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Who Were The PR Winners And Losers of 2017?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. 2017 was like a charmed year for the digital commerce giant. For the MSM, 2017 was filled with ups and downs. The Winners. Mainstream media. The Losers.

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How To Engage Millennials In Corporate Social Responsiblity

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A natural disaster tends to create its own PR appeals, and in 2017, millions responded. Whether you’re a nonprofit targeting donors or a corporation trying to build customer and employee engagement through a giving program, there is one group of consumers who stand out — millennials.

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Corporate blogging up among Fortune 500, but broadcast mentality prevails

Communications Conversations

The report shares some interesting data about corporate blogging. Namely, that it is UP more than 11 percent since 2017 among the Fortune 500 companies. Here’s what the study’s authors had to say: “Corporate blogs are steadily becoming more prevalent on company websites. 40 percent seems high!

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogsblogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

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Highlights from the State of Blogging in 2017 Survey

Sword and the Script

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

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The Most Epic PR Fails of 2017

Barokas

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. No brand is safe anymore; it doesn’t matter if you’re a 10-person startup or a billion-dollar corporation, everyone can learn a lesson or two of what not to do in a public relations fiasco. – Aubrey.

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The 21 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021. Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Corporate Communications. As companies grow, corporate communications become more important. PR is always evolving.

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