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Earned Media vs. Media Relations [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned. Earned media is sexy.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting.

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Shared Media In 2020: Tips to Maximize a Brand’s Reach

5W PR

Since media coverage isn’t a one-and-done exercise, several strategies go into achieving the right coverage and using the coverage in effective relationship building and sales marketing. Here are several tips that smart marketers can use to maximize shared media in 2020. Employ Hashtags. Know the Target Audience.

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This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software

Sword and the Script

The company began developing the product in 2020 and went to market in 2021 with its predictive AI. Whatever you might think about Kwittken, PRophet and AI in PR – he’s put his own money on the line – and is giving the PR community a risk-free way to give AI a try. In other words, the evidence suggests they know what they are doing.

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The Volume and Variety of Communications Work is Shifting, Finds 5th Annual Survey of Comms Pros

Sword and the Script

Stacey Miller , Vice President, Communications, Auto Care Association. To that end, we owe a special thanks to Gini and Karen who also polled their respective communities – Spin Sucks and Solo PR Pro – for the survey this year. The order of precedents of these methods is very similar to the last time this question was asked in 2020.

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Navigating Taboo Topics in Media Relations and Social Media

Konnect Agency

There have been incidents of mass shootings and other tragedies where the local community focused on processing and grieving. As a publicist, you should know that it would not be appropriate to pitch a story or a product to that community at that time. Having a new approach. These goals should be reflected in your day-to-day practices.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

In the public sector, communicators have never been busier, as energy is directed to public education and information. Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Digital media is booming. Newsrooms have been cut back to the bone and journalists furloughed.

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