Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

An interview with Maja Pawinska Sims is a rite of passage for anyone in the PR industry. Like many agency types making their way in the industry I pitched her stories. The top ten agencies in the world bounced back after less than one per cent growth in 2017 to 4.9% They are performing more strongly than most agencies.

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Interviews Agency Industry Measurement 115

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.

How To 257

How To Interviews Measurement Storytelling 257

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

While digital marketing agencies often provide reputation management services, it is important to differentiate PR from marketing and understand the purposes of both. There’s no erasing those negative comments from old employees with an axe to grind and nothing better to do with their time. The difference between PR and Marketing.

Digital PR 246

Digital PR Reputation Employee Energy 246

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

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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Agency Brand Branding Resources 102

Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

The negative reaction caused by unplanned events can quickly snowball into a full-fledged mess, but that’s where a PR agency comes in to provide documentation, analysis and actionable advice to help companies handle their most sensitive high stakes situations with professionalism. Prohibition PR will provide management advice.

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Crisis Communications Crisis Agency Communications 62

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Annual marketing salary survey shows remote interviews and shorter hiring process have become the norm as a consequence of the pandemic The was a cartoon going around the business world a few weeks ago that asked “who led the digital transformation in your company?” About 80% of managers are worried “about retaining valued employees.”

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Survey Trends Marketing Creativity 102

MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

Name a prominent medical product or healthcare brand – from Medtronic, Hennepin Healthcare, Prime Therapeutics, Upsher-Smith Labs and Provation to Vigilanz, Philips, 3M, Hill-Rom and Teleflex – and the Minneapolis-based healthcare marketing agency StoneArch has probably been involved. What kind of employee flourishes at StoneArch?

Agency 54

Agency Healthcare Interviews Insurance 54

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. As HubSpot’s first agency partner back in 2008 , we’ve built our firm on the back of automation and have witnessed it transform the industry over the last decade. Are you ready?

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Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

An interview with Maja Pawinska Sims is a rite of passage for anyone in the PR industry. Like many agency types making their way in the industry I pitched her stories. Growth in the agency market in 2018 was five percent for the second consecutive year according to the data that we’ve collected at The Holmes Report.

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Interviews Agency Industry Measurement 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A PR program operates best when the client has tasked an internal manager for the work, and all parties agree on what the agency needs to succeed. It may include a problem to be solved and a “hero” of sorts – humans (like a founder, customers or employees), or possibly a differentiating technology.

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Publicity Brand Branding Storytelling 256

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 19, 2019

What we call PR can include paid influencer marketing, content or inbound marketing, social content, and other varieties of paid creative services. Most consultants or agencies operate individual profit centers that may be organized by sector, from food to fashion to financial services. Today’s PR is specialized.

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Nonprofit Crisis Management Fashion Advertising 271

The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With every sentence Tori said, Hoffman sounded more and more like an ideal first agency to work at post-grad. This was reaffirmed through three interviews, where I met seven Hoffman employees who were all so nice and positive that I thought, What am I going to do if this doesn’t work out? Catastrophize” is my middle name.

Agency 36

Agency Creativity Writing LinkedIn 36

Stern + Associates

AUGUST 3, 2022

An Interview with Susan Stern, Founder of Stern Strategy Group. Susan Stern shares how she made her dream of an honest, respectful and responsive client services agency a reality. Earlier in your career, you experienced “agency life.” What made you start your own firm?

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Groups Employee Strategy Ethics 104

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While studying journalism at UW Madison, Bob started out working as a student state reporter and had the opportunity to interview and write about several big-time politicians. “I I remember I was this close to interviewing Barack Obama when he was a state senator,” Bob recalls. “I I know you're not supposed to do that.

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Meeting Journalism Interviews Employee 100

Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We talk about being an agency for change makers. I’ve been an agency guy pretty much my entire professional life. Inkhouse is the fourth agency I’ve been at and I dare say my favorite one. Part of that was interviewing people at a metro stop and getting their takes on this. A lot of us are people pleasers.

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Ethics Data Training Agency 105

Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

But this direction has kept me flexible and enhanced my creativity by ensuring I do not simply rely on what works in any one industry. While communications may be your forte, with strengths such as writing, creativity, organization and research, your passion might be for something else altogether. Consider joining PRSA.

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Industry Fashion Travel Tourism 316

Onclusive

JANUARY 31, 2018

The branding agency goes off and comes back with something really creative, but it is disconnected from your customers, your board and your employees. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone into a company and they’ve just hired a branding firm to ‘re-launch their brand’ and they are unhappy with the results.

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Content Marketing Marketing Exercises Employee 191

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

One of the best ways is to stay on top of key PR industry blogs as well as more general sites that offer a fresh take on business, creativity, and content. No matter where your company is in its relationship with employees, service providers or clients, The Muse has relevant content. Pop Culture/Creativity Blogs. The Wrike Blog.

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Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

PRSay

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Each week this fall, PRsay will interview one of the nominees for the 2021 PRSA Board of Directors. I became fascinated by creative campaigns and special events, which I’ve been blessed to do my entire career. You began your career in the agency world before later moving into the public sector. Name : Joseph Abreu, APR.

