Sword and the Script

MAY 19, 2020

Most PR professionals seem to agree that media relations just gets harder every year. In 2018, 51% of respondents said media relations is getting harder, according to the annual JOTW Communications Survey, that I’ve partnered with Ned Lundquist and Ned’s Job of the Week newsletter to field.

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Media Relations Twitter Media Survey 202

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This just in: media relations is getting tougher. Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. Media is outnumbered: PR Pros now outnumber journalists by a factor of 6 to 1. That’s how important they are in 2019.

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Media Relations Pitching Media Report 100

Mora Communications

AUGUST 18, 2016

This was well before social media had such a stronghold on contemporary culture and well before anyone was giving any credence to online news outlets. . The site was one of the pioneers of online journalism. Before it came upon the scene, it was difficult to get people to take digital journalism seriously.

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Journalism Print Groups Communications 40

Mora Communications

AUGUST 18, 2016

This was well before social media had such a stronghold on contemporary culture and well before anyone was giving any credence to online news outlets. . The site was one of the pioneers of online journalism. Before it came upon the scene, it was difficult to get people to take digital journalism seriously.

Journalism 40

Journalism Print Communications Groups 40

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

These moves are sure to shake up the media tracking landscape and may leave some marketers and PR professionals wondering what their media monitoring and earned media measurement services will look like in 2019 and beyond. Until next time! Critical Mention. Eric Lebowitz.

Media 60

Media Marketing Analytics Television 60

Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Social media and influencer relations are taking a growing share of marcom budgets. Digital and interactive media have largely displaced print. From Pinterest fails to parenting mishaps and workout blunders, I can relate to them on many levels. What media placements will truly move the needle?

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78