Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2018

It may be summer, but #PRStudChat, sponsored by Spin Sucks, is focused on strategic communications all year round. In the spirit of learning, even when school is out, our community will gather for a Twitter chat on July 19th at 12:00 p.m. ET to discuss social media and getting into the strategic communications mindset.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 25, 2018

PR professionals are known for their strong writing skills and creative storytelling. There’s a lot to learn when it comes to content, from strategy and creation best practices to the publishing tools and the content measurement. This was an important question and one that should be explored beyond one student or one blog post.

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Twitter Storytelling Community Writing 157

5W PR

JANUARY 29, 2024

PR professionals must master the art of transparency, finding creative ways to showcase the value of technologies without compromising classified information. Key steps include training spokespersons, carefully crafting preemptive messages, and maintaining open lines of communication with stakeholders.

Industry 78

Industry Publicity Ethics Privacy 78

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. If you want blogs, you don’t want press releases.

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PRSay

JULY 6, 2020

For many years, offices with open floor plans helped generate creativity for PR professionals. But we can be just as creative during virtual meetings as we are when together in the same room. Encourage community service. Wear cloth face covers. Hold virtual meetings. Network and pursue new business virtually. Show empathy.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

In the graph, Social Media Community Management is at the top of the list with 39.7% From there it reads: Digital Build and Production, Multimedia Content Creation, Insight and Planning, and Creativity – all before Media Relations, listed at 15.1%. Purporting otherwise is going to keep the Bad Pitch Blog very busy.

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5W PR

JULY 18, 2023

Experiment with creative and engaging content formats. Engagement Participate in relevant online communities, forums, and industry-specific platforms where the brand’s target audience gathers. Building relationships and trust within these communities can drive brand awareness and attract potential customers.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

You can create your own groups on social media and build a community of engaged followers. All aspects of the campaign used similar creative so that the message was consistent across all platforms. And they paid $500 a month for strategy and measurement. And you certainly can’t measure results.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 9, 2017

We identified 150 A-list runners who blogged and posted on social media about their runs, contacted them all and succeeded in getting 100 into the project as the core community to start spreading the information about the project. What to Measure. Tracking ROI and tying earned media impact to business goals. .

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Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

That’s a good lesson for any communications team, especially those that will need to shift from a milestones/launch mentality to ongoing integrated programming. It’s vital to get comfortable in a new mindset that measures metrics all along vs. “at the end of the program.” Measure. . Encourage others to think creatively.

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wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Social Selling Secrets Masterclass was created for anyone who wants to be more creative, persuasive, and influential. In this engaging and immersive experience, you’ll discover routes to social media success: strategic maps, memorable moment,s and relevant ROI measures. Inventory: mine and develop a creative archive.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 9, 2017

Public relations practice is shifting from media relations to influencer relations, owned media, community management and social business. Owned media and community management are the strongest areas of practice according to respondents. Community management – social media enables organisations to engage in conversations.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Want to hear something that will truly make you measurement mavens cringe? Before I started out on my own, I never focused hard enough on measuring PR outcomes. I didn’t want to only spend my days billing out client work, I needed something more creative to feed my soul and scale my business. Guest Post by Elise Perkins.

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Product Launch Measurement How To Course 40

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Some organisations have Communications Departments for their public relations needs and some have Marketing Departments for their promotional needs. In this blog post, let’s look at the differences between public relations and marketing. It also involves crisis communication to mitigate damage to the company’s reputation.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Catherine Arrow recently wrote about the post COVID-19 challenge facing organisations on my blog. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Planning and measurement If you work in media relations, COVID-19 could be an extinction event. Sneeze guards top the list.

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PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Many of the Fringe community stakeholders are clear: the artists (actors, writers, directors, stage managers, etc.);

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

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Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Karen Freberg

JANUARY 14, 2021

Individual content creation opportunities from blogs, videos, and other hands on industry related pieces are also added. When I first started, we had blogs, a strategic brief, Twitter, and a campaign proposal. When I started teaching social media, I would cover broad areas like strategy, research, planning, and creativity.

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Social Media Media Resources Creativity 88

wiredPRworks

MAY 23, 2022

Instead, I was soon packing my bags for an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to Blog World. Talk about your LinkedIn networking experiences on your blog and in your marketing communications and make your LinkedIn site [www.linkedin.com/in/yourname] as prominent as your home page URL in all communications.

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LinkedIn How To B2B Social Media 52

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Boy, was it fun!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

If you’re just getting started blogging (or maybe even if you’ve been doing it a while), here are some WordPress plugins I really really like. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog. LinkWithin.

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Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 93

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

There’s only so much time to spend on routine work like monitoring and measuring, yet these tasks are extremely important to any ongoing PR agency-client relationship. For B2B companies, it’s particularly important to monitor social communities like LinkedIn groups and Twitter conversations among journalists (MuckRack).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

PR is all about differentiation, so a blog or personal website is a good way to stand out. Study bloggers in communications, marketing and the vertical sectors you’re interested in. Join online communities so you’re current on industry issues. Create content. Play the part.

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How To Nonprofit Interviews Privacy 189

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat. Were they paid?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. They might be helpful to you as you continue on your path as a blogging Grasshopper. Platforms with mobile interfaces like Posterous can be quick easy ways to mobile blog. I just get kicks out of mobile blogging w/ multimedia.

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Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 86

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Web3 brings the opportunity for reputation based on participation, allowing you to engage with communities online—and to own/control your consolidated reputation data. See our blog for more details.). We’ve been encouraging companies to hire a Chief Reputation Officer for years (see our blog for more details).

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Side note: every PR plan *should* include messaging, media storylines, events, creative ideas and activations, and other tactical elements that support the goals. It’s rooted in data and insights and is measurable. When each dollar counts, PR plans need to be highly targeted.

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Communications Analysis Leadership SEO 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. “We Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications . Guest posting gets personal.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2022

Innovative learning design, a supportive community, and content from industry leading practitioners and teachers have provided Socially Mobile students with networks and strategic skills to step up in their careers. The programme is delivered via an online teaching platform and Guild community.

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Mobile Meeting Course Ethics 116

Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

Which of these do you think is a more compelling piece of content; A blog post and video highlighting to customers how to effectively wrap awkwardly-shaped presents, from footballs to Wendy houses. Audience insight – this is directly polling your own customers or social media communities to better understand them and their challenges.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. There are many more creative approaches to achieving a positive image. Then, how can PR aid your video marketing campaigns to create top-of-mind awareness?

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Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

Cision

AUGUST 21, 2017

[Note: This blog post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones S7, including E4, “The Spoils of War.” As the women of Game of Thrones continue to inspire us week after week, they can also give us guidance on everything from career moves to that creative spark we didn’t know our marketing campaign was missing.

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Strategy Trade Shows Case Study Course 258

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. But inspired by preeminent statistician, George Box, Orin also outlines why asking the correct questions in measurement and evaluation is key.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

This cultivates a thinking community where information is evaluated, and then adapted and built upon. Establishing your voice A blog post with pointers isn’t only meant to teach, it is also meant to connect with readers. Instead, Steve encourages people to be creative and to inject personality into their communications.

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Blogging Twitter Creativity Facebook 71

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Do we really want that?

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Blogging Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog.

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