PR Daily

JULY 26, 2019

Despite what you might think, it outpaces digital and TV for brand affinity, especially when the consumer is ready to buy. Do you evaluate print advertising as part of an overarching media strategy for your brand? Linda Thomas Brooks, president and CEO of the Association of Magazine Media , offers insights into trends in magazine publishing and implications for marketers and advertisers. That means other brand KPIs are best achieved through other channels.

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PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The reality of these seemingly endless changes extends even to some of our largest advertising accounts. Here are four major trends that are changing advertising as the world deals with change and new norms: 1. Kat Wawner is a director and brand strategy expert for APCO Worldwide.

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PR Daily

JULY 24, 2017

For years, the print industry has seen a steady and drastic decline, but evidence suggests that its importance not only will remain relevant, but that it is making a comeback. More Americans prefer print books over e-readers, and more than 90 percent of adults read paper magazines. Here are three reasons print media won’t disappear anytime soon: 1. One night, as Vanessa was putting her seven children to bed, she saw one clutching a few printed photos of his early childhood.

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Cision

JUNE 12, 2017

Therein, James McQuivey, a principal analyst at Forrester drilled into a report which explored that CMOs will reduce their spend, on display advertising by as much as $2.9 Opposed to counter that agreement directly, I want to take you down the road of history to see how advertising continuously renews itself. Kennedy’s and Mcquivey’s argument is that the shift will be toward storytelling, and brands should focus on video to entrap audiences to brand messaging.

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PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Branding is an essential part of a business, with 77 percent of marketers stating that it’s a critical factor in future growth. Every enterprise needs to create a brand around which business advertisements will revolve. What Is Advertising?

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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? In his story Journalism, Independent and Not , he wrote about his disappointment in finding info that at first seemed newsworthy – but was actually underwritten by a vendor, according to some very fine print. That does not mean that there isn’t the potential for abuse in native advertising.

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PRSay

APRIL 27, 2016

Late last year, the Federal Trade Commission issued guidelines for native advertising, a topic of much discussion in 2016. Product publicists have loaned merchandise to editors for photo shoots in exchange for brand name mentions in editorial features, for example. As print communication has declined in favor of digital, publishers have had to look for new ways to support their organizations. When does product publicity become native advertising?

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 22, 2016

The most important part of branding is storytelling. You must cultivate a brand story that adds context and meaning to what would otherwise be dull facts and figures. Your brand story should be authentic, relatable, and deeply human. To do that, you’ll need to tap into your personal history and also humanize your brand. Check out our list of do’s and don’ts for your brand story. Think of your brand as a person.

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5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2019

When a message goes out, is it public relations or advertising? Public relations is, essentially, a strategic communication program or process that connects brands or persons with a market or audience in a beneficial way. PR is connective, creating goodwill or a bond between the audience and the brand; and PR is supportive of and beneficial to the brand vision and mission. While PR and advertising do often intersect, there are some key differences.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 1, 2017

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. While that maxim had elements of truth five years ago, when I wrote that content marketing was the new branding , today I wonder if we’re not coming full circle, yet again. More recently, fake news has laid the groundwork for a new-found trust in advertising. 1) In advertising, we trust.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2016

As a content marketer, you spend tremendous time and money to create content – be it brand awareness, thought leadership or lead generation pieces. According to the 2016 Content Marketing Benchmark Report by the Content Marketing Institute, the top three paid advertising methods used by B2B marketers to promote/distribute content are: Search Engine Marketing (66 percent); Print or Other Offline Promotion (57 percent); Traditional Online Banner Ads (55 percent).

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PR Daily

AUGUST 27, 2017

Digital efforts constitute the main course of our current marketing diet, but Vistaprint Corporate’s infographic reminds us that a sensible portion of print still deserves room on our plates. Print is expensive, but it has science-backed advantages over online content. The infographic cites research that print pieces top digital ads in cognitive categories such as review time, emotional reaction, memory retention and perceived value.

