Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Here’s how the numbers on this blog have added up in 2022: Total blog posts: 46 – down from 51 last year ; Average length: 866 words; Shortest post: 306 words ; Longest post: 2,486 words ; Total words published: 39,852; Unique visitors: 236,756; and. Third-party mentions : 95 (most of which come simply from blogging consistently).

Blogging 153

Blogging B2B Software SEO 153

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

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Internal comms tool SocialChorus acquired by a PE firm; Burton-Taylor digs up revenue numbers; Nexis Newsdesk Simplifies news search; Propel adds broadcast monitoring Welcome to the beginning of September. The company helps leaders and communicators create, publish and distribute text and multimedia messages to an internal team.

Internal 147

Internal International Tools Software 147

Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

In our last blog , we shared some insights on consumer behavior with the media. Seek internal experts. You likely have great staff who can help write content, it’s worth your while to try to enlist those experts at your company for their subject matter expertise.

Strategy 418

Strategy Media Advertising Advertising 418

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 3, 2023

Top 10 blog posts published on Solo PR Pro in 2022. Here are 10 of our favorite blog posts published on the Solo PR Pro blog in 2022. Here's a five-step process to gather information to craft stories that stand out in internal communications and media pitches. How To Handle — and Avoid — Late Payments as a Solo PR Pro.

Blogging 91

Blogging Small Business Tools Journalism 91

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. Internal Communications. Media Training.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Polaris

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Marketers around the world are embracing this concept, planning and writing content at an unprecedented pace. In much the same way, you need a business blogging editorial calendar to stay organized and reach your particular business goals. What is a business blogging editorial calendar? and then I’d write it.

Blogging 186

Blogging eBook How To Writing 186

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Writing is one of the most important parts of a successful public relations campaign. To quote Malcolm Gladwell, “Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. And no matter how well you write, there’s always room for improvement. Keep writing. And writing is no exception.

Writing 120

Writing Publicity Newspapers Sports 120

NewsWhip

JANUARY 11, 2022

The December walkout was not the first time that Apple employees had come forward about enduring poor working conditions such as little to no sick time, low wages, and ongoing internal harassment. The media will continue to write about both, but for now, public interest remains high in worker conditions.

Policies 78

Policies Internal International Employee 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2023

It was generated when ChatGPT was given the prompt to write a 350-word blog post about how PR teams can use ChatGPT in their work. ChatGPT can assist with the writing of press releases, speeches, email campaigns, social media posts, and other forms of written communication. The post below was not written by a human being.

Crisis Management 170

Crisis Management Crisis Exercises Training 170

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. Internal Communications.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

The Hoffman Agency

JANUARY 28, 2021

We recently had a call with a potential PR intern, as part of a series of chats we’re having for new agency hires for the year ahead. He was positive, clearly had a flair for writing, had a great balance between ambition and desire to learn his PR chops, and would definitely fit the culture here at The Hoffman Agency.

Internal 78

Internal International Agency Banking 78

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

BuzzSumo edges into PR with journalist database for SMBs; Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms; why don’t PR software vendors follow basic PR standard practices? Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms Poppulo, which develops an internal comms platform called Harmony, said it embedded generative AI into its platform.

Analysis 142

Analysis Tools Software SMB 142

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Yet, if you take statistics from a study by the government, scientists or climate specialists, or one by an international body like the International Energy Agency (IEA), your source is far more credible. So when writing your pitches, avoid including too much fluff or making them dig for the main story. Get source quotes .

Pitching 164

Pitching Writing Digital PR How To 164

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

But according to the 2018 USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations Global Communications Report , writing is the skill most valued by PR recruiters. Successful PR people tend to be good writers; yet even more impressive than the quality of good PR writing is its versatility. A blog-eat-blog world .

Case Study 231

Case Study Writing Pitching SEO 231

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

5W PR

JUNE 7, 2023

Interns should visit the company’s website and review their mission statement, values, and past projects. Brushing up on Basic Skills One of the most important things a new intern can do to prepare for a PR internship is to brush up on basic skills that will be essential to the job.

How To 88

How To Internal International Trends 88

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Yesterday Mark Schaefer published a terrific post on how to pluck up the courage to blog with confidence. and then some, before I got my started on my blogging journey. And I also recalled how I might never have actually started that journey had it not been for Kami Huyse asking me to guest blog for her back in 2008.

Writing 108

Writing Blogging Conference Creativity 108

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.

