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10 Podcasts PR Pros Should Listen To

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

They interview experts on gender, tell stories about their own experiences, and give lots of practical advice to help women succeed in spite of the obstacles.This is a must listen for all women in comms and PR! . This weekly podcast features in-depth interviews with smart marketers from all walks of life. Marketing Smarts.

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What PR Can Learn From The 2016 Election

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Every presidential election is a showcase for public relations and political strategy, but the 2016 race has taken PR to a whole new level. Here’s what PR people can learn – so far – from the 2016 election campaigns. Earned media beats paid advertising. As PR people we knew this, of course.

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The Financial Drain of Misinformation

PRSay

During the lead-up to the 2016 United States presidential election, the individuals behind fake news sites earned thousands through programmatic and pay-per-click advertising. Paid promotions can appear on a fake news site or run alongside a conspiracy theory-fueled Facebook page without an advertiser even realizing it happened.

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Why Product Boycotts Work (Or Not)

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The fridge video shows several cans of Karbach, a Houston-based craft brewer that has since 2016 been owned by — you guessed it — Anheuser Busch, Bud Light’s parent company. Its Director of Marketing, Alissa Heinerschied, put it bluntly in a March interview. But the joke might be on Crenshaw.

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How to Use Multimedia For Better PR Campaigns

Cision

From online articles to advertisements to blogs to social media posts — numerous mediums are competing for your audience’s attention. Furthermore, a 2016 interview with the Associated Press revealed most major news outlets will not run a text-only story. Multimedia is a crucial component to impactful modern-day journalism.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. Advertisements for travel metasearch sites usually involve a cutesy gnome (Travelocity) or a charismatic spokesperson (Trivago).

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7 Reasons Why PR Matters More Than Ever

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yet PR doesn’t always command the same respect as other disciplines, like advertising or direct-mail. As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones. PR is about influence.