Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

Even the most trusted brands like the BBC are seen as biased especially on issues such as Brexit and climate change. News media in pain Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market.

Print 115

Print Media Newspapers Local 115

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Every B2B tech PR person dreams of the splashy feature that will help make their company brand instantly recognizable. Just as some celebrities are famous for being famous, big-media notoriety can build the ego without building the brand. Those hours, of course, include studying trade journals, reviews, and analyst reports.

Pitching 168

Pitching Real Estate B2B Journalism 168

Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Every time one would think media outlets can’t cut more staff they find a new bottom: 2023 saw massive layoffs which have continued into 2024.

Strategy 96

Strategy Publicity Media Video 96

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I assign articles to our in-house and freelance staff, work with our graphic artist for our print layout and designs, and work with our sales and management team to ensure our content meets our editorial mission and help with sales. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

Meeting 72

Meeting Automotive Engineering Journalism 72

Prakkypedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

I thought it would be useful to share some sources of news on Australia’s journalism industry (in no particular order): The Australian – Media. Self-described as a “trade journal for the media covering newspapers, magazines, TV, digital, radio, outdoor advertising and entertainment media”. It also has six print editions a year.

Media 76

Media Journalism Radio Print 76

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

She began her career as an aspiring newspaper reporter, securing an internship at the Atlanta Journal Constitution before becoming a daily reporter in Greenville, South Carolina, not far from her hometown. Pivoting from journalism to PR. I knew that journalism was changing,” she said. “I Starting as a solopreneur.

Meeting 97

Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There are fewer reporters covering the supplier beat, and those that do seem to have less time yet more demands placed upon them; Dwindling advertising spends tends to mean there is a smaller news hole to compete for in your key target media outlets; and. YES, it might be easier … but it’s not more effective for your brand.

Automotive 77

Automotive Media Report Print 77

The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2016

His latest venture called " The Outline " is described as a mixture of print magazines and Snapchat's Discover section. The Outline's content is a cross between longform journalism and "smart aggregation" according to Joshua's interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Journalism Print Mobile 60

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. Now everything is PR, communications, and management.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Journalism faces enough challenges as it is – all you want is an engaging story for their audience. If the image is to go into print, it needs to be at least 1MB. Don’t look for free advertising. You know what the goal is and perhaps you’ve even got KPIs you know you need to hit for the quarter.

Pitching 78

Pitching Advertising Advertising Product Launch 78

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

In this digital age, many, many brands are still using press releases to connect their stories to media outlets. It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. It’s hard to believe.”

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

Critical Mention

JULY 16, 2019

As the cost of paid advertising across various digital and broadcast channels increases, brands are increasingly focused on earned media as a way to build awareness and generate revenue. As the name suggests, it’s a fairly simple KPI: the number of people who saw the piece in which your brand was mentioned. Estimated Audience.

Media 76

Media Advertising Advertising Measurement 76

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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. Figuring he could brand himself as a media and broadcast expert with keen writing skills, he hoped someone would take a chance on him. In fact, he hadn’t even intended on working in PR.

Meeting 131

Meeting Radio Sports Telecommunications 131

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. The web was the most significant shift in publishing since the invention of the printing press in the 15th Century. It’s a theme that Topi?

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

In this interview, Adriana discusses the nuances of promoting media brands, the evolving role of social media in media relations and how to adapt your public relations strategy to the changing media landscape. I’ve always been an avid consumer of journalism and loved writing. What drew you to the field of public relations?

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2020

The New York Times and The Washington Post are the most dominant of these publishers by a considerable distance, which makes sense due to their status as premier print institutions. . An Englishman in New York, he is interested in the intersection of PR, brands, and journalism, and the trends and innovation around that.

Local 88

Local Comparison Trends Television 88

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

Years ago, contributed articles were a badge of honor since there was a limited number of opportunities in a printed world. Some are pursuing premium subscriptions while others move toward native advertising – and standing up content studios to provide services. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”.

Technology 66

Technology Advertising Advertising Community 66

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Think Netflix + The Wall Street Journal (and a bunch of others here ). Ad numbers like this don’t tell the whole story, but it is an indicator of how brands are using their time and budgets. Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting. Just give this shocking post a read.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 13, 2015

Twitter made a number of advertising product (or inventory) announcements recently including a plan to sell ads on other websites. Facebook has essentially invoked the (dubious) traditional advertising model. Facebook on the other hand is inviting deserved scrutiny among marketers as to the value of their advertising products.

