ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To promote professional expertise and build visibility, it helps to be a media resource – that’s what keeps PR agencies in business. It’s also why it hurts when, after investing in researching and shaping a potential story, an interview doesn’t make its way past the initial phone call. Be available.

Resources 149

Resources Media Interviews Comparison 149

Prohibition

AUGUST 29, 2023

Media coverage : Reach out to food journalists and writers to secure media coverage for your launch. This can include product reviews, interviews, or features in food publications, both online and in print. Social media campaigns : Leverage the power of social media platforms to engage with your target audience.

Product Launch 62

Product Launch Crisis Management Agency Social Media 62

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Public relations, or more precisely media relations, can be a tricky business. The art of getting earned media coverage for a product, service or business is not as easy as it sounds. And while the degree of difficulty varies from brand to brand, the secret to securing editorial is NOT a media release.

Agency 100

Agency Newspapers Interviews Radio 100

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.”

Software 88

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

Cision

JULY 13, 2016

In this interview, Nick discusses how to approach integrated communication, why print may still have a place in your strategy and how to build relationships with reporters. From my agency days, one of the most frustrating things I’d see clients do is not utilize assets to their fullest potential. the asset for future use.

Print 120

Print Tourism Transportation Film 120

Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So why ask your PR team to guarantee media results? To guarantee timing of a bylined article placement or published article after an interview? 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? In the case of a lawyer, you pay for their time.

Communications 99

Communications Comparison Exercises Interviews 99

Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. Want more tips to help executives prepare for the next big interview? Will it run in print?”. Now that’s a coverage report,” he would say.

Print 120

Print Interviews Pitching Conference 120

Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Muck Rack focuses on public relations management Muck Rack announced “Public Relations Management” which promises a “unified platform” across the company’s “media database, monitoring, analytics and collaboration tools built for PR teams.” In an interview with PRWeek, the company likened it to a CRM for PR.

Technology 121

Technology Publicity Software Print 121

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this month’s profile, we are talking with Megan Garbe , the Vice President and Director of Consumer Media Relations at Fahlgren Mortine. Read below for the entire interview with Megan: . Tell us a bit about your day-to-day and your role as the VP, Director of Consumer Media Relations.

Pitching 98

Pitching Consumer How To Education 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 21, 2016

Top PR agencies know the value of a well-crafted PR pitch to get the attention of an overworked and cynical media contact. The pitch has to tantalize and intrigue, telling just enough to whet the reporter’s appetite to learn more — ideally, through an interview. Think the way the media think. Print magazine?

Pitching 149

Pitching Sports Print Creativity 149

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

Performance isn’t typically an issue in print — using prose to tell a compelling story is. There’s more time to report and (despite the shrinking news hole) more room in print/digital to provide detail and nuance. What is the wackiest story you have covered? Oh, where to start?

Meeting 98

Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

5W PR

AUGUST 27, 2020

Delivering stores to radio, television, and online audiences through live coverage, SMT has become an important public relations strategy that helps an audience to have a behind-the-scenes understanding of a brand. At the same time, live interviews are the most cost-effective approaches to engage with important audiences around the globe.

Media 68

Media Travel Radio Interviews 68

Cision

MAY 3, 2016

Karen Paff, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations, recommends doing your research and learning as much as you can about the journalists you target before you pitch them your story. What are some key components of a successful media relations strategy? For example, is this a wire or a print story or both?

Pitching 0

Pitching Training Media Relations Newspapers 0

Prohibition

JANUARY 20, 2021

Simply having a social media account isn’t enough. PR agencies are trained to convey messages to the public in a creative way that sparks interest. 2) It’s a perfect way to connect with the media. By hiring a PR agency, you will get a fresh set of eyes looking at your business and your objectives.

Company 62

Company Software Crisis Management Agency 62

5W PR

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Go into any interview or media presentation with every bit of knowledge you can think of regarding the topic, your organization, and any current events that might be tied to your industry. No need to use them all, but if you have five of them, it gives you the option of which ones to use during any interview. When it’s Over.

Media Training 87

Media Training Training Film Media 87

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. I understand Spring O’Brien was recently appointed the agency of record for the Harley-Davidson Museum. Lauren Kaufman, senior vice president at Spring, O’Brien & Co.,

Travel 120

Travel Agriculture Tourism Internal 120

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As SHIFT and the entire industry continues to evolve there is always the question… Is traditional media relations dead? After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market. Finally, three months later, we got the interview on the books. Client: Print Syndicate.

Print 60

Print Media Travel Wireless 60

MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. I like connecting the dots, through interviews with experts who we ask, 'what do you make of this?'". How has social media impacted Minnesota Business magazine? "If Hire people for PR who have served in the media.

