Stern + Associates

JANUARY 12, 2023

No matter how the industry changes, one key skill PR professionals need to know is pitch writing. Although you may be able to write a quality pitch by following a format, capturing the attention of a journalist whose inbox is saturated with similar content can be difficult. That you’re pitching, not writing it.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

One of the best ways is to stay on top of key PR industry blogs as well as more general sites that offer a fresh take on business, creativity, and content. Why limit yourself to PR blogs when there’s a whole world of interesting stuff that can offer important information as well as increase specific skill sets? The Cision Blog.

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Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

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. But how to determine which blogs are me-too, and which are worth your while? After that, the blog world is your oyster! Follow these blogs to increase your PR acumen.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The better you write, the higher you will go. He also made another statement I wholeheartedly agree with: “People who think well, write well.” ” That starts with writing. .” ” That starts with writing. And again Ogilvy nailed it: “Good writing is not a natural gift. Every week.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, content writing plays a pivotal role in attracting and engaging both human readers and search engines. This article presents eight practical and effective tips to help content writers strike the perfect balance between user-friendly content and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies.

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HMA Public Relations

JUNE 11, 2021

As communication professionals, we’re tasked with various writing assignments from social media posts and blog content to news releases and bylined articles. So, what happens when we, as storytellers, get writer’s block?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

This is true for the earned media we generate, the thought leadership content we produce for clients and for our own blog content. Any company blogging today must have a strategy for boosting the visibility of their content and ensuring it is shareable and shared. Write “vertically.” A successful outcome?

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Hence our obsession with keeping tabs on industry blogs and finding those articles and authors that impact our own ways of thinking. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. Below is a guide to Ready North's favorite blogs and publications.

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Garrett Public Relations

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Are you focusing on writing quality content? The post Writing for SEO – How Important Is It For Your Small Business? Or focusing on creating content for SEO purposes? And can you balance both? appeared first on PR Consultant Garrett Public Relations Columbus/Worthington OH.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 6, 2019

Last December, I celebrated my tenth year of blogging. I’m usually a sentimental guy, but apparently when it comes to my blog I lost that capacity. At any rate, I got around to reflecting on 10 years of blogging recently. I’ve written more than 1,200 blog posts in that timespan. 2 – Write in the moment!

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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

There’s an art to headline writing — but it’s not rocket science. It’s possible to write a headline that always captures attention, you just have to remember the fundamentals. This blog is here to remind you. It’s almost like a very short sales pitch for the rest of your article or press release.

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Marketwired

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Whether you’re writing last-minute seasonal blog content or already gearing up for a new year of media pitching (and if you are, we applaud you), a little inspiration can go a long way around now. So, we’ve rounded up the 8 top-performing writing posts from our blog from the past year to help you out.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. If you are looking for ideas, I have many years’ worth of useful ideas organized under the content marketing tag on this blog. 2) Blogging benchmarks. 2-4 posts per month.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent blog post , J.K. Rowling, author of the “Harry Potter” series of young-adult fantasy novels, offered writing advice on her website. Sometimes you have to write even when the muse isn’t cooperating.” This article first appeared in the February 2019 “Storytelling & Writing” issue of Strategies & Tactics.

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Writing Storytelling Blogging Strategy 107

Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If tools like ChatGPT can write pitches, articles and press releases, where does that leave us? Even when used by legitimate news outlets to write articles, errors can creep in. The Futurism blog recently outed the tech news site CNET for using AI to write erroneous articles. Will it turn on us?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 1) How long should a blog post be? Today the average blog post is 1151 words. hours to write.”.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 26, 2019

Luckily, we have seven of our top picks for the best marketing blogs of 2019 that’ll help you up your game! Blogs are purposeful, succinct and educational. By reading this blog, readers gain concrete ideas about the latest content strategies and examples from leading brands. HubSpot Inbound Marketing Blog. Copyblogger.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Writing is one of the most important parts of a successful public relations campaign. To quote Malcolm Gladwell, “Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. And no matter how well you write, there’s always room for improvement. Keep writing. And writing is no exception.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I also knew that I needed to make this advice actionable as that is what many publications in the sector aim to do, so I needed to emulate this article style with my pitch. So when writing your pitches, avoid including too much fluff or making them dig for the main story. Keep an eye out for breaking stories. You get the gist.

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Onclusive

JUNE 9, 2021

Welcome back to our blog series about data-driven PR campaign planning! Set your messaging, write the story. Measure your message pull-through from an article all the way through to conversions on your website and get automatic insights for optimizing your strategy. Identify the right authors and outlets.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

But according to the 2018 USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations Global Communications Report , writing is the skill most valued by PR recruiters. Successful PR people tend to be good writers; yet even more impressive than the quality of good PR writing is its versatility. Bylined articles. A blog-eat-blog world .