Twitter 60

Twitter Marketing Media Advertising 60

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

In 2015, traditional media companies are expected to continue shifting towards rebranding, new media entrepreneurism, native advertising and the adoption of digital newsrooms. Gannett’s flagship brand, USA Today, has reinvented itself over the past five years to stay relevant to its increasingly mobile-focused readers.

Pitching 120

Pitching Policies Ethics Mobile 120

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Now we’ve all heard that journalism is dying and brand content is taking over and blah, blah, blah but at the end of the day the same principles apply to PR that have always applied – third party credibility and endorsement is crucial and that third party being a media outlet still matters and will continue to matter.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 30, 2015

Brand opportunities for its messenger app that could take public Facebook conversations to a private level – labeled Messenger Business – and an update to the comments feature could allow website-based comments to show up on a Facebook story. For PR pros wanting more brand visibility? Time will tell.

Facebook 100

Facebook Customer Service YouTube Crisis Management 100

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. It is rightly said that PR and journalism are interdependent. The Monday and Saturday papers will remain unaffected.

Digital PR 79

Digital PR Newspapers Advertising Advertising 79

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. It’s worth noting Pinterest also has a foundational track record with social media advertisers. By comparison, users make an estimated two trillion searches on Google per year.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

So is native advertising (sometimes called brand journalism or, more generally, content marketing) a curse or cure all? Is it good for what ails online advertising? That does not mean that there isn’t the potential for abuse in native advertising. Recall the fine print that Carr mentioned in his piece.

Advertising 235

Advertising Advertising Brand Branding 235

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

You can promote newsletter subscriptions with pop-up on your website, advertise on social, and incentivize followers with a referral campaign. When the publication shuttered its print version and went completely digital in 2019, editors and strategists were given an opportunity to reach into new markets.

Financial 46

Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 46

Flatiron Communications

MAY 7, 2015

Of all the tools and channels marketing communications pros now have at their disposal for engaging audiences — from email to native advertising, and from sponsored content to earned media — it is the last one that has long defined the PR profession. Earned media (i.e., ” And there’s the rub.

Video 28

Video Print Television Journalism 28

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 25, 2020

Print is down but digital is booming. COVID-19 boosts news consumption across all mainstream media (except print) The COVIDA-19 crisis has substantially increased news consumption for mainstream media. Consumption of printed newspapers has fallen as lockdowns undermine physical distribution. The future of news is complicated.

Newspapers 103

Newspapers Print Local Television 103

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.

Software 116

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 116

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that. Cision drops the Vocus brand name, but the underlying technology that all future Cision development will be based on, is Vocus technology. 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia. At FH, we dont pay for posts.

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Blogging Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

The effect of brands helping during the Covid-19 pandemic. So we talk about circulation of a magazine, let’s say, so the circulation is how many are printed and put into newsagents. In some of the markets, there’s a bigger proportion of more traditional media, where newspaper and print is still pretty predominant.

Consumer 78

Consumer Measurement Local Data 78

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

Advertising was extremely expensive. Early on, I worked at a printing technology company where we had a big poster on the wall that said, “Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one.” Trying to tie print ads or direct mail directly to sales, for a high-value, long-sales-cycle B2B product, was a nightmare.

Marketing 61

Marketing B2B Print Technology 61

Maxim Behar

MARCH 6, 2022

Remember what Winston Churchill said a long time ago that you can achieve a lot of things with journalism, but you must know when to quit. So that's how I decided to quit journalism and start my own company. So, I started off with a so-called advertising agency at the very beginning and then turned step by step.

B2B 52

B2B Communications Media Newspapers 52

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Digital Brand Manager for USC, digital strategist, marketing consultant, public speaker. A5: Social listening is critical and key to success in brand protection. ” https://t.co/XuswAAsGAo.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 20, 2018

More importantly, at the time, this was all brand new: putting a show guide on a mobile device that featured his client Cisco as the lead sponsor would have provided incredible visibility. And what does that do for the brand image of the event organizer or sponsor? PR, marketing, sales and journalism. How impactful is that?

Industry 70

Industry Marketing Enterprise Mobile 70