ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 6, 2022

Marketers love the codes due to their tracking abilities, and consumers don’t seem to mind one bit. Company emails uncovered in an extensive Wall Street Journal article suggested that CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of many incidents. The media blitz peaked with her primetime interview on 60 Minutes and testimony before Congress.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

For the big business publications like the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal, industry- and topic-specific newsletters and sections (whether industry-focused or topical) have become more important, catering to those readers – typically business leaders or other professionals – with particular interests.

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Strategy Publicity Media Video 96

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

All the better he came highly recommended, and I’m sure glad he did because this interview doesn’t disappoint. When I looked at his background to develop relevant questions, his experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) was what stood out to me. He’s hung a shingle and runs a consultancy focused on marketing technology.

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Technology Marketing Retail Interviews 61

Flack's Revenge

MAY 14, 2019

PR pro and blogger Frank Strong recently wrote about challenges confronting journalism and the PR profession. Does your business spawn data that can be mined for newsworthy info about trends, or consumer or business behavior? Ultimately, great stories drive PR and journalism. PR should interview the execs to dig for story gold.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

It is the latest in my series of interviews with industry experts (see this post , which sets the stage). My best advice for Marketing PRs and CMOs looking to bond with, and move social consumers to action is to adopt the content marketing approach I like to call our Strategic Objectives 4 H Club: Be Human. Be Helpful.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

As the world’s most influential technology event, the potential for automotive and mobility tech suppliers to make an impact at CES 2024 is strong, with a high-level of attention and interest focused on the evolution of mobility, from EV adoption and infrastructure to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and always-evolving ADAS technology.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 29, 2022

According to the 2021 State of Journalism study , 61% of journalists agree that the way most companies share information with the media is outdated. Even though it may be time-consuming and at times grueling, the best PR agencies consistently check the web to confirm email addresses, starting with the outlet’s or reporter’s website.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Recently, the Consumer Technology Association announced that not only will CES2022 mark a return to an in-person format after last year’s digital-only event, but also that the automotive sector is on pace for record growth at the 2022 show. It’s not like a technology showcase for media that you might host yourself.

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Cision

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This year, I got to join the staff writing the Behind the Headlines segment and began brushing shoulders (or exchanging emails) with some of the biggest influencers, movers and shakers of the journalism and PR industries. As soon as you start presuming you have every answer, you start failing your clients, consumers and audiences.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Leading brands from Intel and AT&T to Facebook’s Meta and General Motors dropped out ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology event in January 2022, because of the latest COVID-19 variant. the reporters likes to schedule interviews through? What’s a marketer to do? In an engaging way.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Automoblog is a consumer-focused website that helps readers understand more about cars and driving. Most of our readers, be it from an engineering or a marketing background, are working on new technologies that will lead to fully-automated vehicles, intelligent cities, and more. Along this same line of thinking is consumer education.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Still holding the title as the world’s most influential technology event , the potential opportunities for automotive and mobility technology suppliers to make an impact at CES 2023 could be better than ever, especially considering the pent-up demand for a return to the in-person experience. And maybe you will!

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PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2022

If possible, link your pitch to audio soundbites of the written quotes or to video of the interview (including B-roll footage). When consumers are ready to spend again, they will spend on brands that stuck with them. To give your pitch context and depth, also link to an FAQ and a backgrounder. ESG and your agency.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

He grew up in a family of avid news consumers — rifling through the New York Times and watching the evening news on TV were daily pastimes. “I After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. In 1997, when USA Today moved him from D.C.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 4, 2020

Take the case of facial recognition technology , an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that is dramatically transforming industries, institutions, workplaces, and consumer behavior. These assumptions also ignore research evidence which indicates inherent (automated) bias in AI technology. Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I try to focus on stories and angles that are aimed directly at ordinary consumers (or car enthusiasts.) How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story, and why? I’ve kind of always been doing this!)

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Cision

JULY 19, 2016

Technologies and platforms come and go, but one thing remains constant: the relationships you make. In this interview, Lynda discusses how technology has transformed PR, why the press release is not dead and the strategies brands should adopt to improve their campaigns. But technology does facilitate communication and branding.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2016

In this interview, David discusses the importance of good writing skills, how technology has transformed the industry and how to stand out in today’s crowded marketplace. The biggest change, however, has been because of technology. I think technology will continue to re-define the industry.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Paul Talbot , a contributing writer for Forbes, interviewed Satya Menon of Kantar, for a piece titled, Here’s What Research Reveals About 12 Years Of Super Bowl Ads. The answer seems to be a fairly solid “no” – according to reporting by Nat Ives of the CMO Today section of the Wall Street Journal. Image credit: Unsplash.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

In this interview, Neil discusses his background as a journalist, what it’s like working in the technology industry and the changing role of the media. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? How will your background in journalism help you in this new position? Want to improve your media relations?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Starting with the lede, and crafting a story out of it isn’t usually journalism, but stopping to consider it while you’re still at the research stage is smart journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Working under the likes of Csaba Csere, Steve Cropley, and David E. I’ve noted each of these.

