Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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PRSay

JUNE 18, 2019

We uphold the standard for a consistent style, though the specifics of some guidelines may change over time. What is the thought process at the AP behind making changes to longstanding style rules (like the change to writing out state names in datelines, for example)? aren’t using any particular style. You may get a reward in return.

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Guidelines Writing Social Media Newspapers 153

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I didn’t get into the public relations and communications industry through a traditional career route. This article aims to help you understand what to expect and the pros and cons of working for a PR agency or integrated communications firm. When I began, I had no idea what to expect.

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Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 89

Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

I get email requests from guest bloggers who want to write on the BuzzStream blog daily. Guest blogging is when you write a unique article to be published on an external website. without nofollow, sponsored tags) is technically against Google’s guidelines and will be marked as spam. I’ll be blunt: they are never good.

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Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

To communicate effectively with your audience, you not only need to ensure your message is heard, but also understood. Howard Stutz, vice president of corporate communications at Golden Entertainment, says brands’ messages need to be clear and comprehensible. How did you get your start in corporate communications?

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 2, 2022

“Being an educator keeps me on my toes and forces me to know the latest trends, tips and techniques for working in communications,” says Kristie Aylett , APR, Fellow PRSA and agency principal with The KARD Group PR/Marketing. My first adjunct position was at Texas Christian University, teaching PR Writing.

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Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Marcia DiStaso , Associate Dean for Research in the College of Journalism and Communications and Professor of Public Relations at the University of Florida. (Go I’m the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Journalism and Communications at UF. Go Gators! –

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Ethics How To Survey Interviews 91

Stuart Bruce

MAY 29, 2016

I actually laughed out loud when I read this story about the BBC’s world affairs editor John Simpson setting up a corporate consultancy to advise on crisis communications and then even more rapidly closing it again because of the crisis it created. It would be even funnier if it wasn’t so tragic. I like my ‘shiny new website’!

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Corporate Crisis Communications Guidelines Crisis 60

Critical Mention

JANUARY 16, 2020

It’s important for marketing, communications and PR pros to keep SEO strategies in mind when creating content. For example, if your organization has written an article titled Top 5 B2B Marketing Practices , it makes sense to add an internal link of a previously written resource of yours titled, B2B Strategy Guidelines. Until next time!

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SEO Strategy Engineering Mobile 80

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most PR practitioners quickly learn that the wall protecting editorial integrity from the influence of paid advertising can be, like the Pirate Code , “more of a guideline than an actual rule.” Do you completely disagree and believe journalism ethics are alive and well today? Is there a separation between editorial and advertising?

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Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

Brand strategy teams set mandates around key messages by creating a boilerplate, message card, branding guidelines and so forth. Jason Riggs, senior director of communications for micro-loans platform Kiva, gained an understanding of the effectiveness of sharing the inspiring stories of the small business owners Kiva’s loans benefit.

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Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

Prakkypedia

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

When I studied journalism at the University of South Australia in the late 80s/early 90s, one of the compulsory text was The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. It was my introduction to style guides and an early lesson in the value of having a touchstone when it comes to … how you write stuff. I don’t understand clauses.

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Writing Guidelines Corporate Web 60

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve watched them both grow into fabulous communicators and leaders! So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. I put a few guidelines on this–these folks had to be non-manager/non-director level. Thomas classroom many years ago.

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Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s funny because I look back at the 22-year-old me, I think the very first difficult press release I had to write was something about pricing in SAP. How long have we been writing press releases, calling somebody the leading provider of X. I could talk about it for hours. And years later I’m like, it was fascinating.

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Ethics Data Training Agency 105

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

My guidelines were as follows: I wanted a list of 3 books consisting of a favourite novel published this year, the best business book of all time and a favourite offline resource. Jayme got this book in journalism school, using it extensively throughout her Chicago agency days when she was an “upstart whippersnapper.” 1 Neal Schaffer.

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Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By Sound familiar?

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 95

Flatiron Communications

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Writing on the platform, Medium’s operations chief Andy Doyle noted: “This investment strengthens Medium for the foreseeable future and allows us to continue, heads down, running hard to fully realize our vision.” Yes, I’m fully aware of the tension that has long existed between the realms of PR and journalism.

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Enterprise Comparison Guidelines Software 28

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Boy, was it fun!

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Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

With today’s consumer AI tools at your fingertips, it may feel like you don’t need a computer science degree to understand how artificial intelligence will bring value to the communications process. Teams employing AI handling external communication would be wise to have plans to manage reputation should anything go awry,” he wrote.

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Publicity Training Technology Data 85

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I write back, saying yes, I would like to do an interview with So-And-So. Image: JKönig via Flickr, CC 2.0 And you know what?

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Pitching Facebook Interviews Twitter 111

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 26, 2016

PR Newswire’s audience team regularly interviews journalists who use ProfNet for their insights on how PR professionals and experts can improve communications and earn more media pickup. . Lou, for those not familiar with your work, can you talk a little about some of the publications you write for and the topics you cover?

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Banking Ethics LinkedIn Financial 40

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. Again, the aim is to think like a journalist and understand the craft of writing an article. Once you understand they need: Quotes from experts. Statistics.

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Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

Cision

MAY 3, 2017

Given “the fact that the authorities have proven they are incapable of solving most crimes against journalists, and are often the perpetrators of this violence themselves, then we can legitimately say that journalism is in a state of emergency in this country.”.

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Brand Branding Government Ethics 253

Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Reddit users echo this in the space as well: MuckRack found in its State of Journalism 2024 that an irrelevant pitch to a journalist is the top reason they won’t cover a post.

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Construction How To Media Google 62

Beyond PR

MAY 3, 2017

Given “the fact that the authorities have proven they are incapable of solving most crimes against journalists, and are often the perpetrators of this violence themselves, then we can legitimately say that journalism is in a state of emergency in this country.”.

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Brand Branding Government Ethics 55

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Steve Earl and I captured many of these shifts in organisational communication in Brand Anarchy and Brand Vandals. The instinct of a communication profession is to correct and rebuke fake news. It estimates that two billion people will need at least one assistive communication, memory, or hearing aid in the next 10 years.

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Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 5, 2019

Get it in writing. This is why it’s smart to get the “agreement” in writing over email (“Can we chat off the record?”) And even after an exchange of emails, it’s best to reconfirm the off-the-record guidelines before speaking on the phone or in person. Keep in mind, an off-the-record agreement is not legally binding.

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Guidelines Crisis Management Report Meeting 136

Beyond PR

MAY 3, 2018

Scott Simon of NPR reports, “Journalism is a dangerous trade in Russia. The truth is that journalism is a dangerous job, and reporters sometimes risk it all to bring the public stories that need to be told. The media need high-quality content from brands so they can write better news stories.

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Brand Branding Government Ethics 57

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It is not something often said about mass communication, but it is so integral to our lives - and always has been - that it is easy to take the dissemination of information and its associated methods and tools for granted. Mass communication aims to meet these needs. Main Topics Quick Links What is Mass Communication?

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Ethics Communications Print Television 52

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 12, 2017

What’s more, the exploitation of new communications tools and dynamics by less-than-scrupulous actors has dire implications for the public relations industry, a profession already mired with detractors. This new communications paradigm has gone beyond identifying sympathetic reporters who’ll parrot their messages.

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Journalism Guidelines Government Training 28