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Advertising vs Publicity

PR for Anyone

It’s the age-old question… what is more impactful to a business – advertising or publicity? 1 – publicity is free – advertising you pay for. #2 This week I want to talk about advertising versus publicity and why one is worth so much more.

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Top Super Bowl 2023 advertisers that dominated the buzz: Who made the cut?

Agility PR Solutions

Super Bowl LVII was the third most watched television program in history with 113 million viewers, according to Nielsen. Advertisers all want to score a touchdown, but many will just settle for field goals.

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Should Anyone Advertise Alcohol?

Mindful Marketing

” Given that in many countries, alcohol advertising is commonplace – on television, in magazines, and on billboards – why have many taken issue with Sake Viva on social media? I have to admit that alcohol advertising is a difficult issue for me to approach objectively.

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Targeted Advertising: Does it Actually Work?

Contently - Strategy

While scrolling through Instagram, I recently stumbled on an advertisement for a hoodie. More likely, though, a firm bought data from Instagram parent Meta (formerly known as Facebook) and advertised to me a product based on my Facebook profile.

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Can ChatGPT Be Your Publicist?

PR for Anyone

The response: Galentine’s Day, celebrated on February 13th, is a holiday popularized by the television show “Parks and Recreation.” Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE.

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Easy Trick to Land in the Media

PR for Anyone

I just did it for Virginia where I live and interestingly, there are new laws going into place with regards to privacy: The right to opt out of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising purposes; The right to opt out of the sale of personal data; and.

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Go from Established to Known

PR for Anyone

Free Publicity Friday advertising advertising vs. publicity and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE.

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Why Publicity?

PR for Anyone

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Everyone knows what advertising is but why should they consider publicity? With advertising, YOU direct the message and it’s pretty clear that that is the case because you are paying for it.

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Back to School Media Pitches

PR for Anyone

So for the next thirty days, in terms of your local media, newspaper, radio, television, you have a great opportunity to pitch back-to-school stories. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE.

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What to do with Media Appearances

PR for Anyone

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. You’ve landed in the media. Now what? I hear from people who were on TV and they’re excited and they want it to live on forever.

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Pitching News Today

PR for Anyone

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. Watch this week’s PR Tip here. The majority of my clients are established in their business.

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What to Pitch in October

PR for Anyone

Free Publicity Friday advertising advertising vs. publicity and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. It’s almost October.

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Positioning Yourself as a Media Expert

PR for Anyone

The third day, we take our VIPs into a television studio. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE.

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Maxim Behar: What will be the television of the future

Maxim Behar

Host: Television has a long history behind it. Maxim : It depends on the concept of television. Is it the screen that stands on the wall or stands opposite of you or is it the institution of television. Host: What does it mean for television to involve its viewers?

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Why Advertising Isn’t Dead

Cision

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. Broadcasters incentivized brands to sponsor daytime programming which targeted this audience by halving rates for advertisements during those hours.

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PR Myth #2

PR for Anyone

Reference something else that they’ve written in the past or shared on television and see how you can provide value to them and pitch that. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE.

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PR Myths

PR for Anyone

Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. I”m starting a little series on PR Myths because I keep hearing things that just aren’t right. PR Myth #1 – Hiring a PR Firm will make you famous.

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PR vs. Advertising: What’s the difference?

5W PR

When most people hear about PR and advertising, they assume it’s roughly the same thing. The starkest difference between them is that advertising is controlled media. P R is also much cheaper than advertising – a fraction of the cost. PR is a fraction of the cost of advertising. The PR business is a tiny piece of the pie compared to advertising; there’s no reason why it can’t continue to grow and take advantage of its agility in the marketplace.”.

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What is ‘true native’ advertising?

PR Daily

Although many PR pros think native advertising is new, it’s actually one of the oldest forms of paid advertising. Advertisers must produce effective digital campaigns that can cut through the noise in a crowded industry. Enter native advertising, which is expected to reach. $21 To achieve native advertising success, look at the early triumphs of a few familiar brands: General Mills.

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Campaign Recap: Advertising Week 2018

5W PR

Celebrating 15 years of bringing together the who’s who of the advertising and media ecosystem from all over the globe, this year’s Advertising Week boasted 4 bustling floors of activity over 4 days at the AMC Loews Theatre in New York. It is at Ad Week that leading brand founders, high profile CEO’s and digital marketers come together to discuss the key strategies that are going to move the needle to make advertising more impactful for consumers (1,216 speakers in just four days!)

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Public Relations in Marketing

PR for Anyone

The definition of public relations is the professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization or a famous person and the definition of marketing is: the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.

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Big Tech Advertising: Olive Branch or Smoke Screen?

5W PR

Most marketers find themselves paying close attention to the television ads that air during their nightly time in front of the TV. Advertising is a fascinating study in social strategy and messaging, and marketers tend to be observant of the initiatives other brands are taking to reach consumers. Several key factors likely played into this strategy to push out mainstream advertising in order to update a brand’s reputation or make a push for consumer involvement.