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Meeting Report Automotive Media 75

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

While this might normally consume a small percentage of my time, it takes a far higher percentage of my time when positions open. And several of our success stories now compete against us at world-class news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, among others. What are we are we not consumed by?

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 20, 2015

We had a chance to interview some of the top thinkers driving innovation and transformation in the marketing world, and get their perspective on the Big Question: What IS the future of marketing? Currently a Technology reporter for the Boston Business Journal covering startups, venture capital and the tech sector.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 25, 2018

The Off Script series is a question an answer style interview published here about once per month. Eleven such interviews were published in 2018 – having missed only in June – and in each one I strive to pull out one little moment to highlight. What has changed the most is the fact that consumers are now in full control.”.

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Marketing Government Interviews Technology 60

OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Today, she currently serves as ARPR’s HealthIT Practice Group Director, overseeing the management and strategy of her agency’s robust – and growing – healthcare technology client roster. 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.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Note: see my interview with Tom here – Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script No. Note: see my interview with Sophie here – The Interim CMO as Change Agent; Off Script #19: Sophie Shiatis. Note: see my interview with Ted here – Over-reliance on Marketing Automation Depreciates Leads; Off Script No.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Valuable and free content for the industry and consumer paid for by low-cost sponsoring, advertising, and partnering—all beautifully designed. It focuses on new technologies and concepts aimed at making mobility more sustainable. Why the story matters to the company and should matter to the customer or consumer.

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Cision

MAY 31, 2016

In this interview, Beth discusses the challenges life science companies face, the importance of reputation management and how to share knowledge and gain the interest of your audience through integrated communication. Practice consuming and producing different types of communication channels. Be a student of the craft.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 3, 2021

I’m a freelance automotive journalist with a focus on new vehicles, technology and how the two come together to create the cars we love to drive. I’m intrigued by how automakers are trying to make new vehicle technologies relatable to the average new car buyer. I want a story that lets me relate a car to the consumer who might buy it.

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Automotive Meeting Media Pitching 86

Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In this interview, Peter discusses how brands can better engage audiences, improve their measurement practices and quantify their communication efforts. For example, are “brick-and-mortar” retailers’ marketing efforts aligning with the shifts in consumer behavior? What are some of the key components of a successful marketing strategy?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Generating media coverage in today’s fractured media environment is getting more and more difficult, especially for automotive suppliers and vehicle technology providers. For example, a typical news story in the Wall Street Journal may be read by up to 100,000 C-suite executives.

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Automotive Media Report Print 78

Beyond PR

JULY 25, 2017

Simply put, earned media is trusted media , and with 88 percent of consumers stating that ads have little to no impact on their purchase decisions, paid media placements are not likely to win your target audience over. Bell holds a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Automakers and their partners in the aftermarket are improving on battery technology seemingly every day and range anxiety for most EV drivers isn’t nearly what it used to be. Improving the charging experience is going to go a long way in improving the consumer EV adoption rate. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 17, 2018

So, with the help of a retired, if not grumpy, master chief petty officer , I invited her to a Q&A interview and she obliged. See these related interviews: Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script #29: Tom Pick of Webbiquity. We are always looking for good people to interview. materials engineer.

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Journalistics

MARCH 26, 2015

Shortly after Twitter launched in March of 2006, The American Journalism Review (AJR) published an article that referred to Twitter as “…the latest in an ever-lengthening list of overhyped technologies and cultural techno-fads stretching back to CB radio.” Believe it or not, Twitter has been around for nine years now.

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Twitter Report Journalism Video 75

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

I recently drove the first retail consumer Ultium platform product — the Hummer EV — and it’ll be great to look back on it from a historical context and and be able to say “I was there, and this what it was like.” How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

A third added, “The changing face of journalism has left many newsrooms bereft of veterans and reporters with historical knowledge.”. Most of my experience in media relations comes from a B2B technology perspective. As information consumers, we are all part of the problem because of the way we are inherently programmed.

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