ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 10, 2021

It’s also important to determine whether a story has its best chance of being published as a local media item, or if it warrants a full national media outreach. For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters.

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The Hoyt Organization

APRIL 23, 2024

You can also conduct market research through surveys or focus groups to gather more specific insights about your audience. Traditional channels, such as newspapers and television, offer broad reach, while digital channels, such as social media and email marketing, provide targeted messaging.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content. One former employer bought a full-page ad in a major local newspaper, and after that, every pitch I sent in seemed to merit an interview and an article.

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Landis PR

MARCH 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay The highly anticipated Muck Rack 2023 State of Journalism Report , which the company released at SXSW on March 15, 2023, provides valuable insight into the ever-changing media landscape and how journalists perceive their work. Conducted with over 2,200 journalists worldwide, the survey results are fascinating.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2018

Bernays surveyed thousands of doctors (the original third-party influencers), and most said that a large breakfast was conducive to good health. Today, statistically valid surveys like his are still used to create news and build credibility. Lee was a leader in media relations. Some things never change.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

If you ask 10 different public relations (PR) professionals what they do for a living, you’d get 10 different answers. For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. 52) “I connect the media to the story.”.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Surveys have shown that young adults turn to social media such as TikTok and Instagram as their primary news sources rather than newspapers and TV. What, if anything, can legacy media organizations do to engage this audience? They will look for an employer who satisfies their family’s needs.

Journalism 148

Journalism Newspapers Policies Writing 148

PR Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2021

1 to March 1 of this year, Cision surveyed 2,700 journalists from 15 countries to gauge how their jobs have been changing and what folks on the PR side might do to improve our relationships with them. Cision’s survey found that many journalists want at least two to three days to look over a pitch before you follow up with them.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too. The first two places journalists go to find news is online newspapers and magazines (60%) and Twitter (22%); 85% of journalists say Twitter is the most valuable social network. 28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comms.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 106

Axia PR

OCTOBER 10, 2018

According to the Knight Foundation, public trust in the media is at an all-time low. In a recent survey conducted with Gallup, the group dedicated to supporting quality journalism and engaging communities found some shocking facts.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

When I covered the rail industry for Progressive Railroading , I wrote a few stories on how freight railroads use drones to survey tracks and bridges. The sources I grew to know in the space weren’t fatigued by media questions yet and seemed genuinely excited to share what they know. I haven’t looked back since.

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PR Insiders

MAY 5, 2021

Cision recently released its 12th annual Global State of the Media report. 1 to March 1 of this year, the company surveyed 2,700 journalists from 15 countries to gauge how their jobs have been changing and what folks on the PR side might do to improve our relationships with them. If that fails, give the publication a call and ask.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Public relations, or more precisely media relations, can be a tricky business. The art of getting earned media coverage for a product, service or business is not as easy as it sounds. And while the degree of difficulty varies from brand to brand, the secret to securing editorial is NOT a media release.

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Cision

JULY 17, 2015

By the end of the conversation, he seemed to think that I was a secretary who sold newspapers and fixed photocopiers for clients who were, for whatever reason, always setting things on fire. My exchange with the Serbian doctor was no exception. There was a language barrier, to be sure, but that was hardly the problem.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. I’m not sure an announcement about online survey results warrants a press conference,” I once suggested to my manager. Now that’s a coverage report,” he would say.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. And then there are areas of practice that have moved more rapidly.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The best and brightest public relations teams have guidelines to achieve the best media relations results. Break these rules; improve media relations. A recent survey of journalists by Cision counts brevity and economy as the most crucial aspects of any email pitch. Always offer an exclusive.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Every entry links to both the article I originally wrote – and to the underlying source, report or survey. Some 68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9 Print media is the most trusted source of news in the world at 58% (vs. first appeared on Burrelles.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 17, 2023

55% of B2B tech decision-makers look to B2B news outlets for information first, but placements have value across the whole buying lifecycle Last week I covered a survey finding B2B technology decision-makers give B2B marketing-generated content a letter grade of “D.” According to the same survey, B2B news publications are the top source.

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B2B Marketing Survey Newspapers 153

Stephen Waddington

MAY 5, 2019

Tailored pitches have always been the key to success in media relations. The 2019 Cision Global State of the Media Report contains useful insights for media relations practitioners seeking to cut through with their pitches. About the survey Cision conducted its 2019 State of the Media Survey in February 2019.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Cision , the King Kong of media relations directories, swells with 1.6 million media contacts (including 300,000 digital influencers) in its searchable database. It’s important to note that much of Cision’s data is provided by the media themselves, and is by its nature both broad and shallow. First, we start with.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

He mastered media relations managing information for national outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated. His popularity and ability to inspire students has played a critical role in the success of the school’s investor relations club where he has steadily grown his knowledge and responsibility.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2021

Often companies have surveys or case studies that contain great data points. Recently, we sent out a pitch offering our client LiveIntent , to discuss the importance of local newspapers and their email newsletters amid changes due to COVID-19. Data points drive press.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 11, 2017

European researchers have spotlighted challenges facing public relations agencies and teams in the eleventh edition of the European Communications Monitor. The ECM 2017 survey is based on responses from 3,387 communication professionals in 50 countries. Media relations with print newspapers/magazines are still stronger than expected.

Communications 115

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

For the Italian women I surveyed, a career in public relations was their first choice of occupation. She asserted that men appeared more attached to their traditional function as media relations representatives. Many women are trusted with responsibilities in media relations.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 19, 2017

Using surveys, interviews and focus groups, we spoke to employees across different lines of the business and regions. This was in conjunction with a newspaper ad that explained the changes, along with updated social media profiles and a website redesign. It took a few months but was certainly worthwhile.

Communications 69

Communications How To Telecommunications Employee 69

PR Conversations

APRIL 8, 2015

In Hahn’s chapter, he writes: “The best known of the public relations tools is advertising” and although the discipline was by 1948 well established in Madison Avenue , New York, the Mad Men era was yet to arrive. ” This is argued to be a growing trend, proven by reference to customer surveys.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 8, 2015

In Hahn’s chapter, he writes: “The best known of the public relations tools is advertising” and although the discipline was by 1948 well established in Madison Avenue , New York, the Mad Men era was yet to arrive. ” This is argued to be a growing trend, proven by reference to customer surveys.

Retail 40

Retail Radio Advertising Advertising 40

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

Cision’s 2018 State of the Media report surveyed 1,355 journalists around the world about various media-related issues and one of the takeaways is that reporters and editors do believe multimedia, especially video, will become a bigger part of their jobs. Download the 2018 Global State of the Media Report.

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