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Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It

Sword and the Script

My media relations and outreach efforts had secured an interview with CNBC for a technology client and the reporter had flown in to conduct it in person. However, Mother Nature had other plans on that fateful morning in 2003. Proven to get More Out of Media Relations. That’s just the way it was in 2003.

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Props Can Help a Message Sink In, or Sink the Message

PRSay

26, two days before he became Twitter’s new owner and CEO, Elon Musk demonstrated the communications power of a good prop when he strode into the company’s headquarters carrying a porcelain sink and wearing a grin. The prop suggested Musk would remake the company, throwing everything at it, including the kitchen sink.

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A Woman in Charge: Inside the PR Life of AT&T Executive Marilyn Laurie

PRSay

The following is adapted from Dick Martin’s book about Marilyn Laurie’s life in public relations, “ Marilyn: A Woman in Charge ” (PR Museum Press, 2020). All proceeds from the sale of the book — available in hardcover, softcover and as an ebook — benefit the Museum of Public Relations. Women weren’t welcome at the C-suite level.

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Meet the Media: Jason Cannon, Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal

Bianchi Biz Blog

I got a call from the New York Daily News letting me know that the 2,000 th soldier killed in combat in Iraq since the beginning of the 2003 invasion had just been confirmed, and that he was from my town and his mother wouldn’t talk to them. Whether it’s a tragic death or a bankruptcy of a multi-million-dollar company, none of it is faceless.

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The sunsetting of one of Minnesota’s most successful all-time blogs–the MN PR Blog

Communications Conversations

Since, 2003, to be exact. Like I said, Ryan started the blog in 2003. “When Ryan started his blog in 2003, I was an avid reader because he was a friend and former colleague. I remember being impressed by Ryan’s enthusiasm for the then new media format. Because, it’s been around FOREVER!

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Has the Digital Age Affected the Impartiality of the Press?

Cision

According to The New York Times , “Nine media companies, including NBC News and The New York Times, have agreed to the deal.”. We live in an age where, according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt , “Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003.”

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Entertainment & Sports Section New Member Spotlight

PRSay

I was able to jump in there with the media relations and publication relations teams at a time the country was on fire with Olympic pride and the Olympic movement was more popular than ever. It was a really great time to be a part of the organization. Follow Natalie on Twitter @npmikolich.

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