Flack's Revenge

MARCH 9, 2021

Then, in the next one, I outlined steps to turn your core IP into a PR asset , and included case studies. I thought I’d wrap the series with a few final thoughts, as well as one more case study. To Brand or Not to Brand. There are tradeoffs regarding branded names vs. generic labels.

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Case Study Marketing Software Technology 266

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Product awards confer invaluable third-party endorsements because they feature a real-world case study of the solution’s use in the field. When a company shows how a known brand like Home Depot or Mercedes has achieved business objectives using a software solution, for example, it gains instant credibility. Who should I enter?

B2B 295

B2B Industry Company Case Study 295

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 3, 2022

For our high-growth B2B tech and SaaS solution provider clients, conference speaking, exhibiting, and sponsoring represent crucial PR tactics for thought leadership visibility and business development. They can also build credibility and visibility for their brands by taking a booth. Sponsors are a who’s who of big B2B tech brands.

Conference 304

Conference B2B Content Marketing Case Study 304

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Employer branding is your reputation and image as a place to work. Both directly shape how the public, as well as investors and customers, view the brand. Traditionally the employer story was a slightly adapted version of the company brand story. Proof of Brand Values. Here is why and how to best navigate the year ahead.

Brand 135

Brand Branding Employee Case Study 135

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Thought leadership is one of those things many brands and leaders want–but very few do well. Clients come to agencies all the time with the goal of “thought leadership.” And that leads me to a recent report from Edelman + LinkedIn titled “The 2021 B2B Thought Leadership Impact Study.”

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Leadership LinkedIn Case Study Consumer 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Marketers need guidance, and these changes are the perfect way for ad tech companies to use thought leadership to assure brands that they are not alone. Promote case studies of the incredible work you’ve done with your identifier or new contextual solutions. Behemoths build ‘walled gardens’.

Privacy 434

Privacy Case Study Policies Advertising 434

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. Messaging & Positioning Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important.

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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. Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important. Executive Thought Leadership. Messaging & Positioning.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Whether someone wants to read about valuable case studies, or if they’re an analytical type looking for longer, more in-depth reads, PRovoke offers an extensive understanding of the PR universe. It’s probably the best resource for thought leadership about our business. As a bonus, they also offer it in Spanish.

Company 203

Company Trends Case Study Crisis Management 203

Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Formerly Impact Live, this conference is a team-focused event that aligns marketing, sales, and leadership groups. The conference is currently calling for keynote speakers, but one that they have announced already is Abigail Posner, Head of Strategy at Google’s Brand Unit. Digital Sales and Marketing World. Location: Hartford, CT.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Measurement 329

Communications Conversations

MAY 20, 2020

The term “brand journalism” is a bit of a lightning rod term in the social media marketing business. ” And, over the years, there have certainly been a fair share of corporate failures when it comes to brand journalism. But, for the most part, brand journalism wins have been tough to come by.

Journalism 148

Journalism Brand Branding Interviews 148

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Many PR people aren’t familiar with Notified, but it is a significant business cast from brands you used to know. Symphony Technology Group acquired four of PR tech companies including Onclusive, PRgloo, and, later , Critical Mention – and folded them all under the Onclusive brand. 47] appeared first on Sword and the Script.

Software 167

Software Marketing Leadership B2B 167

Ethical Voices

JUNE 6, 2022

I asked them to share insights from a recent journal article they authored titled The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: Perspectives from Female Public Relations Professionals. . Would you please tell us more about this latest ethics study? Ethical leadership is critical. We found several key things.

Ethics 52

Ethics Leadership Training Study 52

Communications Conversations

APRIL 17, 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak began last month, I noticed there seemed to be two kinds of brands. But, the point is these seven brands adapted and changed quickly to their new environments and they acted decisively and knowing full-well they were taking a bit of a gamble. It’s been fascinating to watch. Makes sense, right?

Social Media 198

Social Media Brand Branding Employee 198

Onclusive

JUNE 23, 2022

Our focus is shifting to making sure that communications objectives are aligned with marketing, as well as business, goals and discussing how PR teams can work with their marketing colleagues to achieve greater impact for the brand. How can marketing and PR jointly contribute to business goals?

Strategy 195

Strategy Marketing Measurement eBook 195

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. Thought Leadership:70+ interview and speaking requests, earned media placements, and quotes attributed to Marketing AI Institute and its thought leaders.

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Case Study Storytelling Study Engineering 42

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. A subset of corporate communications work, developing, documenting, and disseminating overarching corporate messaging is key to building a strong brand with a consistent message.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2019

The PR team or agency’s prime directive is to manage the reputation of the brand – and it does that from many angles. Brand perception audit. All PR tactics serve to build, bolster, or reinvent a company’s brand reputation. The brand perception audit may provide key insight that informs the overall PR strategy.

Agency 188

Agency Publicity Media Training Training 188

Presspage

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

An online world means that everyday citizens are gaining greater control over the messages they see, believe, share and utilize in their decision-making processes or attributions of brand reputation. Ensuring brand messaging is consistent across all channels, internally and externally is more difficult than ever—especially in a crisis.

