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Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]

Sword and the Script

Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. Where a few years ago, print was dragging the publishing industry into a morass of unprofitability, today, it is hinting at revival. 1) In advertising, we trust.

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Finding The Content Marketing Sweet Spot

Cision

The big budgets owned these channels, and consumers had to pay attention to those advertisements.”. John Deere’s case goes back to 1895 when they launched “The Furrow,” now a print and electronic monthly publication. Joe brings up a few examples, but Jyske Bank sticks out the most. Before 1990, there were only eight channels.

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Lockdown letter: brainstorming second order COVID-19 effects

Stephen Waddington

A perspex shield, like you used to find in banks and post offices, has been fixed the length of the counter. The exception may be local and hyper local print that connects directly with communities. Advertising revenue will follow where it hasn’t already. Cash is out, and chip and pin is in.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. I didn’t have money in the bank or a fancy business plan. Stu Opperman, APR hadn’t always planned on being a solopreneur. In fact, he hadn’t even intended on working in PR.

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5 Insights From The Best Emails Newsletters in Financial Services

Contently - Strategy

Many forms of content marketing from banks take on an advisory role , educating readers on touchy topics like debt and investments. You can promote newsletter subscriptions with pop-up on your website, advertise on social, and incentivize followers with a referral campaign. Keep topics personal and relatable.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Bernadette Adams Davis

Solo PR Pro

Bernadette went on to hold positions at print publications like the Orlando Business Journal and worked as a website producer at a TV news station before deciding to make the jump to PR. It’s doing a lot of different things in partnership with other functional areas and forms of communication, like marketing and advertising.”.

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#measurePR Recap (October 2016): Measuring Content

Waxing UnLyrical

A4 Inches in a print mag. In November, we’ll be talking about measuring engagement with a really great panel: Ashley Brown , Head of Global Communications at Spredfast; Austin Gaule , Media Analysis Director at Universal Information Services; and Angie Jeffrey , Vice President Brand Management at ABX Advertising Benchmark Index.