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House of Style: Q-and-A With AP Stylebook Editor Paula Froke

PRSay

Froke, who is based in Philadelphia, has been the Stylebook’s lead editor since 2016 and a member of the Stylebook team since 2013; she has worked for The Associated Press in various editorial roles since 1984. We uphold the standard for a consistent style, though the specifics of some guidelines may change over time.

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What Marketers Can Learn from the 2016 PRSA Health Academy Conference

MaccaPR

According to the 2016 Trust Barometer published by agency Edelman Health, the general public’s trust in healthcare in the U.S. Leveraging publishers (bloggers, freelance medical writers) to write or disseminate content can help companies introduce public health campaigns and engage target audiences with your messages.

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How to Write Concise and Compelling Press Release Headlines

Beyond PR

Writing a short press release headline that packs an informative punch isn’t easy. Our SlideShare How to Write Press Releases notes two rules of thumb for headline length: . This may sound simple enough, but your headline can double in length when trying to accommodate brand guidelines. Utilize subheadlines. Test what works.

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Everything PR Pros Need to Know About Influencer Marketing Part II

Business Wire

Do not expect influencers to write for free. Once the influencer has agreed to be a part of your influencer program, it is time to write and sign a contract. Were contract guidelines met? Were FTC #spon/#ad disclosure guidelines met? Do not forget this step! How high was the quality of content the influencer created?

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Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? 42 marketing and communications predictions for 2024

Sword and the Script

Re-writing the AI draft “We’ll spend more time rewriting ChatGPT’s draft press releases, and less time finding relevant topics, reporters… thanks to it as well.” Write a 2-4 sentence prediction for marketing and PR in 2024.] ” ~ Mark Schaefer , Executive Director, Schaefer Marketing Solutions 18.

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PR problem? Hire a journalist… or rather don’t if you want to have successful PR

Stuart Bruce

The fact that John Simpson thought this was a good idea shows that even in 2016 there are many less than enlightened companies and governments who will fall for the ‘hire a journalist’ myth thinking it will be the panacea to all their PR problems. John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) May 26, 2016. hrrlGl153Q.

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5 Best Practices for Publishing Content to LinkedIn

Cision

When you’re planning your content strategy in 2016, one tactic that most likely will come up is to publish long form content to LinkedIn. Write for mobile consumption. Write for mobile consumption. Originally, this mobile post was supposed to be about new LinkedIn features for 2016.