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

Presspage

JANUARY 23, 2018

In May 2004, Tom Foremski became the first journalist to leave a major newspaper, the Financial Times, to become a full-time journalist blogger. He writes the blog Silicon Valley Watcher — reporting on the collision of media and technology. Every Company is a Media Company The media landscape has changed drastically.

Newspapers 92

Newspapers Financial Print Technology 92

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Taylor Bennett Foundation , Blueprint and mine and Sarah Waddington’s community interest company Socially Mobile aim to make specific interventions but this issue needs to be addressed downstream. Why is public relations conflated with media relations? The New York Times printed the article in full. Another history lesson.

Industry 153

Industry Publicity Agency Community 153

Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

According to a survey of the releases distributed by (a certain PR firm) on one day: 78% of public relations people spend extra money to dress up their releases with printed letterheads and color…the 78% broke down into 34% on a simple black letterhead, 16% on a one-color letterhead, and 28% on a letterhead with two or more colors.

Retail 120

Retail Pitching Print Writing 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Brands need to keep these truths in mind when considering engaging with someone who is opinionated and who has a lot of social media followers. One of the exciting things about tracking social media is the ability to see – literally, in the form of charts and graphs – how topics and themes evolve. Scope of Influence.

Healthcare 120

Healthcare Brand Branding Pharmaceuticals 120

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

With print becoming less important to audiences, telling stories in more visual ways is critical – and public relations professionals can help. In 2004, Jon Forsythe was one of just a handful of Washington Post journalists who were given a video camera and told to go report on the news. Use Multimedia to Tell a Better Story.

Infographics 54

Infographics Print Video Real Estate 54

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tonight, we have a very erudite, broad-minded, and informed expert who sees things happening under the surface of the media and public space. Media drives the communication between people around the world. What is that communication, that connection between the media and those who have a need to present themselves to the public?

Hotels 64

Hotels Newspapers Journalism Ethics 64