ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Data-driven decisions hit the sweet spot Data-driven decision making has radically changed marketing, and its use in PR is more than a flirtation. PR teams use data tools and platforms to glean patterns and insight from media coverage, measure audience engagement, and quantify campaign performance.

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Data-Driven PR Tools Training Data 212

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

Yes, it’s true that in today’s digital landscape, public relations professionals no longer rely on earned media alone. Most PR pros today use some form of the PESO Model which includes owned, shared, paid and earned media. However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry.

Media 98

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 98

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Some time ago I pitched a reporter, who was looking for sources, on social media for a client. The pitch was about a study they had done. The interesting thing is, I had pitched her on that study by email already. Myth 2: Content marketing doesn’t yield credibility. Myth 3: You can’t pitch reporters with content.

Content Marketing 90

Content Marketing Marketing Pitching Survey 90

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the past few years, video marketing has become a dominant tool for captivating audiences and expanding brand awareness. Public relations (PR) can be one of the solutions available for marketers and business owners to support their video marketing campaigns. We’ll delve more in-depth into PR and marketing.

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Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

Sword and the Script

MAY 18, 2021

One study shows communicators are faced with growing workloads, but their relationship with business has strengthened; two studies offer a look at media relations insights. More than a proactive partner: an extension of your marketing and PR team. Insights for better relationships with the media.

Study 172

Study Communications Survey Pitching 172

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Our PR teams have been taking an analytical approach to forming their account strategies for some time, and our clients have been very pleased with the results. Over the years, we’ve uncovered some amazing, easy-to-use and best of all – free – tools the search engine offers that can make a big difference in a media relations program.

Google 98

Google Data Pitching Tools 98

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Did you know?

Technology 170

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. Users can track and share media mentions on the go. Muck Rack said it will soon release “outcome-based templates to measure” the value of media relations.

Reddit 178

Reddit Software B2B Technology 178

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Last week PR Newser wrote an interesting article on the value of media relations. Patrick Coffee had insightful commentary on the Holmes Report’s 2015 World PR Report , where he “respectfully disagreed” with the report’s claim that “media relations skills are not seen as particularly relevant.”. By Seedepth.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Yet, public relations (PR) and communications efforts have significant potential to bolster a brand. One of the ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of in-person community engagement and event marketing. What previous event marketing and consumer engagement efforts have been made by the brand, and why did these fail?

Community 92

Community How To Marketing Data 92

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Agility and Burrelles are partners “for our media delivery platform and media relations tools,” said Tressa Robbins , vice president of Client Onboarding with Burrelles. For example, Intelligent Relations said in a PR pitch emailed last month that it had an “auto-gen pitch writing for users” in market.

Software 140

Software Pitching Analysis Community 140

Sword and the Script

JULY 26, 2022

In this guest post, Rudi Davis, Head of Agency at Intelligent Relations, argues organizations should focus on earned media during a recession because it has credibility and a low relative cost with high impact. We all know the market has taken a downturn. However, if you don’t know what you’re doing, earned media can be tricky.

Media 174

Media Pitching Agency Guidelines 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the USC Center for Public Relations found that marketers plan to increase staffing and overall spending on public relations over the next five years. PR is an investment of not just a portion of the marketing budget but a proportionate time commitment as well.

Publicity 256

Publicity Brand Branding Storytelling 256

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

All the sessions were recorded, including the panel I participated on for media relations. PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. Most PR vendors try to serve as an email marketing tool, and they do a clunky job.

Analytics 70

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 70

Sword and the Script

MARCH 9, 2021

The idea that PR software is like customer relationship management (CRM) for public relations has been around for a while. Perhaps as media relations continues to get harder , news organizations face cuts and experiences a decline in public trust , now is the time to revisit the topic. 4) How many customers do you have?

Software 147

Software Agency Pitching Analytics 147

OnePitch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Tell us a bit about your day-to-day and your role as the Vice President/Media Group Manager at Ketchum. One of the beautiful, energizing aspects of my role (and media relations in general) is that there is no ‘typical’ day-to-day. Having this pulse shapes the pitching we’re activating or counsel we’re offering to our clients.

Media 94

Media Sports Agriculture Pitching 94

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

–the Future of Influencer Marketing.” After all, Traackr is a IRM (influencer relationship marketing) platform. While much has already been written about this report, I have yet to see anyone tackle what I thought was THE big topic within the report: Who OWNS influencer relationship marketing. ” 16 percent.

Marketing 84

Marketing Storytelling Study Data 84

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

Meltwater acquires social media influencer platform. Meltwater said it acquired Klear, an Israeli-based company that provides an influencer marketing platform. In a video review of the product, (embedded nearby) the Influencer Marketing Hub called Klear a “ hybrid social listening and analytics tool.”

