and in your life?

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Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

PR Agency Provides Resources to Stand Out in a Record High Investment Year. With this record-breaking increase, PR agencies have pivoted their strategies to reflect the crowded investor market and have created a successful plan to navigate and elevate the partners and brands to maximize exposure. Future B2B Opportunities.

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Prohibition

JULY 7, 2023

The importance of PR for food and beverage businesses In the competitive food and beverage industry, having a strong public relations strategy is essential for building brand awareness, attracting customers, and ultimately driving sales. A food PR agency’s role goes beyond simply sending out press releases.

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5W PR

MARCH 23, 2018

Google has been working on a new algorithm that will pick up brand mentions and people associated to them, all without needing an actual link. Voice recognition software has also significantly improved – therefore, SEO strategy will need to shift to stay aligned with how users are searching for content. Linkless” Backlinks.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For brands that are considering jumping in, they should prepare for the ride of their lives. With the right strategies, companies can transform their brand presence from a passive attendee to a vibrant player, riding the Austin vortex to new heights of success. What is SXSW? This event can be a great launchpad for many companies.

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Landis PR

MAY 2, 2022

Helping clients achieve the best coverage means interviews with the media. Even the most prepared managers are often reluctant to speak with the media and don’t know what to do when invited to give an interview. Whether the interview is a success depends on several factors. Be Consistent with Your Brand Messaging.

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PR in High Definition

MARCH 28, 2023

Embarking on a partnership with a PR agency is one of those business purchasing decisions that shouldn’t be taken lightly. But how can you be sure you are choosing, or working with, the right-sized communications and PR agency and getting value out of every dollar, pound, or euro you spend on comms?

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Agency Healthcare Interviews Creativity 71

MaccaPR

JULY 13, 2017

What does it take to build a national public relations agency powerhouse from scratch that earns 250 industry awards, competes against the world’s largest PR firms, achieves a double-digit compounded annual growth rate, and still maintains a vibrant agency culture of ‘Spongsters?’. Not agreeing on what success looks like.

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Landis PR

MARCH 6, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Prepare for your Search Before beginning your search for a PR agency, it’s vital that you and your team make a list of your needs and define why you are looking for an agency in the first place. Hiring an agency is a partnership – you’ll have to dedicate time to it. Presentation over zoom?

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Flack's Revenge

JULY 28, 2020

Fast forward many years later, and I am afraid I am becoming a talking head on tech startup PR and branding. We kept in touch and Mitchell recently invited me to do a live video interview. Yet as communicators, we should be comfortable with the video interview format. I quickly and graciously accepted.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

Here’s a “cheat sheet” to help brands get a leg up on the PR universe this year. How to maximize brand PR: a “cheat sheet” Remember the investment goes beyond the PR budget. Not every brand has a tight, easily told story, and some have complicated, dull, or even questionable histories.

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Landis PR

OCTOBER 2, 2023

All relationships take effort, and that includes the one between client and communications agency. If both client and agency understand relationships, responsibilities and expectations, it’s usually smooth sailing. The goal is that no one from agency or client side ever has to wonder, “what’s going on this week/month/quarter.”

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

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”. It’s not a bad take.

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Konnect Agency

JANUARY 7, 2022

The key is to attract qualified business-minded prospects who are aligned with your company values and can help your brand successfully grow. By working with a PR agency experienced in B2B marketing and the franchise industry, their team of experts can help create a fully integrated multichannel program for your franchise development needs.

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Konnect Agency

JANUARY 7, 2022

The key is to attract qualified business-minded prospects who are aligned with your company values and can help your brand successfully grow. By working with a PR agency experienced in B2B marketing and the franchise industry, their team of experts can help create a fully integrated multichannel program for your franchise development needs.

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Agency Local Newspapers Interviews 52

5W PR

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

These days, consumers are more selective with where they spend and brands looking to reach customers face a very specific challenge. Share the brand story , values, and mission. Let the brand’s purpose shine through. Authenticity builds trust and shows the brand can be human, just like its customers.

