PRSay

APRIL 9, 2021

And if these could work during a pandemic and crazy election cycle, then you know they can help propel your results as we move into 2021. Mackenzie Nestor, an agency pro in Indiana, was reaching out to a Wall Street Journal writer. More than a dozen placements, including The Wall Street Journal , Forbes, Essence and Travel + Leisure.

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PRSay

MARCH 21, 2022

Companies are improving the way they share information, even as the credibility of CEOs and PR representatives has fallen, according to MuckRack’s 2022 “ The State of Journalism ” report. Reporters who agreed said companies are not tech-savvy and/or don’t validate their information.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021 ; Updated November 2023 PR is always evolving. Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 18, 2021

One study shows communicators are faced with growing workloads, but their relationship with business has strengthened; two studies offer a look at media relations insights. That’s according to a survey of 750 communicators tallied up in the 2021 Communications Benchmark Report by Ragan Communications. TechCrunch 85%.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Since I graduated in December 2021, I’ve been an associate editor within the engineering field, first for Microwave Journal and since January at EE World Online and all the sites it handles. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? How do I write it so they follow along without getting bored?

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The third installment of HBO Max’s hit series “Succession” was one of the most highly anticipated seasons of television in 2021. For those who don’t watch, Succession follows the dysfunctional Roy family, whose patriarch, Logan Roy, owns and operates the largest media and entertainment company in the world. Until next time!

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021. Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Data Journalism. PR is always evolving.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 30, 2021

Journalists say Twitter is the most valuable social media platform and they spend a lot of time there; if you want to improve media relations you should invest more time there too. Business efforts on social media tends come in two flavors. Some of the findings around social media stood out: 1.

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PRSay

MAY 17, 2021

As we continue through 2021, at times, it still feels like 2020 — version 2.0. As PR professionals, most of us planned for 2021 apprehensively, remembering how our 2020 plans had been discarded by this time last year. But spring is here and hope springs eternal. COVID-19 vaccinations are available to larger segments of the population.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 29, 2022

For a PR agency team, few things are more important than having media contacts at the ready. In fact, a media placement strategy with the perfect balance of quality and quantity is one of the unsung secret of great PR and media relations. Media contacts aren’t magic….they’re But media contacts aren’t magic.

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Landis PR

JULY 12, 2021

Steve Kettmann paints a different story in a book of essays dedicated to the memories of ESPN’s Pedro Gomez, a beloved sports reporter who passed away suddenly in February 2021. The sportswriter’s job: Is it harder in today’s digital age than it was when print was our key news source? – Sports Broadcast Journal.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Conversely, those companies who show respect to their people – both in working conditions and pay – will continue to thrive and receive the positive accolades and media coverage which comes with supporting all those on their payroll. Growth of independent journalism. “We Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Neal Award for our December 2021 issue of Trucking by the Numbers. Our Commercial Vehicle Group also won editorial excellence awards for investigative journalism, a technology article on hydrogen trucks, and editorial use of data. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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wiredPRworks

MAY 13, 2022

How social media has evolved and why Allan thinks it’s going to get more difficult. The ongoing battle of content thought leadership, and brand journalism and how to win more. An early social media advocate, Barbara founded Social Media Club Chicago in 2008. Her podcast, Growing Social Now, launched in 2021.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We won our class in that race, and that story won a 2021 first-place Automotive Heritage Journalism award. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? James, a grand adventure that ran last year in Vintage Motorsports magazine. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I liked agency life because you could specialize in media relations and have the company of other professionals in marketing and PR. I got to hire staff and build social communities, start publications, train employees in messaging, and conduct media relations, especially during disasters. What brought you back to DKY?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. We look forward to continuing to grow the platform’s community of experts and journalists, as well as integrating it into our suite of public relations solutions.”.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2021

88% of PR pros say creativity is critical for businesses to recover from the pandemic – and other public relations statistics summarizing 2021 . Every year this blog pours over dozens of public relations surveys and breaks down the findings. The price summarizing marketing statistics for 2021 was published earlier in the week.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

After spending much of 2021 focused on the will-they-or-won’t-they issues of Biden’s infrastructure plan, we’re watching how that will be implemented across the U.S. — I believe those are the stories that readers can relate to—or want to connect to. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Heavy Duty Trucking’s October 2021 “ Driver Retention: Get Shippers on your Side ,” was my first cover story for HDT and I thought it was very successful in addressing major issues experienced by drivers, fleet managers and shippers. In 2021, at the Women in Trucking annual conference as managing editor of HDT.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2021, I expect most of my non-newsy features will be on the societal changes that EVs bring with them, a shift from the technological focus that were more important in the years right after mainstream plug-in vehicles started getting some attention around 2010. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Or the Longview Journal in the case of this particular announcement. Million and Eyes the U.S. It spent $40.5

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. Local news and indy journalism more trusted. “I PR finds owned media programs complement media relations efforts.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This past year, we saw the addition of numerous generative AI integrations into media outreach tools, and I think that’s only the beginning. ” ~ Tressa Robbins , Customer Onboarding VP / Content & Social Media Manager, Burrelles 37. Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season.

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PRSay

JUNE 11, 2021

PRSA presented its 2021 PR Professional of the Year Award to the Audience Reach and Engagement Team in the Office of External Affairs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for its efforts to help elevate the institution’s important work surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

It was approved in 2021. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story, and why? If I don’t understand why a topic is worth writing about, I’ll never be able to convince a reader to spend time with the story. Engineering is the art of overcoming challenges.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

APRIL 22, 2021 4pm Singapore / 12pm UAE / 9am Ireland. The intersection of media relations, social media, & content creation. If we fast forward to 2021 now, we have all the wonderful things of social media, digital marketing, much improved measurement and tools. Watch webinar. Read transcript.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 24, 2022

He was recognized as one of "The 10 Most Influential Media Leaders of 2021" and his influential story made it to the cover. Even with so much success, he decided to resign from the post of Managing Editor remembering what Sir Winston Churchill said, “you can achieve a lot with the journalism, but you should know exactly when to quit.”

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

Following the 2020 pandemic, 2021 continued to surprise us in both good and bad ways. The media mix that includes the integration of paid and earned media will be more important than ever in 2022.”. Jim Bianchi, President, Bianchi Public Relations , Detroit, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Unsplash. What a year!

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Landis PR

MARCH 7, 2022

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? in June 2021 with my husband Jeffry, who is a jazz bassist, and our two cats, Charlie and Fiona. Some sort of tension or conflict usually tells me there’s something to chase. If I’m reading a story and more questions pop up, that also means I have some digging to do.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 4, 2021

In January 2021, Axios announced it would discontinue its op-ed section entirely. . The study, published in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science , also found that “Democrats and Republicans altered their views in the direction of the op-ed piece in roughly equal measure.” Some major publications have already begun doing so.

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