ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

As a PR agency that works with high-growth companies, including many technology brands, we talk a lot about why public relations is important for the tech industry. Reach a Wider Audience In the past, PR was largely limited to traditional media outlets such as newspapers, magazines, television, and radio.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Public relations in an agency is unrecognisable from 25 years ago. I posted a list of activities that we used to undertake as part of our day job when I started out working in public relations in 1993. 25 years ago workflow in an agency was defined by media relations. WordPerfect 5.1

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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”. What is public relations?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. I also produce audio and video content for our online and multimedia channels. What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story, and why?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

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. Their cost range is well within $300 for the packages offered.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It’s not to say that PR agencies can’t get clients into top-tier publications — far from it — it’s just that it’s bloody hard and requires planning, digging for the right stories, and bringing all the elements together that will make the story fly. Crafting a story that resonates with top-tier publications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2018

As Father’s Day approaches, it’s a good time to remember the legendary figures who shaped modern public relations. It’s fascinating to chart the growth of public relations over the last century by looking at those who had the vision to create the industry. Lee was a leader in media relations.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Public relations, or more precisely media relations, can be a tricky business. The art of getting earned media coverage for a product, service or business is not as easy as it sounds. And while the degree of difficulty varies from brand to brand, the secret to securing editorial is NOT a media release.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

Among its benefits, PR can build relationships with the public, boost brand awareness, increase your credibility, and create loyal customers. If PR can do so much for a brand, why don’t more brands use public relations to begin with? There are a number of myths about public relations. Handpicked Related Content.

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Doctor Spin

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The rapid evolution of the internet and social media has transformed the communications industry—and PR professionals must adapt. Some “digital PR” agencies have focused on practices like link-building, DA (domain authority) mapping, and webmaster outreach. Digital PR is not link-building for SEO. But this is SEO, not digital PR.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

Public relations has come a long way in the last 10 years on so many fronts, presenting both new challenges and opportunities. When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands.

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Cision

JUNE 22, 2016

In this interview, Tom discusses being the first public relations partner for Florida’s Natural, why brand advocates are so valuable and the importance of listening to your audience’s conversations. I understand Exponent PR was recently named agency of record for Florida’s Natural Brand. What drew you to the PR industry?

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Beyond PR

JULY 18, 2016

Communicators will be better served by understanding the Brazilian media landscape and investing in journalistic relationships to gain reputable coverage. With more than 5,000 newspapers, almost 800 dailies, Brazil is 4 th in the world for number of titles, according to the Brazilian Newspapers National Association.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ). More: 3 Studies Demonstrate How Earned Media Drives Behavior and Credibility 2. An annual survey by PRWeek found the median public relations salary in the U.S.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

As special publications editor for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire (the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.), Back when I was a newspaper reporter, I wrote a series of articles about an embattled high school principal accused of misconduct, including secretly altering the grades of several students.

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 20, 2017

By Low Sieu Ping , Senior Account Executive, The Hoffman Agency Singapore. Public relations (PR) is very much about reputation management. Unlike advertising agencies, PR agencies promote companies or individuals via earned media (i.e., advertisements). Is that all? Probably not. Not really.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I was surprised at how well these performed but then, there isn’t another publication that provides such a service. 45-plus Places to Find Communications and Public Relations Jobs. Notified by Intrado is a Promising PR Software Tool that Supports 5 Central Duties in Public Relations [PR Tech Briefing].

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

If you ask 10 different public relations (PR) professionals what they do for a living, you’d get 10 different answers. 11) “I get my clients, who are experts in their fields, into newspapers, magazines, online publications and on TV and radio.”. 17) “I help companies make more money by getting good publicity.”.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A combination of paid, earned, shared and owned media (PESO) – an integrated strategy – is necessary to be effective. Jim Hawker, co-founder and owner of London-based PR agency Threepipe, says focusing on the PESO model when working with clients helps his team be effective. Want to improve your media relations?

