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5 Tips For First-Time PR Agency Clients

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The role of a PR agency in this alignment, and in building an organization’s reputation among customers, employees, and stakeholders, is central. After selecting an agency partner, it’s imperative to lay out expectations, deliverables and success metrics for both sides. In media relations, timing is everything.

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6 Things PR Agencies Should Never Say

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR agency teams, like all creative services people, love to keep our clients happy. While a big part of what our clients ask of us is generating media coverage, what any agency team does will go way beyond that. It pays to think beyond only media interviews and coverage. . How do PR pros do this?

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The 10 Best PR & Content Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2019

Onclusive

Attending conferences can not only be an effective way to sharpen your skills, but can provide you with lots of networking with other PR and marketing pros navigating our evolving industry. If you’re in search of PR and marketing conferences to attend in 2019, AirPR has pulled together a definitive list of the best and the brightest.

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How to stage a press conference without holding one—with great media results

Agility PR Solutions

Press conferences are glamorous. Clients approve staging one because they expect a large media turnout for their event, which they believe will impress their bosses. But press conferences are dangerous because they are out of the control of the agency and client. And there […].

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Can A PR Agency Be Too Loyal?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Like most career PR agency people, I always drink the client Kool-Aid. Most agency PR people have similar stories. It’s good business for a PR agency team to be indoctrinated in the language, culture, and brand lore of a client. Yet one reason brands bring on agencies is that they’re relatively objective.

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Procurement Secrets for Selecting the Best Automotive PR Agency

Bianchi Biz Blog

In a recent post , we showed why using the lowest hourly rates was the absolute worst way to choose a PR agency partner. For a number of reasons, the PR agency with the lowest rates usually ends up costing the client the most – in terms of wasted time, frustration and lackluster results. Why are these clues important?

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Making Media Relations Connections

Shift Communications

Morgan Healthcare Conference (one of the biggest healthcare industry events), including STAT News’s daily “Read Outs,” which took place just a few blocks away from our office. Here are some ways how to build great media relations with relevant press: Check out Recent Coverage. Worried about getting manager’s approval?