Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The better you write, the higher you will go. He also made another statement I wholeheartedly agree with: “People who think well, write well.” ” That starts with writing. .” ” That starts with writing. And again Ogilvy nailed it: “Good writing is not a natural gift. Blog posts.

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Writing Social Media Newspapers Media 88

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Here are communications synonyms (with explanations). Have you ever wondered why public relations professionals often talk about communications (with an ‑s) instead of communication (without an ‑s)? And what are some communications synonyms? Here we go: Communications Synonyms Communications synonyms (and explanations).

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Communications eBook System Corporate 52

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

5W PR

APRIL 26, 2021

However, several tragic 2020 events have accelerated calls for diversity and inclusion (D&I) and with that have also come moves to improve the corporate culture in many organizations. What Makes For Good Corporate Culture? For many observers, good corporate culture is also about employee empowerment and engagement.

Corporate 88

Corporate Employee B2C Internal 88

Onclusive

JUNE 4, 2020

Join this webinar to learn how four of today’s most successful communications executives have leveraged owned media to deliver their brand narrative and drive revenue. VP of Brand & Corporate Marketing. Speaker Info. Andy Cunningham. Chief Brand Officer. Michelle Herman. Sean O’Neal. June 25th: 1PM EST / 10AM PST.

Media 370

Media Advertising Advertising Corporate 370

PRSay

AUGUST 8, 2023

Marketing and communications professionals have been embracing and experimenting with artificial intelligence to generate content, a new survey by The Conference Board and Ragan Communications finds. He urges communicators to “focus on those places where our human genius is augmented by the power of machines.”

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Presspage

JUNE 23, 2021

We work in an amazing field, but there are some tough challenges that communications departments face regularly. Internal communication flows It’s important to set up transparent information flows between team members. The communications team is using tools originally meant for marketers.

Communications 210

Communications Measurement Tools Enterprise 210

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

This why a good content marketer can take a dense white paper, identify the most interesting parts , re-write it for the web, and then watch it get more traction than the first time around. 1) Write short sentences. Years ago, a marketing professor in my MBA program required students to use varied punctuation in writing assignments.

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Writing Blogging Content Marketing Web 60

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A successful communications strategy is the driving force behind building trust among all of your stakeholders, enhancing your corporate reputation and establishing your company as a leader in your industry. A strong agency will help you shape a communications plan that supports your corporate objectives.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Our job descriptions tells us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D. For the sake of creating a comprehensive list of all the tasks today’s PR and communications teams are responsible for, we’ve compiled a list of 20 responsibilities or areas of focus.

Media Training 397

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Long-time #SoloPR, Alison Kenney, made the following post: “Another trend on HARO: queries for corporate blogs. I’m seeing more and more article queries that are actually for posts on company blogs. Sometimes it’s hard to tell there’s a company brand behind the blog too.” I see no difference.

Corporate 68

Corporate Blogging Trends Resources 68

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 1) How long should a blog post be? Today the average blog post is 1151 words. hours to write.”.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 14, 2015

Over my almost 20 years in the communications business, I’ve spent a fair amount of it on the corporate communications side. I’ve worked on the corporate side (McGladrey, Fairview). I’m not saying writing skills aren’t important. But, aren’t they also table stakes for communicators?

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Corporate Writing Communications Internal 60

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Anyway, the survey polls bloggers, but I believe some of the lessons learned also pertain to people like us who manage corporate blogs. Today, I wanted to take a look at four trends I saw in the report that I thought were particularly interesting–and trends I thought had direct implications for folks who manage corporate blogs.

Corporate 100

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Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

It’s no wonder then that many businesses choose to write a press release about ESG news. Along with this, shareholders and stakeholders expect to see important environmental, social and governance (ESG) communications. Therefore, companies can distribute the following newsworthy press releases as part of their ESG communications.

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Writing Energy Training Education 52

wiredPRworks

MARCH 10, 2022

This was an interview I was so looking forward to – after all, Beth and I go way, way, way back to the early days when corporate communications was just making the transition to the first evolution of social media: the intranet. ” says Beth Nyland, the Corporate Poet & Cutter of C.R.A.P. Beth Nyland on LinkedIn.

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Creativity Communications Instagram Interviews 98

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you’ve worked in the PR industry in the Twin Cities for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about or visited, the MN PR Blog. In fact, to my knowledge, the MN PR Blog was one of the first PR blogs in the entire country! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May. Since, 2003, to be exact.

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Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 11, 2015

Today marks the five-year anniversary of Google turning to its corporate blog to communicate changes in China. At the time I thought that this was a big damn deal from a communications perspective. As I shared in a post last week, Google’s decision gave street cred to corporate blogging.

