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8 Ways to Make Your Press Release More Effective

Cision

Spin is something that the public is increasingly skeptical of, and this impacts the reputation of all communication professionals. And if your press release is less than optimized take heart: Henk Pander Maat (2007) found that promotional language in press releases found its way into media mentions up to 20 percent of the time.

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The Volume of Bad PR Pitches is Out of Control

Sword and the Script

Not just anyone either – but reputable, perhaps even esteemed, reporters working for tippy-top of coveted publications (I’ll never give names, so don’t ask). They hated the company in a visceral way that defies the calm and impartiality that’s characteristic of journalism. I literally lost sleep. A Blogging Perspective.

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Refreshing PR Conversations Redux

PR Conversations

When PR Conversations originally launched in the spring of 2007, it broke new ground by envisioning and introducing an international, collaborative PR-blog concept. PR Mediums – brings you thinking related to all kinds of media, from social media trends to questions about modern journalism, book reviews and links to useful online multimedia.

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Professional PR Development. Why bother?

PR Conversations

Hundreds of PR people are doing training courses with CIPR, PRCA and other reputable training providers every year. Around 5,000 practitioners have studied with PR Academy since it was formed in 2007 and many employers now expect candidates to have a post-graduate marketing, PR or specialist communication qualification.

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Constructing the Organizational Narrative: PR definition in the making

PR Conversations

Ira Basen’s 2007 six-part, award-winning CBC Radio Show, Spin Cycles: the spin, the spinners and the spun , proved to be highly influential for me. From a public relations perspective—organizational reputation, value and relationship building—how well received and effective it will be is dependent upon two main things: 1.

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A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

In a paper for the Journal of Public Relations Research[v] Michael Karlberg makes the case that the Excellence Theory is overly concerned with consumers as a primary audience. His book explores what this means for organisational communication and how this effect can be used to build the reputation of an organisation.

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How to Get On in New Communications: Be Nice

ZudePR

I think there’s a mutual professional interest as well as enlightened self-interest; to improve the value and reputation of what we do. Moving the needle of thought, in regards to reputation and relationships, for an increasing number of organisational stakeholders.” I get to learn from those more experienced than me.