Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

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 these misconceptions because advertisements are familiar to them (thanks Mad Men ) and PR is not. (In She whined a lot.

Advertising 108

Advertising Advertising Newspapers Education 108

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

PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

You can also get creative with “new.” Instead, when I heard camouflage was a new fashion trend for women, I took the camo Sock-It that was originally designed for men and coupled it with a hot pink Strap-It and created a “new” combination that appeared to be a new product launch. Those are all topics that interest local media.

Publicity 331

Publicity Television Local Pitching 331

PRSay

MAY 9, 2023

We used to calculate the value of earned media placements according to advertising value equivalency (AVE), based on the cost of a print media ad and the publication in which it appeared. Today, a S’well water bottle has practically become a fashion accessory. EMV is starting to sound like a reincarnation of AVEs.

Measurement 84

Measurement Marketing Pharmaceuticals Social Media 84

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

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 5, 2017

Next are the macro-influencers, who typically have around a million followers or less; these include known fashion, lifestyle, beauty and makeup bloggers like Julia Engel , who has relationships with brands like Old Navy and The Gap or top gamer PewDiepie. Creative freedom for influencers. Then there are middle-influencers.

Trends 149

Trends Fashion Video YouTube 149

Mark My Words

JULY 27, 2018

Creative in this corner, publicity in that corner for example. But at the same time these days, it’s fashionable to be integrated. Creativity has always been at the heart of every successful brand or business or campaign. Creativity is too often deemed as unmanageable, too intangible to describe or add up.

Fashion 60

Fashion Creativity Advertising Advertising 60

Stephen Waddington

MAY 17, 2020

Education Education and training - agile education providers will benefit from digital-led democratisation of education provision but it doesn’t replace the collegiate experience of creative thinking and problem solving. Advertising revenue will follow where it hasn’t already. The latter is a huge opportunity.

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Tourism Fashion Travel Retail 118

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. Technology, entertainment, healthcare, automotive, fashion, spirits, financial services, pharmaceutical, real estate, media – the list goes on and on.

Real Estate 227

Real Estate Pharmaceuticals Automotive Healthcare 227

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio , effects , and new creative tools. It’s an opportunity to show off your creativity. Currently there are no advertising options available for Reels; you can’t pay to boost your Reels or buy a featured spot. Reels is currently dominated by fashion, beauty, fitness and foodie.

Instagram 62

Instagram Social Media Fashion Media 62

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. It demonstrates initiative, creativity and uniqueness. Patti is also Forbes contributor and public speaker.

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Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

The ways companies and leaders behave — or misbehave — have made major headlines in an unprecedented fashion this past year,” they write. Though data and analytics are helpful for brands looking to measure the success of a campaign, they can also be a creative hindrance, reads the report.

Trends 150

Trends Communications Employee Enterprise 150

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. The far more casual dress code generally used to be the business card of the advertising industry. No dialogue.

Print 64

Print Social Media Web Television 64

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ It will boost tactics like contextual advertising, email marketing, and social commerce and could even usher in a new era of creative marketing and PR strategies. Fast-vertising.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Shift Communications

MAY 10, 2022

Every post on every channel needs amazing creative — vibrant creative, excellent copy and to point to high-quality content. Hesitancy to add TikTok to the marketing mix is understandable, whether because of a lack of creative resources or general strategic approach. By Lisa Zanchi, Director, Digital Marketing.

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Pinterest YouTube Social Media Trends 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2017

To heighten creativity. This site is filled with the latest trends in fashion, tech, life, culture, design, business, eco and even “bizarre,” and it’s guaranteed to spark an idea. To increase PR, marketing, and advertising industry knowledge. trendhunter. Or the latest in minimalist time-tracking devices ?

Blogging 159

Blogging Pitching Fashion Sports 159

Cision

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Your audience no longer responds to traditional advertising. In fact, custom content is 92 percent more effective than traditional advertising. For example, Red Bull publishes “ The Red Bulletin ,” a print and digital magazine that offers stories about celebrities, sports, fashion and lifestyle topics. Tell good stories.

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Fashion 120

Cision

AUGUST 2, 2016

What are some of the biggest challenges facing fashion brands? Even if it is “fast-fashion,” consumers should be able to identify with what the brand represents and in turn want to represent that brand’s message. How can they overcome them? In my opinion, it’s about staying relevant while remaining authentic.

Fashion 120

Fashion Apparel Pitching Consumer 120

Prohibition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Nowadays, consumers are constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing collateral, creating a congested market. Traditional forms of advertising often feel intrusive and lack the personal touch that influencer marketing provides. This is where influencer marketing plays a pivotal role in the industry.

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Advertising Advertising 62

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.” A recent article in The Drum begins, “AI models such as ChatGPT, Midjourney and Lensa AI have taken the advertising world by storm in recent months.”

Ethics 98

Ethics Guidelines Fashion Transportation 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Marketers may have differing opinions on Nike’s brand advertising campaign around former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick this year. It delivered on all fronts — as an apology to customers and franchise owners, as a creative expression of frustration, and a show of brand personality. Nike scores with Kaepernick.

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Fashion Reputation Social Media Brand 255

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.

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Advertising Advertising Pitching B2B 147

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2016

That may sound ridiculous, but PR is often misunderstood, and we sometimes see candidates drawn to the industry because of a vague interest in “dealing with people” or because “it’s like advertising.” Do show creativity. Don’t pigeonhole yourself. Don’t be shy.

Publicity 120

Publicity B2B Fashion Sports 120

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 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

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 158

Instagram Publicity How To Social Media 158

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. It was clear that soon they will be one business.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

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. And what fueled it has been working with incredible mentors and leaders in both publishing and PR.

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 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.

Advertising 54

Advertising Advertising Education Newspapers 54

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. Social commerce revolves around meeting your customers right where they hang out.

Social Media 86

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 86

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

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The survey doesn’t get into how that budget would be broken out, which means it could include entail headcount, creative or design, social media management tools, and paid social. It helps cut through the clutter with creative targeting. When you do advertise, don’t just rely on one link and single tweet. On Twitter.

B2B 77

B2B Facebook Advertising Advertising 77

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

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. Finally, having patience is a must.

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Enterprise Agency Radio Fashion 227

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

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

Mark My Words

APRIL 14, 2017

Phrases like “re-accommodated” aren’t obfuscations- they are skilfully fashioned negotiations. You can appreciate the internal logic of the brand’s creatives: put celeb tab A into zeitgeisty protest tab B to spark award-winning campaign. In typical ‘taking control’ fashion the rush to respond came at the expense of the need to reflect.

Corporate 60

Corporate Airlines Leadership Chemicals 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 18, 2017

Look at leaders in fashion, music, and technology for inspiration. Assign a small, but demonstrative project to scope out an agency’s creative and strategic chops. Additionally, with many clients advertising in their own trades, editorial coverage may be low-hanging fruit. Not convinced?

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Skype Conference Agency Product Launch 136