Crisis 127

Crisis Crisis Management Case Study Reputation 127

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Business must now be the stabilizing force delivering tangible action and results on society’s most critical issues…Societal leadership is now a core function of business.”. 58% of people now saying they either buy or advocate for brands based on their beliefs and values”. “B2B I just can’t get behind that, even as a capitalist.

B2B 115

B2B Government Ethics Survey 115

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I know this is the right decision to lead my team, as we continue to share quality products with my fans – whose love and support have built my brands,” adds Deen. You can’t erase a lack of leadership in a crisis and a complete and total let-down that resulted in millions worth of lost partnerships. Case Studies'

Crisis 245

Crisis Crisis Management Case Study Enterprise 245

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Content shapes a personal brand. Content like blogs and opinion pieces allow a CEO to show depth and personality, which helps build a distinct personal brand. Authoring a weekly blog allows a leader to write in her own voice – which becomes part of the voice of the brand. Long-form content bolsters authority.

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Case Study SEO Film Video 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Every B2B tech PR person dreams of the splashy feature that will help make their company brand instantly recognizable. Just as some celebrities are famous for being famous, big-media notoriety can build the ego without building the brand. You get the best of both worlds.

Pitching 168

Pitching Real Estate B2B Journalism 168

Flack's Revenge

APRIL 2, 2019

Then I thought better of it and focused my advice on the hard reality that building a brand, market share and success usually takes time. But in today’s noisy news environment, it is tough to turn short term success into long term prominence and brand equity. How do you build a known and enduring brand? Failure to Launch.

B2B 120

B2B Strategy Case Study Interviews 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Here are seven ways to maximize the power of social media as a brand visibility and lead generation tool. Along with other thought leadership initiatives , sharing educational content on a consistent basis helps establish the company as an authority in its industry. Offer useful information and insights. Recognize employees.

B2B 170

B2B Social Media Media Education 170

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Between culture wars, real wars, political punditry and shifting social media sands, we live in a world where little is certain.And even Chat GPT may not be able to predict how vulnerable your brand to an errant Tweet or Thread. But you can’t measure that if there’s no accident. Segment your stakeholders and understand what motivates them.

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Chemicals Brand Branding Survey 52

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

I enjoyed attending my third consecutive Social Tools Summit event in Boston last week, where I moderated a panel on branding and thought leadership. chimed in on case studies and best practices. Branding and Thought Leadership. The day featured panels on just about every aspect of the field.

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Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 22, 2014

But, there are a number of other ways brands are “distributing” content on the web today. And, one of those strategies that’s flying under the radar is brands using executives and their LinkedIn profiles to advance PR goals and organizational priorities. Goal: Raising awareness for the brand.

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LinkedIn Case Study Airlines Employee 155

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

If a CEO offers expert commentary – or a byline or guest blog post in a key media outlet, that content can earn valuable visibility and leadership positioning for the organization. Prominent brand mentions that don’t contain links can also drive higher search placement because Google sees them as implied links.

SEO 125

SEO Case Study Conference Retail 125

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Contributed articles : Today, any good PR plan will include a strategy for thought leadership and contributed articles. Paid media/advertorials : It often makes sense to leverage paid and branded placement alongside earned media.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Ongoing research on the student experience with the PRSA MBA/Business School Program course shows that the skills learned and the cases studied have had a positive impact; students report that they are applying the lessons in the workplace. Oppe begins with branding and helps students craft their personal narrative.

Communications 120

Communications Case Study Training Reputation 120

Stern + Associates

APRIL 27, 2023

A top-rated Harvard Business School (HBS) professor, as well as the former chair of the Advanced Management Program, Harvard’s flagship senior leader executive program, he closely studies how organizations — both old and young and spanning a variety of industries and geographies — create maximum impact in good times and bad.

Company 103

Company Employee Case Study Strategy 103

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether you call it content marketing , brand journalism or custom publishing, with trust in media falling while trust in business is growing, you can build credibility through content if you can follow these golden rules: 1. Don’t mash case studies, white papers, webinars, press releases and blog posts together.

Government 139

Government Survey Ethics Media 139

Cision

AUGUST 21, 2017

Despite not being in an official leadership role, her work ethic, laser focus and aptitude for learning enable her to do anything she puts her mind to. Think about what your brand wants to achieve. From succinct tweets to lengthy case studies, tell a story: be surprising, strike an emotional chord and end with a punch.

Strategy 258

Strategy Trade Shows Case Study Course 258

Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2022

Analyze case studies from past downturns, weave in research, expert voices and other points of view. Think of the credibility boost that can give a brand. Focus on company vision and trajectory; employee and customer engagement; and thought leadership attuned to the current moment. Look for opportunities to energize them.

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Employee Case Study Corporate Trends 88

Communications Conversations

MAY 12, 2023

That it’s all part of the personal branding game. Note what was absent from my top 5 posts: Thought leadership. Meanwhile, some of my best posts in terms of reach tackled topics that would be relevant to virtually anyone–NPR quitting Twitter, the Red Wing Shoes case study, etc.

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LinkedIn Local Case Study Leadership 109

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

You can also facilitate earned media by helping journalists and content writers author their articles, or contributing your own thought leadership content to industry publications. It all depends on where your target audience is the most active and engaged with your brand. Owned Media Owned media is content you’re in full control of.

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Media Pinterest LinkedIn Case Study 100