The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

That depends on whether you are a local business or have clients and customers all over. Local business networking still thrives on personal connections – Join the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant groups. Alignable has local groups you can connect with. Look for local groups on MeetUp. What are some networking tips.

Small Business 213

Small Business Fashion Groups Local 213

Buchanan PR

AUGUST 28, 2023

C U T on Unsplash In the dynamic world of social media, trends have become powerful drivers of engagement, brand awareness and community interaction. Trends can be more engaging than traditional social content for their surprise element and creativity; they make a statement. Men” graphics inspired by the 1970s book characters.

Social Media 84

Social Media Trends Viral Media 84

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.”. From white papers to the trade press, the entire community is fixated on the next exploit, hack or breach. How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog.

B2B 64

B2B Creativity Film Trade Shows 64

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Take a peek at the social communities for my biggest client (of 10 years now!), Much of the work I do for them revolves around B2B media relations with HR publications, podcasts and blogs. This usually involves coming up with creative ideas to sell the city of Richfield and promote tourism (i.e., Blog post research.

Social Media 157

Social Media Media LinkedIn Tourism 157

Konnect Agency

JANUARY 7, 2022

From creating national brand awareness to supporting local store developments, a tailored funnel strategy incorporating digital marketing and social media promotion will help maximize your exposure to your target market. Supporting Local Market Development. How A PR Agency Fine-Tunes Your Strategy Plan.

Agency 52

Agency Local Newspapers Interviews 52

Konnect Agency

JANUARY 7, 2022

From creating national brand awareness to supporting local store developments, a tailored funnel strategy incorporating digital marketing and social media promotion will help maximize your exposure to your target market. Supporting Local Market Development. How A PR Agency Fine-Tunes Your Strategy Plan.

Agency 52

Agency Local Newspapers Interviews 52

wiredPRworks

APRIL 13, 2022

Get ready to get creative in new ways that connect brands, experiences, and customers – while you’re still in compliance! About Chris McGuire, Director Of Client Growth and Engagement at McGuffin Creative Group, and President-Elect of AMA Chicago. Learn more about McGuffin Creative Group. Connect with Chris McGuire on LinkedIn.

Financial 52

Financial Social Media Banking Media 52

5W PR

APRIL 9, 2019

It can cost money and time to creatively come up with a way to connect. This may not be a good approach for every business, but it may also be worth exploring if a business finds they need a fresh way to connect with their customers and community. Make a Community Impact.

Consumer 60

Consumer How To Advertising Advertising 60

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Catherine Arrow recently wrote about the post COVID-19 challenge facing organisations on my blog. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Those insights will lead to better briefs to inform creative and content. Sneeze guards top the list.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Are you a professional who is willing to give back to the academic community? ET , the monthly #PRStudChat Twitter Chat Community will gather to discuss how students can prepare themselves to enter the workplace — not as fresh graduates, but as emerging professionals. A follow-up blog post by PR 2.0 Is PR Right for me?”

Trade Shows 150

Trade Shows Community Social Media Resources 150

PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Many of the Fringe community stakeholders are clear: the artists (actors, writers, directors, stage managers, etc.);

Community 40

Community Print Twitter Creativity 40

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Instead of posting photos and stories like we see above, community relations folks should be asking themselves one simple question: What do I want from our social media activity? One of my favorite local Instagram campaigns is #onlyinmn. I blogged about it earlier this year. More volunteers? Employee engagement?

Corporate 60

Corporate Creativity Employee Instagram 60

Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I have a local bank client that just started working with me in September. A wealth of opportunities, with placements for the most important local publications clustered to hit during a four to six-week period. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. The PR community has growing dialog around the importance of a custom pitch.

Pitching 100

Pitching Real Estate Banking How To 100

Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2020

Pleasure in simple things and new routines A lockdown book or new language may be a tall order but there is pleasure in art, cooking, craft and community. People out and about taking their daily exercise have created hundreds of pebble stacks on our local beach in Whitley Bay. It’s a wonderful community act of craft.

Transportation 84

Transportation Government Community Facebook 84

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I remember sitting with a college student at a local Starbucks. She was asking me about different careers in PR … what type of PR would suit her best and whether she should pursue agency or in-house communications work. I use my blog, PR Expanded , for video book reviews. Younger professionals have so much to share with you.

Skype 150

Skype Industry Storytelling Interviews 150

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 3, 2019

I wrote this week on my work blog about a better way to start a conversation. Sending a thoughtful package in the mail is a personal and creative means of engaging a prospect. Book: Inbound PR I’m going to re-read Iliyana Stareva’s blog-to-book Inbound PR this week after a conversation on Twitter.

B2B 61

B2B Local Web LinkedIn 61

The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 27, 2020

I quickly found Hoffman’s office culture to be one of positivity, community and commitment. From murder mystery nights on Wednesdays, to quarantine happy hour with the whole company – the folks at Hoffman know how to interact and make people feel like a valued member of the community.

Internal 68

Internal International Guidelines Agency 68

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 17, 2017

A few weeks ago, I shared a post featuring 10 local Minneapolis influencers I’d be connecting with if I were a Minnesota-based brand. Here are 17 more local influencers to consider as part of your influencer strategy from local PR/social media pros around town. Twin Cities Mom Blog. Lindsey Higgins. Jessie McShane.

