Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives will be incredibly important, but when the next crisis hits, consumers will be reminded to look back on major brands that only paid the topic lip service. We need to bring back the conversation, the private event and up our creativity to navigate the changing media landscape.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” All aspects of the campaign used similar creative so that the message was consistent across all platforms. Get creative and get smart. The top of the funnel is filled by PR.

Small Business 213

Small Business Fashion Groups Local 213

Cision

AUGUST 2, 2016

In this interview, Angie discusses how to stay relevant with consumers, create an impactful message and build better relationships with the media. What are some of the biggest challenges facing fashion brands? But, a personal proud moment for me was when I was given the task of completely branding a women’s contemporary fashion label.

Fashion 120

Fashion Apparel Pitching Consumer 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Social Media Ecommerce Marketing Imagine this as a big umbrella that covers lots of stuff—building up your brand’s popularity, guiding customers to your website, advertising and selling products, and even the art of social selling and social commerce. Consumers are no longer content with polished marketing messages and picture-perfect images.

Social Media 87

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Myth #2: PR is free advertising. Advertising, on the other hand, can be completely controlled in terms of content and placement. Whatever credibility may be sacrificed, advertising supplants with creativity, duration, repetition and precise targeting. Unfortunately, this is the lie that will not die.

Advertising 147

Advertising Advertising Pitching B2B 147

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

I’ve always been an avid consumer of journalism and loved writing. What sparked my interest in public relations for magazine brands was the idea of learning something new each time you pitch a story, discovering trends and delving into a variety of topics — from culture to politics to fashion. What’s your secret to success?

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The issue of diversity is not just about creating advertisements or messaging that represents people from a range of backgrounds; after all, every campaign must consider the target audience, and each group has a specific set of characteristics.

Marketing 76

Marketing Fashion Consumer Training 76

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2016

A successful B2B or consumer public relations operation is often dependent on a strong team of seasoned pros and a bench of promising up-and-comers. Because of entertainment and fashion, a job in PR has taken on a “glam” halo that is often unrealistic. Do show creativity. Don’t pigeonhole yourself.

Publicity 120

Publicity B2B Fashion Sports 120

Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

When I say I am working with a newspaper reporter on story, they ask me why my clients don’t just advertise in the publication because: ”PR and advertising are the same, right?” Many share this misconception because advertisements are familiar to them and PR is not. This lesson took time to drive home. That’s power.

Advertising 54

Advertising Advertising Education Newspapers 54

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 25, 2018

The script runs the gamut of creative and powerful wordplay, including scholarly quotes from the poet Marguerite de Navarre and lots of German and French bons mots. As we have noted , the best way to improve writing is to read a variety of texts, from creative to journalistic. In this case, we add, and watch certain films.

Film 136

Film Local Leadership Radio 136

Cision

JANUARY 6, 2017

Adrienne and Greg Weiss sat down with us to explain their branding strategies, the importance of relevance and resonance with consumers, and the most important branding advice they’ve learned throughout their careers. Story telling, club making and building a culture that feels like a country is a powerful way to connect with consumers.

Retail 225

Retail Consumer Brand Branding 225

Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2015

Following the likes of BuzzFeed, Gawker and the WaPo , among other media outlets, CNN is going all in on native advertising with an in-store studio or so to speak. The division will fashion and distribute “branded content” across CNN’s fleet of properties, from TV to the Web and newer platforms like Snapchat….

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Ethics Journalism 60

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. The creative process can’t be automated or scaled well – again, a function of dealing with humans. In advertising, when you put a dollar into the machine, you get a result. Humans do not scale.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I also love the way PR and comms has become far more measurable, being in a position to demonstrate the strength of your work to your clients is so satisfying, not least when there’s direct engagement with consumers. The way we reach the consumer these days is so different to five years ago.

Hotels 86

Hotels Social Media Fashion Agency 86

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

Content is evolving and so are the ways in which people consume it. The content is creative, interesting, serves a purpose and captures their followers’ attention. Fashion biggie Gap went all out with influencer marketing with an interactive website that had content created by influencers. Guest Post by Taral Patel.

Marketing 40

Marketing Viral Fashion Product Launch 40

Prohibition

MAY 4, 2017

The company has hired former AOL, Buzzfeed and Google executive, Kate Burns, as executive vice-president – who has said that the first of its kind website has been designed to “attract millennials from across the globe“, a critical audience for advertisers to reach. 5) James Rodriguez (@jamesdrodriguez) Twitter: 12.2m/Instagram:

Sports 54

Sports Social Media Instagram Media 54

wiredPRworks

AUGUST 2, 2016

When you look at how fragile the relationship is between consumers and corporations, there is a danger of an influencer becoming the next objective of mistrust. Some people are cynical of mobile games as a fashion. Influencer marketing is likely to get abused. Are they honest brokers?

Leadership 40

Leadership Survey Enterprise Conference 40

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

But one of the problems for businesses – and their PR people, Instagram continues to limit access to paid advertising on their site. Finally, don’t forget this is still a social media platform, that means it’s not just about advertising your product or service, it’s also about building an interactive group. Instagram Generation.

Instagram 158

Instagram Publicity How To Social Media 158

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What started out as a Snapchat-like platform for younger generations of social media influencers and general users for sharing video snippets has grown into an essential platform for marketing and advertising. Creativity is the only rule. What separates it from other social media platforms is the creativity it affords users.

