Cision

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Kevin Turpin, president at the National Journal, details his vision for the company with a focus on innovation and creativity. In this interview, Kevin discusses his career with National Journal. National Journal was the perfect fit for that criteria. So how do you ensure that you stand out?

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

These are the headlines of a new study - What does news media mean to Gen Z - by Rebecca Roberts, founder of Thread & Fable, an agency that specialises in youth audiences. The study is based on a review of existing industry studies, interviews with industry experts, and a survey of more than 1,000 young people.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Crenshaw Communications, a New York-based public relations agency specializing in B2B technology PR, is seeking an Assistant Account Executive (AAE) to join our dynamic B2B technology team. Attend and facilitate media interviews; network with reporters and editors. Previous experience working in a PR agency.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

I interviewed Jim for the latest episode of the PR Resolution podcast. Jim’s industry insights are golden nuggets of knowledge for anyone in Public Relations, which makes his new role at SWNS media group so interesting. Listen now. Also available on iTunes and Spotify.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. One of my core responsibilities is producing TT’s annual Top 100 lists of the industry’s largest trucking and logistics companies.

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The Hoffman Agency

APRIL 19, 2024

The offer to intern at The Hoffman Agency came at the perfect time. I was struggling to land interviews, and the few that I did get ended in rejection or radio silence. While the B2B tech PR world is an industry that’s relatively new to me, I was certainly no stranger to Hoffman during my time at the University of Oregon (UO).

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 7, 2022

The public industry relations needs to get its own house in order on climate change and address its role in promoting the fossil fuel agenda if it is to truly become a credible advisor on climate issues. It said that agencies played a key role in polluting the climate change debate. It has yet to report on progress.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The public values journalism, and people are moving to media channels they trust. What’s bad for digital content providers is also bad for the PR industry. Today, the outcomes of a PR program are more measurable than they’ve ever been, thanks to a concerted effort by the industry, but also to digital tools.

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 23, 2022

I wanted my stories to be read, to impact people and to foster action; this drive led me to journalism and eventually, public relations. However, as an activist passionate about DEI and sustainability, the technology industry never stood out to me as a noble profession to pursue. The Middle. At Hoffman, I’m finding my purpose.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Public relations is an intensely competitive industry. Filling PR agency positions is harder than in the past, when press relationships, networking ability, and writing chops were all that mattered. Specialized agencies have specialized needs. Take my agency; we focus on tech PR, with a particular focus in B2B technology.

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Flack's Revenge

MAY 14, 2019

I’ve found that most just want great results, they’re not trying to milk an agency. PR pro and blogger Frank Strong recently wrote about challenges confronting journalism and the PR profession. I list them below, for each kind of opportunity, and shed light on agency and client roles. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

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PRSay

APRIL 2, 2020

But it’s the new reality as the journalism industry is sending reporters, producers, anchors and editors home to report on the COVID-19 pandemic in real-time. Now, more than ever, journalists are relying on every type of video chat technology to get interviews, including Skype, FaceTime, Google Meet, Zoom and more.

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Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

Bernadette Adams Davis pretty much always knew she wanted to work in the media industry. She began her career as an aspiring newspaper reporter, securing an internship at the Atlanta Journal Constitution before becoming a daily reporter in Greenville, South Carolina, not far from her hometown. Pivoting from journalism to PR.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 22, 2019

The good news is that the public seems to value the role of journalism, and people are moving to media channels they trust. I’m not among those who think the trend is good for PR people — it doesn’t take much to realize that what’s bad for digital content providers is also bad for our industry.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Bob Spoerl has been ingrained in the media industry for about a decade, starting first as a journalist before transitioning to “the dark side” as a PR professional a few months into his professional career. I remember I was this close to interviewing Barack Obama when he was a state senator,” Bob recalls. “I

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Cision

JULY 25, 2017

For example, if you are in the public relations industry you would be better off having a site like PRWeek to link to you than a small agency blog that’s only been around for a couple of years. By using a media database to target reputable outlets in your industry. So, how can you ensure that happens?

