Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

In my last post , I shared three ways to bungle your product launch and touched briefly on preparing your executives for media interviews. 1) They think an interview is just about answering questions. In the majority of media training sessions I’ve done, the spokesperson plays “ping pong” with the interviewer.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2017

These early arrangements can include a junior in-house employee or possibly a “shared” situation where the PR function is wedged into marketing or even customer service. Before a PR firm was hired, unfortunately, an assistant to the president gave an interview full of inaccuracies which haunted the company for years.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Your company needs to be deciding, nay finalizing , what big announcements, product launches, unveilings, etc. If a reporter already knows they can count on you for quality, relevant information and knows you deliver, you can become a great resource to them during the hectic schedule of CES. We have a booth booked!”

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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

You earn it with your company’s activities, product launches, events, and updates. Earned media is more difficult to obtain because it’s up to a reporter or editor to decide if you’re doing something newsworthy. Your employees should also have a clear understanding of your mission and vision statements.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And sometimes what employees want to hear or potential employees want to hear is one thing, but there has to be consistency with what’s going on externally. For example, the product launch sits with let’s say brand Y. It’s a new product launch, that’s exciting. PR is involved.

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Business Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

For PR pros, Facebook Live is a terrific way to supplement a product launch , to bring viewers to a hosted event , provide tips on how to maximize the use of your product , interview industry experts , provide market updates and more. The next time you launch a new product feature, add FB Live to your list of tactics.

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Presspage

AUGUST 24, 2018

Important and recent press releases New product launches, earnings reports, awards, and executive hire announcements are excellent company news items that should be included in the media kit. In addition to videos, add product photos and even office photography (i.e.,

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Media Leadership Product Launch Television 68

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 11, 2020

It all started with “Building Bridges,” Hoffman’s career development program that immerses its employees in one or multiple foreign offices for several months. In Shanghai, I got the opportunity to pitch Chinese reporters, coordinate a CEO media roundtable and support a product launch event. If pitching in the U.S.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Your employees and stakeholders could be made to look incompetent or immoral. For example, an employee leaks damaging information about your company. ? A major crisis. For example: A lawsuit alleging dangerous product defects. Claims of sexual harassment by an employee might trigger this response plan.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Types of Press Releases Companies issue press releases for various reasons, so it is crucial to understand the different types of press releases; let’s break down some of the more common types of releases: product or brand launches, company news, event announcements, and reports.

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