Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

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. Here are the areas in which I think we need to focus our energy in skills and learning and development.

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Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Cision

APRIL 26, 2016

In this interview, Ashley discusses how to best leverage data and analytics, establish specific objectives for your communication strategy and be creative and take risks with your public relations efforts. With so much competition in the marketplace, how can brands stand out? Maybe, but maybe not.

Telecommunications 120

Telecommunications Public Affairs Newspapers Transportation 120

Mindful Marketing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

They’ve also disappointed some who couldn’t find a restaurant that had them or who got Cactus Buddy , the apparel brand’s mascot, instead of the classic McDonald’s character they wanted. each, the big kids’ meals aren’t very wallet friendly. To reduce stress: Life at times has hardships and frustrations.

Apparel 103

Apparel Sports Construction Resources 103

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 12, 2018

When it comes to building brands most experts will likely start with the tactics: Develop a mission statement or messages, create a logo, use PR, advertise and leverage social media. To be clear, these are all important components of the brand building process. Guest Post by Simon Erskine Locke. But it has its limitations.

Brand 74

Brand Branding Banking Financial 74

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? AI should make us better people, professionals and brands. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. trillion in 2019, ramping up to $3.9

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Action PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When creating ‘buzz’ around a brand, one of the key aspects is ensuring that brand is mentioned in the media as much as possible. Sometimes it’s important for a brand to be featured in particular types of press which reach different audiences. But what do you do if your brand doesn’t have any news to share?

How To 40

How To Exercises Newspapers Study 40

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Experiential storytelling.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? AI should make us better people, professionals and brands. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. trillion in 2019, ramping up to $3.9

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Masters in Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2018

There is a narrative arc, energy, and some sense of the drama and surprise that daily life sometimes entails. Stories are emotional, experiential, and creative. Over two-thirds of marketing professionals responded that branded content is better than press releases, direct mail, or print advertising. In short, they matter.

Storytelling 61

Storytelling Chemicals Advertising Advertising 61

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2019

She says her “expertise lies in scaling for growth and value creation through expert, in-depth data analysis and proactive ‘outside the box’ solutions – to surpass demand generation and revenue goals while building a strong brand and product awareness.”. Lacey Ford is my guest on this 38th edition of the Off Script Q&A series.

Marketing 70

Marketing Measurement Analysis Data 70

Maxim Behar

MAY 31, 2021

So, I started my small one-man show advertising agency that produced souvenirs, business cards, and calendars. They gave me a big book about advertising and public relations and said there was no other public relations company in my country, so I shall do my best to learn the business. Lastly, be creative. Host: Big-ups!

Newspapers 52

Newspapers Social Media Ethics Travel 52

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 11, 2015

I fired a brand new client last night. Using it in a sentence sounds like a personal statement instead of a brand name. Problem #2: Your Business Name Is Too Long When a business name is made up of three or more words, unexpected problems come up when you think about SEO and branding. There is no sticky factor. PR Solutions?

SEO 100

SEO Marketing Small Business Google 100

5W PR

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

While “branding” a product is all about promoting a term, symbol or a product name, public relations (PR) experts view their job as also pitching something with marketing and advertising efforts. There is a view that proper branding mixed with good PR can result in both higher sales and customer loyalty for a product or service.

Brand 109

Brand Branding Publicity Consumer 109

Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 12, 2020

It’s too early to understand the impact of the crisis but each entrepreneur tells a story of grit, energy, innovation and a distinctive proposition. We help brands, organisations and businesses develop and deploy measurable communications through PR, internal comms, digital marketing, SEO, social media and advertising.

Agency 161

Agency Meeting Crisis Energy 161

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Historically, marketing agencies have gotten away with reporting relatively meaningless metrics such as impressions, advertising equivalency, and PR value, or relying strictly on qualitative results. Turn to agencies with demonstrated track records of success, starting with their own brands. 6) Seek Systems for Success. Lack of Vision.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

NewsWhip

MAY 12, 2021

How PepsiCo’s Creators League transforms trends into brand activations. Every successful creative campaign is powered by insight. How the in-house creative team collaborates | 5:04-5:26. Turning insights into brand content | 8:18-9:58. It’s a very creative, cool place to be a part of. Watch webinar.

Trends 78

Trends Brand Branding Reddit 78

The Resolution Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

You’ve gone from a creative role to starting an agency from scratch and hiring people. What I didn’t want to do was go from being a global creative director to all of a sudden feeling like I was doing every single role in a business. How have you won those brands? How has that been? At the start we went out and got an investor.

