ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It’s hard to overstate the importance of quality media-interview preparation to a successful public relations program. As most PRs know, an unprepared or ineffective spokesperson can unwittingly squander a media opportunity, while a well-prepared one can move it from mediocre to meteoric! Good media training builds confidence.

Media Training 282

Media Training Training Media Interviews 282

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned. Earned media is sexy.

Media Relations 159

Media Relations Media Print Software 159

Ronn Torossian

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Motorists who once used printed road maps now have GPS that verbally directs them to their destination. Alexa now replaces the need to write to-do and shopping lists, remember to catch the weather forecast on the 6 pm news or set the alarm. But brands that don’t have their own style guides sometimes find themselves […].

Print 195

Print Writing Brand Branding 195

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

Spoken words and video must match, so reporters either have to write/talk to the video or find a video that matches what they’re saying. Performance isn’t typically an issue in print — using prose to tell a compelling story is. Along with my duties for BCN, I do a little freelance writing. Oh, where to start?

Meeting 98

Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Assistant Account Executives are client and media-facing, learning to interact with key stakeholders with guidance from senior staff. Here’s what you’ll be doing: -Assist the group and all supervising account members in development and maintenance of media lists. Create and distribute press releases to targeted media outlets.

B2B 203

B2B Policies Case Study Enterprise 203

PR 20/20

MAY 19, 2020

Media companies began to lay off droves of journalists and writers in our industry. Nonmedia companies, who in some cases had robust print custom magazines, began to lay off portions of their content teams. Just go to the digital masthead (check the About Us page) for the media property. Explore Media Partnerships.

Writing 72

Writing Brand Branding Construction 72

Critical Mention

APRIL 28, 2020

2020 NFL Draft: Online News + Print Results. The 2020 NFL Draft brought excitement to teams and fans all across America, but according to our Critical Mention dashboard, the Philadelphia Eagles produced the highest online and print audience, mention and publicity numbers. of the radio media coverage from the NFC East teams.

Radio 78

Radio Print Sports Media 78

Shift Communications

MARCH 15, 2022

What does this have to do with your earned media strategy? Earlier this year, Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism issued its annual Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions report. Many already had challenges growing revenue with traditional media business models.

Strategy 103

Strategy Media Journalism Banking 103

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

These days, we publish our print edition quarterly and focus most of our attention on our website. When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek.

Meeting 79

Meeting Automotive Media Newspapers 79

PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While the PR and communications profession has continued to grow, many media companies keep cutting their workforces. Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. The media marketplace is also changing.

Communications 190

Communications Sports Journalism Fashion 190

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 2, 2022

I am the senior editor at Charged – I write daily blog posts, as well as articles for the print magazines, and do copy editing. I’m also a contributing writer for EVannex – I write a weekly blog post. If I have to spend time correcting typos on every post, I might as well write it myself. Are You A Bad Client?

Meeting 82

Meeting Media Travel Interviews 82

PRSay

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

By Roddy Rasti, Karl Feld, Victoria Leoni and Lee Hill for the Defense Information School, a component of the Defense Media Activity. In the focus groups, service members acknowledged photography, videography, writing and storytelling remain essential for capturing and curating quality content and messaging.

Public Affairs 86

Public Affairs Communications Radio Television 86

Reputation Us

AUGUST 5, 2014

For businesses, talking about organic growth on social media is like setting the goal of doubling your business’ sales based on one print ad, and thinking that plan will work. After all, your product and/or service is […] The post Four Ways to Grow Your Company’s Social Media Audience Organically appeared first on LTPR.

Social Media 156

Social Media B2C Media Print 156

PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

29, Matt Charles, APR, presents a webinar titled “ How to Tell Your Organization’s Story to Get Media Coverage.” Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Can you make it happen?”

Storytelling 163

Storytelling Media Nonprofit Government 163

Axia PR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Be a better resource for the media. As newsrooms continue to shrink, they rely more and more on their reporters to write for print and online as well as take their own photos and videos. Story ideas and submissions are relatively easy to provide to a media outlet.

Newspapers 62

Newspapers Media Print How To 62

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? Recent headlines provide brutal evidence: Condé Nast announced last December it was shutting down the print version of Self magazine to go online-only.

Print 48

Print Newspapers Interviews Journalism 48

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s PR pros must not only navigate, research and pitch in an increasingly complex media environment but also track (monitor) and measure the results in a way that resonates with stakeholders. This is especially challenging with the increasingly fragmented media ecosystem, but Burrelles can help !

Pitching 96

Pitching Print Measurement Report 96

Cision

JULY 11, 2017

A strong media monitoring strategy is essential to any effective PR program. Do you need to track social media mentions, online influencers, and hashtags? Planning for Media Coverage. For instance, if your company name is “Fire & Ice,” some outlets may write it as, “Fire and Ice.” Present: Where is your brand now ?

How To 265

How To Media Software Agriculture 265

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Have you been recommending a change in strategy regarding social media? What comes after social media? Is Facebook still a good place to invest in social media marketing?

