Konnect Agency

JUNE 22, 2023

That’s why it’s essential for businesses to have a crisis communications plan in place and a seasoned PR agency partner to can help streamline that process and create a dependable strategy. Your brand identity, mission, and values should be reflected in these key messages. Looking for a PR agency?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 10, 2016

Those seeking public relations services often pigeonhole it into media relations. But there are some important value-adds that PR partners can bring to a relationship that help elevate a company or brand. Here are just a few: High-level media training. Brand perception audits. Website analysis and evaluation.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 21, 2017

Google the phrase “Social media training Minneapolis.” A handful of agencies. In a nutshell, that describes my experience with social media training programs (or a lack thereof) in the Twin Cities. Exactly what we need for social media and/or digital. ” What comes up? Where are they?

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Media Training Training Social Media Media 68

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro sends thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engages with reporters on social media, sends swag (when appropriate), maintains relevant media lists, and manages all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Owned Media/Content Strategy. Media Training. Speaking Engagements.

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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. We offer communication spokesperson training support.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2019

Dad was trying to say that you don’t want to attract the wrong kind of attention, and the same goes for brands. Even if the executive spokesperson — usually the CEO — is naturally charismatic and confident facing the media, she should never venture into the public eye without media training.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Public relations (PR) is essential in promoting a brand and driving sales. It helps build and maintain a brand’s positive image and can influence people’s perception of it. In modern times, public perception of your brand is more critical than any traditional advertising.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Public relations (PR) is essential in promoting a brand and driving sales. It helps build and maintain a brand’s positive image and can influence people’s perception of it. In modern times, public perception of your brand is more critical than any traditional advertising.

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Brand Branding Training Viral 52

Polaris

MARCH 17, 2015

That was many years ago and here I am today running my own PR agency. My first assignment was assistant product manager on Becel Margarine , a heart health brand with an active public relations program managed by the client team and Burson-Marsteller. Boutique PR Agency: The Pros. Multi-National PR Agency: The Pros.

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Ishmael's Corner

OCTOBER 19, 2014

As a service to the profession and advancing the client-agency relationship, we’ve captured client phrases that consistently find their way to PR agencies and what they really mean. That’s not on brand.”. I suggest you start preparing for an agency review.”. If you think the media training helped Brad, think again.”.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Initially, a well-known spokesperson (such as a celebrity or influencer) can lend interest and credibility to your brand, but be careful of becoming too reliant on such individuals. Journalists share that they want to speak to people involved in the company: the person who had the ideas, built the brand, and can answer specific questions.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Public relations (PR) is essential in promoting a brand and driving sales. It helps build and maintain a brand’s positive image and can influence people’s perception of it. In modern times, public perception of your brand is more critical than any traditional advertising.

Brand 52

Brand Branding Publicity Training 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Regular “touch-base” calls are a PR agency staple. So how can PR teams run top-notch calls with the brands and teams they support – whether external or within the same organization? A PR agency is typically brought on to do more than secure media coverage. First, cover the basics . Go beyond tactics.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Regular “touch-base” calls are a PR agency staple. So how can PR teams run top-notch calls with the brands and teams they support – whether external or within the same organization? A PR agency is typically brought on to do more than secure media coverage. First, cover the basics . Go beyond tactics.

How To 156

How To Meeting Case Study Survey 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 13, 2017

The client and agency contacts have happily bonded at a new business presentation, with great chemistry all around. Of course, employee turnover can happen at any company, but when it happens on the agency side, it should be a blip, not a breakdown. The negative media story. . We’ve all been there. But it happens.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2018

Most PR agencies bill on an hourly basis, or in monthly retainer fees. But there’s another way of billing that’s fairly controversial among agency professionals, — the pay-for-placement method. So, we talked with someone here who used to work at a pay-for-placement agency and did a little research.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Hiring an agency can seem pretty cool – having a dedicated team of professionals promoting you and your business all day sounds nice, right? So when is the right time to hire a PR agency? There are a plethora of tools to make it easy until you reach the pivot point to needing a full blown agency. That depends.

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s sometimes a great opportunity for companies/brands to draw traffic and engagement. Here’s one example; when Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis was announced, the Landis team offered up experts on the disorder from client Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) to local media. Have they been media trained? Move quickly.

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Tools Case Study Media Training Local 64

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association) worked with YouGov to poll 203 in-house and PR agency executives to find in-house digital PR budgets have risen by 9% in a year, with expectation they will grow further over the next 12 months. More education and training needed to acquire digital PR skills.