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ReimaginePR

JULY 4, 2016

Over the years, I’ve fallen in love with a few particularly great brand stories. How many times have you had to stop midway through reading a brand story that was nothing but fluff without any real substance? Sadly, these aren’t the only two problems that I have seen as far as awful brand stories go. The thing is, brand stories are usually bad for a few of the same reasons. Don’t worry if your brand story is guilty of committing one (or more) of these offenses.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

You can’t just spend your way to success in social media advertising. They can and do comment on paid promotions as this advertisement for AT&T Fiber demonstrates. At first glance it seems great, the brand is seemingly benefiting with some organic lift stemming from its paid efforts. You just never had to worry about this sort of thing, at this scale, in a world of print ads and billboards.

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PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Changing reader habits, geared towards a preference for consuming media online and through devices, have led to the decline of print and a subsequent decline in revenue for media outlets. Unsurprisingly, the number one issue up for discussion at the conference was revenue models, most predominately native advertising. Is the wall between editorial and advertising coming down? RELATED: Find your brand voice, become a media outlet, and produce great stories. ].

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

With a host of media, advertising and adtech companies on the roster, many of our teams at SHIFT are grappling with stories relating to how native advertising is impacting these industries. According to an Advertising Age poll from this time last year, nearly two-thirds of marketers planned to increase their native spend. First and foremost, it’s a revenue issue for publishers, with print disappearing and digital ads failing to make up the shortfall.

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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. Earned media – publicity garnered through PR outreach, news coverage, organic search or any other unpaid source that produces mentions, shares or reviews – does not come with the same costs as paid advertising.

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ISEBOX

MAY 16, 2016

She was managing print and TV ad campaigns long before she started using online and social media channels to promote her current employer, ABC Drug Corp. In January 2014, the FDA issued a Guidance with a long, complicated name for a relatively simple concept: The FDA wants pharmaceutical brands to report their online communications like they have been for traditional marketing.

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Cision

JANUARY 21, 2016

What is brand journalism? Brand journalism is no different than content marketing. However, brand journalism is different. The difference between brand journalism and content marketing isn’t to be found in outputs. Brand journalism’s goals are to: Build awareness and affinity; Set the context for follow-up brand messaging (retargeting); and. Brand journalism starts people on a journey with your brand. Brand Journalism in Action.

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PR Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Also: OpenTable shares most romantic restaurants in America, Meredith shelves print editions of Entertainment Weekly and InStyle, and more. ” OpenTable’s list demonstrates how a brand can tell a story using its accumulated user data, tying into the upcoming holiday to get headlines.

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PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A new study by Magna and The Channel Factory found that not all viral brand content is necessarily good for the brand in question and that misaligned content generated an 8% decrease in purchase intent, a 9% decrease in brand respect and a 6% decrease in brand trust.

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PR Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The ‘news hole’ at print publications is shrinking, and there are ever fewer bodies to cover your sector, much less your organization. There’s another way to tell your brand story: Do it yourself. Many organizations create online news sites; far fewer publish their own print magazines.

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PR Daily

AUGUST 6, 2020

For the first time in almost 170 years, The New York Times announced that its digital revenue beat out print–$185.5 For the 1st time at the NY Times, total digital revenue surpassed print revenue in a quarter.

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 15, 2016

Research why your original brand didn’t fit the audience, and use that to inform your rebranding strategy. After you’ve researched and brainstormed, come up with a solid plan for how you’re going to unveil your new brand. How will you (re)introduce your brand to your employees, to your current customers, to your prospective customers and to the press? While you may not roll out your brand all at one time, you’ve got to have an idea of what that final roll out will look like.

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PR Daily

APRIL 23, 2021

Also remember that, though the standards of communication your brand sets in various markets may differ, your stakeholders remain globally connected. Brands make Earth Day pledge to measure emissions. To help spread the good news, we sent an email to the world’s biggest brands.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 29, 2020

COVID-19 instantly upended the way brands communicate with customers. Some channels were simply wiped out – pity the luxury brand that had signed multimillion-dollar agreements for airport screens, for example. Suddenly, most marketing was irrelevant, or worse.

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PR Daily

MARCH 9, 2021

Hello, communicators: Taco Bell has jumped on the non-fungible token (NFT) train by offering 25 tokens for what the brand called “iconic and original artwork inspired by our tacos at the easily digestible price of our menu items.”.

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Cision

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Your audience no longer responds to traditional advertising. In fact, custom content is 92 percent more effective than traditional advertising. So how can you create content that will spread awareness of your brand and drive sales? The key is brand journalism, a subtle form of storytelling that benefits both your brand and your audience. While traditional journalists seek to inform and educate, brand journalism aims to engage audiences and increase brand impact.

