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2015 World PR Report: Concerns Around Media Relations And Measurement

Mindful Marketing

Last week PR Newser wrote an interesting article on the value of media relations. Patrick Coffee had insightful commentary on the Holmes Report’s 2015 World PR Report , where he “respectfully disagreed” with the report’s claim that “media relations skills are not seen as particularly relevant.”. By Seedepth.

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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Just give this shocking post a read.

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What is PR? A definition for 2015

Stuart Bruce

What is public relations? Why in 2015 are we still asking what is PR? PR isn’t media relations. PR isn’t getting favourable media coverage and suppressing negative media coverage. Let’s make 2015 the year when we fight back to make sure people understand what public relations really is.

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

One of my favorite annual reports is the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015. Now in its 14th year, the report is one of the best indicators of the health of the news media industry. Most notably, 39 of the top 50 digital news websites have more traffic coming from mobile than from desktop computers.

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Why innovation in PR tech is so slow

Stephen Waddington

Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). Kantar Media, itself owned by WPP, acquired Precise in 2014. They are also focused on earned media.

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Ad Blocking & PR: Trends & Opportunities

Cision

While ad blocking software has been around for years, concern about ad blocking has become one of the hottest topics in advertising and marketing this year, especially for mobile advertising. The implications for PR and media relations? Alternatives to advertising. Some forms of compromise are emerging.

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

One of my favorite annual reports is the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015. Now in its 14th year, the report is one of the best indicators of the health of the news media industry. Most notably, 39 of the top 50 digital news websites have more traffic coming from mobile than from desktop computers.

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