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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

Barnum (1810–1891) was a savvy publicity showman, one who impacted particular aspects of public relations and advertising, primarily event planning, event promotion and true publicity/media coverage. He regularly used innovative and creative advertising techniques to capture the public’s attention. Dichotomous thinking.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue.

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5 Pitch Ideas For PR Pros When There Is No News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR pros have been “newsjacking” for decades but it wasn’t until 2011 that David Meerman Scott penned the term. The Oxford dictionary defines it as “ The practice of taking advantage of current events or news stories in such a way as to promote or advertise one’s product or brand. ” . Use the news that’s already breaking.

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PR Winners: The Best Stories of 2018

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Marketers may have differing opinions on Nike’s brand advertising campaign around former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick this year. Then the UK chain cooked up an extraordinary ad that ran in two daily newspapers. The kids are all right – and I’m betting they’re not done yet. Nike scores with Kaepernick.

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