Interviews 48

Interviews Radio Journalism Newspapers 48

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Adriana Stan, public relations director at W Magazine, says being empathetic to the contacts you are pitching is the key to winning them over. What drew you to the field of public relations? On a consumer level, it’s also about translating magazine content into a broadcast interview or other forms of media.

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. We are convinced that our clients value a firm with experts in multi-media content creation, brilliant social media strategists and who can knock a media event out of the park.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 18, 2016

His responses were usually pretty insightful, concise, and often became a source of a trend pitch we’d send to media covering the story – the components proactive media relations. In the financial media at that time, frothy was one of those words. The news likes new words that haven’t yet grown tired.

Financial 60

Financial Pitching Banking Trends 60

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Traditional print titles, who now also have large online audiences, still have tremendous power and credibility. To make earned media easier, make sure you pick the right agency partner – one that has proven capabilities in earning media coverage, is recommended by top editors, and doesn’t shy away from the challenge.

Automotive 77

Automotive Media Report Print 77

Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Social media and influencer relations are taking a growing share of marcom budgets. Digital and interactive media have largely displaced print. If you have a CEO who can slam dunk every interview, good for you. Content marketing has taken on new life and meaning. Executives who once asked, “Can you get me on Oprah?”

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78

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?

Journalism 78

Journalism Social Media Radio Fashion 78

Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Selected for an exclusive interview with the Fortune 500 executive! Unfortunately, however, the misfire was one in a litany of recent missives based on bad information—a debacle that ultimately prompted me to blacklist dozens of individuals and agencies. The invitation seemed interesting at first. One of a handful of journalists!

Pitching 0

Pitching Journalism Writing Print 0

Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Rich Oppel, senior advisor for media strategy and management at Crosswind Media & Public Relations, says brands will successfully land media coverage when they can combine their needs with the needs of journalists and their readers. Giving counsel to executives and organizations facing opportunities and challenges.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

she said recently in an interview conducted by email. Know a PR, marketing or sales leader with compelling ideas fit for print? See these related interviews: The Blurry Edges of PR; Off Script #11: Kevin Hartman of LTPR. Fresh Ideas: Media Relations: Back to the Basics.

Measurement 60

Measurement Course Advertising Advertising 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. It was also a time of incredible innovation.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Shift Communications

MAY 26, 2015

In the world of PR, landing client coverage in publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg Businessweek is the ultimate win — and when that story runs in print, it’s icing on the cake. At this point in the process, they’re going to want executive and customer interviews, hands-on product demos, etc.

Print 60

Print Product Launch Fashion Report 60

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.

Apparel 106

Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Public relations has always been a media neutral discipline. We also used news conferences, journalist interviews and news releases (earned), a corporate magazine (owned) and securing speaker platforms at events where executives could network and tell stories (shared).

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Content Marketing Case Study 60

Cision

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Garnering earned media coverage is a key goal for every public relations firm. California-based single-agency PR firm the NALA, and its sister company STARKART, needed to find a solution to target each client’s specific audience base, prove success with essential reports and increase overall efficiency to compete with larger firms.

Software 120

Software Agency Case Study Television 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Compared to digital marketing and advertising, which has only become more automated over time, our methods — particularly the generation of earned media — are exquisitely inefficient. Even top PR and media relations professionals need to refresh their methods with new tools and technologies. Use new tools.

Television 120

Television Interviews Engineering Tools 120

Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2006

This is odd considering I’ve been in business to business my whole career (most of it here on the agency side of life). Well, WHY would you send this to someone blogging about public relations? The only MR Colin McKay is familiar with is media relations. Nearly half of the year’s line-up is in print or planned out.

Pitching 40

Pitching Automotive Engineering System 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

One of the great reasons to work in a PR agency is the diversity of clients you meet. If you love tech PR , you might have the opportunity to learn something about data security, e-payments, or explore the future of 3D-printing. Can you share an example of a great experience you had with a PR rep who helped facilitate a story for you?

Print 136

Print Interviews Pitching Meeting 136

Polaris

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In many cases, they’re actually in the business of selling media lists and related PR products. PR is more than just media relations. One of the key fundamentals that do-it-yourselfers fail to understand is that public relations is more than just media coverage or publicity. the list goes on.

Publicity 100

Publicity Interviews Reputation Construction 100

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

I had the privilege of attending the 2018 PR Bootcamp: Media Relations Conference hosted by New Product Events in New York City, where we heard editors and producers of major consumer-facing publications and television shows reveal how PR professionals should (and should never) approach them with stories. Consider the Medium.

Pitching 82

Pitching Print Journalism Local 82