Onclusive

JANUARY 26, 2022

Savvy communicators know that there is more to a perfect pitch than simply good writing, and media relations is not just about distributing these stories to the media. Spend the time to read, listen to and note what impactful authors write about, how often and in which publications. Earning their attention.

Pitching 370

Pitching Data Privacy Writing 370

Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

It’s no wonder then that many businesses choose to write a press release about ESG news. Write a Press Release About 11 Newsworthy ESG Topics Forbes reports that businesses that invest in ESG outperform others and have higher market values. To put it simply, your employees and stakeholders will be impressed.

Writing 52

Writing Energy Training Education 52

PRSay

MAY 10, 2022

If so, then join PRSA and Ann Wylie at Catch Your Readers , our persuasive-writing workshop, starting on May 16. Here’s how one of my clients did it in a recent persuasive-writing workshop: DON’T lead with the features: Use your Tic-Tac-Toe skills to inspire the next generation of data enthusiasts. Get FREE writing tips here.

Case Study 180

Case Study Training Writing Storytelling 180

Cision

JULY 21, 2015

While each component of your marketing strategy (email, PR, social media, blogs) should bring you results, it’s often better when two or more components work together. Take blogging and social media. You can write knock-’em-dead content, but without a push from other places, your blog may see little to no traffic on its own.

Social Media 120

Social Media Blogging Media LinkedIn 120

Cision

AUGUST 5, 2015

Sometimes writing fabulous blog posts on your business blog isn’t enough to drive the traffic you really want. One of my favorite content marketing strategies is guest blogging. When you write a guest blog post, you get it published on another well-established blog that caters to your target market.

Blogging 120

Blogging Pitching Writing Content Marketing 120

PRSay

JULY 28, 2021

If so, then join PRSA and Ann Wylie at Reach Readers Online our mobile-web-writing workshop, starting Oct. You’ll master a four-part system for writing compelling web content that overcomes the obstacles of reading on the small screen. They’re cooling their heels with your blog post at the doctor’s office — when their name is called.

Mobile 199

Mobile Web Writing Training 199

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.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

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. Writing & Editing of Miscellaneous PR Assets.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

While we certainly encourage PR and communications pros to follow our insightful Critical Mention blog , we also want to share a few of our other favorite PR blogs. Our take on Ragan’s PR Daily blog: Without a doubt, Ragan’s PR Daily blog is one of our go-to blogs for communication and media related news and tips.

Blogging 68

Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The flipside of earned media is owned media: publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, Medium publication, and the like. The PR pro either writes some of this content themselves or helps drive strategy with a team of writers/editors and/or guest blog contributors. Media Monitoring & Analysis.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

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. 6) How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019?

Blogging 80

Blogging Publicity Marketing Survey 80

PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Learning how to write a news release is an essential part of your marketing plan. Writing a press release is easier than you might think. Instead of creating a lengthy blog post, you’ll want to write content that’s concise, clear, and attention-grabbing. Instead, have a plan before you start writing.

Writing 60

Writing How To Examples Consumer 60

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The more you know about your customers, clients, employees, and competitors, the better your planning will be. The trick to getting good content from an AI service is to learn how to write excellent prompts. Now is not the time to pull back on PR and marketing efforts. Now is the time for intelligent promotion.

Trends 182

Trends Marketing Wikipedia Reddit 182

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. Tressa Robbins writes about the state of ethics in PR for Burrelles. Kick-ass” PR blogs.

Analysis 142

Analysis Tools Software SMB 142

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve sat through convention and forum talks where various oracles pronounced that: employees just want to be loved. Just look at the many different ways Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s work on death and dying , and her change curve turns up in jolly presentations about employee motivation. Will it help us to listen better to employees?

Employee 103

Employee Communications Internal International 103

PRSay

MAY 10, 2019

Here are five tips on how to make your writing resonate with readers. Unlike releases crammed with facts, quotes, multiple angles and background information, an article or blog should build on one engaging story line. Loosen your language. Don’t believe the myth that a folksy, conversational style is unprofessional.

Employee 158

Employee Writing Training Social Media 158

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal slack messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture. ” In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees. It’s a red flag.

Corporate 272

Corporate Reputation Policies Employee 272

Cision

JUNE 16, 2017

Start with your employees. If your employees don’t understand or identify with your rebrand, no one else will. This could be as simple as getting feedback on a new logo design or conducting a mini focus group to see what your employees think about your company narrative. Blog post explaining new changes. Key objectives.

Communications 250

Communications How To Telecommunications Employee 250

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. This will feel far more authentic and purpose-driven than writing a cheque to plant trees to offset your carbon footprint.

Reputation 195

Reputation Automotive Brand Branding 195

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 28, 2017

Turns out, MOA is doing some interesting things with its (relatively newly revamped) blog, 55425. So, I sat down with Timothy Pate, digital project manager at MOA and talked about the blog and how MOA is using it to drive awareness and interest for the popular international destination. Who is the team in charge of managing the blog?

