Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Corporate blogging has never been bigger. According to the annual University of Massachusetts study of how Fortune 500 companies are using social media, a whopping 77% of companies are using a corporate blog. Look through the Fortune 500 companies and their blogs–you’ll definitely see this pattern.

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Business Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A successful pitch to press is fundamental for a company's thought leadership status and brand awareness. When working internationally with different countries and cultures, there are specifics and decisive differences that need to be taken into account.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Thought leadership is more than just “blowing your own horn.” Start with your brand. What are your brand attributes and keywords? It is vital to know your voice and hone a tonality that reflects your brand. It is vital to know your voice and hone a tonality that reflects your brand. Create a cadence.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Today, millennials are increasingly holding leadership positions and their influence has extended from the product to the process of how these products are marketed and sold. 50% said, “customers now expect and are more likely to engage with brands that produce high-quality and engaging content.”

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PRSay

APRIL 25, 2024

Our professional brands are not dissimilar from the brands of companies or products. Like brand managers, time, thought and energy must be carefully invested in establishing a professional brand that reflects the career path we have chosen to walk. Call it a professional brand strategy if you will.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 12, 2018

Thought leadership is part of public relations best practices, and it’s particularly powerful in B2B and technology categories. The answer may be a strategic thought leadership plan. But remember that thought leadership is not directly about capturing new business. Blog early and often. Stellar bylined content.

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Landis PR

MAY 8, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay By Brianne Murphy Miller An important part of most strategic communications programs, thought leadership can help support an organization’s goals by using subject matter experts to provide information and commentary. This can include white papers, speeches, webinars, infographics, videos, blogs or social media posts.

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Onclusive

MAY 19, 2022

In this week’s blog, we’re continuing to review the relationship between different media attributes and consumer behavior, based on our quantitative analysis of the PR Attribution data from over 100,000 earned media articles published in 2021 that covered both business-to-consumer and business-to-business brands across a wide range of industries. “By

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Onclusive

MAY 19, 2022

In this week’s blog, we’re continuing to review the relationship between different media attributes and consumer behavior, based on our quantitative analysis of the PR Attribution data from over 100,000 earned media articles published in 2021 that covered both business-to-consumer and business-to-business brands across a wide range of industries. “By

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 3, 2017

CMOS and CEOs Sound Off on the Essentials for Getting Buzz and Building Your Brand Awareness. Millions of blog posts are written every day. For marketers, this makes brand awareness a huge challenge: How do we stand out above the noise? Pick one differentiating facet of your brand and focus on it consistently.”.

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Solo PR Pro

MAY 7, 2024

Public Relations professionals know the power of cultivating a strong brand. Yet, we often push our own brand building to the bottom of our priority list. As a solo PR pro, personal branding is a vital component of your business strategy. Define Your Brand Identify what you want to be known for.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Businesses looking to increase brand awareness are already familiar with the popularity of thought leadership when it comes to their marketing tactics. This is because communication is framed hierarchically in content marketing, which is different from thought leadership.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

True thought leadership is hard to achieve, not because it’s hard, but because some in B2B just can’t get out of their own way. A blog with B2B sales attribution. Years ago, I championed a blog for this exact organization. I literally wrote and edited thousands of blog posts – many over 1,000-words long – for that brand.

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Doctor Spin

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Thought leadership might be the right PR strategy for you. What does thought leadership entail? In this blog post, I’ll explore the principles of thought leadership as a PR strategy. As such, thought leadership could be considered a tall order. What does it take to become a thought leader?

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Konnect Agency

AUGUST 10, 2022

“Thought leadership” is a buzzy phrase that is often thrown around in business circles, but when executed correctly it can be very beneficial in driving awareness and trust for your brand. Why is social media a key part of your thought leadership strategy and how a social media agency can help. Bringing it all together.

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Ronn Torossian

JANUARY 19, 2016

The firm has announced a major leadership shift. The post Foursquare Tries New Leadership appeared first on 5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian Founder's Blog. But, according to press reports, Foursquare refuses to go down without fighting. … READ MORE ».

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In late October Elon Musk officially closed a deal to acquire Twitter and has swiftly taken over leadership. While we normally try to limit coverage of Musk in these blogs to avoid repeating ourselves, it’s impossible to ignore his impact on the public interest in October’s brand coverage. Other key takeaways from October.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2017

There are many public relations industry blogs that offer know-how on everything from crafting brilliant media pitches to perfecting presentation skills. But how to determine which blogs are me-too, and which are worth your while? After that, the blog world is your oyster! Follow these blogs to increase your PR acumen.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Among PR teams, LinkedIn is the go-to social media platform for B2B executives for driving positive visibility and thought leadership. How can executives get the most from their LinkedIn profile to convey leadership and be seen as an expert? . Your LinkedIn profile is representative of your brand. Go beyond a resume .

