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Writing For Journalism And Writing For PR: How They Differ

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Fun fact about me: before getting into PR , I wanted to be a reporter. Whether it was through classes, writing for the school newspaper , or my personal blogs, my writing involved reporting facts, interviewing subjects, and taking down their quotes. People who enter PR from other backgrounds need to adapt quickly.

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In PR, Press Releases Still Matter

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

If you’re working in public relations , or even if you simply follow companies out of personal or professional interest, you understand the press release — an announcement prepared in a semi-journalistic format for use by media. But in our business the role of the press release is up for debate. Here’s why.

SEO 221
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Content analysis tool BuzzSumo adds journalist database for SMBs [PR tech sum no. 48]

Sword and the Script

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? Why do vendors in PR skip this part? Onward with this month’s PR tech sum. All this leaves me shaking my head.

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A quick look back at 18 PR statistics summarizing the profession in 2023

Sword and the Script

Pitching media remains a challenge; Twitter is still a journalist favorite; PR dabbled with generative AI as businesses worried about misinformation Regular readers know I publish a weekly post every Tuesday. Sometimes I write a complete blog post on a report – and other times it’s just a blub.

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The Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts on Sword and the Script for 2021

Sword and the Script

This blog published 51 posts this year – the 12 th year of publishing for Sword and the Script. However, the cadence of publishing still meets one absolute requirement of content marketing : consistency in publishing matters as much as anything else. Businesses Value the Role of PR and Communications More than Ever.

Blogging 133
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The Evolution of Earned Media: Navigating Change

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

With the so-called ‘collapse’ of major digital news outlets like Vice Media and BuzzFeed and the much-hyped decline of traditional news, then earned media no longer matters. Securing earned media is still the highest priority for most public relations professionals. If you answered yes, you’d be wrong! Unpaid search engine traffic.

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What to do when a short-term crisis evolves into a longer-term issue

Presspage

Why it matters Most Corporate communication departments excel in managing a short-term crisis. Use all available data and insights to discover what matters to your audience. Social listening, webcare, customer care, and incoming press requests are significant indications. Schiphol shares its lessons learned.

Crisis 78