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media B2B 149

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 17, 2023

Add to that the onslaught of news and other content coming in through your news apps, email newsletters, social media streams, your work and personal email communications, and RSS reader — and you have fatigue from information overload! What is information overload? Godin wrote this in 2010 , but it may be even more true today.

Pitching 54

Pitching Media Media Relations Writing 54

Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As with anyone writing about the transportation industry, the transition to zero emission vehicles, and what it takes to service them, is top of mind. I do love cooking, though, and someday I’ll get around to writing all those fictional stories rolling around in my head. Meet the Media: Alexa St. I used the G.I.

Meeting 92

Meeting Transportation Media Journalism 92

Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

Electronic communications have made writing so easy that we don’t put as much thought or effort into the task anymore. At least not to the degree we did when we had to sit in front of a typewriter or hand write a note with a bottle of white-out nearby. Email has made our writing lazy. 1) Words matter in communication.

Writing 63

Writing B2B Analytics Reputation 63

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2021

At Crenshaw, we enjoy helping our amazing female adtech executive clients win recognition in awards like Cynopsis Top Women in Media , Advertising Week Future is Female , Campaign US Female Frontier Awards. Entrants should definitely read the fine print in the rules/guidelines before entering. How do go about entering awards?

B2B 295

B2B Industry Company Case Study 295

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I’m the editor-in-chief of SAE Media Group’s Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine and related digital products (e-newsletters, webinars, special reports, web content, etc.). I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. Any pet peeves with PR people?

Engineering 79

Engineering Automotive Agriculture Media 79

Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As lead editor for Work Truck , I am responsible for content planning for both print and digital, feature writing, news reporting, manage our brand’s social media efforts, eNewsletters, event planning, and am also the content technical lead, helping with editorial technical and SEO efforts. Bianchi PR’s Meet the Media Recap.

Meeting 93

Meeting Media Journalism Education 93

NewsWhip

AUGUST 17, 2023

You don’t have to work at a media monitoring company to know that generative AI is hot these days. Justifiably, it seems everyone is excited about its capabilities—from writing articles to producing videos. Since the invention of the printing press, I doubt we’ve ever had a bigger surge in content quantity. Probably not.

Product Launch 78

Product Launch Print Measurement Consumer 78

ReimaginePR

MAY 30, 2015

I get to sit on both sides of the media kit divide. Media Kit vs. Press Kit: In this day and age, they mean the same thing. Press kit used to mean kits meant exclusively for print outlets and technically it still does. I use the term media kit because it is more inclusive. But a good media kit is super important.

Media 120

Media Television Video Print 120

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Writing media pitches for data-led stories or studies is very different from writing a media pitch to promote the launch of a new product, service, or event. Possibly, you’re confused about the differences between press releases and media pitches and which approach is right for you. What is a Media Pitch?

Pitching 83

Pitching Writing Film How To 83

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 151

Employee Print Writing Survey 151

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

FleetOwner , part of Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle Group, which serves commercial truck fleet executives and operations managers. As chief editor, I lead all FleetOwner’s content planning efforts for both print and digital. In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks.

Meeting 60

Meeting Automotive Transportation Newspapers 60

Cision

JULY 19, 2017

How do you, the PR professional, tell your story and place your product in this holy grail of media coverage? Do they prefer online media or print? Are they reading mostly blogs, or do they get their info via social media? Write a standout pitch. Then ask if the media contact would like a sample.

Pitching 235

Pitching Print Creativity Blogging 235

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Onclusive adds media database and social listening. Onclusive, the PR tech startup formerly known as Air PR, says it added a media contact database, journalist relationship management features and social listening to its platform. I’ve come to view Onclusive as an enterprise-strength media monitoring solution. Critical Mention.

Software 161

Software Tools Print Technology 161

NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The UK-based company operates 130 national and regional print and online media brands in the U.K., Yara Silva, group head of social media for Reach, supports these publications with social media posts, but also tracks the success of Reach’s stories. If there’s one thing Reach Plc has, it’s, well, reach.

Reddit 158

Reddit Viral Analytics Social Media 158

Prakkypedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Appearing in the media doesn’t always mean you need a news story – sometimes, you’ll have an opinion or commentary you’d like to share. I’ve worked with a lot of clients on getting columns (print and online) published, so they can take part in topical debates and share their views and values with the wider public.

Pitching 98

Pitching Print Writing Media 98

Public Relations Sydney

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Often we are asked if there is a standard format for writing a media release. A media release is one of the most effective ways of providing information to media outlets and it is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about public relations. The answer is – yes!

Media 89

Media eBook Survey Travel 89

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Because I twitch at the utterance of business cliches, it feels like an electric shock jolting through my body to write that the media industry was going through “unprecedented change” at the time. Although editorial rooms were being gutted and print revenue was dropping, it was an opportune time to be young and cheap labor.

Software 0

Software Media Leadership Journalism 0

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As SHIFT and the entire industry continues to evolve there is always the question… Is traditional media relations dead? After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market. On the day of the woman’s retirement party there were four broadcast stations and a number of print/online reporters on-site.

Print 60

Print Media Travel Wireless 60