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How the FTC’s New Social Media Guidelines Affect Your Brand

Cision

For the first time in five years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has updated the FAQ page of its endorsement guidelines. The new rules mainly call for stricter disclosure requirements on the relationships between brands and influencers. It makes sense now to update the guidelines to even the playing field.”.

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5 Elements That Should be in Every Consumer Product Pitch

OnePitch

Standing out from the crowd is vital in a consumer media landscape that is flooded with product pitches. To capture a journalist's attention, your pitch should have five elements: accuracy, relevancy, transparency, efficiency, and credibility. So even though it's surprising to me that I have to say this, know who you're pitching.

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5 Brand Elements to Evaluate When Refreshing Your Corporate Image

Cision

Refreshing your corporate image is sometimes necessary to inject fresh energy into your brand, as well as get people to see it with renewed interest. How you plan to communicate the brand refresh.  1.    Conduct Extensive Brand Research. First, consider: who do you want to be as a brand? Who you’re trying to reach.

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Twitter Offers Advantages in PR for B2B Brands Willing to Put in the Effort

Sword and the Script

Some 94% of 2,547 reporters responding to an annual survey by Muck Rack say email is still their preferred way to receive pitches, but anyone that works in PR knows that a journalist’s inbox is a very competitive space. Because Twitter offers PR advantages for brands willing to put in the effort. Not the best way to make an impression.

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Writing For Journalism And Writing For PR: How They Differ

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In PR, there is room to be more subjective, adopting the client’s voice to promote their brand or products. Our work includes not just press releases, but pitches to journalists, bylines, blogs posts, op-Ed pieces, and more. Keeping in mind that reporters get hundreds of pitches a day, we do everything possible to stand out.

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Skidz brainstorm as agency readies pitch

Stephen Waddington

Agency teams are working on their pitches for the Skidz account. I’m following a team as it prepares its pitch response. CREATIVE TEAM: use scamps in the pitch deck showing a woman pointing a phone at a man and seeing his pants - this is countercultural and should be in line with the ASA’s guidelines on gender stereotypes.

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PR Tips And Tricks For Landing Bylined Content

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR professionals are constantly on the hunt for ways to get their clients and brands media coverage. A piece of content like a guest post, bylined article, or op/ed is a useful way to keep a brand executive relevant and generate exposure for his organization. Pitching for contributed content like bylined articles can be tricky.