Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Instead of pitching media on the products, we distributed a “creativity kit” for spring break, a time of the year when parents, grandparents, and caregivers are searching for projects to entertain their kids. At times, it’s a matter of linking a brand to a seasonal opportunity. Consider Crayola.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In the last few weeks I have seen new creativity, structures, strategies and tactics - PR teams are trying new things and the best part? It’s through those conversations I have seen a new energy and more importantly, better results. Up until February this year I led a communications team at a digital marketing agency.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So why expect your PR person to talk with a reporter and tell them to not print that statement you made to them in an interview? The same comparison is true of a big PR/Communications agency vs a boutique or solo practitioner. Maybe that lawyer did ask, but the judge ultimately decided if it was dismissed or allowed into the record.

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Communications Comparison Exercises Interviews 99

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. 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

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 20, 2016

A fire requires three things to burn – heat (energy), fuel, and oxygen or a catalyst like oxygen (speed). Firefighters most often deny fire its heat through the use of water, taking away its energy. There’s the tide of public opinion – the heat, the energy. US License. Christopher S.

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OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

From tech startups to startups at heart, most of our clients are private companies on the road to a big exit, like going public or being acquired, and they span the entire tech sector: cloud, enterprise data, fintech, healthtech, cybersecurity, clean energy and social media, among others. Energy and enthusiasm are contagious.

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Strategy Interviews Pitching Energy 52

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 9, 2015

SHIFT’s team approach allows for the work, expertise and energy to be spread evenly across all clients, allowing more room for creativity and putting the emphasis on collaboration over confrontation. I could sense that same energy just below the surface. Observation 2: “ Facts actually matter”. Sean Shortell.

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B2B Energy Print Government 60

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

We, as a team, put a lot of focus and energy on the importance of building relationships with reporters, outlets and our stores. Before joining BBY, you worked at four separate PR agencies. How did that agency experience prepare you for your role in corporate PR? And, more than anything, it helped increase my confidence.

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Sports Retail Local Report 113

Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

“I’m done with agency life. You could replace “agency life” with “corporate life” and insert a whole other sub-set of people, too. Kelly Groehler, Tim Westermeyer and Betsy Andersen all traded in their corporate and agency PR careers for work in another field. But, these three people did.

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Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

PR Conversations

APRIL 24, 2018

To date, my best experience practising public relations was 10 years ago, when I was employed as head of the PR department at an energy company; however, clinging to the past is not helpful. I think tomorrow’s PR leaders need to focus on developing more: strategic, critical and creative thinking skills, plus.

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Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Austin & Williams, the advertising, branding and digital marketing agency has recently tapped Jody Fisher, a NYC PR veteran, to head up its new in- house PR practice. Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications. He began as a radio reporter before transitioning to PR in 1999.

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ZudePR

MARCH 22, 2018

H: What about the print quality? If I’m going to pour myself into a once-in-a-lifetime creative act, there ain’t going to be any compromises along the way. Many announce the fact before they put pen to paper; I wanted to get the big creative work out of the way first before dealing with any external attention.)

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Writing Google Blogging Exercises 83

Maxim Behar

MARCH 6, 2022

So, I started off with a so-called advertising agency at the very beginning and then turned step by step. I also started producing some small ads or souvenirs or business cards or brochures, printing calendars, small business souvenirs, or presents. At first, I even didn't understand this call and said, what does it mean PR agency?

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Get creative: a recent study from the past six to 12 months could make your study or campaign relevant – the more recent, the better. Yet, if you take statistics from a study by the government, scientists or climate specialists, or one by an international body like the International Energy Agency (IEA), your source is far more credible.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Anthony and Dave Shaffer, who covers Xcel Energy and other energy news. I remember being shocked years ago when the Star Tribune sent a reporter to cover a “Junkyard Pilates” class that our PR agency client was offering – she put away her notebook and took out a camera to shoot a video interview. Interviews Media Relations'

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