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Ahead of the Academy Awards, Marketing Wisdom From the ‘Barbie’ Blockbuster

PRSay

This “Barbie” garners media The film’s PR tactics generated immeasurable earned media coverage across varied outlets, from local TV to national outlets like The New Yorker , The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN and the BBC. PR pros can take note of the creativity and diversity of the movie’s coverage.

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PR Tips and Hacks for a Small Business

The Proactive Report

That depends on whether you are a local business or have clients and customers all over. Local business networking still thrives on personal connections – Join the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant groups. Alignable has local groups you can connect with. Look for local groups on MeetUp. Get creative and get smart.

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Should Highway Signs be Hilarious?

Mindful Marketing

There’s not much that can be done creatively with boxy LED letters on a black background, but humor is one amendable approach. These two attributes are integral to most successful organizations: It’s very helpful to have individuals and departments that bring different perspectives, including creative vision and risk assessment.

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How To Tell A (PR) Client They’re Wrong

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But he hired us a month later, and although the branding didn’t change as much as we would have liked, we reached a compromise and helped him achieve a successful launch in a local market. In public relations, our reasons for objecting to a strategy or creative direction is not always straightforward. Be a recommender.

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

In this interview, Ashley discusses how to best leverage data and analytics, establish specific objectives for your communication strategy and be creative and take risks with your public relations efforts. That said, I think brands can still stand out, but it takes more creativity and getting out of their comfort zones.

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Appetite remains for agency acquisitions across UK and Europe

Wadds Inc.

Behind the numbers, there is definitely turbulence – we have experienced some nervousness from buyers, particularly from the US, and interest rate increases definitely makes leveraged deals harder to construct. Creative capabilities in particular are highly sought after – so the Uncommon/Havas deal was not surprising.

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Five Quick and Easy Ways to Show #PR Thanks

Deirdre Breakenridge

I remember sitting with a college student at a local Starbucks. To show thanks to your industry, don’t just join an Industry association, be more active in their local, regional and national events. I recently participated on a tech committee to help construct a survey for educators. Industry Associations.

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