Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Basic Agency Organization. The PR agency world can be a confusing one—especially for someone looking in from the outside. Let’s take a look at the basic agency organization of a PR firm and what the different people do. These teams look similar across most agencies with a few cultural twists at various firms.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While many people think that a PR agency ’s responsibilities boil down to announcements and media placement, we can’t discount the power of thought leadership for business executives, especially for B2B companies. . It can be used in direct marketing, particularly email newsletters, press materials, sales presentations, and internal sessions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We write plans that cover several months and in our personal lives we may do the same. Yet we like fast response time – PR, especially a PR agency, is a fast-paced environment. Like media interviews, we often know what questions to expect. In PR, we are very organized and are trained to plan events and programs.

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Flack's Revenge

APRIL 27, 2021

For example I started interviewing for PR gigs in my late thirties, after taking a circuitous route through various sales, marketing and IT consulting roles. When all was said and done PR seemed to be my thing, so I set out to interview for client-side and agency gigs while picking up some freelancing business. Why a Challenge

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

While many people think that a PR agency ’s responsibilities boil down to announcements and media placement, we can’t discount the power of thought leadership for business executives, especially for B2B companies. . It can be used in direct marketing, particularly email newsletters, press materials, sales presentations, and internal sessions.

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wiredPRworks

MARCH 10, 2022

This was an interview I was so looking forward to – after all, Beth and I go way, way, way back to the early days when corporate communications was just making the transition to the first evolution of social media: the intranet. I know you’ll not only enjoy this interview, you’ll change the way you communicate forever.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 13, 2017

The client and agency contacts have happily bonded at a new business presentation, with great chemistry all around. Of course, employee turnover can happen at any company, but when it happens on the agency side, it should be a blip, not a breakdown. We’ve all been there. This is bad practice all around.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 22, 2024

So, in the fall of 2023, my business partner and I made some changes to our agency structure, and I acquired his half of the agency that we’ve been running together for 13 years. Before starting B2 Communications, I’ve always been in the agency world. So a fun new change in my work world.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

I was responsible for any and all reporting, keeping a close eye on the news, writing speaking and award submissions, and running social accounts for my clients. We are very metrics driven and very goal driven here in an agency because we have to prove to our clients that we are a very valuable asset to their entire organization.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In my current role, I plan, write and edit industry news stories and oversee a range of regular features and special projects, including weekly longform feature stories in our flagship newspaper and on TTNews.com. This is largely uncharted territory for an industry that has been fueled almost entirely by diesel for generations.

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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. In 2000, he jumped the fence to take a communications-focused role at global PR agency FleishmanHillard.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. It is not advisable to have an employee of a communications firm present in the interview situation. For us, communications is the world’s most powerful tool for change.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. To facilitate relationships and build trust with internal and external stakeholders and communities. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

While communications may be your forte, with strengths such as writing, creativity, organization and research, your passion might be for something else altogether. In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Hiring an agency can seem pretty cool – having a dedicated team of professionals promoting you and your business all day sounds nice, right? So when is the right time to hire a PR agency? There are a plethora of tools to make it easy until you reach the pivot point to needing a full blown agency. That depends.

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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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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 10, 2021

By Reanna Griffith, Intern. There are many similarities between PR and journalism, such as the need for communication and writing skills. With this in mind, it felt right to reach out to a Tech PR agency for insight into what they do and advice on what I could do to get into the field.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Ideally, the organization’s statement of its mission is still relevant to the business environment as well as internal audiences. Another way to plan for the coming year is to prioritize certain PR-driven initiatives or tactics and write the budget around those key elements. Do a deep dive into internal resources. .

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The Stalwart Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

In the past, I have been asked in an interview about something from an internship that I could not remember. It is very beneficial to write everything down because as the weeks pass, important information is easily lost. I recommend writing down everything you work on day by day so you never forget. Make Goals. Ask Questions.

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The Hoffman Agency

OCTOBER 4, 2022

By Sarah Rodden, Intern. I think the saying, “time flies when you’re having fun,” truly encapsulates my time interning for The Hoffman Agency. I can’t believe how quickly the past three months have flown by and that I’m already sitting down to write my final blog. My favorite part of this experience has been the people.

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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.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

I cannot believe my time as an intern will soon be coming to a close. It seems like just yesterday I was counting down the days until my interview for this position. I’ve learned that writing social media content is not as easy as it seems. A piece of writing can always be improved, but sometimes it’s best to move on.

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The Hoffman Agency

JULY 29, 2020

By Chauncey Rasmussen, Intern. Sure, I can draw some pretty pictures, and yeah, sometimes I can put some writing next to it; but boy, is it often way harder than it seems! Thinking back to the interview process, I see myself showing a pretty barren portfolio of images and album covers I had done for past clients.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

In this interview, she discusses how she came to her success, what makes her choose to cover a story and how communication professionals can improve their pitching strategies. When you start to become blasé and complacent about your writing, that’s when you stop doing such a good job. How did you get your start in journalism?

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Cision

JULY 14, 2016

In this interview, Lauren discusses how to multitask effectively, her exciting plans for the Harley-Davidson Museum and the challenges brands face today. For as long as I can remember, I have loved art, writing and being creative. While I excelled at all my classes, I would always rather write an essay than take a multiple choice test.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This PR firm also provides invaluable tips on how to build your PR career and behind-the-scenes insights on what it takes to run an international agency. Publishing as many as three posts a week, Ketchum shares its knowledge from the perspective of an international, award-winning agency. Holmes Report. holmesreport.

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The Hoffman Agency

JULY 22, 2022

By Violet Nowak, Intern. After I graduated, I went to grad school and explored other industries through our student-run agency while applying for jobs and internships. From my first interview and through the next, everyone was exceptionally enthusiastic and kind. I wanted to be excited about my work without having it consume me.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

However, I feel like it’s already becoming a predominant part of our work, especially when it comes to writing texts or doing graphic design. This is regulated by international conventions and laws. The Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies BAPRA is the first in the world to adopt the Warsaw rules as its own.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 29, 2019

From “Wayne’s World” to The Lonely Island, “ Saturday Night Live ” has been writing internationally recognizable sketches, songs, jokes and characters for 45 seasons now. That’s my job: To protect peoples’ distinct voices, but also to get them to work together,” he said in a 2016 interview. “I Let your talent lead the way.

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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. Back in the day, way, way back, there was internal communications, there was external communications.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews. No one wants to write a story few people read, and many people, fortunately, or unfortunately, get their news on social media. Second, PR needs to think about the video elements – and I don’t mean pitching video – but rather the capacity to be interviewed on video.

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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. Re-writing the AI draft “We’ll spend more time rewriting ChatGPT’s draft press releases, and less time finding relevant topics, reporters… thanks to it as well.” There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Dan Gregory, vice president of Susan Davis International, knows the importance of representing your client well and telling their story accurately. 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. Rapid Fire Round.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 28, 2024

The Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies accepted principles for the use of artificial intelligence in PR. Given the fast development in this field, AI has the potential to optimize processes and assist in addressing ethical dilemmas in agencies and companies. Each country has its laws, there are international laws.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Social media tools are the perfect avenues to share stories to get instant feedback and promote agency and self-expression among young people. Using photos and effective hashtags can help your audience find custom stories, but writing the right caption that tells a story is key! A new Pew Research Center survey of U.S.

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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. I remember sitting with a college student at a local Starbucks.

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