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Infographic: How Journalists Use Social Media in 2016

Cision

As Cision’s 2016 Global Social Journalism Study notes, email continues to not only be the most common form of contact between journalists and PR professionals, it’s also the most preferred. However, to reach journalists tomorrow , agencies and brand communicators must consider the other options gaining ground.

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The top 10 most-read blog posts on Sword and the Script in 2023

Sword and the Script

In 2016, I decided to hang out a shingle and start my own business. This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence.

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Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential

Stephen Waddington

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. It subsequently led to the collapse of the agency (Kwan Yuk, 2017).

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3 Ways Communicators Can Help Restore Public Trust in the Media

PRSay

The concern over “fake news” isn’t just a problem for the journalism industry — it’s an issue for all professional communicators. These are three, key ways that PR agencies and communications professionals can help with the cause: 1. Popkin, Newsday reporter Mark Chiusano and MediaPost writer Philip Rosenstein.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? Big PR agencies do the same thing. The In-House Effects on Law Firms. Sound familiar?

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The Top 10 Books of 2016 (According to Zude)

ZudePR

All the reviews below were featured in my irregular reading list email: I issued seven in 2016. 1: Deep Work: Rules for Focused (Sic) Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport (2016) £10.49. P.S. Cialdini brought out a follow-up book in September 2016. I’ve started a very specific gratitude journal. Sign Up Now.

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7 Reasons Why PR Matters More Than Ever

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

According to PageFair , use of ad blockers grew by 30 percent in 2016, accounting for 11 percent of web users and more than 600 million devices. The public is increasingly skeptical of our institutions, but despite the disruption of traditional media business, journalism still matters. Earned coverage can’t be blocked.