Tools 100

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

PRSay

JANUARY 1, 2020

Because of this, we’re beginning to see emerging best practices from companies like Ikea as marketers find ways to drive sales through interactive digital approaches. Be sure to keep augmented reality in mind when you’re planning your social media pushes this year. In 2020, resolve to take an analytical approach to your results.

Publicity 165

Publicity Storytelling Instagram Pitching 165

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2022

Inside Google Analytics, companies can track whether their content is driving referral sessions, as well as whether that content managed to generate conversions or sales. When creating a pitch, companies need to include an outline or the angle of the piece of content, and even some important points that are covered in it.

Brand 88

Brand Branding Consumer Pitching 88

Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. You may also need to invest in new technology tools such as Onclusive that offer comprehensive media monitoring, power media relations workflows, provide PR measurement and reporting, and automate other tasks and responsibilities.

Resources 195

Resources Technology Data Tools 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2019

Alexa, will technology change the public relations industry? We use data analytics to inform our campaigns and to measure campaign outcomes like message delivery or perception change. Social listening and media monitoring is key for many programs, and PR pros have used email marketing for years, even for targeted media pitches.

Google 186

Google Technology Course Creativity 186

Cision

MAY 26, 2017

She is also the owner of Thought Bubble Communications and works with clients to develop and execute successful public relations and marketing campaigns. At Thought Bubble Communications , one of our many strengths is media relations. One of the reasons we are so successful is because we relate to people as people.

Analytics 227

Analytics Measurement Pitching Travel 227

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

But to the marketing and communications worlds, the reality is that it has been used in various forms for years, having started gaining momentum around 2015. For the last several years, marketers primarily used AI for data analysis and predictive modeling. To the average consumer, AI likely snuck up like a mysterious, unknown entity.

Communications 40

Communications Marketing Technology Data 40

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

For instance, before reaching out with a story idea, PR professionals should understand the preferred platform and target audience of the journalist or influencer they are pitching, to enhance the chances of a placement or mention. This was always important but it has become even more crucial in an era of fractured, niche media.

Media 104

Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Later that evolved to include email distribution and the analytics that are the basis for CRM. Many PR pros will cut and paste a document into a CMS to publish a release – and then cut and paste it again (and again) as they pitch it. You can send these pitches to a list of reporters, or pitch 1:1.

Pitching 64

Pitching Analytics Enterprise System 64

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2017

I spent six years in traditional PR agencies before moving to digital marketing where I spent a further six years specialising in SEO and working in-house with my clients to integrate digital marketing. And as we’re talking about digital communications, analytics will be almost essential. They are specialists.

How To 180

How To SEO eBook Measurement 180

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

My public relations career began with media relations. Although I’d never recommend someone go through the “boot camp” experience I had, it did teach me how to secure media opportunities quickly and make them stick. As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of media relations. Media relations can be tough.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

For many of us, it’s what attracted us to media relations in the first place. It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. In this post, I’ll share what I believe to be the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013 (hint: it’s all about inbound and real-time).

Media Relations 52

Media Relations Media Pitching Writing 52

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Studying for a public relations or mass communications degree is the most traditional route into the industry today, but it’s not the only route. I know PR professionals with degrees in journalism, mass media, English, business communication, marketing, sports and more.

Agency 89

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 89

Critical Mention

MAY 12, 2021

Critical Mention’s Earned Media Suite also allows users to analyze audience reach and share-of-voice values, as well as website metrics through Google Analytics. Get a closer look at the most robust media monitoring and intelligence platform in the industry by scheduling a free, custom demo. SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

Radio 174

Radio Sports Journalism Analytics 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax.

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Report Interviews Pitching Construction 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2017

There are many public relations industry blogs that offer know-how on everything from crafting brilliant media pitches to perfecting presentation skills. We like to follow bloggers who are superior writers, and straight shooters, and whose posts are free of jargon and sales pitches. Bad Pitch Blog.

Blogging 159

Blogging Pitching Fashion Sports 159

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

A blog about careers as told by eight marketing and PR practitioners in a workshop at Newcastle University. I’ve worked on communications, marketing and sales.” Radu described how he’d needed to get to grips with a wide range of tools and social media. Practitioners at varying stages of their career joined the session.

Marketing 60

Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and data analytics stories roll across my desk often, and I think these may be the most important technologies available to manufacturers today. Even small- and medium-sized manufacturers can reap significant returns from IIoT/data analytics projects. Any pet peeves with PR people?

Technology 94

Technology Meeting Media Analytics 94