ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Here are the top new trends that are accelerating change in the practice of public relations and challenging old-timers as we move into 2017. ” Implied links are simply brand mentions that appear in earned or shared media. The PR Industry Evolves Beyond Its Roots. PR is about generating influence. . The lines keep blurring.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

HARO is a name universally recognized brand, so the rebrand doesn’t make sense to me at all. This is because many of the queries aren’t from bona fide journalists, but from corporate bloggers. Recap of recent money moves This is just the latest move in a string of corporate financial transactions the company has made of late.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. You feel connected to these brands. Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. 4 ways PR creates brand attachment.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Social media continues to inform the lives of everyone, especially brands. The rapid rate at which information is flows via social is probably why 2017 had some of the most epic PR fails of all time. 2017 was not the rideshare company’s most flattering year as the tech community watched scandal after scandal unfold each month.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

It’s good news that corporate leaders are starting to appreciate the power of social media, but progress has been slow. Being the steward of a company’s image and reputation comes with the job. But most chief executives aren’t rockstars, and they don’t necessarily embrace a role as brand spokesperson.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The flipside of earned media is owned media: publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, Medium publication, and the like. Corporate Communications. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It can be easy for a corporate PR team to neglect a critical aspect of business communications — internal PR. In certain cases, high-profile companies take it for granted that employees are corporate cheerleaders, or they may leave the responsibility for employee engagement to HR. 8 reasons to invest in internal PR.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 28, 2019

That’s the backdrop for brands considering taking a public stand on a political position. That’s not what we’re talking about here and in my observation, there have been more voices urging brands to take a political position. The ensuing narrative has been that “taking a stand is no longer an option for brands.”. Click To Tweet.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Content shapes a personal brand. Content like blogs and opinion pieces allow a CEO to show depth and personality, which helps build a distinct personal brand. Authoring a weekly blog allows a leader to write in her own voice – which becomes part of the voice of the brand. CEOs can let their personalities show.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Here are some highlights from three professional development sessions at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Oct. 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis. pictured above ), during an Oct.

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Cision

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Reputation Management is no Longer The Primary Goal of PR. When the same PR executives from USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism’s 2017 Global Communications Report were asked about the future of PR — 88 percent believe digital storytelling is the most salient trend. Brands vote with their dollars.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Recently, PR teams have been pressed into crisis duty in a series of corporate missteps that have something in common: marketing or advertising departments that shows a type of “cultural appropriation” – borrowing a sensitive ethnic or cultural theme for commercial purposes. Bodega’s botched branding.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 28, 2017

We were a fairly big brand, I was in a divisional office, and the New York office wanted to take a public stance on a local political issue. Should brands take a stand in politics? 1) “Belief-Driven” Buyer and “No Brand’s Land”. Don’t miss these related posts: How to Deliver a Genuine Corporate Apology [UML].

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. Reputation management is crucial.

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Reputation Us

APRIL 17, 2019

Before forming ReputationUs, Casey was president of LT Public Relations, directing the strategic communications efforts for corporations, financial institutions and public sector clients. Before joining ReputationUs, Hanson was a writer and independent consultant with LT Public Relations before it was acquired in 2017.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 6, 2018

The same applies to a corporation looking to add PR help in-house, or alternatively, doing a cost-benefit analysis of bringing on outside help from an agency. I’ve reviewed this salary survey and others , for many years including detailed looks at the 2016 and 2017 results. In 2017 PRWeek reported the 2017 median as $91k.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

If there’s one theme that plagued digital advertising throughout 2017, it was controversy. Fraud , questionable metrics , and brand safety to name a few. In May 2017, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) surveyed 100 of its members and found most plan to increase their investment in PR. Give our services a try.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Apparently brands don’t consider Twitter as sexy as Instagram or Snapchat. One aspect of Twitter that’s not well-known and often not considered by brands is that journalists and news organizations are the largest and most active verified group of Twitter users. This was way below Wall Street’s expectations. Source: Forbes.com).

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Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Yvonne Lorie, the founder of ReFresh PR and a recipient of the 2013 HPRA Premio PR Achievement Award, has been elected president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) national board for 2017. What are brands doing differently today? As the only non-profit organization for U.S. What has stayed the same?

