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How To Set Expectations In Public Relations

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

On the agency side, it’s sometimes because the team overpromises in their eagerness to win a new client. Yet corporate PR officers also fall victim to inflated or impractical expectations when their internal clients don’t understand what’s possible. Media relations deals with the news environment, which is by definition unpredictable.

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What You Can Do With a Public Relations Degree

5W PR

PR specialists build relationships with journalists, bloggers, and influencers to secure media placements and handle crisis communication when necessary. Media relations manager Media relations managers focus on cultivating relationships with media outlets to ensure positive coverage for their organization or clients.

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Why a business case may be the missing key to securing your PR budget

Onclusive

This initiative can be anything from a new product launch, to a proposal to increase spend on a branding campaign, or a significant investment with a new agency—to name a few. A business case is a document that outlines the value or benefits your company will gain if you pursue a significant business investment or initiative.

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7 Common PR Mistakes Startups Make

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A high-growth tech company with financing behind it is in a perfect position to make the most of a public relations agency partnership. Some startups make small timing miscalculations, like bringing on an agency right after a major funding announcement. Worse, they may let the news trickle out without a proper media strategy.

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10 Things To Know Before Dating a PR Pro

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yet we like fast response time – PR, especially a PR agency, is a fast-paced environment. But we do have those days where it may be after hours and we need to be connected in case of an emergency, especially working with international media or companies.

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Press Release Newswire Services – Worth The Cost?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For a fee, any organization can upload their press release to a newswire service that distributes it directly to news organizations, much like the original news agencies like Associated Press fed reports to newspapers in the early days of electronic journalism. What is newswire distribution?

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10 Reasons Your PR Might Be Failing

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Senior executives who do not make themselves available for internal reviews, or who don’t participate as corporate spokespersons where needed are sending a message that the program isn’t important, which can hamstring the PR team’s efforts. See our earlier article on how PR agencies set budgets and billing. The silver-bullet theory.

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