ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

Here’s a “cheat sheet” to help brands get a leg up on the PR universe this year. How to maximize brand PR: a “cheat sheet” Remember the investment goes beyond the PR budget. Not every brand has a tight, easily told story, and some have complicated, dull, or even questionable histories.

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Publicity Brand Branding Storytelling 256

Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. Background on PRophet Kwittken is a former PR agency leader. I’ll dig into that more in a moment.

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Software Media Relations Pitching Media 85

Prohibition

JULY 7, 2023

The importance of PR for food and beverage businesses In the competitive food and beverage industry, having a strong public relations strategy is essential for building brand awareness, attracting customers, and ultimately driving sales. A food PR agency’s role goes beyond simply sending out press releases.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. What: PR pitching amidst the continuing media layoffs When: February 22, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. So, says Propel, which provides PR software. Is that good?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

Every PR agency team appreciates the importance of relationships with key media outlets and personnel. This is particularly true in B2B PR, where we tend to approach the same business and trade journalists on behalf of client executives and their brands. Building better media relations means making reporters’ lives easier.

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Media Pitching Report B2B 333

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this month’s profile, we are talking with Megan Garbe , the Vice President and Director of Consumer Media Relations at Fahlgren Mortine. Tell us a bit about your day-to-day and your role as the VP, Director of Consumer Media Relations. This is actually a new role for the agency, one that I was thrilled to take on.

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Pitching Consumer How To Education 98

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 7, 2018

PR teams can take advantage of sudden extra relevance by immediately pitching a client as a news source to media hungry for pertinent expertise. Here are the PR fundamentals for reactive media pitches. PR tips for reactive media pitches. Another example is the YouTube brand safety crisis.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

Yes, it’s true that in today’s digital landscape, public relations professionals no longer rely on earned media alone. Most PR pros today use some form of the PESO Model which includes owned, shared, paid and earned media. However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry.

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Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 97

Konnect Agency

JULY 6, 2022

Top-tier media coverage during this important sales season can ensure you reach your sales goals and stand out amongst the noise. Strategically Plan to Secure Press Leading Into the H olidays with a PR Agency. Landing top-tier press around the holiday season goes beyond a beautifully written pitch and a client’s innovative product.

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Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

My mix has always included agency partnerships, but 2020 forced me to get creative and leverage those agency partnerships to stabilize my business. What are agency partnerships? Agency partnerships usually form as a result of traditional advertising and marketing agencies not having PR pros on staff.

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Agency Creativity Media Relations Nonprofit 76

Sword and the Script

MARCH 9, 2021

Zach Cutler says he built a $1 million PR agency by age 28 and when he couldn’t find a PR software product for managing the work that he liked, he started developing one. The idea that PR software is like customer relationship management (CRM) for public relations has been around for a while. Zach Cutler of Propel is one of them.

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Software Agency Pitching Analytics 145

5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. In today’s world of social media, media relations is so much broader. What’s Different? Is it casual or more formal?

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Media Relations Pinterest Media Newspapers 79

PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For smaller brands, Twitter’s noisy platform and algorithms that determine what users see often work against their best efforts. Rather than view it as a social media delivery device, perhaps see Twitter as an online complaint box. As controversy swirls around Twitter, some brands may opt to leave the platform permanently.

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Trends Pitching Twitter Nonprofit 124

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2022

Most cannabis brands make the mistake of not honing in on their PR efforts and simply hoping that they’ll be good enough to generate positive results. However, even with a little bit more effort, cannabis brands can use PR to streamline the buying journey while generating positive media coverage. Media Relations.

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Brand Branding Consumer Pitching 88

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When asked whether generating earned media across three channels – local, national and trade media – had become easier, more difficult, or about the same as it was, average responses in all three media categories fell into the “more difficult” range. And in the meantime, keep pitching for those valuable earned media hits!

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Report Automotive Media Local 101

PRSay

MAY 15, 2020

In a topical and wide-ranging discussion among PR executives, PRSA’s new Storytellers series debuted on May 12 with a webinar titled “ Trusted Advisers: PR Agencies in a Global Pandemic.”. “As When pitching stories, remember that “the media is hypersensitive to calling out brands that are tone-deaf,” Tauberman said.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 5, 2021

How can PR agencies keep their clients top-of-mind in a 24-hour media environment? The most effective public relations teams develop strategies to “newsjack” for opportunities to keep pace with the news cycle. It could essentially leverage one agency’s capability over another’s when seeking new business opportunities.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Successful media pitching in public relations has always relied on the combination of a good idea, well-timed and well-packaged to offer up to appropriate journalists. Many times, however, the factor that turns a pitch into a pitch-perfect placement is chutzpah! Don’t discount the last-minute opportunity.

