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The Media Relations Struggle is Real; Experts Describe What it May Mean for PR

Sword and the Script

Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media. The multi-year trendline on this question suggests it’s not getting any easier (here are the survey results to this question in 2020 , 2019 and 2018 ).

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public. Source: Journal of Communication 1 Botan, C., & Taylor, M. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661. Source: Journal of Accounting and Economics 5 Brown, L.,

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Cover Your Assets to win in PR

Flack's Revenge

PR pro and blogger Frank Strong recently wrote about challenges confronting journalism and the PR profession. Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Does your business spawn data that can be mined for newsworthy info about trends, or consumer or business behavior?

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One IPO, One M&A and the Best Media Monitoring Solutions for 2021 [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

million of revenues, improving on 2019’s $10.2 Meltwater said it agreed to acquire Linkfluence, a French company with software that uses artificial intelligence to mine social media for consumer insights. However, the WSJ opens email pitches about 80% of the time, while the Business Insider opens about 60% of the pitches.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Growth of independent journalism. “We Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels.

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Meet the Media: Jordyn Grzelewski, Autos & Business Reporter at The Detroit News

Bianchi Biz Blog

The industry is undergoing one of its most significant evolutions in history, so we are producing lots of coverage about what that means in terms of new vehicles , investments, and profits, but also how this transition stands to affect consumers as well as the workers and communities that power the industry.

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After a Recent Three-Way Tie Up, Onclusive Acquires Critical Mention

Sword and the Script

One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal article that made the case against merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Of course, b-school being b-school we debated the merits of that journal article in class. The company “ proactively” severed a relationship with Cision in 2019 after enhancing its capabilities.