The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Research uncovered the fact that damage to unsupported breasts during exercise is, in fact, a medical issue and an expert at a UK University had done in-depth scientific research on the topic. An interview with her posted on the page raised this content from blah to important, and health bloggers and the mainstream media took notice.

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B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Cision

JULY 29, 2015

Q: What makes podcasting unique in comparison to other forms of content (blog posts, videos, etc.)? They’re listening to you while they exercise or drive to work. Some people don’t read long blog posts. If you choose an interview format, be aware that it’s not a short-cut—interviews require preparation!

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Interviews Comparison Video Exercises 120

Landis PR

JANUARY 18, 2023

Polly Ikonen : So, there’s writing a blog post, and then there’s writing a blog post anyone would want to read. A terrific foundational exercise for a 15-year-old. ChatGPT’s blog lacks specifics, anecdotes, cultural references, stylistic oomph. Yet it’s an interview dodge worthy of a real-life PR pro.

Education 52

Education Training Technology Journalism 52

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. As you continue to hone your craft (as I try to do), here are some of the exercises I put my writing (and those of my guest bloggers) through on a daily basis, to see if it looks as attractively as it (I think) reads. D’oh, you say.

Blogging 86

Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 86

Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Creativity is almost impossible to define. Anna Sandilands and Anna David, who quit Starbucks to found a company notably called Lucid, have appealing perspectives on creativity, both from their experience at the coffee lords and from an astounding 2006 research project on behalf of Apple Computer. Daydream, believe it.

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Creativity Exercises Corporate Interviews 46

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 17, 2018

As we did a mock exercise replicating a TV interview, each of us took the approach that felt most comfortable or that we thought would be most effective. During my mock interview: Interviewer: “Why does it matter that our government spends money on kids in Asia? Image: Elliot Sloman via Unsplash, Creative Commons CC0.

Exercises 82

Exercises Interviews Groups Video 82

The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 21, 2019

We started by interviewing our family members, as if they were clients being questioned in a sourcing session, to see what they knew about what we do. Through this exercise, we learned some things: Our families surprising understand more about what we do than we expected. Haley Dowell interviewing her mother, Stephanie Hitchcock. .

Storytelling 31

Storytelling Technology Publicity Exercises 31

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Blogging is a strange beast.

Blogging 90

Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

A crowdsourced exercise by the #AIinPR panel over the past few months has characterised more than 120 tools. In time we plan to share the database in a Creative Commons format and develop a web app to interrogate the data. The exercise was highly subjective – hence so is the analysis and interpretation of the data.

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Analysis Technology Tools Exercises 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

He’s my guest for this latest edition of the Off Script series of interviews. Doing so delights them and, more importantly, results in better preparation, more creative ideas, and spot-on messaging. Boots on the ground interviews with PR, marketing, sales leaders. 1) You spent a long time at an agency and then when in-house.

Agency 60

Agency Corporate Interviews eBook 60

ZudePR

MARCH 22, 2018

I’d been business blogging since early 2014, and diligently sending out helpful stuff to my email list subscribers since early 2015. (I My blogging had become more ambitious and I’d written a few unconventional influencer posts that had gone down well. This blog post showed me another way. B: I set the price. It’s June 2016.

Writing 83

Writing Google Blogging Exercises 83

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

They also helped promote the Life… supplemented™ awareness campaign by blogging, tweeting, and giving shoutouts at industry events. Title image: Lukasz Strachanowski via Flickr, Creative Commons Life… supplemented™ data courtesy and used with permission of Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

Measurement 60

Measurement Social Media Tourism Twitter 60

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. The Chuckle-icious Seven If you’re looking for some great blog posts for when you need a chuckle, here they are: 1. Wanna Subscribe?

Twitter 68

Twitter Facebook Measurement Blogging 68

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. I’ve been including it in my e-signature for a while now, and have incorporated it into my website as well as this blog (you’ve probably noticed the Tungle widget on this blog, even if you haven’t used it). Image: rubyblossom. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Tools Google Twitter Facebook 100

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Image: Shawn McClung via Flickr, Creative Commons You have to really, really be paying attention to notice if someone hasn’t tweeted in a while, unless you talk to them every day. The biggest PR lesson here – because what is this campaign, if not an exercise in trying to raise awareness? Now you see it, now you don’t.

Facebook 93

Facebook Twitter Nonprofit Social Media 93

Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

Getting others excited about moving forward to reach executive level positions in any industry motivates and inspires me to stay creative and open to what’s to come. Good competition helps keep you flexible, nimble and creative. Read lots and lots and lots of blogs and books. Invest in professional development.

Sports 245

Sports Agency Industry Creativity 245

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

And in the era of information when more than five exabytes of content are created almost every day, blog posts, videos, infographics and social posts all contribute to this “how” and establish a company’s voice and personality. The whole point of the exercise is to get closer to buyers. They are not created keeping buyers in mind.

How To 120

How To Tools Exercises Viral 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Simply roundup a handful of the best news articles and blog posts from other credible sources – that are relevant to your community – and weave a promotion for your webinar into the content. This becomes a theme or column for a monthly blog post. 2) Interview your speaker before the webinar. 1) Publish a monthly roundup post.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Beyond PR

JUNE 1, 2017

Getting others excited about moving forward to reach executive level positions in any industry motivates and inspires me to stay creative and open to what’s to come. Good competition helps keep you flexible, nimble and creative. Read lots and lots and lots of blogs and books. Recognize the difference and never stop learning.

Sports 81

Sports Agency Industry Creativity 81

Cision

AUGUST 3, 2016

In this interview, Roger discusses how to create effective communication for diverse channels, develop a messaging framework and take advantage of new opportunities as they arise. That same proliferation of channels, and the democratization of access through websites, blogs, tweets, etc., Digital has transformed the way we communicate.

System 120

System Newspapers Technology Brand 120

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

Multimedia journalists are expected to be able to produce or adapt content for an increasingly wider-range of media, including traditional broadcast, print and Web formats, as well as blogging, podcasting (audio and video), social media, and live content platforms (Periscope or Facebook Live for example). pitch preferences and pet peeves).

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

Multimedia journalists are expected to be able to produce or adapt content for an increasingly wider-range of media, including traditional broadcast, print and Web formats, as well as blogging, podcasting (audio and video), social media, and live content platforms (Periscope or Facebook Live for example). pitch preferences and pet peeves).

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Get creative: a recent study from the past six to 12 months could make your study or campaign relevant – the more recent, the better. Get weekly exclusives (find a celebrity, conduct the interview etc.). It forces you to get creative and can open up possibilities you would never have considered had you rushed it.

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Pitching Writing Digital PR How To 164