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2021 Solo PR Pro Premium Member Accomplishments

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Lynn Harris Medcalf, MA, APR with her client Adrenaline was recognized by PRSA Georgia for exceptional work in the program category with a Phoenix Award for their Content Marketing entry “Believe in Banking: Supporting an Essential Sector.” Jodi Echakowitz of Boulevard Public Relations celebrated 20 years in business in July!

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The Top 10 PR Tech Vendors by Familiarity and Favorability

Sword and the Script

Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Dispelling 6 Myths PR Sometimes has about Content Marketing. An Open Letter to Public Relations Professionals [Wendy Marx].

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

Waxing UnLyrical

The most popular trends recognized by the survey for the next 12 months included storytelling at 79%, content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%). The newsletter is available online at www.nedsjotw.com. If you’d like to submit a job for inclusion or to subscribe, email Ned at lundquist989@cs.com.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

For me, I only do B2B, primarily technology, and I look at marketing, particularly content marketing through PR lenses. I believe all signs suggest the future of marketing looks more like public relations. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Dispelling 6 Myths PR Sometimes has about Content Marketing.

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Survey: Most PR Pros Say that Media Relations is Getting Harder – Here’s What You Can Do About It

Deirdre Breakenridge

3) Augment media relations with content marketing. As I wrote for an IABC feature in Communication World , my epiphany with content came years ago, when a pitch I thought was timely and relevant fell on deaf ears. This isn’t just a tactical application. If you are involved in media relations, studying the media is imperative.

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The PR Industry Needs More Than Just Better PR

Doctor Spin

After the dot-com bubble in 2000-2001, the Internet slowed down. Today, SEO is beside SEM considered a form of marketing instead of a form of earned and owned communication. And the list goes on: There’s inbound marketing , not inbound communications. There’s email marketing , not email communications.

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Forget “Better PR” — The PR Industry Needs Education

Doctor Spin

Let me explain: Table of Contents. After the dot-com bubble in 2000-2001, the Internet slowed down. Today, SEO (like SEM) is considered a form of marketing instead of earned and owned communication. And the list goes on: There’s inbound marketing , not inbound communications. But we’ve already messed up.