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stronger campaign performance, a competitive edge, and increased brand health to name a few. In this blog, we’ll dive into how a social listening tool tracks industry and consumer trends. These insights help brands understand what’s being said about them. Anticipate where to develop your thought leadership content, 2.

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MaccaPR

JUNE 12, 2024

How can you build a powerhouse employer brand that transforms your company into an irresistible “Best Place To Work” magnet? How did the concept of Employer Branding accelerate so rapidly? The whole notion of employer branding is relatively new. And that was OK then, because it was all about brand recognition.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In the public relations world, thought leadership is a big deal, but the term can start to feel old, fast. How do you infuse a thought leadership program with fresh ideas and get the most out of it for PR? Here are some essentials worth considering when looking to maximize a thought leadership program. Be strategic with bylines.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

One of the best ways is to stay on top of key PR industry blogs as well as more general sites that offer a fresh take on business, creativity, and content. Why limit yourself to PR blogs when there’s a whole world of interesting stuff that can offer important information as well as increase specific skill sets? The Cision Blog.

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5W PR

JUNE 3, 2024

Amid this digital joust, creating a niche and gaining brand visibility can resemble an uphill battle. When a user searches for terms relevant to B2B tech offerings, a carefully crafted SEO strategy propels the website into prominence, positioning the brand in the line of sight of potential customers actively on the hunt for solutions.

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ReimaginePR

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

an open book showing an eaten apple and a snake, standing in for at least a couple of the deadly sins when it comes to brand storytelling. There’s so much going on and you’re doing what you can to get some compelling brand storytelling done and out into the world. Most brand storytelling sucks. About its leadership?

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors. Executive Thought Leadership.

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Ishmael's Corner

JUNE 19, 2015

Back in 2012 I posted plans to evolve the blog which included: And I recognize the “look and feel” of the blog desperately needs help, another action on the 2012 to-do list. The post Shaping a Blog Design for Thought Leadership appeared first on Storytelling Techniques For Effective Business Communications.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors.

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5W PR

MARCH 24, 2022

Whether it means that a company is trying to tell its brand story, or trying to create a promotional narrative, it’s important to create tangible deliverables in the digital storytelling strategy. The post Digital Storytelling for B2B Brands appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Perhaps they don’t have an internal brand ambassador program of any kind ( a what? ), and they are terrified at the very THOUGHT of giving employees online freedom and autonomy. Consider ways to expand editorial placements with personal branding campaigns for c-suite leadership and your subject matter experts !

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Landis PR

AUGUST 1, 2022

NOTE: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network partner, Roop & CO. For the original blog, please visit here. Every organization, business and brand rely heavily on its public reputation for success. Publicity gives brands the power to reach a large audience and share their stories with the world.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Good public relations can be an essential way for a brand to stand out from the pack, especially in the B2B/ technology sector. 6 PR tactics to differentiate your brand. A company can set itself apart by speaking in a distinct brand voice. We’ve found success in mini-conferences we call thought leadership panels.

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Reputation Us

APRIL 18, 2017

Many blogs focus on media relations through the lens of news releases. There’s another powerful tool in the PR toolbox — Thought Leadership. But, what is thought leadership and who constitutes being a leader of thought? I’ll skip the dictionary definition that often opens a blog post and put it bluntly.

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Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Living somewhere between opinion piece and brand messaging, blogs have become a standard component of the marketer’s toolkit. They range from informal to informative, giving brands and executives a platform to build credibility through thought leadership.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

This is true for the earned media we generate, the thought leadership content we produce for clients and for our own blog content. Any company blogging today must have a strategy for boosting the visibility of their content and ensuring it is shareable and shared. Harness the power of guest blogging.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 10, 2017

In a recent SHIFT blog , our VP of Marketing Tech, Chris Penn, answered the question ‘what is thought leadership?’. PR helps to communicate compelling stories to improve brand awareness, and by integrating thought leadership, it may help to generate qualified leads. Theresa Masnik. Account Manager.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2023

At minimum, press releases, blog posts and other PR material need to be optimized for mobile viewing to ensure the message gets through. PR teams have a big opportunity to leverage social influencers for not only brand content, but click-to-buy opportunities. Mobile usage also has implications for other content we produce.

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