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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. Yet creativity plays a part in much of a PR person’s daily work. 4 ways creative PR takes it up a notch.

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Reactive PR Opportunities in Brand Mentions

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

When brands happen to get a mention in pop culture in a tangential, incidental, or even neutral manner, a creative PR pro can start a new conversation spotlighting that brand. When Stewart retired as host, Arby’s even tweeted him a job application and made a hilarious farewell viral video. PR wins from brand commandeering.

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How can brands benefit from TikTok influencers?

Prohibition

Bought by BtyeDance in 2017, ‘TikTok is the world’s leading destination for short-form mobile videos’ and with their mission to ‘inspire creativity and bring joy’ the app is the seventh most popular social platform in the world. Formally recognised as musica.ly , TikTok is a short-form, video sharing social media app.

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6 Reasons to Use Influencer Marketing

Critical Mention

“We’ve found that a growing number of marketers are turning to influencers to help them combat ad blocking, leverage creative content in an authentic way, drive engagement, and reach millennial and gen Z audiences who avidly follow and genuinely trust social media celebrities.”. They build your brand’s credibility.

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The PR Perils Of Cultural Appropriation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

This ad is a creative and humorous expression around the teriyaki bowl, highlighting how a burger brand such as Jack in the Box has the guts — or ‘bowls’ — to go beyond the usual and serve something other than burgers. Media critics led by Adweek as well as the Twitter-verse accused the fast food chain of insensitivity.

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How Stone Temple Kills it with B2B Marketing Videos

Flack's Revenge

Through this collaboration I learned of Stone Temple’s very creative use of video. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. But how do you do this well and consistently if you are not already a huge company? How do you make the topic fun and interesting?

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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

Each member of the team has a particular hit that they are extremely proud of purely based on the fact that good old creativity, industriousness and smarts resulted in a hit that wowed the client and broke through. PR people often talk about ideas to make news go viral, but there is no way to predict or plan for when something will be a hit.

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