Agency 120

Agency Pitching Energy Creativity 120

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 9, 2019

Unfortunately for many video producers, some brands can’t see past social video in its most basic form. A few months ago, I attended an event for Vox Creative’s Explainer Studio, the media company’s branded content arm. That approach lacks creativity and isn’t going to add much to your content strategy.

Video 111

Video Brand Branding YouTube 111

PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

Unlike marketing and advertising―which arguably remain fundamentally about relationship-building through the psychology and influence of selling and promotion― PR is tasked with building relationships that matter for their own sake, i.e., to sustain a shared understanding between groups.

Reputation 165

Reputation Public Affairs Advertising Advertising 165

Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Austin & Williams, the advertising, branding and digital marketing agency has recently tapped Jody Fisher, a NYC PR veteran, to head up its new in- house PR practice. I have immensely talented colleagues at Austin & Williams: Madison Avenue veterans and young, inspirational creatives. How can brands keep up?

Enterprise 227

Enterprise Agency Radio Fashion 227

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Her current project is the promotion of a golf tournament for the USM student radio station, for which she has created sponsorship and player brochures and an advertisement. Logan Moore, a senior studying Public Relations at Auburn University, is described as creative, motivated, organized, intelligent, and hard working.

Sports 0

Sports Leadership Internal International 0

Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

What’s with all the advertising irreverence? Perhaps for these reasons, many advertisers have continued to push the envelope on humor, to the point that their MO is: ‘Go Irreverent or Go Home.’ Its members can smell a fake a mile away, and they detest phoniness, including in traditional advertising.

Advertising 81

Advertising Advertising Chemicals Energy 81

Mark My Words

MAY 3, 2022

He says economic pressures on households, driven by the rise in “inflation, energy bills and food prices” is putting non-essential spending under scrutiny – and that means relative non-essentials like streaming subscriptions are under threat. Through no fault of its own, Netflix now has to work harder than ever to keep audiences keen.

Film 60

Film Advertising Advertising Consumer 60

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2023

This question hit home for me when reading a recent Ad Age article , “ChatGPT writes Super Bowl ads—See how AI would script big game creative.” ” Media staff told the AI what they knew about several brands’ forthcoming Super Bowls spots and asked it to write the ad copy. Bring the Outdoors In - Click Here!"

Ethics 98

Ethics Guidelines Fashion Transportation 98

PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

Unlike marketing and advertising―which arguably remain fundamentally about relationship-building through the psychology and influence of selling and promotion― PR is tasked with building relationships that matter for their own sake, i.e., to sustain a shared understanding between groups.

Reputation 100

Reputation Public Affairs Advertising Advertising 100

Maxim Behar

MARCH 6, 2022

So, I started off with a so-called advertising agency at the very beginning and then turned step by step. And this is the advertising, public relations, and digital. Of course, advertising, says we will be the leaders because we have media budgets, we communicate with media on a financial basis. It's really a merger.

B2B 52

B2B Communications Media Newspapers 52

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

I saw an extremely passionate and knowledgeable founder of an SEO tool who was putting in the extra hours and sweat to build the content strategy for his tool (while also serving as CEO, brand ambassador, and many other hats). Icebreaker: What’s a cool piece of content you’ve seen that’s inspiring or super creative?

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Top of funnel is the land of brand awareness and affinity. Marketers typically think of the top of the funnel as the place where they get to be most creative. You want to tease your whole content program and make your brand look like a voice worth following. Top of funnel: Content to build awareness.

Case Study 111

Case Study Marketing Study Content Marketing 111

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

My lightbulb went off when I saw the more I gave freely the more creative I became and yes, the more money I make in the present and long run. More recently, I focus time and energy in a curatorial role primarily for the blog’s Twitter account in addition to my own. Mindfulness regarding time and energy. “How?

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2017

Is your brand telling its best story? Take some tips from some stellar standouts and to further improve your storytelling prowess, please download our tip sheet, Once Upon a Time…PR Tips For The Best Brand Storytelling available at the end of this post. Oreos: old school brand owns modern marketing.

Brand 136

Brand Branding Storytelling Airlines 136

PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

You must always focus on finding a creative news angle. It shouldn’t read like an advertisement for your product. Rather than focusing on selling your product, spend your energy finding a solid newsworthy idea backed with good information. Be creative. Otherwise, what the heck are you writing about?

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Writing Newspapers Report Data 118

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 19, 2018

The life of a communications pro for a nonprofit organization is one that seems to require a daily mix of magic tricks, extreme sport level time management and creativity. Unfortunately, you don’t have time, money, or energy to create really great images and videos. Image: Kevin Bhagat via Unsplash, Creative Commons CC0.

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Nonprofit Tools Marketing Skype 76