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How to Get in Magazines

PR for Anyone

These calendars are actually designed for potential advertisers to know what is going to be covered in the magazine in a particular month. If you can’t find it, go to the magazine’s website, click on the advertising tab, and look for “media kit”.

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As lines between advertising and news blur, what's a PR pro to do?

PR Daily

Prior to websites and blogs, public relations practitioners spent countless hours pitching their stories to newspapers, long-lead publications such as magazines, radio stations and television stations. Now, imagine having to not only secure the interest of the reporter, but also get consent from the advertising department for that media outlet. Recently, I secured an interview for a client on a regional television station in Canada. Editorial is unpaid. Advertorial is paid.

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How to Give a Great Media Interview

PR for Anyone

Media is editorial content unless you are paying for advertising. Make sure to Like and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ring the bell so you’re notified of new videos by clicking HERE. You got the YES! Now how do you give a great interview? Most importantly is to be prepared.

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Avoid advertising blahblah: the real meaning of Christmas?

Prakkypedia

It has struck me that this standard message is regurgitated by a lot of organisations in their marketing and advertising material and it’s a wasted opportunity. (I I watched some regional SA television recently – during a Christmas trip – and saw a swathe of festive commercial messages from local retailers. Advertising is an important communication channel that enables you to craft your own message, be creative, stand out, and say something interesting to customers.

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How to Develop Good Social Listening Techniques

PR for Anyone

The more people they have paying attention to their outlet, the more advertisers they can get and the better it is for them. We pitch right then and there and if you want to be a VIP, we actually take you into a television studio.

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Public Relations Skills

PR for Anyone

They’ll show you step-by-step how to build these public relations skills so you can be your own publicist and land in the media because I know of no better way to get that many people to learn about your business without paying for advertising.

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Gee, Beav, Isn't PR Just Like Advertising?

Bad Pitch Blog

When I am speaking about a media interview, say on television, they assume I’m on camera. 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 Advertising vs. PR bad PR practices PR definitions Super Bowl ads

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Land Stories

PR for Anyone

I know of no better way to do this without paying for advertising. Timing is everything when you want to land stories in the media. I made so many mistakes when I first started pitching. I didn’t realize there was a system and a calendar to pitch the media.

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Can Sponsored Content Work For PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A great example is Cocaine Economics , a stunning interactive website created through a partnership between Netflix and WSJ to promote the television show “Narcos.” Sponsored content is often confused with native advertising , but it’s actually a subset of it.

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What to watch for during 2023’s Super Bowl commercials

PR Daily

Always a big-budget affair (commercials for this year’s game cost about $7 million for a 30-second television spot ), Super Bowl ads often roll out new products to the masses or play on nostalgia and pop culture as part of the promotional strategy. Branding Marketing Super Bowl advertising

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How Earned Media Will Impact 2020 Elections

Critical Mention

New forms of technology continue to rise in numbers and popularity, but despite an influx of innovative media outlets, television news coverage remains a steady source for political coverage.

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Professional Sports Without Fans Will Increase Social Media Usage

Critical Mention

Social Media Advertising Content Marketing Corporate Communications Earned Media Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Media Relations Online Online News Monitoring Television TwitterWhether you’re a football, basketball, soccer or baseball fan, you’ve likely asked yourself the same question.

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Four Earned Media KPIs to Track

Critical Mention

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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"Gee, Beav, Isn't PR Just Like Advertising?"

Bad Pitch Blog

When I am speaking with them about a media interview, say on television, they assume I’m on camera. 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. Although I have toiled in public relations for 95 years (!),

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Why Earned Media is More Important Than Ever

Critical Mention

These kinds of mentions can help make up for a lack of advertising budget and organizations need a way to be sure they are capturing the value created through business visibility and brand growth. Therefore, the frontrunner of news dissemination is television broadcast coverage. .

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Dreaming of Christmas 2016

Mark My Words

Could it possibly top the previous year’s much lauded television event? Once upon a time supermarket and department store advertisements were about products on sale. Mark My Words advertisements advertising campaigns christmas John Lewis 2016 lewis toothless moonYou could power much of the national grid on the hype that’s been fissioning on social media. We’ve been drip fed on teasers and speculation has been rife. It isn’t a new Star Wars or Bond.

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PR 2020: What will it be like?

Marketwired

First, it’s my feeling that we’ll see a greater understanding of the melding of PR, marketing and advertising. Facebook and Twitter continue to evolve, just like television and radio did after they were first introduced. IR/PR 2020 advertising communications marketing PR pr-insights public relations social media[By Jason Mollica]. Victor Hugo once said that there is nothing like a dream to create the future.

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Everything You Need to Know About Earned Media

Critical Mention

Earned Media is publically gained content that is written about you or your brand without paid promotion or advertising. It can also be seen as word-of-mouth marketing or free advertising.

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