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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. We can definitely generate XX earned media placements. The best PR specialists know how to use creative tactics, research, and data to create newsworthy stories. Never ask an executive if they have anything for us to pitch.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. Yet creativity plays a part in much of a PR person’s daily work. 4 ways creative PR takes it up a notch.

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Appetite remains for agency acquisitions across UK and Europe

Wadds Inc.

Behind the numbers, there is definitely turbulence – we have experienced some nervousness from buyers, particularly from the US, and interest rate increases definitely makes leveraged deals harder to construct. Creative capabilities in particular are highly sought after – so the Uncommon/Havas deal was not surprising.

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What Are Agency Partnerships? Why It May Be Smart as a Solo PR Pro to Work With an Agency

Solo PR Pro

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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Right sizing your PR agency: Not too tight, not too baggy

PR in High Definition

Embarking on a partnership with a PR agency is one of those business purchasing decisions that shouldn’t be taken lightly. But how can you be sure you are choosing, or working with, the right-sized communications and PR agency and getting value out of every dollar, pound, or euro you spend on comms? Have solid and relevant connections.

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Four “Old-School” PR Tactics You Shouldn’t Retire Just Yet

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Today’s PR business is definitely not your grandparents’ PR industry. Take the case of social media; what was once a creative space for brands to engage with customers is now so cluttered that making connections is difficult, and paid media strategies are often necessary. Wire distribution.

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Why you–not an agency–need to own your influencer relationships

Communications Conversations

Last week, Digiday wrote an article essentially claiming that agencies are destroying influencer marketing (influencer marketing agencies, in particular). These influencer marketing agencies and networks have always seemed to me a little like the former mom blog networks. Not an agency. This should surprise no one.

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