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Navigating Media At High-Profile Events

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And the biggest of these events – like the Cannes Advertising Festival, the Consumer Electronics Show, or the E3 Expo, attract equally high-profile media. Here are some tips to both landing media interviews and making sure they’re successful. Plan Well and Double-Confirm. Securing media interest is only the first step.

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PR Tips For A Deep Media Spokesperson Bench

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Yet CEOs aren’t always available for interviews, and depending on a company’s size, they are most appropriate only for specific opportunities. . Given that each story angle is different and every organization has its own internal structure, most can benefit from a deep media spokesperson bench that extends beyond the C-suite.

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Don’t Overlook Your Office Neighbors: The Importance of Building Internal Relationships

Deirdre Breakenridge

My coauthor, Amy Barnes, and I conducted 58 in-depth interviews with senior executives who are members of the PRSA College of Fellows and Arthur W. She teaches courses in public relations and advertising. Page Society in preparation for the book, “ Public Relations Ethics: Senior PR Pros Tell Us How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job.”.

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AdTech Pubs Every PR Pro Should Be Reading

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Guest post by Crenshaw Communications intern, Jordan Farbowitz . From programmatic advertising to first- and third-party data, there are many hot topics and only so many gatekeepers for the stories we want to tell. . There’s also the Drum Awards that recognize the top performers in the advertising world, including in the ad tech space.

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An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How Has PR Changed? Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Comms Pros?

Sword and the Script

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. The answers are starting to feel repetitive and formulaic.

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How PR Can Solve Its Diversity Problem

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When I was interviewing with Crenshaw, one of the first things I noticed was that the leader interviewing me was a man of color – someone who looked like me. As I proceeded in the interview process, I noticed more people in the company like me. It can also lead to more innovative solutions and better problem-solving.

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How To Set Expectations In Public Relations

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Yet corporate PR officers also fall victim to inflated or impractical expectations when their internal clients don’t understand what’s possible. We call it a background interview because it is just that – an exchange to provide background for a future story. Offer honest feedback. And earned media isn’t magic.

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