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You could say Doug Levy was born to work in the media and communications industry. He was a frequent contributor to All Things Considered and Morning Edition and ended up as an intern in NPR’s Washington Bureau a year later, gaining extensive industry experience and honing his writing skills. In 1997, when USA Today moved him from D.C.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

If you’re in PR and communications, here are five quick and easy ways to show your colleagues, peers and industry professionals that you’re thankful. You’re investing in the future of your industry. Industry Associations. Book Reviews / Journal Research. Spend some time reviewing the work of industry authors.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

It is the latest in my series of interviews with industry experts (see this post , which sets the stage). Brands must also make sure their community manager or agency has the experience, curiosity, and imagination needed to conceive, implement and measure their social efforts. As you will see below, Deborah offers great insight.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 15, 2015

Drew McLellan has worked in advertising for 25+ years and started his own agency, McLellan Marketing Group, in 1995 after a five-year stint at Y&R. The agency specializes in B2B financial services industries. Drew also owns and runs Agency Management Institute (AMI), which offers agency management training and consulting.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2022

If possible, link your pitch to audio soundbites of the written quotes or to video of the interview (including B-roll footage). ESG and your agency. As more companies realize the benefit of DEI in hiring and work groups, so should your agency. Agencies must start at the internship level. Paid internships are essential.

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Prohibition

MAY 18, 2021

I moved to Leeds from Ireland in 2016 to study Journalism at Leeds Trinity University. I graduated in 2019 and took my first job as an Account Executive with an agency that same summer. I applied, interviewed and got offered the job here at Prohibition. What’s your top tip for someone looking to get into the PR industry?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I thought it was a thorough analysis of the state of the industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. I am very proud of that project.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

The public is increasingly skeptical of our institutions, but despite the disruption of traditional media business, journalism still matters. In fact, a new study on public trust in media shows that while trust in media platforms where we seek news is down over last year, trust in journalism is actually on the rise.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. The company says it has “150 business and agency customers, including Real Chemistry, Textron, Insurify and many other unicorns.”

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PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2020

Harold Burson, APR, Fellow PRSA , the distinguished founder of one of the world’s largest PR agencies, died on Friday in Memphis, Tenn. Under their leadership, the agency became a global powerhouse with 2,500 employees in 50 offices. Under their leadership, the agency became a global powerhouse with 2,500 employees in 50 offices.

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Prohibition

MARCH 21, 2022

I love the fast pace of working at a busy agency. I’m generally quite a ‘busy’ person so I enjoy the past pace of agency life and the variety of clients and sectors we get to work with – every hour of the day is different. What’s your top tip for someone looking to get into the PR industry? What do you love most about your job?

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Wadds Inc.

JULY 7, 2022

The public industry relations needs to get its own house in order on climate change and address its role in promoting the fossil fuel agenda if it is to truly become a credible advisor on climate issues. It said that agencies played a key role in polluting the climate change debate. It has yet to report on progress.

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Leadership Publicity Energy Crisis 52

Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

Moving around effectively in the media industry can be daunting. Erik Wheater, account executive at Burns360, details his transition from a five-year career in television news to the PR agency life. In this interview, Erik discusses moving from one media world to the next. What has been most helpful?

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PRSay

MAY 8, 2020

Across the country, businesses in all industries are being forced to furlough workers and make layoffs. Attitudes shift about virtual interviews. There was once a time when a journalist would scoff at the idea of an interview over Skype or Google Hangouts. Now, these are tools that they need to use to do their jobs.

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The Stalwart Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

Use a Journal. I’ve found it very beneficial to use a journal during my internship. In the past, I have been asked in an interview about something from an internship that I could not remember. I recently purchased a journal, and I am now using it to record my experience. Make Goals. Plus you only learn so much in college.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

The knowledge gained working for a PR agency is often described as a mile wide and an inch deep. If dynamics of clients and agencies are likened to relationships, it’s the effective integration of these two perspectives that often make a meaningful difference. 1) You spent a long time at an agency and then when in-house.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

With more mobility-related companies investing in having a presence CES – all trying to catch the eye of top journalists covering the industry — it is essential to avoid missteps in your planning if you want to maximize your time – and maximize what surely is a considerable investment of company resources. And maybe you will!

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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. Industry or Workplace Blogs. ” The blog is a reliable source of macro PR information and industry trends. A great example is this post on “engagement journalism.”

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 10, 2021

It was in my second year of studying multimedia journalism and I had returned home from university campus following all my classes being moved online. This was when I began to realize that PR could be the industry for me. There are many similarities between PR and journalism, such as the need for communication and writing skills.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As owner of PR Media , a full-service public relations agency located in Philadelphia/New York area, Publicist Robyn Stevens has created innovative media and marketing strategies with her extensive industry knowledge and connections. Can you tell us a little about your background and how you got to where you are now? Share Tweet Share.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Every part of the industry has had to recalibrate and figure out how to design, build, sell and advertise vehicles in this new environment. I put an advertising spin on this topic and wrote a piece about how dealers and advertising agencies are depicting mask usage in their ads. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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