Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. These pros will continue to be in demand – and those in need of public relations assistance should be aware of all the options available to them, including consultants, agencies, and of course hiring in-house.”.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Have you been recommending a change in strategy regarding social media? Far too many brands delegate, and relegate social strategy development and implementation to their ad agencies, internal marketing departments, even their PR intern, with a mandate to replicate, share, and spread commercial messages. Be Helpful.

Marketing 244

Marketing Facebook Social Media Community 244

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

You can go with less expensive freelancers or retain a boutique, mid-size or large PR agency. For example, a PR agency can obtain media coverage that shines a positive light on your brand. Handpicked Related Content. How to Pick the Right B2B PR Agency For You. Handpicked Related Content.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Powell Tate partners with organizations across sectors — global corporations, advocacy groups, nonprofits and foundations, coalitions, national trade associations and government agencies. Message: We are a progressive public relations agency, designed to reach a profoundly diverse global market. Edelman PR. Finn Partners.

Public Affairs 172

Public Affairs Creativity Nonprofit Agency 172

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

My public relations career began with media relations. Securing between 20-50 opportunities each week (no, that is not a typo), I was the highest producer at the agency I worked at before starting out on my own. As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of media relations. Media relations can be tough.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

Here are four marketing myths that need to be debunked: Marketing Myth #1 : Content marketing is only beneficial for some businesses. Content marketing is the new buzz marketing term – and for a reason. Marketing Myth #2 : Creativity goes down the drain when working with a brand.

Marketing 74

Marketing Content Marketing Creativity Crisis Management 74

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Beyond vertical video, users now have so many different ways to watch video, and the hunger for great video content is so great that PR agencies are investing in video. Agencies are having to think of new, creative ways to use video for selling a product or message. Content will be automated. Video goes vertical.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Video Film 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

It was the center of its content marketing, media relations and social media efforts. We had two other part-time (agency) resources that worked under my direction to help – plus access to a centralized creative team for design and technical assistance.

B2B 105

B2B Leadership Marketing Blogging 105

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. 10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews. Talk to Us !

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Survey Report Media B2B 101

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. 5) Share your content in the real world too. bring creative ideas and execute them?

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Blogging 110

Polaris

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A typical RFP for a marketing or PR firm asks for a company history, annual revenue, related experience, staffing details, hourly rates, client recommendations and even detailed strategic or tactical plans on how the agency will address the client’s business objectives. 1: What services do you require?

Marketing 168

Marketing Policies Agency eBook 168

Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

wtf) are gaining momentum as one of the hottest digital trends because they allow you to design a website URL that is more creative, meaningful and memorable. Drop the too-long and too-confusing domain that you bought in 1999 and trade it in for a snappy, new ‘dot-media’ (.media) media) or ‘dot-agency’ (.agency)

Trends 120

Trends Leadership Small Business Analytics 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 25, 2017

See these related posts: . Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. PR Briefing: Summarizing 3 Recent Public Relations Studies. PR is the Best Kept Secret in Effective Content Marketing. Is your PR agency bringing creative ideas to the table? Now, get off my lawn!

Publicity 80

Publicity Crisis Construction Study 80

PRSay

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Your team may not have blockbuster movies at its disposal, but without the ability to create your own original content, you’ll be spending money just to acquire what a group of creatives could already have been producing for you. That’s why, at MediaSource , we put our content team at the center of our plans.

Analytics 158

Analytics Television Banking Data 158

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Strategies used in tech PR include thought leadership, social media management, strategic partnerships and community engagement, content marketing, media relations , and influencer marketing. Working with a Tech PR agency can help to ensure that the right strategies are used for maximum results.

Strategy 62

Strategy Branding Brand Technology 62

Prohibition

APRIL 29, 2017

We won Prolific North’s and the CIPR’s Agency of the year and we had a record year with a number of exciting new account wins, including several high street brands, and as a result we need to expand our growing team yet again. As you’ve probably figured out, we’re no relics when it comes to clever public relations.

Agency 54

Agency Creativity Hotels Social Media 54

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2016

And finally, email remains a key conduit for media relations and earned media. It’s the fourth point that stands out in my mind because the email marketing industry is riddled with lessons for PR. Don’t miss these related posts: . 11 Simple Ways for PR to Score Content Marketing Points.