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Stuart Bruce

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Launched on International Women’s Day in March 2017 it was meant to symbolise the power of women in leadership. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations’s definition of public relations is: Public relations is about reputation: the result of what you do, what you say and what others say about you.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2017

That’s according to the 2017 State of the Media Report by Cision , which surveyed some 1,500 journalists in the U.S. The Cision report says the findings align with the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer. Owned media channels, such as corporate blogging , are excellent alternatives. 3) A good reputation helps sell a story.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Brand misjudgments. Corporate malfeasance. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! Indeed, many of the core ideas of how to neutralize an issue, mitigate a crisis and protect a reputation remain intact. United Airlines. Wells Fargo. Viral videos. Cyber thefts. Sexual misconduct. Extreme weather.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 24, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2017 — Zignal Labs today announced it has integrated Critical Mention’s industry-leading television media data, broadening access to the full media spectrum for media intelligence and insights across the enterprise. About Zignal Labs. Founded in 2002, Critical Mention is headquartered in New York City.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Because there is a fundamental misunderstanding about the role of public relations, many companies hire PR specialists because they want more exposure for their brand. Reduce employee turnover or improve your reputation score? By hiring at the tactical level with no broader planning, you can actually damage your brand.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Englander Knabe & Allen (EKA) is a strategic communications firm in Southern California that specializes in assisting organizations with reputation issues, media strategy and implementation. Just like Critical Mention, EKA follows the latest trends that aim at improving and maintaining brands. Who is EKA?

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Courtney landed her permanent role off a 6-month social media internship in the Corporate Communications department at UnitedHealth Group. She quickly demonstrated a willingness to ask questions in what can be large, intimidating corporate meetings, and she eagerly sought opportunities to get in front of C-suite executives.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

See these related posts: Corporate Reputation: Buying from Brands We Know, Like and Trust [UML] . — Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) April 19, 2017. He dresses down a jargon-filled press release in his article for illustrative purposes – and advises writers to “treat the reader’s time as more valuable than your own.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 16, 2016

With the year dwindling down, it’s time to start looking ahead to 2017. Public Relations Skills and Competencies Will Need to Expand Both Vertically and Horizontally in 2017. Tapping digital and social influence is the rallying cry of many brands when it comes to gaining ground with key constituents and customers.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 13, 2017

And, she’s got a great reputation as a valued counselor over at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. And yes, you can still do this while holding to approved corporate talking points… We have to do that all the time. This was especially true when I made the shift to corporate health care. Let’s meet Laura!

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 8, 2017

I just wrote about this last week , but Susan is one of those rare corporate-side folks who gets the power of networking. I always tell people that I have one of the best roles within the Corporate Communications team at U.S. Bank to enter the national branding conversation in a very significant way. She’s so great.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Every two years, the New York-based Corporate Communication International ( CCI ), conducts an in-depth survey of senior PR and communications officers at Fortune 500 companies about the latest global PR trends. Communications professionals must act decisively to safeguard corporate reputation, and many worry that they may miss something.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 1, 2018

There are 200 cybersecurity startups that received VC funding in 2017; that’s in addition to the 300 that received $3.1 What it does say, is the brands they see using that tactic, are filling it with dubious information, and so they’ve learned not to trust it. Hudnall’s Huddle: Does Brand Strategy Matter? Talk to Us !

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. PR has a bigger role in content. “I

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

And here we go…here are the benchmarks from 2017. While that percentage is a plurality, the next highest priority, brand building, trailed with 24% of the votes.”. 10) Two sides of the political issue for brands. 10) Two sides of the political issue for brands. Brands in Politics ). Genuine Corporate Apology ).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 19, 2017

Not long ago, a chief executive could lead a business, even a large one, fairly quietly, leaving public relations and social media management to the corporate communications team. A capable business leader is expected to also serve as a brand ambassador, a voice for corporate reputation, and a social media personality.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A crisis occurs when there is a severe risk or threat to the reputation, business, and organisational viability. A crisis can negatively impact your brand and reputation on multiple levels if it’s left unaddressed. Crisis communications is an important aspect to tackle as a business owner.

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