Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

What is the hardest part about writing a book?”. As I’ve read interviews and talked to writers, their answers range from challenges landing a publishing deal and feeling overwhelmed as a slow writer, to fears around vulnerability and the struggle to shed self-doubt. Will people read the book? Will my ideas resonate with anyone?

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Landis PR

MAY 10, 2021

Every public relations practitioner has experience writing press releases, but how many fall into the trap of being a bit too formulaic? Here are 15 steps to successful press release writing: Do your research. Use the “inverse pyramid” style of writing: most important news and information at the top of the release.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. Through this collaboration I learned of Stone Temple’s very creative use of video. How do you make the topic fun and interesting?

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

I came to the name after incorporating my initials — ‘MAS’ is Spanish for ‘more’ — and ‘ink’ references pen-to-paper; writing your story to build and manage your communications. Mika: I have always been a news junkie … I didn’t play video games or watch cartoons, I wanted to watch ABC 7 News in Chicago. We keep things simple.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

I’m a Managing Editor/ Producer at Fleet Equipment , and it’s my job to create articles for our site from visiting companies, press releases, events and interviews, as well as hosting some of our video series, and sending our daily newsletters. Interviews are great, but info and photos are vital. So, I guess any of them.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

The conversations that take place during a recording are more laid back than a typical interview, and questions are often shared in advance so the guest has time to think through their responses. The discussion can be released in edited video snippets, bylined articles, contributed blog posts, op-ed pieces, and even on-site interviews.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I reached out to blogs myself, and many didn’t write back. Billboard , however, did write back and started covering me. For those that don’t write back but have covered me before, I send out personal emails asking if they were willing to write about me again. It’s a highlight of my career so far.

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Flack's Revenge

JUNE 29, 2022

The article explained a lot, but I still had questions; so I tracked down Diego Pineda and asked if he’d like to come on our podcast, PR, Done & Doner for an interview. See below for Diego’s bio, and listen to the podcast on Spotify and other channels; or watch a video of the interview, above.

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Cision

JULY 30, 2015

There’s something about the last-minute interview request that has even the most seasoned spokespeople feeling a pinch of dread. Here’s what you need to do to deliver your best interview yet, even if you have only 10 minutes to spare: Set up a Time. If a reporter calls on deadline, never jump right into the interview.

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PR for Anyone

MAY 24, 2022

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. I’ve interviewed many journalists and they all tell me the same thing… they don’t read press releases. You should only put logos on when you are interviewed or quoted. Watch below.

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Ishmael's Corner

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

As a tool to hammer home this point, I’ve started using the Budweiser Puppy love video that misted eyes during last year’s Super Bowl. Take a look at the recut video below where we’ve eliminated the scene in which the stranger adopts the puppy and starts to drive away. You can find the video of the interview here ).

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Get weekly exclusives (find a celebrity, conduct the interview etc.). So when writing your pitches, avoid including too much fluff or making them dig for the main story. “The The New York Times article example below highlights the simplicity and clarity of its writing style. looks in her BrightonSEO 2020 talk, below, too.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 6, 2024

As editor, I write articles and manage multimedia content for the brand. I regularly write articles on market reports, industry regulations, information management technology, and operations. I appreciate interview proposals and prepared written statements regarding trending topics in the trucking space. I play guitar!

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PR Fuel

JULY 14, 2021

Learning how to write press releases can help you reach and appeal to your target audience. Here are the nine tips you need when learning how to write a press release. Before you learn how to write press releases, it’s important to consider what you want to write about. Not sure where to start?

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 18, 2020

Prepare your spokesperson for virtual interviews. With the majority of interviews being done virtually, it’s important that your spokesperson is trained to deal with any potential quirks that might result from remote interviews. Even though we have a Zoom screen, that alone doesn’t make for a great video for a 10-minute segment.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 13, 2023

Writing still matters. Content skills go hand-in-hand with communications, but even in the video age, coherent and persuasive writing is at the top of the list. Effective writing strengthens media pitches, powers sales presentations, and is often the basis for successful thought leadership.

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Flack's Revenge

JULY 28, 2020

We kept in touch and Mitchell recently invited me to do a live video interview. Yet as communicators, we should be comfortable with the video interview format. I strongly recommend you contact him for any thought leadership coaching and writing help (here is his LinkedIn profile ).

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Beyond PR

MAY 11, 2016

It’s these moments in video marketing that can transform a data- or information-heavy message into compelling, easy-to-understand, and profitable content, as seen in our Intermedia-MultiVu Creative Services case study. Start with these five steps to write a script that impresses viewers and converts leads. What about sound?