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Cision

JANUARY 15, 2016

Buyers no longer pay attention to traditional advertisements. A study released by Elite Daily found that only 1 percent of millennials would trust a brand after seeing a compelling ad. That’s where brand journalism comes into play. Unlike content marketing , brand journalism places people front and center, rather than the products that affect those people. Brand journalism aims to attract new audiences and guide them towards other messaging without self-promotion.

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PR Daily

AUGUST 19, 2015

Consumers say Facebook is the channel in which they are most likely to trust content created by a brand/company, according to. Respondents gave Facebook an average score of 4 as a trusted source of content from brands (1 = most trusted; 10 = least trusted). Download this free white paper to learn how to tell compelling stories that navigate through the noise, boost your brand and drive sales. Advertising effectiveness on new customers.

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ReimaginePR

JULY 11, 2016

Do you ever wonder how great brands manage to post so much relevant, awesome content as often as they do? At its heart, it’s a conversation between your brand and its audience (or potential audience). Just like your brand’s story, these conversations and messages need to be authentic and genuine. Content marketing includes everything you say in person, print, online and in video.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 29, 2019

The recent addition of licensed content – which allows clients to see behind digital paywalls – to the platform has proven extremely valuable to public relations and advertising agencies, commercial brands, financial institutions, universities and government organizations, helping boost new bookings 60 percent through the first two quarters of FY2019, year over year.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

From General Mills and Campbell’s Soup to Swiffer and Target, America’s biggest brands are embracing the challenge of supporting social justice, diversity and cultural change. As SVP and CMO, Addicks led the company’s advertising, promotion, brand public relations, design, packaging, digital media, licensing and multicultural initiatives; built such iconic food brands as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Yoplait and Pillsbury and created equity platforms including Box Tops for Education.

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PR Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Creating a brand used to take years. Companies often started locally or regionally, developed loyal customers and built a market identity—supplemented by print or electronic advertising as brands grew. In addition to taking a long time, brand building also took a great deal of money. Flash forward to today: Though it’s still possible to build a brand using those traditional ways, doing it all at once, digitally, is now much more common.

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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. Disruptive opportunities like the chance to rank first for voice search in search engines: “Beyond playing into trends, voice interactions with chatbots, virtual assistants and other IoT technologies have the potential to upend traditional search and display advertising models in the near future, even for giants in the space like Google.

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PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

A whopping 46% of consumers tell us they are more likely to try new brands than they were five years ago; a clear signal to a trend we should expect to intensify. How can brand managers build loyalty with their audiences? million for the rights to the word “We” to brand the holding firm that held WeWork. Pinterest seeks to woo advertisers and international users as IPO looms.

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PR Daily

APRIL 7, 2015

BusinessWire , consumers still trust news coverage more than advertising. After a sharp decline over the past 10 years, broadcast and print media have slightly rebounded. In much the same way, local and industry-specific print publications can have a stronger impact on your business than paid newspaper advertisements. A print review or interview helps you reach a wider online audience than social outreach on its own will do.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The copy I bought of David Ogilvy’s “ Confessions of an Advertising Man ” roughly 15 years ago was used. To the best of my recollection, it appeared the book was out of print, yet there was a seller on a little startup called Amazon.com willing to part ways with a hardcover copy. Despite the book’s age and the fact it was written by an advertiser, I was amazed at how relevant was to my day-to-day work. Marketing PR advertising PR history unscripted marketing

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PR Daily

APRIL 14, 2018

Health care is a competitive business, and it takes a strong brand to give your hospital a mark of distinction. Building that brand starts with focusing on a few key areas: Branding challenges. Branding a health care organization means recognizing the needs of the typical customer base and catering to them. FREE DOWNLOAD: How to manage online feedback and brand reputation ]. Consider these steps to a stronger brand: Deliver on your promises.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

This fee will cover an expanded profile in print which will run even sooner – within 30 days of purchase, in addition to an online listing,” according to the publisher’s message [emphasis added]. And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. This has been accentuated by cuts to editorial staff, and increasingly, a slow but steady shift towards advertisements masquerading as news.

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