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Pitching Strategy Examples Banking 149

5W PR

AUGUST 23, 2023

Public relations specialist PR specialists develop and implement communication strategies to promote and protect client or organizational reputation. They create press releases , media pitches, and coordinate interviews to generate positive media coverage.

Publicity 78

Publicity Public Affairs Crisis Communications Policies 78

Konnect Agency

APRIL 20, 2021

Navigating sensitive topics isn’t easy, particularly when a brand has to do it out of necessity rather than choice because it operates in a “sensitive” category. One of the companies we work with is an international adult toy brand that offers some fantastic products for both men and women. Having a new approach.

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Social Media Media Relations Media Pitching 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Regular “touch-base” calls are a PR agency staple. So how can PR teams run top-notch calls with the brands and teams they support – whether external or within the same organization? A PR agency is typically brought on to do more than secure media coverage. First, cover the basics . Go beyond tactics.

How To 156

How To Meeting Case Study Survey 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Regular “touch-base” calls are a PR agency staple. So how can PR teams run top-notch calls with the brands and teams they support – whether external or within the same organization? A PR agency is typically brought on to do more than secure media coverage. First, cover the basics . Go beyond tactics.

How To 156

How To Meeting Case Study Survey 156

Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 24, 2024

A PR person assigned to gain major earned media publicity for a sponsors’ Super Bowl tie-in during the early years of the Big Game was the equivalent of being given an ice cream sundae by agency management. Reporters were anxious to interview football players that PR people would pitch as spokesmen for brands.

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How To Media Interviews Pitching 103

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

On the agency side, it’s sometimes because the team overpromises in their eagerness to win a new client. In ad tech, this means getting a brand or publisher client onboard; reporters aren’t going to take our word for it. We’re living through COVID-19 and a presidential election year, and both eat up a huge amount of media bandwidth.

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Publicity How To Agency Product Launch 334

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Prospective clients often tell us that their agency is hard-working, smart, and collegial, but that they simply don’t prioritize top-tier media coverage. As the power of digital and social media has soared, they see new opportunities. Many have paid-media envy, because it looks easy. Positive press drives SEO.

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SEO Agency Reputation Policies 227

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. As the saying goes, one-half of strategy is deciding what not to do.

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Pitching Report Software Survey 88

Sword and the Script

JULY 11, 2023

He has some amazing guests and it’s a good one for those looking to better understand thought leadership/expert-led PR and the power of personal branding. Pitching Powerhouse by Jennifer Berson Jennifer Berson covers a lot of PR how-to’s from media relations tips to business-building strategies to how to build your own PR agency.

Publicity 127

Publicity Small Business Trends Leadership 127

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Earned Media/Media Relations. Far from just managing a digital Rolodex, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. Owned Media/Content Strategy. Relationship building takes time. Executive Thought Leadership. Speaking Engagements.

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Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

A while back a reporter I had been pitching threw me what I thought was an unexpected softball. The Sorry State of Media Relations. Then the story hinge swings like this: “Such is the sorry state of corporate media relations these days. The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism.

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Media Relations Media Content Marketing Corporate 73

Polaris

JANUARY 21, 2015

My team and I are responsible for developing blogger outreach programs for clients—and I often receive pitches from other PR agencies about their clients. Here are 5 approaches to blogger outreach in the latter category your PR agency might be using. #1: A PR agency approaches a wine blogger with information on a new iOS game.

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Agency Pitching Enterprise Policies 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2019

There are all types of PR problems, but the one that nobody wants to deal with is the public relations program that just isn’t generating traction, or one where outcomes fall short of expectations by the client or PR agency. ” But most PR agencies have become more sophisticated about goal-setting and measurement.

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How To Interviews Measurement Storytelling 257

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A high-growth tech company with financing behind it is in a perfect position to make the most of a public relations agency partnership. Not all startups understand how best to take advantage of an investment in public relations. Worse, they may let the news trickle out without a proper media strategy. Bad timing.

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Agency Pitching Internal International 205

Sword and the Script

JULY 26, 2022

In this guest post, Rudi Davis, Head of Agency at Intelligent Relations, argues organizations should focus on earned media during a recession because it has credibility and a low relative cost with high impact. However, if you don’t know what you’re doing, earned media can be tricky. Earning earned media.

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Media Pitching Agency Guidelines 166

Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Public relations (PR) is essential in promoting a brand and driving sales. It helps build and maintain a brand’s positive image and can influence people’s perception of it. In modern times, public perception of your brand is more critical than any traditional advertising.

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Brand Branding Training Viral 52

Rock the Status Quo

MAY 4, 2015

The Differences in Pitch Style & Purpose Are Helpful to Understand I love PR, I love SEO and I really love how well they intersect to grow client reach and conversion. How that pitch is written can be VERY revealing. It’s not a practice exclusive to public relations specialists like it used to be.

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SEO Pitching Small Business Agency 100