article thumbnail

7 Skills PR Teams Can’t Do Without

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. The practice of public relations has probably evolved more rapidly in the past several years than ever before.

Analytics 170
article thumbnail

What Happens After The Reporter Says Yes?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. PR measures up. Post-mortem.

Report 136
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Things Your PR Firm Should Tell You (That You May Not Want To Hear)

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To the client, bad news or constructive criticism may feel uncomfortable, but an open channel of communications is key to a fruitful client-agency partnership. Your message doesn’t measure up. An experienced PR team will manage expectations by outlining tangible deliverables and measurable goals at the outset.

Apparel 160
article thumbnail

5 PR Mistakes And What To Learn From Them

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Agency teams should take the time to explain, based on personal experience and expertise, why a story will or won’t work and where possible, how to take a bland or unworkable pitch and improve it. Inadequate PR outcomes measurement. Lack of preparation for a media interview. Nonexistent or outdated crisis communications planning.

Skype 170
article thumbnail

How To Get The Best From Your PR Agency

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Several times during a pitch meeting, a prospective client has asked our team, “What do you need from us to succeed?” Measure what matters. Even an inspired agency team likes to be challenged in a constructive and creative way. Speak up about problems. And encourage the agency team to do the same.

Agency 223
article thumbnail

How a PR agency can contribute to your communications strategy, and how to select the right agency for your business

Onclusive

A typical PR agency toolkit can include some or all of the following: Strategic counsel and advice Reputation management Crisis management Media relations, including outreach and pitching Analyst relations (e.g. We will highlight best practices and discuss examples of relationships that worked, as well as ones that did not.

Agency 195
article thumbnail

Tips for Working with Millennial Media Outlets

Business Wire

Each panelist shared their experiences in the evolving industry of journalism as well as pitched tips for public relations professionals in a panel moderated by Stefan Pollack , President of The Pollack PR Marketing Group. Collins said headline construction is massive. You can see the discussion on Twitter via #BWChat.

Reddit 158