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

Content creation and relationships Danielle Whitfield started her career as a journalist at a news agency called North News and Pictures. Her time creating editorial content for consumer and national media led to a job at Newcastle Airport. The agency works for clients including Lynx, Levi’s and Marmite. Here are their stories.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

Karen Paff, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations, recommends doing your research and learning as much as you can about the journalists you target before you pitch them your story. What are some key components of a successful media relations strategy? Strategy is the key word in that question.

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Cision

MARCH 3, 2016

Even though agency life can be intense, in the end, I felt that working at PR firms were best for my personality. Want to get more media coverage for your brand? I appreciate the public relations discipline from a larger perspective now. Similarly, social media channels and marketing within them are evolving.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Rich Oppel, senior advisor for media strategy and management at Crosswind Media & Public Relations, says brands will successfully land media coverage when they can combine their needs with the needs of journalists and their readers. My daily newspaper of choice is…The New York Times. Rapid Fire Round.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2022

We are a science-based organization and stick to fact-based media.”. We continue to benefit from responsible reporting by our local newspaper.”. We play heavily in industry trade media and specific financial media. Our regional outlets are pretty good.”. “We Generally, we find this reporting is balanced.”.

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The Resolution Blog

APRIL 9, 2019

During our chat, she shared her extensive experience with Paid, Earned, Shared, and Owned media, and how it’s changing the PR world. I’ve had experience with agencies where I’ve produced great work, but there was no real way to measure it. Media relations is great, but the question is how can you translate that to sales.

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PR Insiders

MAY 5, 2021

So, how do you do that these days, when some news agencies have cut staff, leaving the journalists who are still employed swamped with work? Cision recently released its 12th annual Global State of the Media report. You, on the other hand, may just be trying to get into your local newspaper or a trade publication.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. Nova Halliwell is a public relations professional living in New York City. Nova Halliwell is a communications professional living in New York City. .

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Page three of the FT, an hour on Sky News, wall-to-wall ITN coverage, Today, the World Service and the front or inside front pages of many of the world’s leading newspapers. She realised the power of media. How many PR agencies consider SEO when they’re coming up with PR strategies for clients? And what about SEOs?

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Prakkypedia

JULY 10, 2017

Now, I’m sure most readers don’t actually want to make a public relations practitioner cry …. This list relates in particular to those who work in media relations. But as someone who’s worked in PR, in some form or another for many years now, I’ve got a pretty good handle on what can upset, flummox and depress us.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Got my first newspaper job at age 28 in Lansing, Illinois, and from there went to The Times of Hammond (Indiana), The Chicago Sun-Times and The Chicago Tribune. Dan Rosenheim is the Director of Business Development at Bay City News.

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5W PR

MARCH 18, 2019

Public Relations in the Digital Age is an ever-shifting amalgam of tried and true communications practices and new and different methods through which you may connect with your target audience. Remember when, not that long ago, broadcast media was king, newspapers were holding their own, and the internet was a novelty?

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Double check the basics first… If you’re not sure why your sell in isn’t working, it may seem obvious but asking yourself these questions might help shed some light on the situation: Am I targeting the right publications? Have I got the right person at the right publication? Is the angle of my story right? Make it more inclusive?—?can

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I put an advertising spin on this topic and wrote a piece about how dealers and advertising agencies are depicting mask usage in their ads. I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written. The biggest thing for me is timeliness.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. Representing the public that we serve 4.

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Mora Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Perhaps no other industry benefits more from public relations than the beauty industry. The media covers a myriad beauty-oriented stories, from the latest in makeup, hair care and skin care, to human interest pieces, to inspirational first-person stories. This will in turn will help interest more media coverage. .

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2013

From what I have observed since I started working in this industry, practitioners and agency heads still place more emphasis on traditional methods of communicating and facilitating news and story ideas to the media. “Now that we have social media, how about replacing that with a Twitter pitch? An intense debate.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Become A Public Relations Star December 14th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Mike Doman I recently had the pleasure of sitting on the admissions panel for a PR course.

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