Blogging 78

Blogging Agency Community Local 78

PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Intrado Digital Media was a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. Without changing how we write, publish or use press releases, expecting ever-increasing returns borders on insanity. You can always consider things like a blog post, social post, or an email blast.

Writing 92

Writing How To Print Corporate 92

Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

I believe both of those experiences shaped me and led me to starting this blog. And there’s a lot I learned from running that underground newspaper that I put into practice now, even to this today, on this blog. And, I fell into a career of writing, social media and blogging. This blog is very similar.

Newspapers 78

Newspapers Blogging Groups Print 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 20, 2024

As someone who started my career ghostwriting blogs at a PR agency, I’ve long been fascinated by the relationship between PR and search engine optimization (SEO). Authority – The third pillar for SEO success requires authoritative inbound backlinks with a correct internal linking structure. What is SEO?

SEO 203

SEO Engineering Google Examples 203

Action PR

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Looking for the right international media contacts can seem like a daunting task, but with these six steps you can get yourself off to a flying start. Subscribe to their newsletters or order in copies of their magazine to get a feel of what they like to write about and the types of content they cover. Do your research. Be perceptive.

Internal 55

Internal International How To Media 55

PR in High Definition

APRIL 26, 2021

Internal communication is just as important as external – and here’s how to improve it. It doesn’t need to be a huge scandal, but an organisation’s reputation is dictated by everything that is said about them, externally and internally. Internal communication is a key part of enabling employees to perform their job well.

Internal 62

Internal International Communications How To 62

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. Why the name 55425?

Blogging 87

Blogging Handbook Sports Internal 87

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

Inbound PR

AUGUST 5, 2019

This was unusual as I was doing a BA in International Business and most students with such a degree tend to choose finance or consulting as a career. By starting a blog in that first year of university. As I didn't study PR, a blog was the best way to develop writing skills that are so crucial for PR. How did I do it?

Blogging 56

Blogging SEO Writing Internal 56

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

In another incident, an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane caught fire moments into its flight from Miami International Airport on January 18. And on January 20, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 plane lost a nose wheel as it was taxiing for take-off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Ethics 96

Ethics Crisis Transportation Airlines 96

Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2018

I sought her out on a visit to the city after reading her blog, and seeing her work at HubSpot on the Inbound PR model. I’m a long-time fan of Iliyana’s blog. Iliyana has used her blog to help develop her thinking. I first learned about Inbound PR from Iliyana’s blog. Iliyana has both these characteristics in abundance.

Blogging 61

Blogging Agency Meeting Web 61

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. Internal comms. Layoffs at internal comms platform. How does PR’s use of gAI compare to marketing?

Survey 144

Survey Software B2B Pitching 144

The Stalwart Blog

JANUARY 28, 2016

I thought it would be a good time to check in on our former interns and find out where they are now. Melina Destein , Stalwart summer 2012 intern. I not only learned how to write op-ed pieces, blogs, and press releases, but I learned the importance of honesty and integrity when conducting business. Thanks guys!!

Internal 60

Internal International Retail Ethics 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Some of us laughed, but I blogged about this after Dan died, because, as self-evident as it was, that simple mantra has stayed with me. Of course, it stemmed from an error I made as a fresh faced intern. Dan had a rambling, shouty style and he closed his remarks by crying out, “Hire smart people!” Dan was right.

Internal 310

Internal International Meeting Leadership 310

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

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 13, 2012

Tootzypop , the lifestyle blog I founded for savvy women over 40 , is no exception. In women’s online media, the formula is one part fashion and beauty, one part yoga and fitness, one part recipe swap, a ginormous dose of mommy blogging; mix and cover with a thick frosting of e-shopping. Does good writing matter ?

Blogging 99

Blogging Fashion Writing Community 99

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“How to Write a Superstar Speaker Press Release to Attract the Attention, Business and Applause You Deserve!” Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay. Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay.

Writing 49

Writing How To Engineering Education 49

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

An “exclusive” implies that they will write a more thoughtful and comprehensive article in exchange for being the only reporter provided with information and access. Pro-Tip: Lead Time Regardless of which strategy you choose, the most successful funding PR efforts have one thing in common: They give reporters ample time to write the story.

How To 100

How To Report Pitching LinkedIn 100

PRSay

APRIL 26, 2021

How do you communicate the importance of taking action on inclusive language internally with employees and create an ongoing effort to educate and gain employee acceptance? Blog about it. How do you integrate more inclusive language into your organization? Here are some suggestions for starting this process. Talk about it on podcasts.

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Education Employee Training Community 217