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Training Digital PR Media Training Education 119

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Agency teams may think they’re in constant touch with clients as the emails fly back and forth, but that’s not enough. Agency teams should take the time to explain, based on personal experience and expertise, why a story will or won’t work and where possible, how to take a bland or unworkable pitch and improve it.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2017

Long after we dispose of the special viewing glasses and stop listening to “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” we can benefit from a mini-analysis of ways to leverage national events for our own brands and clients…sometimes! For PR agencies, set realistic client expectations. Smart PR lessons from the solar eclipse.

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Hotels Local Interviews Viral 200

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Public relations professionals must understand and embrace artificial intelligence (AI), machine language, and big data, from the resources that keep them up to speed to how brands are using advanced technologies that may affect their roles in communications. Martin is a communications strategist and teaches digital strategy.

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Community Big Data Media Resources 148

Prohibition

APRIL 12, 2023

Now responsible for the day-to-day management of all Diaverum’s social media channels, we will also upskill their team with specialist social media training and content creation best practices.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 19, 2018

A charismatic entrepreneur serves as the face of his brand, its best media spokesperson, and the embodiment of its values. He’s now blaming the marketing agency involved in a media training session for goading him into uttering a racist word.

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Leadership Media Training Employee Travel 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 17, 2017

And that’s only counting start-ups – established businesses, big brands, political movements, personalities, not-for-profits – everyone needs good PR. It’s not enough to research the agency you’re applying to – that’s your baseline. Think you’re up to the challenge?

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Reputation Us

JULY 26, 2019

Wikipedia defines public relations (PR) as the practice of deliberately managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) and the public. However, PR is not marketing, advertising or branding. Media and Message Unity Training.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

This is why we always want to make sure that a prospective client is truly ready to work with a PR agency , knowing that part of securing media coverage is a willingness to prepare in advance. Beyond generating brand visibility, what do you want your PR coverage to communicate? But that’s just the beginning.

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Konnect Agency

DECEMBER 1, 2019

As publicists, some of our favorite emails to send or calls to make to our clients are the ones letting them know that we secured an on-camera opportunity for them to share their stories or talk about their brands. Are there going to be any props or branded materials involved? Is there cooking involved in the segment?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2017

When considering an agency to handle reputation management and media relations for a company, consider these signs as indicators of the need to boost PR efforts. Intrepid PR strategists pitch an editor a trend piece on new IoT security or other products and voila, a round-up story with five or six brands appears.

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Company Interviews Reputation Privacy 136

Cision

AUGUST 24, 2016

Cheryl Byrne, a communications consultant in Marblehead, MA, says listening to your audience is one the most important things for a brand to do. In this interview, Cheryl discusses the keys to maintaining your brand reputation, the challenges social media presents and how to keep your audience engaged. How did you handle it?

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Social Media Reputation Crisis Media Training 120

Shift Communications

JULY 19, 2017

As our VP of Marketing Tech previously summarized : In a crisis management situation, something has gone wrong and your brand is on fire. to help ensure his vegan donut business and brand reputation doesn’t suffer during or after Shark Week. Media training. is suffering a crisis. Emily Mong. Senior Marketing Analyst.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Some even called for the ad agency that helped develop the campaign to be fired! The bigger question, to me, is this: Do we now need a full-blown crisis plan to accompany our ad campaigns in the event the Internet Flash Mob decides to congregate around our brand? She’s already media trained. She was ready anyway.

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Case Study Crisis Media Training Training 78

Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Whether you’re an agency serving healthcare clients, an in-house team or a vendor to the industry, you’re understaffed. Don’t be that confusing brand or service. What works and what doesn’t varies by brand/client/organization. Media train and test new spokespersons. Any brand/organization with people has stories.

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Healthcare Communications Measurement Resources 98

PRSay

MARCH 18, 2020

To help your team, we’re sharing our approach, which is based on experience and feedback from our long-term media relationships. Remember to keep your messaging useful, newsworthy and strategic. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge. Photo credit: alhovik.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 23, 2018

In my interactions with Cydney over the years, I’ve always found her to be uber professional, smarter than hell and yet easy-going (she was a great “professor” at our recent sparked social media training!). From way back when he penned his now infamous letter telling us FH was a brand agency–not a PR agency.

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PRSay

APRIL 2, 2020

Lisa Arledge Powell is president of MediaSource , an award-winning communications agency that specializes in video production, public relations, social media and strategic insights, constantly securing national exposure for major brands. Remember, we’re all in this together. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

If you use this tool wisely, then it can earn increased exposure for your brand. When used properly, an embargo can help your brand’s story reach the widest audience possible. But strategic use of embargoes is just as relevant as ever, and an important asset to any PR team. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge.

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