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Meeting Leadership Conference Journalism 78

PRSay

AUGUST 31, 2017

Diversity of thought in inclusive environments brings value to organizations ranging from publicly traded conglomerates to nonprofit agencies. Conversely, undesired consequences can emerge when employees believe their ability to advance in an organization is hindered by bias on the part of their superiors, co-workers or clients.

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Nonprofit Employee Leadership Crisis Communications 102

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Hire a freelancer or outsource to an agency. Many small businesses can’t afford a content writer, so they decide to outsource to a freelancer or agency. Your company might go through a couple of rounds of trial and error as you test out multiple freelancers or agencies. Luckily, you have plenty of options.

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Writing Interviews Creativity Small Business 66

Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

There are many things that are indicative of a strong public relations agency , but one of the telltale signs is the number of years they have kept their clients. Similar to having an employee for years, agencies strive to have clients for years, but what is the key to doing this? Never losing momentum. Lauren (Frances).

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How To Print Agency Social Media 80

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 12, 2016

A wave of mild panic is sweeping over public relations agencies all over the land this week as this year’s crop of summer interns prepares to go back to school. These student employees add value and voice to all PR teams, and we hope they reap as many benefits as we do. The best part?

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Internal International Exercises Ethics 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 25, 2020

Today, employees were happy, customers were plentiful, and earnings followed suit. This 2003 interview between the Harvard Business Review and a Los Angeles-based screenwriter describes a story this way: “Essentially, a story expresses how and why life changes. Looking for an agency that can think big and execute? Talk to Us !

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Storytelling Examples B2B Chemicals 120

Solo PR Pro

JUNE 14, 2022

She had a summer internship at a local station in Connecticut and discovered the job wasn’t the right fit for her after a particularly gut-wrenching day where she had to interview a grieving mother who had tragically lost her children in a fire. I learned a ton—there was no money, so I learned to be creative,” Jen explains.

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Meeting Radio Travel Television 83

Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

Big global agencies provide amazing opportunities to travel, see the world, and work on everything from Super Bowl ad clients to the G8 summit. But one of the challenges is in Washington working for foreign governments and deciding whether that’s something that you want to do as an individual and as an agency. Let me pivot a bit.

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Ethics Government Pharmaceuticals Policies 76

Mora Communications

OCTOBER 23, 2017

If they’ve been covered in a radio or magazine interview, or on TV, many simply wait for sales to materialize right after the fact. However, a savvy PR professional will help you maximize your media, even though it will often still be your job to be inventive, creative, and effectively use your media in as many ways as you can. .

Marketing 40

Marketing Radio Interviews Newspapers 40

Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Are there any awkward and mandatory questions during a job interview and what are the criteria for showing interest in the candidate? What are the most valuable tips you would give to a person preparing for an interview? It may seem strange, but I am also the one who is interviewed, not just the interviewer.

Interviews 52

Interviews Financial Corporate Journalism 52

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

While she’s focused generally on consumer PR over her nearly 20 years in the industry, she’s had deep experience in food and beverage, restaurants, and retail communications while working at everything from boutique to global PR agencies in Chicago and Columbus. Read below for the entire interview with Megan: .

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Pitching Consumer How To Education 98

The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The new integration between disciplines has not only accelerated productivity it has also inspired employees to follow passions and develop skills in new areas. To ensure this happened everyone had to reapply for their jobs, from top to bottom, also I had to interview again. We have cut so much wasted document writing and meeting time.

Banking 120

Banking Communications Software Google 120

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Previous to Ferrero, I spent the majority of my career with McDonald’s, both on the agency side as well as in-house, working both for the corporation and representing the more than 100 franchisees in the New York area. Is there an opportunity to get our employees, going back to what we were just talking about earlier, to be ambassadors?

Ethics 52

Ethics Product Launch Corporate Consumer 52

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Why should it matter to a chief marketing officer that her advertising and public relations agency teams are all white, blonde and marinated in the same suburban, upper middle class culture? But when the agency showed the same TV spot to black women, they felt the kids’ behavior in the spot was rude and obnoxious.

Marketing 48

Marketing Advertising Advertising Agency 48

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. RESPONSIBILITIES: *Devise creative public relations strategies that fit the client’s profile. Arrange for interviews or public speaking events and construct press releases.

Creativity 48

Creativity Construction Crisis Management Social Media 48

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. We are big fans of Katie here at CoverageBook. A standard in article scoring?

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Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

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. RESPONSIBILITIES: *Devise creative public relations strategies that fit the client’s profile.

Agency 54

Agency Creativity Hotels Social Media 54

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I think about people like LeeAnn Rasachak and Sarah Reckard whom I met more than 10 years ago now (they were one of my first PR Rock Star interviews!). In the span of five years, Tess has excelled in marketing, communications, production, and business development roles in agencies, on the client side, and with non-profits.

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Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Each member of the team has a particular hit that they are extremely proud of purely based on the fact that good old creativity, industriousness and smarts resulted in a hit that wowed the client and broke through. The story generated millions of positive news impressions for the brand and this truly special employee.”. Take a look….

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Print Media Travel Wireless 60