Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You could say Doug Levy was born to work in the media and communications industry. I was that first grader who wanted to start up a class newspaper,” he jokes when describing himself. After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. From journalist to PR pro.

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Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 28, 2015

Since Craigslist eviscerated the classified ads business in newspapers, journalists have been writing the “poor me” story. At some point, it became fashionable for these “poor me” stories to blame the PR industry for journalism’s shrinking job pool. I can even understand the narrative that blames the PR industry.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Today, Mika runs TMI (The Mas Ink), a boutique PR firm.

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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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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? Big PR agencies do the same thing. The In-House Effects on Law Firms. Sound familiar?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

the number of media outlets has dropped by almost 60 percent since 2015, with the lion’s share of the decline coming from the daily newspaper ranks; The number of reporters has dropped significantly as well, with U.S. In fact, some PR agencies are amplifying the “media relations is dead” message for another reason.

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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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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2022

We continue to benefit from responsible reporting by our local newspaper.”. Traditional outlets are usually run according to ethical journalism principles.”. “We We play heavily in industry trade media and specific financial media. Because that’s what journalism is. Our regional outlets are pretty good.”. “We

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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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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As a global news agency, it operates in more than 235 locations across 94 countries. AP stories are picked up by newspapers, websites and broadcasters worldwide. This platform is used to access, compile and analyze financial information within the financial industry. In fact, its widespread reach is what sets it apart.

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Offleash

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A degree in journalism, a quirky cover letter, and a stroke of luck. After earning my bachelors degree in journalism I traded my dream of penning columns at a newspaper for a 9-5 job with benefits in order to provide for my family. We all know the industry changes so rapidly. What’s a day like as a PR agency VP?

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Cision

APRIL 26, 2016

Ashley Simmons, director of communications at the Telecommunications Industry Association, says you must first develop a plan for how you will achieve your goals. What are you most excited about in your new role as director of communications at the Telecommunications Industry Association? The tools and technology will come after.

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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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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I also learned about Lin’s agency work at Strategic Communications ; and that she teaches, and has written quite a few books on PR and marketing. Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad. I definitely think that it is.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 28, 2017

International business helps put a PR agency (quite literally) on the map, opening doors to expanded business opportunities. A recent Oxford University study noted that the PR industry continues to adapt to the acceleration of news cycles and the rising pressure journalists face every day. agency totally rewrites helps edit.

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Cision

JULY 28, 2016

In this interview, Fred discusses why research is essential for developing a strategy, how to prepare for crises and the constant evolution of the PR industry. So, I looked at my high school curriculum, and journalism was the only class that would allow me to write every day. The health care industry is no different.

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Another factor driving another nail in the press release’s coffin is that whatever is left of traditional journalism has begun using social media as their primary source for news stories. Whether you are the end reader or reporting major news for tomorrow’s newspaper doesn’t matter. There’s an earthquake?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Polarized audiences, ‘fake news’, decline of great newspapers and skilled reporting.” If media relations is hard, so too is journalism and reporting. >>> Looking for an agency partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? Measured on clicks, quick hits.” Be easy for anyone to cover.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Apart from the usual layoffs, cost reduction, and restructuring, we have seen newspapers and magazines getting thinner, TV stations cutting back on programming, and several publications and channels are on the block. It is rightly said that PR and journalism are interdependent. The Monday and Saturday papers will remain unaffected.

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Shift Communications

JULY 15, 2015

Growth, change and transitions are a natural part of any career, especially in a quickly moving industry like PR. Personally, I transitioned into PR after studying journalism—a seamless move, especially since the skills I developed writing for the university newspaper (Go Hilltoppers!) Sara Crumley. Account Manager.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Macro issues facing PR There are two macro issues facing the industry both of which were spotlighted by the recent General Election in the UK. Gender diversity in PR is an issue as old as the industry itself 3. At every level of the industry, and in every region of the world, there is a challenge in recruiting and retaining talent.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this interview, he shares the difficulties of military communication, the need for successful communication in all industries and how to use movies as a guide for PR. Learn how to build a brand journalism strategy with our free white paper! My daily newspaper of choice is…The Washington Post. How did you get your start in PR?

