The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 23, 2022

From songwriting on my back porch as a kid to telling my little sister improvised tales of castles and princesses before bed, I have always been a storyteller. I wanted my stories to be read, to impact people and to foster action; this drive led me to journalism and eventually, public relations. By Jaden Gill, Account Coordinator.

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The Hoffman Agency

JULY 23, 2020

By Samantha Spitz, Intern. in Journalism and a minor in Integrated Marketing Communications. I chose to study journalism because I have a passion for storytelling and a desire to constantly learn more. The Hoffman Agency has made that transition seamless.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

Senior executives who do not make themselves available for internal reviews, or who don’t participate as corporate spokespersons where needed are sending a message that the program isn’t important, which can hamstring the PR team’s efforts. See our earlier article on how PR agencies set budgets and billing. It’s underfunded .

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SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

Onclusive

JANUARY 25, 2019

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) World Conference. Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference. This awards event celebrates the best of the best corporate, agency, nonprofit, and education teams, and the work they produced during the entry period. Dates: June 9-12, 2019.

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 9, 2021

By Hayley Hendrickson, Intern. Ever since I was a kid, I loved storytelling. I began my storytelling journey by reading The Magic Treehouse series when I was in 1st grade. I then upgraded to Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events books and finally graduated to the great white whale of children’s stories — Harry Potter.

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Storytelling Internal International Journalism 69

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 23, 2021

From giving up on a nursing degree to stepping away from journalism, I have taken a lot of detours in my life. Some may say I am lost, but I would argue that my route led me to exactly where I am supposed to be — The Hoffman Agency. Now that I am on the other side of the communications equation, my journey as a storyteller continues.

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The Hoffman Agency

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

By Mariah Botkin, Intern. After a few minutes of scrolling, I came across a post from The Hoffman Agency saying it’s looking for interns. After a few minutes of scrolling, I came across a post from The Hoffman Agency saying it’s looking for interns. in the U.S., This time, I mean it,” I said.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By Ming Gao, Intern Entering college, I always knew I wanted to major in something that could combine my interest in business and marketing with my creative side. I decided to give journalism a try and in my introductory course quickly realized that perhaps I wouldn’t be the best news reporter.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By Ming Gao, Intern Entering college, I always knew I wanted to major in something that could combine my interest in business and marketing with my creative side. I decided to give journalism a try and in my introductory course quickly realized that perhaps I wouldn’t be the best news reporter.

Wireless 36

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Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 28, 2015

“In 2012, a continued erosion of news reporting resources converged with growing opportunities for those in politics, government agencies, companies and others to take their messages directly to the public.”. The best non-fiction storytelling on the planet comes from journalists. Can you imagine? Now, there’s a news flash!

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The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

By Samantha Spitz, Intern. I have already picked up so much and am excited to continue learning and growing with the agency. As an intern, I didn’t think I would have this opportunity, but during the presentation, I had a speaking role and took part in the conversation between Hoffman and the potential new client.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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. After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.

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Meeting Handbook Newspapers Government 97

The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So, when I received the email from The Hoffman Agency, it might as well have been the winning lottery numbers; I was thrilled! Funnily enough, Hoffman was an agency I’d been introduced to just over two years ago while on a study abroad in London. We spent a whole day at the Hoffman Agency’s London office during the trip.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Thrive PR and Kelly Kirkendoll ( Founder/CEO) won four PRSA Dallas Pegasus Awards, including the top award in two categories (Internal Communications Program and Publication, Print or Digital), a Pegasus Award of Honor for Most Effective Campaign on a Budget and BEST OF SHOW! Gayle was the only sole practitioner to win awards this year.

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Print Financial Journalism Healthcare 58

The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 10, 2021

By Reanna Griffith, Intern. 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. There are many similarities between PR and journalism, such as the need for communication and writing skills.

Journalism 36

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 5, 2022

By Shipra Shukla, Intern. Journalism to PR — not so obvious! While I had an early opportunity to work with a SaaS-native tech startup as a communication consultant, my ex-colleagues, who also transitioned into PR professionals, encouraged me to explore options in the agency environment. Chaos is the right word to sum it up!

