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HSN, Inc. Taps Flatiron as Corp. PR Agency

Flatiron Communications

Corporate Communications Agency of Record. Strategic Counsel, Corporate and Media Relations. Nasdaq:HSNI) today announced that it has retained New York City-based Flatiron Communications, LLC as its corporate communications agency of record. Retains Flatiron Communications, LLC as its. About Flatiron Communications LLC.

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Forget “Better PR” — The PR Industry Needs Education

Doctor Spin

We got to experience the hippie web (2005-2015) revolving around earned and owned media. 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. There’s email marketing , not email communications.

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The PR Industry Needs More Than Just Better PR

Doctor Spin

We got to experience the hippie web (2005-2015) revolving around earned and owned media. 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. But they lack basic PR knowledge.

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Addressing the talent challenge in PR – finding stability in volatile times

PR Conversations

Calculating a demography for public relations is incredibly unreliable, but data for 2004/2005 suggested two percent of PR practitioners in the UK work in small consultancies or self-employed.

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7 Superior Podcasts for Super Listeners Eyeing the Big Picture

Sword and the Script

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. Occasionally it inspires me to explore an idea more closely, like this one: In Content Marketing, Marketers Might be Losing Their Way.

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The transition from media to PR: Four former journalists talk about the surprises, struggles and wins

Communications Conversations

I was most recently an anchor/reporter at WHO-TV in Des Moines, from 2005-2016. ” I’ve been surprised by how similar content marketing is to journalism. I’ve left my fair share of messages on corporate voicemail boxes, and I’ve had to use the “no comment” response in countless stories. It’s basically the same thing.

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How To Transform Your Brand’s Online Newsroom Into a Media Magnet

MaccaPR

When your brand is mapping its media outreach strategy, it’s easy to get hung up on the usual suspects: public relations, paid advertising, social media and content marketing. According to statistics from the American Society of News Editors, print news staffing fell by 65 percent from 2005-2015. Exhibit B: Also Starbucks.

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