B2B 310

B2B Video Creativity Social Media 310

Prohibition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Nowadays, consumers are constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing collateral, creating a congested market. The Role of Influencer Marketing in the Online Retail Industry Influencer marketing has gained immense popularity in the online retail industry due to its ability to create authentic connections with consumers.

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Advertising Advertising 62

PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

In their annual analysis of trends in business and communications, the10company sees 2019 as a year of influence for employees and consumers. Whether you are an impassioned employee or a socially conscious consumer, internal and external audiences are making their voices heard as never before.”

Trends 151

Trends Communications Employee Enterprise 151

Cision

MAY 17, 2016

How did you get your start in advertising and communication? I knew that I wanted to be around creative people so I majored in graphic design and minored in fine art. This is a good thing, not a “big brother” thing, as consumers will receive content that is increasingly relevant to their specific interests. Rapid Fire Round.

Real Estate 227

Real Estate Pharmaceuticals Automotive Healthcare 227

5W PR

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Not only that, but Instagram as a platform has continued improving itself and investing in helping companies turn their engagement into actual sales and revenue by streamlining the sales process, creating advertising campaigns, adding links to generate website traffic, and more. Advertising campaigns. Influencer campaigns.

Social Media 88

Social Media Instagram Media Advertising 88

Maxim Behar

APRIL 2, 2024

Radio and television, the electronic media that came after the press, were constituted in the same fashion as print media — they had different channels for delivering their messages. To a great extent, PR experts need to know the target consumer, their traits, media consumption habits, preferences, everything. No dialogue.

Print 64

Print Social Media Web Television 64

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The advertising strategies of the past no longer stack up to today’s audiences. Here, she discusses Kiip’s tremendous growth over the past year, her approach to PR in the tech industry and the evolution of consumers in today’s digitally-focused world. We define moments as a period of time when the consumer has completed an action.

Pinterest 120

Pinterest Mobile Pitching Social Media 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 16, 2016

But there’s been a shift towards specialist agencies that focus exclusively in PR for companies in sectors like technology, fashion or real estate. Yet public relations is not scaleable in the way that digital advertising and direct marketing are. But these two alone aren’t enough to cut it in today’s PR landscape.

Real Estate 120

Real Estate Technology Data Agency 120

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

At this time, Snapchat was solely consumer-user friendly. Like all things online, it was only a matter of time before Snapchat added advertising capabilities. And rumor has it, Snapchat’s introduction of Snapcash on Monday could provide even more data for future advertisers on the platform.). At Jamba Juice? At a parade?

Brand 148

Brand Branding Sports B2B 148

MaccaPR

JULY 27, 2016

What’s especially remarkable is that neither the age of the Dinty Moore product (it was introduced in 1935) nor the length of the BBDO-Hormel relationship (swear to God, 85 years) seems to have dampened the fresh creativity in this campaign. It takes consumers through the journey the lumber guys went through,” says Haan.

Marketing 48

Marketing Video Consumer Agency 48

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 31, 2018

Contrary to popular belief, lawyers do not enjoy making your job harder by nixing your creative campaign ideas. Some content creators do post their pictures, videos and other content pursuant to a Creative Commons license. The most creative photo. In one recent case, clothing retailer Lord & Taylor paid fashion in?uencers

Creativity 71

Creativity Video Interviews Blogging 71

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Content Ideation Tools Crafting successful digital PR strategies demands creative ideation, and the right tools can transform the seed of an idea into compelling campaigns that drive big coverage. For instance, this Consumer Survey from Fashion Revolution ranks for the key term “fashion survey,” which gets 30 searches per month.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Content Ideation Tools Crafting successful digital PR strategies demands creative ideation, and the right tools can transform the seed of an idea into compelling campaigns that drive big coverage. For instance, this Consumer Survey from Fashion Revolution ranks for the key term “fashion survey,” which gets 30 searches per month.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

5W PR

MARCH 11, 2024

In the bustling world of digital marketing, brands are constantly battling to connect and resonate with their target consumers. As traditional advertising tactics lose their shine, the rise of influencer marketing is a beacon in the digital chaos. Today’s consumers are smart, desiring authenticity and trust.

Marketing 78

Marketing Guidelines Fashion Data 78

Norton's Notes

JANUARY 30, 2015

Nothing feeds our ravenous cravings for creative PR stunts quite like a good old foodie campaign. Household brand and nation’s favourite Walkers opened themselves up to crisp-lovers of the nation as they let the public get creative with their Do Us a Flavour campaign. Do Us A Flavour.

Social Media 28

Social Media Local Twitter Creativity 28

PR Fuel

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If it’s not working, get creative! Going through them all is time consuming, meaning you need to simplify your pitch as much as possible. As it relates to the first point, you need to write compelling subject lines that don’t sound like advertisements or generic, boring stories. The public will forgive and forget.

Web 40

Web Pitching Local Report 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

“The cultural divide due to ‘fake news’ and distrust of media will deepen in 2019 forcing marketers and PR to push harder on content distribution with their own consumer channels as the most direct line of communication with the company or client. 8) Creativity over productivity. Consumers trust others of similar ilk.

Social Media 91

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 20, 2010

Retrevo.com is one of the largest consumer electronics shopping and review sites in the world, helping people decide what to buy, when to buy and where to buy it. Retrevo uses artificial intelligence to scan the entire web, daily, bringing people the most up-to-date, comprehensive reviews and buying guides for consumer electronics.

Pitching 49

Pitching Fashion Report Twitter 49