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Engage PR

AUGUST 13, 2020

I was already confident in my ability to write, having done my degree in English and Linguistics, and masters courses in PR and Corporate Communication. However, I had to unlearn much of what I knew about academic writing, and take on board new methods for constructing impactful and informative media-ready copy.

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Writing Construction Course Strategy 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2019

There were 62 posts published on this blog in 2019. In going through the reader analytics for the full year, these are the top 10 most-read posts on this blog about public relations (PR) and marketing. If you haven’t already, consider subscribing to these blog posts by email or RSS. If you’ve been a reader in 2019, thank you!

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Blogging Publicity Marketing Survey 80

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Drive all social traffic back to our corporate blog and/or web site. Drive all social traffic back to our corporate blog and/or web site. His company has a corporate blog. Dave blogs using LinkedIn’s publisher feature on a regular basis. For years, what’s been beaten into our head?

Corporate 60

Corporate Blogging LinkedIn Web 60

Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 6, 2015

And they communicated the China news on the corporate blog. The action gave street cred to corporate blogging and owned media as a whole. Of course, millions of blogs already existed when Google published its China post. In short, blogging wasn’t for serious stuff. Not at a press event.

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Corporate Blogging Google Communications 60

Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Jason, who wrote a guest blog for Mindful Marketing about a smart cane and who was my coauthor on a CommPRO article titled, “How Serving Blind Consumers Creates Competitive Advantage,” is completely blind. ” Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog. Accessible Pharmacy is different. Learn more about the Mindful Matrix.

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Corporate Consumer Employee Print 103

Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 2, 2020

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. Yet, the post has even more relevance today as companies navigate the Coronavirus era, making judgment calls on what to communicate to the.more. To avoid taunts of “fake news,” allow me to clarify.

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Blogging Storytelling Communications Company 144

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. Those who said communications work has “changed very significantly,” wrote: 1. Proven business value.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Blogs are an effective way for PR and marketing pros to get information quickly and easily. With so many blogs out there, the challenge becomes which ones to choose while you’re on your daily commute, coffee break or even at your desk. So we’ve done the research for you and listed our top six blogs that will keep you in the know!

Blogging 61

Blogging Resources Internal International 61

PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

We may not think about it that way — we’re simply drafting a memo to employees or writing the president’s message for an annual report. But the fact is: Few executives reach the C-suite because of their writing skills. But even the most gifted communicators can’t possibly create all the content demanded today.

Communications 149

Communications Employee Leadership Writing 149

Presspage

JUNE 23, 2021

We work in an amazing field, but there are some tough challenges that communications departments face regularly. Internal communication flows It’s important to set up transparent information flows between team members. The communications team is using tools originally meant for marketers.

Communications 78

Communications Measurement Tools Enterprise 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 11, 2020

Journalists are finding less value in press releases with only 3% saying they heavily rely on the document for their writing. Quality writing rises to the top. Any communication will be far more effective if written clearly and concisely with the key news in the lead. Yet a press release can still offer benefits. Here’s why.

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SEO Data B2B Writing 221

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

According to the people of Finland, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change. In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. For the original blog, please visit here.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 21, 2019

If a young company has something special in its DNA like a unique workplace culture, a mission to radically change the industry, or bold opinions on social issues, then communicating these values can be a powerful differentiator. Hitching the wagon to a like-minded organization or influencer can go a long way in communicating values.

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Company Conference Corporate Leadership 174

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

It may seem counterintuitive, but the ingenuity of deftly navigating the most difficult of binds goes to show PR is often as much about problem solving as it is communication. Corporate crisis communications provides a demonstration because there are very clear constraints: Unknown unknowns – the effort to understand what is happening.

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Crisis Communications Creativity Crisis Communications 116

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Welcome back to this four-part blog series where we’ve been discussing how you can build brand reputation in an era of greenwashing scrutiny and backlash. Reputable journalists will dig deep to ensure what they’re being ‘sold’ isn’t simply another example of corporate greenwashing. If you do it right.

Reputation 195

Reputation Automotive Brand Branding 195

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Welcome back to our blog series about building a perfect pitch and nurturing your media relationships! This is where your research on what impactful authors write about and in which style comes in handy. Since you’re writing to real people and not just email addresses, your communication must create and nurture a connection.

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Landis PR

AUGUST 16, 2021

I still write things down longhand (it’s called haptic memory ) and every once in a while harken back to that piece of advice. Create content and news output on a schedule, post about new partners and customers, blog about events and ideas and distribute press releases on new hires and initiatives. How to do that?

Corporate 52

Corporate Brand Branding Advertising 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the things I choose to write about are reports and surveys that give us a sense of what’s happening in the industry. Sometimes I write a complete blog post on a report – and other times it’s just a blub. At the end of the year, I go back through all my writings and pick out some of the statistics that stand out to me.

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