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Mark My Words

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I have heard countless Harvey stories over the last week from industry figures none of whom were particularly surprised by the revelations that appeared in the New York Times and New Yorker. But it was also a rigorous and well-resourced investigation by a newspaper that sealed Weinstein’s fate. But why wasn’t anything said?

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Just the PR staffers who would flood my desk with absurdly off-target news releases who thought I must be obsessed with their clients' breakthroughs in industrial sandpaper, Fresnel lenses, and composite, high-performance aircraft materials. I was amused at how agencies were sending me press releases that were of no interest to me.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

Paul Business Journal and, increasingly of late, Minnesota Business magazine. Paul Business Journal, and news director for SPNN-TV Neighborhood News. I illustrate this for people with my hands: If you only get your news from newspapers and TV, hold your hands six inches apart – that’s all the news you’re getting.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Melissa Thibodo is the whole package – she is incredibly bright with PR strategy, she is among our top student writers and editors in the journalism school, she has unparalleled relationship building skills, and she has a strong foundation of real-world experience. (written by Tiffany Gallicano) . Courtney Mains @courtneyamains.

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Maxim Behar

MAY 31, 2021

When I was a teenager, something like 13-14 years old, I was publishing a neighborhood newspaper on a typewriting machine. But I was such a big fan of journalism, so I became a correspondent, travelled all over the world and met a lot of people. A PR expert opens a newspaper and reads a bad story about a client.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

He has developed communications strategies, managed internal teams and placed high-level business and technology coverage for companies in the semiconductor, services, security, cloud, wireless, enterprise software, marketing and consumer device industries. 2) fama PR was named a Best Place to Work in 2013 by Boston Business Journal.

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PR Conversations

MARCH 15, 2016

Evening events in our industry have a tendency to bore me–and quite quickly, at that. As well, I can nurture management best practices in the communication industry. Having to deal with internal corruption (similar to other professions, such as the legal one, or accounting firms and rating agencies). Why do you work in PR?

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Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

c) search engines today better understand the context of the language used around backlinks – and consequently, there’s strong potential for impact in branded search or common industry phrases. Good PR agencies usually ask new clients for a list of top competitors. click here or image for higher resolution ). It’s just not possible.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Online communities are the trusted source for industry news, peer reviews of products and innovations, plus brand advocacy.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 17, 2014

Today the BBC announced that it is cutting almost 500 jobs but reinvesting in a further 195 posts to back what it calls ‘digital journalism’. So I think we can safely say that digital journalism is where the BBC believes the future of that industry is headed. So the future of journalism is creative clever digital journalism.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 17, 2018

1) Vox Optima Your business seems to do a lot of work with federal government agencies. What are the biggest challenges such agencies face in strategic communications? . For military agencies, the biggest challenge is preserving the role of ensuring the fair and free flow of accurate information to a professional and independent press.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Says Terrie Williams, president, the Terrie Williams Agency in New York: “D. Gibson published The Gibson Report , a marketing guide on the Black consumer market, and Race Relations and Industry , a periodic report on equal-opportunity compliance, publications that Dukes found invaluable. “D. Parke Gibson Pioneer Award. “At

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Presspage

JUNE 15, 2022

Our industry is notorious for having multiple apps for different tasks – even multiple apps for the same task. And “the right people” can be anywhere in the world: different offices, work-from-home staff, your agency partners. The American Journal of Sociology. Every PR professional is also an expert applications user.

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Presspage

JUNE 15, 2022

Our industry is notorious for having multiple apps for different tasks – even multiple apps for the same task. And “the right people” can be anywhere in the world: different offices, work-from-home staff, your agency partners. The American Journal of Sociology. Every PR professional is also an expert applications user.

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