ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2015

In explaining why his company is looking for a PR agency, a prospect recently mentioned that a flagship product was “born out of frustration” with the industry’s failings. PR Professionals and Storytelling Archetypes. Here are some ways that the basic storytelling plots can help. Overcoming the monster.

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Ishmael's Corner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

From classics like BusinessInsider’s “ Dear PR Lady, Here’s Why I Didn’t Open Any of Your 3 Email Pitches ” to my own “ Why Journalists Get Cranky About PR ,” this genre delivers a never-ending stream of commentary. To USA Today’s credit, the premise of the headline offers the promise of contrarian storytelling.

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Journalism Storytelling Financial Pitching 145

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2022

Naturally, the initial response may be a preference for splashy stories in top-tier outlets like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Times, or Fortune. A private company or startup wanting to catch investor attention has different objectives than a public company looking to increase their customer base and market share.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 4, 2023

When I jumped to the PR and marketing side from journalism, I was often told by the PR firm who hired me, “We want you to think like a journalist.” Make the subject comfortable Journalism is about asking people questions, summarizing what they tell you, and knowing enough about the subject to put those answers in context.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Corporate Communications As companies grow, corporate communications become more important.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The trucking industry has experienced some challenges recently with lower freight volumes, a decrease in rates, and trucking companies exiting the industry altogether. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro sends thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engages with reporters on social media, sends swag (when appropriate), maintains relevant media lists, and manages all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Internal communicators must be savvy enough to turn dry content like company policies into info employees actually want to read.

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Ishmael's Corner

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Virtually every national and global company desires coverage in the business media. The post How Does a B2B Customer Story Crack The Wall Street Journal? appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

In 2015, traditional media companies are expected to continue shifting towards rebranding, new media entrepreneurism, native advertising and the adoption of digital newsrooms. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. Q: Knowing what not to pitch is just as important as knowing what gets coverage.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR professionals are expected to create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. Data Journalism.

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Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. Brands who understand these two sides of the same storytelling coin are going to prosper. Brand journalism is the key to a killer digital newsroom.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 29, 2023

What we found was a big awareness gap and clear opportunities in PR for AI startups and companies. AI became a PR push for many companies (with an AI tech product and not). Reporters were inundated with pitches offering AI experts and “news” and became more selective in what they wrote — and who they wrote about.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. It serves both to promote the show and to capitalize on interest in it, but it’s clearly a product of good journalism. It’s no secret that in the digital age, more and more companies are embracing paid amplification in the hope of earning new consumers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

No matter where your company is in its relationship with employees, service providers or clients, The Muse has relevant content. For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. The Cision Blog. Media Shift.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

If a PR team or agency doesn’t work in collaboration with marketing, it may be spinning its wheels — or worse, working in opposition to company business objectives. If leadership insists that only splashy features in Fast Company or The Wall Street Journal will do, it will miss many opportunities. Look what I did!

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Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Your company has just earned a glowing article from a major news outlet and the exposure has the potential to take the business to the next level. Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! Instead, play an active role in getting the most out of the coverage. Share with clients.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Working at a tech PR agency, you quickly learn how fast the markets move, what the trends in your sector look like and what it takes for a company to create a lasting brand image and voice. Some of my favorite projects have been developing pitches or reworking bylines because I love how there are so many different ways to tell a story.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Conversely, those companies who show respect to their people – both in working conditions and pay – will continue to thrive and receive the positive accolades and media coverage which comes with supporting all those on their payroll.

Marketing 215

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Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

A former reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Stuart recently joined public relations company Sitrick & Co. In this interview, Stuart discusses his motives for making the switch, the value of a news background and the intersection of journalism and PR. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR?

Journalism 120

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Ishmael's Corner

MARCH 1, 2015

But we don’t actually “meet the pen” until almost 500 words later at the very end of the story: That pen is a left-handed Cross Townsend, assembled at the 169-year-old company’s plant in Lincoln, Rhode Island, from components made in China. This is a case where the needs of journalism and PR converge as one. What’s going on here?

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Cision

JULY 7, 2016

I did a few internships in Boston – both in journalism and in PR – and was much more strongly drawn to the business-focused side of public relations, especially the different styles of writing and working with journalists on behalf of clients. If a company tries to invent its brand from the outside in, it’s never going to work.

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Presspage

AUGUST 7, 2018

From major technology companies and massive health systems to small liberal arts colleges and even startups, the newsroom is the website’s hub for communication, but it can be so much more. Storytelling for Brands Brand storytelling has the potential to build awareness, interest, and engagement for organizations of all sizes.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

I always remind clients it’s about storytelling. Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share. Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share.

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PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

3. Use Tried and True Storytelling Techniques – Establish a clear beginning middle and end, use details to “show” your story and not “tell” it, and build suspense to keep the reader scrolling down or flipping pages. And since you’re pitching news, doesn’t it make sense to follow the pattern set by the publications you’re targeting?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Over time, I took on leadership roles with larger companies that combined my knowledge of storytelling with software product geekery — most recently as the global head of product marketing for Oracle’s Marketing Cloud business. Follow him on Twitter @cglynch.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Want to learn the new rules of media pitching? Getting your client coverage in The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal still has value. A Fast Company article, inclusion in Cosmpolitan’s Snapchat Story or organic content from the right influencer on Instagram all can create the same value. 24 webinar today!

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ). Try our services. Give our services a try.

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. I was captivated by the idea of people getting paid to tell a company’s story. I thought to myself: “Everything we do is storytelling!”

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Ishmael's Corner

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. While you can’t pitch Facebook — the “Dear Zuck, next week company XYZ will announce the world’s first …” isn’t going to work — the fact that Facebook generates up to 20 percent of the traffic to news sites bears attention.more.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The truth is a lot of companies have figured out content marketing and turned it into their secret weapon, driving hockey-stick growth and leaving their competitors lingering in the shadows. But even more companies have struggled to get their programs off the ground and dismissed great content as “just too hard.”

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OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Within this interview, we break down real examples of how she landed top-tier coverage, what worked, and her tips for replicating it for your own pitches. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What information do you always make sure to include in your pitch?

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Healthcare How To Pitching Product Launch 52

Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? Instead, they pitched me on a position they had open. How will your background in journalism help you in this new position? As of right now, in terms of market capitalization, Apple is literally the largest company in the entire world. We’re numb to it.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In basic terms, employer brand is the reputation a company has as an employer. I work to position our company as an employer of choice. These days, there are so many ways for a job seeker to research a company when they are considering jobs – LinkedIn and other social media sites, Glassdoor, Indeed, careers websites and more.

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Presspage

APRIL 11, 2019

Ultimately, a PR strategy is created through storytelling. Initiating a PR strategy without the end game in mind can be problematic, especially for sales-driven companies with very tangible quarterly and annual revenue goals. So, how do you create a strategy? Every story should lead back to the “why” of your business.

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

My role was to keep the startup founders’ strict two-minute elevator pitches flowing — for three hours — which worked out to roughly 17 presentations/hour, including interstitials! Most of the fledgling companies I MC’d on the Impact Startup stage were anything but vaporware. Here’s a link to The AP’s blog post on the session.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Gannett recently “downsized” 350 jobs and the Wall Street Journal laid off 48 (although to be fair, the Washington Post – with 750 newsroom positions – is adding dozens of journalists ). With magazines, you can relax readers into the story and exercise your muscles of narrative storytelling. We are always pitchable by PR people.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. It offers a clear story map and lends credibility to the pitch.

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