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The Evolution of Earned Media: Navigating Change

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

And despite digital and legacy media outlets shuttering or laying off, there is a slew of independent, niche and grant-funded newsrooms starting up or getting help from organizations like Press Forward, Local Media Foundation, News/Media Alliance, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, the American Journalism Project and others.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

Then, Sarah moved into a new role last year working in a media relations and influencer capacity, and we had the chance to work even more (we worked a trade show in Orlando together in the fall). On that trip, Sarah showed initiative, yet remained calm under pressure. Jordan has a true passion for communication and sports!

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Nicole Castro

Solo PR Pro

But after a couple of years in the pre-med program at City College of New York, she changed directions, declaring majors in anthropology and journalism. Nicole attended media meet-and-greet shows, traveled to meet with clients and even flew to Las Vegas for CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show.

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10 things the PR consultants won’t tell you about PR consultants

Communications Conversations

And, it also includes some syndicated content from the Wall Street Journal, which I really enjoy. We really do have more fun than you corporate folks. So, even though I haven’t spent a TON of time on the agency side, I feel like I can say that consultants do, in fact, have more fun than their corporate peers. You name it.

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

Our new owners immediately began to eliminate redundancies, as they say in corporate M&A. Whatever reservations or prejudices corporations seem to have about blogs and blogging, that is melting. 7) How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows. 4) The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism.

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7 Myths of Automotive Supplier and Vehicle Technology PR

Bianchi Biz Blog

PR can help you leverage all-important earned media in trusted, credible industry journals and news websites – and provide a solid springboard for your technology to become known and perceived as a leader and a preferred partner in the industry. 6) We don’t need PR, because we’re using social media to reach our customers.

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Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script #29: Tom Pick of Webiquity

Sword and the Script

Event marketing , at gatherings like annual customer meetings and trade shows, was huge in the 90s. Corporate email systems filter out most externally originated messages, commercial or otherwise. PR, marketing, sales and journalism. Pre-Internet, that was because print ad space was so costly.