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PR Tips For Cybersecurity Companies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

From major corporations, to airlines and hospitals, data protection is paramount. Everyone from KPMG to startup firms need to invest in digital advertising and smart public relations. . Cyber attacks are on the rise across the globe. Building better public relations will impact that bottom line.

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Preparing for a Hard Landing: Today’s Crisis PR 101

Reputation Us

Whenever a corporate crisis or public gaffe occurs, I often get questions from colleagues, friends and family on what my PR perspective is. This week’s United Airlines incident has by far created the most inquiries from people asking me, “What would you recommend United do now?” Good grief! WORDS TO ACTION.

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When is bad language not a four-letter word? On business jargon, clichés and exploitation

PR Matters

Unfortunately, in the world of business, as well as communications, including PR, marketing and advertising, there remains a great tendency to use clichés instead of writing content that works well simply by being clear, to the point and providing value and evidence for the reader. Yet the words we use to achieve that?

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Trends in Social: Authenticity

5W PR

Telling consumers a brand story instead of just advertising to them is what wins trust and appreciation. A 2016 study found that less than 25% of Americans see brands as honest , but they base their opinion of a brand more on personal experience than on corporate behavior. Honesty is always the best policy.

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6 Ways To Use PR To Build Brand Marketing

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Advertising offers the benefit of repetition – we hear a tagline or brand promise often enough, and we start to believe it – or at least, remember it. When Starbucks’ Howard Schultz weighs in on marriage equality, or Sheryl Sandberg urges us to “lean in,” it’s more powerful than a corporate reputation campaign.

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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

He spoke from the heart — without regard for the airline’s possible culpability. Southwest later showed good taste along with solid PR judgment by suspending its marketing and advertising. All five of these recent corporate “first responders” behaved in a fashion aligned with the brand involved.

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Profiting on Others' Pain

Mindful Marketing

Even as industries from airlines to entertainment struggle to survive the COVID-economy, some firms are enjoying record levels of revenue. For instance, Peloton, maker of those expensive in-home ‘exer-cycles,’ has seen sales surge so much that it plans to reduce advertising spending by 50% over the next three months.