5W PR

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Of course, the training needs to happen, but like almost everything, we get better as we practice doing it right… practice done wrong will not lead to improvement though. So a big part of media training should be putting the student in front of others who will ask them random questions. Let them answer completely.

Media Training 87

Media Training Training Film Media 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 1, 2021

For any PR agency team , a major media interview for a company spokesperson is a solid win. At the same time, having a terrific media spokesperson who can nail the messaging, handle tough questions and make business or technical language accessible isn’t always easy. . Plan for technical glitches in the virtual world.

Interviews 268

Interviews Media Construction Report 268

PRSay

APRIL 9, 2021

The common thread among these examples is one thing that these savvy pitching pros did: They exercised their mere humanity and asked their media contacts a useful question, but only after they proved to be worthwhile sources. Mackenzie Nestor, an agency pro in Indiana, was reaching out to a Wall Street Journal writer. A real appeal.

Pitching 164

Pitching Travel Journalism Exercises 164

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Agency teams may think they’re in constant touch with clients as the emails fly back and forth, but that’s not enough. Misguided media relations strategy. Lack of preparation for a media interview. Some CEOs and others in leadership positions shun the idea of media training.

Skype 170

Skype Interviews Crisis Communications Crisis 170

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. A charismatic, media-darling mid-level exec is better than a guarded or overworked CEO any day. Content marketing has taken on new life and meaning. Should you?

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

I also handle proactive and reactive media relations in the “mid-Atlantic” region of the U.S., Obviously improved business results go a long way, but we have spent years fighting against the assumptions from media that we were not going to survive and we have changed how people talk about us. from Chicago to Washington D.C.,

Sports 113

Sports Retail Local Report 113

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 3, 2013

Staffing agencies sell “solutions.” Instead, many entrepreneurs attempt to achieve pie-in-the-sky concepts that lack focus and force of a particular shape or personality that stands out in the mind of the prospect. Tech companies start calling themselves “idea incubators.” Design firms become “marketing strategists.”.

Marketing 100

Marketing SEO Writing Engineering 100