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5W PR

AUGUST 6, 2018

Landing an important interview with a popular industry publication can be an exciting part of a company’s PR strategy. No matter how prepared the spokesperson for a brand feels they are, some interviews can go south very quickly. Maintaining the Interview. Handling Unexpected Questions.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As eco-consciousness continues to shape consumer preferences, sustainable fashion brands are finding effective ways to communicate their values through strategic public relations campaigns. PR allows sustainable fashion brands to tell their story authentically. What is sustainable fashion?

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Last week, Digiday wrote an article essentially claiming that agencies are destroying influencer marketing (influencer marketing agencies, in particular). These influencer marketing agencies and networks have always seemed to me a little like the former mom blog networks. Especially not for brands. Not an agency.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

The negative reaction caused by unplanned events can quickly snowball into a full-fledged mess, but that’s where a PR agency comes in to provide documentation, analysis and actionable advice to help companies handle their most sensitive high stakes situations with professionalism. Book a free consultation with us today!

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 24, 2024

A PR person assigned to gain major earned media publicity for a sponsors’ Super Bowl tie-in during the early years of the Big Game was the equivalent of being given an ice cream sundae by agency management. Reporters were anxious to interview football players that PR people would pitch as spokesmen for brands.

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How To Media Interviews Pitching 101

Konnect Agency

APRIL 26, 2023

Brands can leverage these unique experiences to foster customer loyalty, build brand affinity, and differentiate themselves from competitors. That’s why many businesses are turning to experiential marketing as a way to create buzz and excitement around their brand.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

An interview with Maja Pawinska Sims is a rite of passage for anyone in the PR industry. Like many agency types making their way in the industry I pitched her stories. The top ten agencies in the world bounced back after less than one per cent growth in 2017 to 4.9% They are performing more strongly than most agencies.

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

She joined UL in 2015 and is responsible for brand and marketing strategy, communications, public relations and crisis management, corporate social responsibility, events, customer experience, digital marketing and social media, as well as the marketing organization at large. It specifically helps bring to the forefront our brand promise.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 13, 2023

When I was interviewing with Crenshaw, one of the first things I noticed was that the leader interviewing me was a man of color – someone who looked like me. As I proceeded in the interview process, I noticed more people in the company like me. It can also lead to more innovative solutions and better problem-solving.

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PRSay

JULY 30, 2020

It’s an opportunity to help create their personal brand. If your sibling has a piece of advice or info to share, or your parent has a cool job that you want to show behind the scenes, then interview them. Here’s some advice for our newest changemakers: Read until it hurts. Yeah, I know that you just spent more than a decade reading.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 10, 2020

Traditionally at Crenshaw Communications , our offices would be filled with recent PR grads eager to learn about life at an agency and the ins and outs of the public relations business. But just because a new graduate isn’t working in an agency doesn’t mean they can’t learn about PR and start to plan a career.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

On the agency side, it’s sometimes because the team overpromises in their eagerness to win a new client. In ad tech, this means getting a brand or publisher client onboard; reporters aren’t going to take our word for it. Yet the CMO is disappointed because the interview didn’t immediately produce new business leads.

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5W PR

JULY 16, 2020

Public relations for home and housewares brands is all about positioning products at the cross-section of functional and trendy. They’re also looking for brands that set themselves apart through exceptional marketing and public relations efforts. Today, they continue their sophisticated brand voice through their slogan: “Performs.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Agency life can be tough, but [L]earned Media’s CEO Sam Zises has got it down to a science. In our interview with Sam, he offered powerful insights into the world of content marketing, social media and “cutting through the clutter.” Sam Zises is the Founder and CEO of [L]earned Media , a leading creative marketing agency based in NYC.

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Interviews Media Content Marketing Facebook 79

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

Every PR agency team appreciates the importance of relationships with key media outlets and personnel. This is particularly true in B2B PR, where we tend to approach the same business and trade journalists on behalf of client executives and their brands. Think outside the brand. There are ways to work around this dilemma.

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Prohibition

JUNE 28, 2023

With their rise in popularity, fashion houses have started to recognize the potential of podcasts as a valuable tool for enhancing their luxury brand image. How luxury brands can benefit from podcasts Podcasts provide fashion houses with a platform to showcase their expertise, creativity, and unique brand identity.

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