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Prezly

Frederik Vincx

The challenge Back in 2009, in an increasingly fragmented media landscape, brands needed more effective ways to share their stories. The challenge and opportunity was to create a PR toolkit that helped brands communicate effectively with media, bloggers, and stakeholders. Driving around the country to sell it to brands.

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Conference Recap: Microsoft’s Frank X. Shaw on Thriving in the Next Communications Age

PRSay

Shaw began by describing the three ages of communications: 1920 to 1960 as the age of propaganda (manipulating people through mass media), 1979 to 2009 as the age of exploration (from public relations to communications), and 2010 to the present day as the age of disinformation (digital technology, social media and “the art of the lie”).

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International Conference Preview: 5 Questions With Journalist Laura Ling

PRSay

In March 2009, while researching the trafficking of North Korean women for Current TV’s “Vanguard” documentary series, North Korean soldiers captured Ling and her colleague Euna Lee along the China-North Korea border. What tips do you have for them to use when sharing stories on behalf of their own brands or clients?

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How Storytelling Connects Paid, Earned, and Owned Media

Onclusive

Breaking down silos between Paid, Earned & Owned media through continuous storytelling. In December 2009, Forrester defined what it called the three new media options for interactive marketers: “paid, earned and owned.” The new continuous storytelling cycle. We are all familiar now with the PESO model.

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13 Leadership Lessons for PR Pros (Taylor’s Version)

PRSay

We are creators, storytellers and writers. And we are influential to our teams, across our organizations and in our communities — demonstrating daily how smart, strategic communications can advance your brand, even in times of crisis. Her storytelling is personal and intimate and gives a glimpse of what she’s feeling at the moment.

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Recap Part I: #PRStudChat Discusses PR Education & Learning

Deirdre Breakenridge

She graduated in 2009 and then started teaching at Stockton University in New Jersey. How has your PR education prepared you for your career? Stay tuned for Part II of the #PRStudChat PR Education & Learning recap, which is coming soon! Ai Zhang received her M.A. in Communication from Syracuse University, and her Ph.D.

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PRoust Questionnaire: Tina McCorkindale

PR Conversations

Wells Fargo not only publishes great content on its Wells Fargo Stories site, but when I toured their offices, I discovered they are doing some really neat things in terms of storytelling, especially with their internal communications. Which real, historical or fictional person or brand would you like to give a reputation makeover?