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 28, 2018

How and why did you get into sports PR after a number of years on the agency side? I went to school wanting to be a sports reporter and interned at NFL Network, FOX Sports North and KABC-TV in LA in their sports department primarily covering the Lakers. What did you find most valuable about your time on the agency side?

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Learn everything you can about what they’re doing internally and externally. Journalism is supposed to tell both sides of the story well, to give you the information and let you decide how you feel about it. Perdue, through speaking engagements, media stories and storytelling on his website, www.b17chief.com. Just show up.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

She was asking me about different careers in PR … what type of PR would suit her best and whether she should pursue agency or in-house communications work. I look forward to the PRSA International Conference every year for so many reasons. Book Reviews / Journal Research. are published every year by your peers.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor— and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor—and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor.

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Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It continues a thought leading series based on Agency and Client-side workplace issues, and is the basis of a forthcoming coaching and mentoring book to be published in 2017 alongside the 15th anniversary of the agency. In this polemicized media environment, journalism becomes reliant on reach to new audiences in a unique new way.

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SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 5, 2015

GM and global CEO since the Agency’s founding that we needed a fresh voice to lead the U.S. I was just as passionate and optimistic about the Agency. I was even more determined to put the Agency on a positive trajectory. There’s still “care” in the Agency — care for clients, care for the work we do and care for each other.

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2022

While some of us pursued degrees in PR or journalism, many stumbled upon the industry from something vastly different: from accounting, history, law, to other creative backgrounds. I secured a grad scheme placement with a technology-focused comms agency and thought I’d try it for a year … then stayed for seven. By Hoffman Europe.

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B2B Tourism Creativity Technology 36

Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Storytelling, while central to PR strategies, is a delicate process. Dan Gregory, vice president of Susan Davis International, knows the importance of representing your client well and telling their story accurately. Learn how to build a brand journalism strategy with our free white paper! Is your content driving results?

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 6, 2018

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. The post Breakdown of the State of the PR Industry (from altitude) appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. Techniques For Effective Business Communications.

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 12, 2019

By Alannah McDermott, Intern. . However, when you assemble communicators and writers in a room for an hour, the conversation is bound to bloom into the intricacies of storytelling. . Here are three takeaways Kara shared as she gave a peek behind the doors of Bloomberg and into some great trends in storytelling. .

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Storytelling Trends Media Training Report 28

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. Courtney Mains @courtneyamains. nominated by Dean Mundy).

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Experiential storytelling. Media and journalism. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Build a Better Agency Summit. Professional development. Tech industry.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. Tactically, we feel data storytelling is going to be a key pillar in 2024 – so now is a good time to build the infrastructure to be able to pull that data, analyze and present it on a regular and timely basis.”

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Currently, PR professionals are still in love with the concept of “storytelling.” The problem with storytelling as a vehicle for engagement, and more importantly message placement, is that if everyone is following the same model, it all becomes noise again. ” Reports of the death of storytelling are not new.

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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. The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 29, 2016

That’s the output of over 2,500 leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society, academia, media and the arts. Apparently Paid media is a New Age Model of PR (warning that’s a link to an agency’s promotional post!). Money can’t buy respect.

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NewsWhip

JUNE 10, 2021

And the reality and what we always train our internal teams on is to understand, and I’m sure this resonates for a lot of your audience, there’s no action we can take these days as companies that can go unnoticed by the media. 18: The future of storytelling in healthcare communications. That is a risk. Ben: Gotcha.

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PR Conversations

AUGUST 18, 2011

In my estimation, it was incredibly well-researched, balanced and objective (the sign of great journalism), making the crusade for PR practitioners to overcome the Spin moniker even more important. Internal communications often say they are corporate storytellers. PR-perspective mashup : internal experts.

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PRSay

AUGUST 14, 2019

In anticipation of his keynote address at PRSA’s 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. You have a degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. Did you ever consider a career as a reporter, and what journalism skills do you rely on in your job today? And all those things come into play at an agency.

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In our work with top global agencies advising brands on crisis situations, we’ve seen that careful preparation and a disciplined, data-informed response are the keys for successful crisis management. Katherine is a Content Strategist working at the confluence of journalism + marketing. Katherine Ellis.

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