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 16, 2022

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. I spent Tuesday interviewing people for my online business show, More-2-Media on Daily Ad Brief , and what I found in every call was the importance of storytelling. it needs to be based on a story.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Journalists want to do a great job and they want to write great stories. The pandemic has] been all-consuming, particularly for me as someone who focuses on writing about consumer health,” he said. “I I think we’re much more open to (remote interviews) nowadays, of course,” O’Connor said. “I Get used to competing with COVID.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We recently completed 21 focus groups and in-depth interviews with graduates of the Defense Information School’s Mass Communication Foundations (MCF) course. Most communicators for the Department of Defense also create imagery, audio and video. military operating environments. Essential communications skills endure.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Provide Subtitles, Closed Captioning or Transcripts Video subtitles, captions and transcripts help to make video content more accessible to a large audience, including people with hearing impairments and other disabilities. Subtitles are used to translate the speech from the video to text. Write unique alt text for each image.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

In an interview with TIME Magazine last November, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said multimodality in the company’s new models will be one of the key things to watch out for in 2024. For example, ChatGPT will soon understand, interact and communicate using many different methods like text, images, video, audio and more. Eapen, Daniel J.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

While I started engaging on social media channels, I realized that blogging and writing about my experiences would be central to sharing my story. I was just enjoying the opportunity to write and speak about my experiences. It’s a corporate anti-bribery training video about my experience, narrated by a former FBI agent.

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Solo PR Pro

MARCH 1, 2022

I was a curious kid who loved writing things down. Before interviewing an executive or other subject matter expert, look for clues that will help you formulate your questions. Read their past interviews or presentations to understand the topics and themes that come up frequently to give you insight into their areas of passion.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Norris talked with PRSA’s editorial team about the elements of an engaging story, the art of interviewing and the future of podcasting. If I’m interviewing someone and there’s something they mention just in passing, you realize, “Wait a minute — can we go back to that thing you said about your son who’s living in the basement?”

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5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

To get a better understanding of the influencer side of the business, I interviewed two of my favorite influencers, @laurenmagenta and @feedmedearly. I had a cooking show in college and was writing a weekly recipe for the newspaper, so food was always my thing. Perfect timing really! This weekend you need to try these pancakes.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our You Tube Channel by clicking HERE so you know about all of our great videos like this right when they come out. I did this video about TikTok. This video should give you some idea too. You’ll get these videos consistently before I notify you that they’re there.

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PRSay

AUGUST 8, 2023

Communicators are currently using AI to summarize content (41%), do legwork and inspire thinking (35%), produce content faster (28%), conduct research (26%), write press releases (17%) and write speeches (14%).

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 22, 2019

In August of 2018, 99 Firms reported that Instagram supports approximately 100 million images and videos each day. According to MerchDope , in June of 2019, there were approximately 300 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute. Share videos with subtitles, which can be powerful and long posts have meaning too.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 30, 2021

Sometimes it’s that I’ve slipped onto a media list and am receiving all releases from an agency, but other times it’s when a PR knows I wrote about X once so I must always write about X.”. Therefore, unless a PR was getting in touch with me about a celebrity interview or exclusive, most pitches were completely irrelevant.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Kelsey Piper, writing for Vox , got a nice scoop shortly after the story broke. She conducted a Twitter interview with him (after he DMed her) and asked about his seemingly open view to more regulation: He characterized his past conciliatory statements — as little more than “PR.” I’d say that sums it up pretty well.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 4, 2016

These days, most of us walk around with an HD video camera in our pocket. Thanks to audiences’ growing appetite for mobile and video, the technology in our phones, tablets, and other mobile devices gets better and better. The uptick in mobile video isn’t just affecting consumption habits. Orient Yourself.

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PR for Anyone

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. Here’s a quick refresher video on that: By using the 3-step formula: Be Newsworthy. Don’t write this long stuff. Step 1 – The Hook. Create a Great Hook. Find the Right Journalist.

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Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 17, 2019

They interviewed Kai-Fu Lee, the so-called Oracle of AI who boasts a Ph.D., The demos were pretty incredible (you can check them out in the video link above). After all, there already are algorithms writing and editing news stories. Can we expect an army of PR writing and pitching flack-bots any time soon?

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5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

To get a better understanding of the influencer side of the business, I interviewed two of my favorite influencers, @laurenmagenta and @feedmedearly. I had a cooking show in college and was writing a weekly recipe for the newspaper, so food was always my thing. Perfect timing really! This weekend you need to try these pancakes.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 1, 2023

Resources: Indeed – How to Write a Job Description : This comprehensive guide offers tips and examples to help you create an effective job description. The Balance Careers – How to Write a Job Description : This guide provides detailed steps on creating a well-crafted job description that attracts the right candidates.

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