Instagram 114

Instagram Fashion Local Sports 114

Barokas

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Our staff is smart, gritty and creative. We give back to our communities with passion and energy. It has raised several hundred thousand dollars for local charities. You’ve seen the bulldogs, motorcycles and music that we love. So yeah, we keep things pretty cool around here. And our new COO David Mandell fits right in.

Leadership 114

Leadership Energy Agency Local 114

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Without this research, targeting, and communication strategies in place, it would be even harder for these companies to implement their renewable energy project in new areas across the United States. It’s not just the boss of the firm who should be out in the community to find clients, it’s a team effort.

Agency 90

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 90

Stephen Waddington

JULY 17, 2018

We’ve been helping Asda’s PR team with a strategic programme to showcase the uniquely warm relationship between Asda colleagues and customers – and Asda stores’ commitment to make a difference in their local communities. Community champions in Asda stores around the UK submit stories via a mobile phone app.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Local Community Case Study 60

Action PR

MARCH 26, 2020

Amidst all the devastating news, light comes in the form of kindness from individuals, communities and brands. As gyms up and down the country closed following the Government’s instruction, Everyone Active quickly mobilised its community-focused membership to do good while keeping active. delivers to local communities.

Exercises 52

Exercises Training Local Crisis 52

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 5, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. For me, I knew B2B communication and creative agency work was something that interested me and I was already beginning to build up a client base, so I let what I didn’t know – like PR planning and internal communications – help guide me.

How To 105

How To Fashion Banking Industry 105

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

A blog about careers as told by eight marketing and PR practitioners in a workshop at Newcastle University. Christian headed to London to work at an agency called Freuds before heading back north to work for a local agency. That passion drives bravery and pays off in bold creative ideas that make a difference.

Marketing 60

Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The project has brought me into contact with a new community of more than 50 thinkers and doers. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength. It’s pushed me to read more widely and think more critically.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. Amelia is a true rock star who continually impresses clients with her deep knowledge of niche influencer communities and translating insights into meaningful opportunities for clients to engage.

Social Media 128

Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Programmed by Scott Brinker (you probably know him from his blog ChiefMartec.com ), the MarTech Conference takes a graduate-level look at marketing, technology and management topics. As you’ll see from the 2019 agenda , this one goes deep on SEO, diving into topics like link building and local ranking opportunities.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

These influencers take their personal brand seriously and like brands, are working to further grow and develop their digital community. feedmedearly: I started my blog in 2013, partially as a creative outlet, and partially as a way to get in front of food brands. Every day is different and exciting.

Interviews 88

Interviews Instagram Video Creativity 88

Flack's Revenge

APRIL 24, 2018

The NY Tech Meetup mail list is a great way to keep up with the local tech community and make connections. Since 2007 this blog has been dedicated to educating about PR. Many tech CEO’s and analytic thinkers tend to creatively engage culture in a manner opposite of the public who engage their tech.

Agency 159

Agency Strategy Crisis Management Pitching 159

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 15, 2016

But after digging through old poems and short stories I wrote as a teenager, my creative juices started flowing. ” But creative passion can appear out of the blue! Visiting local libraries and schools to discuss the book with community outreach departments. I thought, “A children’s book… seriously?”

Community 40

Community Facebook Writing Local 40

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Each member of the team has a particular hit that they are extremely proud of purely based on the fact that good old creativity, industriousness and smarts resulted in a hit that wowed the client and broke through. So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. Take a look….

Print 60

Print Media Travel Wireless 60

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

Here’s a list of creative PR activities that can help your organisation stand out, engage customers, and encourage them to share their positive experiences with others. Offer pro bono services to a non-profit organisation in your community. Partner with a local influencer to promote your business on social media.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

Barokas

MARCH 22, 2018

Last night, our team attended PRSA Puget Sound’s annual Totem Awards , which recognizes creativity and accomplishment in public relations. Guests were wowed by the event, which featured a DJ, food and drinks by renowned Chef Ethan Stowell, and local music icon Macklemore’s ‘White Walls’ Cadillac limo and ‘Downtown’ Moose Bike.

Public Affairs 49

Public Affairs Sports Engineering Local 49

5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

These influencers take their personal brand seriously and like brands, are working to further grow and develop their digital community. feedmedearly: I started my blog in 2013, partially as a creative outlet, and partially as a way to get in front of food brands. Every day is different and exciting.

Interviews 60

Interviews Instagram Video Creativity 60

PR 20/20

APRIL 12, 2016

This trip is great for catching up on the latest trends in tech, health, space and VR; enjoying the local Mexican and BBQ food scene; listening to live music at what seems like every corner; and finding inspiration from the Austin community and SXSW Interactive programming. Start with a creative content mix. Grow communities.

Pinterest 40

Pinterest Community Data Mobile 40

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. While I have great respect for these two organizations, they are not local to my search.

Google 101

Google Nonprofit Engineering SEO 101

Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

The second was a bit more in the weeds: “Play-to-Earn: Creative Ways to Make Money.” Here’s a link to The AP’s blog post on the session. The post Collision’s Audacious Return to Toronto appeared first on Flatiron Communications. It bowed on the Content-Makers Stage with an SRO audience of 1000+. Notably, Ms.

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Conference Journalism Web Comparison 36