Marketing 113

Marketing Pitching Survey Study 113

Prohibition

JULY 9, 2018

While we do ‘the traditional stuff’ very well indeed, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what you would expect from a specialist PR agency. So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video creation and seeding.

Creativity 48

Creativity Crisis Management Construction Social Media 48

Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Content marketing has taken on new life and meaning. Social media and influencer relations are taking a growing share of marcom budgets. Digital and interactive media have largely displaced print. Measuring the impact of marketing and PR is notoriously difficult. PR people outnumber reporters six to one.

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

However, having been in this business a long time, I know results can ebb and flow, but when results ebb, the PR folks need to step up to bring new and creative PR ideas to the table. The next agency we hired was a solo PR firm specializing in B2B – a one-person shop. Experience on both sides of the table: corporate and agency.

B2B 60

B2B Corporate Agency Creativity 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

If they’re not currently engaged with an agency, most communicators have either had an agency relationship in their past or can look forward to having one in the future. When it comes to hiring an outside agency, 54% said they brought an agency on board when they needed an extra set of hands. Creative Commons CC0.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 23, 2024

These assess what components of websites, digital content, and online press releases consumers are and are not psychologically engaging with. Your team could provide data on this to machine learning-driven generative web design and content development platforms.

Technology 77

Technology Training Data Consumer 77

Wildfire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Public relations plays a pivotal role in helping businesses and brands achieve commercial success, so it’s important that we separate the facts from the fiction, and instil faith back into an industry that has a history stretching back hundreds of years. PR myth #1: “Just send out a press release…”.

Banking 45

Banking Education Industry Crisis 45

Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2017

See these related posts: . How Frothy Words Drive PR and Media Coverage. Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It. How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. Is your PR agency bringing creative ideas to the table? 2) Email still the preferred pitching channel. Talk to Us!

Report 70

Report Media Survey Pitching 70

PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the last decade, PR professionals have had their job roles extend from media relations masters to social media gurus, to SEO weavers, to paid media data analysts, to content marketing machines ? Being agency side, I can identify with Elastigirl. RELEASE your creative energy. LUNGE forward.

Energy 48

Energy Course Creativity Web 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. It’s not working anymore because more tech companies are chasing fewer in-market buyers.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). Some might call me old-fashioned when it comes to media relations. How is this relevant?

Blogging 69

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Reasons for Hiring or Firing an Outside Agency. Understanding why agencies get fired is just as important as why they get hired. 5) planning and strategy (37%).

Survey 97

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 97

Prohibition

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Here at Prohibition, we love to sink our teeth deep into projects that test our creativity, event management skills and media expertise, so when Yorkshire Water offered us the opportunity to carry out a creative project that promoted their ambition to become zero carbon by 2030, we were committed to executing a ground-breaking stunt that would cut (..)

Local 62

Local Creativity Video Energy 62

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

In time we plan to share the database in a Creative Commons format and develop a web app to interrogate the data. The 2018 report suggests that copywriting, campaign delivery, media relations, strategic planning and social media relations are among the most common PR activities.

Analysis 60

Analysis Technology Tools Exercises 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

It’s a classic example of why content marketing and public relations need each other. Is your PR agency bringing creative ideas to the table? With time and planning, this approach usually wins over a handful of referenceable customers. It works as an on-ramp for formal case studies too. Talk to Us!

B2B 60

B2B Blogging How To Media 60

Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Last week I spent two fantastic days with Mynewsdesk at its FutureComms15 conference and then the following day at a content marketing master class with the Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose. Public relations has always been a media neutral discipline.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Content Marketing Case Study 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

See these related posts: Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It. Repurpose Does Not Mean Regurgitate in Content Marketing. Good PR agencies usually ask new clients for a list of top competitors. Predictions, PR and Pressing Questions on SEO [UML]. 3) Deep scope of competitive for new ops.

SEO 64

SEO Tools Engineering Web 64

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). Some might call me old-fashioned when it comes to media relations. How is this relevant?

Blogging 40

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 40