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Cision

JULY 21, 2015

While each component of your marketing strategy (email, PR, social media, blogs) should bring you results, it’s often better when two or more components work together. Take blogging and social media. You can write knock-’em-dead content, but without a push from other places, your blog may see little to no traffic on its own.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificia l Intelligence Institute's blog. One of the top challenges marketers ask us about at Marketing AI institute is how to use artificial intelligence (AI) for blogging. Done right, blogging attracts and converts prospects for less money than traditional methods.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 23, 2017

Public relations experts know that the majority of traffic coming to a blog post comes in the first hours and days of publication. This makes the timely promotion of your blog content critical to its success. Make your blog posts work harder through linking, sharing and more. Although in our experience, mileage varies widely.).

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Onclusive

JANUARY 26, 2022

Savvy communicators know that there is more to a perfect pitch than simply good writing, and media relations is not just about distributing these stories to the media. Spend the time to read, listen to and note what impactful authors write about, how often and in which publications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Since David Meerman Scott coined the term “ newsjacking ” in 2011, our team has written nearly 30 unique blogs on the subject — possibly more than any other topic. What makes it so important that we would write about it so often? Top Blog Posts About Newsjacking Want to learn more about newsjacking? So what is newsjacking?

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Polaris

DECEMBER 15, 2014

My binge blogging challenge is complete—this post is the final one in my 30-day challenge. You can read about why I decided to binge blog and some of the lessons I learned along the way HERE and HERE. As I write this post on Dec. Over the course of the binge, Social Media Today published 17 of our articles. The reason?

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Blogging B2C Social Media Storytelling 156

Marketwired

MARCH 10, 2016

It’s content that takes little investment upfront from a reader, compared to an 800-word article. Choosing #Content Formats: Are you sure that article shouldn’t be a list? Would you really want to open a business account at a place that puts a “10 Reasons You Totes Need to Bank Here” listicle on the company blog? Click To Tweet.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2015

In all the articles we’ve read and written on content marketing , write good content may be both the worst and most important advice we’ve seen. The fact that it appears in most “five content marketing secrets” articles makes it sound like just one more item on the content marketing checklist.

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 18, 2014

As part of my normal content curation this week, I sifted through hundreds of articles but only read a small handful. This article gives you some great advice to help make that happen. We’ll see… Irregardless, content syndication is a GREAT way to help build visibility for a new blog. Read it here. Digital PR'

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Blogging SEO Sports Digital PR 124

Onclusive

AUGUST 3, 2020

Simply counting the number of articles that mention your competition can be highly misleading. Key measures of quality include (1) how relevant press articles are to their brand, (2) the reputation of the media outlets which are covering them, and (3) the tone and sentiment of their media coverage. 3) Discover the unexpected authors.

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Flack's Revenge

JUNE 29, 2022

The article explained a lot, but I still had questions; so I tracked down Diego Pineda and asked if he’d like to come on our podcast, PR, Done & Doner for an interview. He started his career as a medical writer while writing fiction on the side. He graciously agreed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 2, 2017

Here are the top 10 tech blogs you need to read to prepare for promoting clients across a range of industries, including IoT, ad-tech, tech products and services and wearable technology. Our tech team recommends this list of blogs for the best information on relevant news, competitive moves, trends, and data insights. The TED Blog.

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Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

In our last blog , we shared some insights on consumer behavior with the media. You likely have great staff who can help write content, it’s worth your while to try to enlist those experts at your company for their subject matter expertise. The five strategies shared in this blog series can help you do just that.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Binge blogging, that is. A week ago, I challenged myself to write a post a day for 30 days. You can read about my motivations and goals in my first post in the series— Binge Blogging: 30 Posts in 30 Days. I fully anticipate my blogging spree will help my business, though it’s too soon to assess the benefits.

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Blogging Creativity Writing Media Training 126

Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

Last Saturday, there was a wonderful article in the Variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about groups of kids who had started neighborhood newspapers during the pandemic. I can’t tell you how much I loved that article–for a couple reasons. And, I fell into a career of writing, social media and blogging.

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The trick to getting good content from an AI service is to learn how to write excellent prompts. Give it an identity to write from, a tone of voice to use, and enough context about the topic so that you get a great response back. Always edit and put your own voice on a piece that’s created by AI. Never use it straight from AI.

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