Blogging 87

Blogging Handbook Sports Internal 87

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 29, 2024

There was a gap in the publisher’s portfolio in terms of a book dedicated to writing an internal communication strategy. It felt like a natural topic for me to write about because I’d already developed a model and successfully applied it. I included my pandemic employee model in the book and its impact is just starting to take hold.

Internal 52

Internal International Strategy Communications 52

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 9, 2018

Today, organizations are looking to use Structured Content for their ebooks, case studies, research reports and blogs. A piece of “intelligent” content can be created once and served up in many places automatically e.g., blog article served up on an Apple Watch or Google Home. The post Are You Writing Intelligent Content?

Writing 72

Writing eBook Case Study System 72

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 15, 2024

A new book Leading the Listening Organisation advocates for organisations to adopt a culture of active, empathetic listening to employees to drive better business outcomes. Listening is linked to commercial benefits, including higher employee engagement, better employee experience, effective change management, innovation, and improved trust.

Leadership 52

Leadership Employee Case Study System 52

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2013

That’s a blog post for another day. This can also give you inspiration to write something that is deliberately on the upswing in terms of popular usage. Take every question your company gets asked and consider writing a blog post to answer it. Competitor websites, blogs and industry forums. Let’s dig right in.

Blogging 111

Blogging SEO Web Google 111

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 12, 2015

A few weeks ago, Josh Bernoff made a post that talked about a recent communication from Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, to employees about a recent series of layoffs. Rarely does a CEO or senior leader write an important message to employees on his/her own. The corp comms team is almost always involved.

Employee 60

Employee Communications Corporate Education 60

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Employee advocacy can help you make that possible. All that’s necessary to run an effective PR campaign via employee advocacy is strategic PR content, a comprehensive employee advocacy guide , and a reliable employee advocacy platform. What does “employee advocacy” mean anyway?

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Social Media Product Launch 40

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Socializing your brand means interacting with people—your customers, your prospects, your employees, your brand loyalists, and even your detractors—with the purpose of listening to them, and building relationships. By involving your employees, those who become your internal brand ambassadors , you show the human side of your brand.

Brand 256

Brand Branding Social Media Employee 256

PR Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

As the UK department store British Home Stores (BHS) went into administration last week (a situation similar to going into “Chapter 11” in the USA), questions are being asked about how it was run to the detriment of employees and their pension fund. It seems that shareholder greed trumps employee and common interests. risk analysis.

Employee 40

Employee Leadership Communications Internal 40

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

It combines two loves of mine: employee communications and social media. And one big part of that kind of work is figuring out how to engage and incent existing employees to advocate for the brand online. How many blog posts have you read with the “tip”: Activate your employees! How stupid do you think I am?

Employee 60

Employee Social Media Brand Branding 60

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Blogging isn’t going out of style any time soon; with the ascent of content marketing, blogging, podcasting and video are on the minds of marketers and PR professionals all the time. Beginner's Guide to Blogging Series: Part 1: Blog Core Values. Part 10: How To Get Blogging Ideas. Part 2: The Kennedy. In Media Res.

Blogging 60

Blogging Enterprise System Media 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 14, 2019

And how do you write an effective press release? What’s news that will get someone to write about the story?). How to write a press release. More broadly, here are best practices that I keep in mind when writing a release: Lead with your news — Your headline and subhead are critical. So the press release is here to stay.

SEO 204

SEO Writing Advertising Advertising 204

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. Poppulo “laid off 80 employees at the end of April, including 20 workers in Colorado,” according to the Denver Post.

Survey 144

Survey Software B2B Pitching 144

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel releases AI-based “media war room”; Muck Rack has AI recommending reporters to PR; PRophet partners to bring influencer marketing and media alerts; Did you know Gartner has a Market Guide for Employee Communications? Generative AI may get all the attention these days, but it’s not the only “kind” of AI.

Employee 133

Employee Software Survey Tools 133

MaccaPR

AUGUST 5, 2015

Or is it an acceptable social media best practice to publish blog posts that are credited to an anonymous company voice? That seemingly simple question - asked of our Minneapolis PR firm last month by a client - reminded me of what happened with the first corporate blog our firm helped create. We love your blog!”.

Blogging 48

Blogging Employee Corporate Google 48

PR 20/20

MARCH 8, 2023

Prospecting , such as "Find manufacturing companies in Ohio with over 100 employees." It struggled a bit to report blog performance, which is a good time to mention that ChatSpot is still in its public alpha stage. Forecasting , including "Show me a list of deals closing this month with forecasted revenue."

Tools 85

Tools Web Examples Report 85

5W PR

APRIL 26, 2021

If a poll of the company’s employees was taken today, which quadrille would they fall in regarding knowing the brand’s mission, vision and values – up to 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%? This became increasingly acute since the pandemic with many employees working remotely. Most companies would likely register up to 25%.

Corporate 88

Corporate Employee B2C Internal 88