Cision

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

When you think about big brands like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s or Walmart, your mind conjures up specific images and feelings. These brands work hard to give off just the right impression to their audiences. Learn about influencer marketing in Cision’s new white paper! Building your brand starts on social.

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Victorious PR

MARCH 30, 2023

Good public relations (PR) can be an entrepreneur’s most powerful tool when looking to build and maintain a strong brand. In today’s fast-paced business world, it’s more important than ever to establish a recognizable and trustworthy brand identity.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

Once upon a time, brands and agencies relied on human analysts to identify brand mentions and extract insights on their campaigns. Let’s not even start talking about more traditional online sources like blogs, news sites, and forums. Imagine: a brand like Starbucks averages over 63,000 daily mentions!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2019

The PR team or agency’s prime directive is to manage the reputation of the brand – and it does that from many angles. Brand perception audit. All PR tactics serve to build, bolster, or reinvent a company’s brand reputation. The brand perception audit may provide key insight that informs the overall PR strategy.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Consumers have started to tune out brand messages. But don’t fret, there’s a way to break through, gain back their attention and make your brand be heard: brand journalism. Let’s start with the basics: brand journalism is not journalism. Instead, it looks at how people are affected by the particular brand.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Here at Crenshaw, our client base of high-growth tech organizations have found that earned speaking opportunities and industry recognition build credibility and visibility for their brand. Support employer branding. The content can nearly always be purposed for multiple PR tactics, from media pitching to white paper and blog content.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For B2B clients like those we represent, it can include the topics and suggested resources for bylined articles, blog posts, social media posts, digital video, and longer-form content like white papers, among other elements. A good content calendar is like a roadmap that helps a brand tell its story.

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Victorious PR

MARCH 30, 2023

Good public relations (PR) can be an entrepreneur’s most powerful tool when looking to build and maintain a strong brand. In today’s fast-paced business world, it’s more important than ever to establish a recognizable and trustworthy brand identity.

Publicity 52

Publicity Brand Branding Reputation 52

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 22, 2022

It seems simple at first—at least that’s what most brands think when it comes to SEO strategy. 3 ways your brand can level up its SEO strategy. According to Ashley Cummings —freelance writer for brands like Salesforce and Hashtagpaid —that’s a huge error.“The The biggest mistake brands make with SEO?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Social has brought a multitude of new ways to distribute a brand’s messaging, and as Joe Pulizzi pointed out at his recent webinar , consumers can afford to ignore what’s being said. If brands want to stand out from the crowd, they need to put as much thought and organization behind distribution as they do with the creation process.

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Cision

APRIL 3, 2015

Throughout March, we provided tons of content centered around using word-of-mouth to raise brand awareness, earn trust and, ultimately, make sales, including a webinar, white paper, tip sheet and numerous blog posts. White Paper. How can you turn your audience into loyal brand advocates? Blog Posts.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 12, 2018

An impressive resume, coupled with a track record of blogging or speaking on a given topic is often all it takes to launch a founder as an SME. Long-form written content can reinforce the executive’s expertise, thereby elevating the brand’s authority. Blog early and often. Publish your manifesto.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 11, 2020

Releases work with branded content. It opens doors for new forms of content to cover the same subject — like blog posts, white papers, webinars, and social media posts. For example, a company can distribute a press release for a new product, followed by a series of blog posts that detail specs or testimonials.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

If a CEO offers expert commentary – or a byline or guest blog post in a key media outlet, that content can earn valuable visibility and leadership positioning for the organization. Prominent brand mentions that don’t contain links can also drive higher search placement because Google sees them as implied links.

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

The term “content marketing” casts a wide net when it comes to ways to promote and publicize a brand or organization. However, blogging is one of the leading tools in any brand’s content marketing strategy. Since 2007, NYPL Blogs has showcased content that continues to inspire and educate a devoted audience.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

In public relations, media refers to any messaging channel or platform the brand might use to connect with customers. While the ultimate goal – building a positive brand reputation – is the same in all cases, the strategy to leverage each kind of media is distinct. Earned media is all about getting people talking about the brand.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Blogs – an executive’s own, plus a commenting strategy for others. White papers – a great way to demonstrate thought capital in long form to a particular audience. Speeches – at industry conferences, trade shows and other events which can be repurposed as articles, blog posts and white papers.

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 2, 2023

On the other hand, content creation, such as blogs or podcasts, can offer more sustained benefits. Tom provided insights into the tactics used by brands to demonstrate ROI and how they balance short-term and long-term strategies. Advertising, for instance, can provide quick returns but these tend to evaporate once the campaign ends.

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Polaris

MAY 5, 2015

If your brand targets moms, your social media strategy may need a major overhaul, according to a recent study conducted by Yummy Mummy Club (YMC) in Canada. Brands still think that pushing out stories about how great they are will resonate with moms,” Erica Ehm , the founder of YMC, told me. 10 Ways Brands Create Contagious Content.

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Cision

JANUARY 4, 2016

And if you don’t abide by them, your brand could come under fire for a violation. Cision’s white paper, “ The Professional’s Guide to Copyright Compliance & Fair Use,” provides tips on understanding the rules of copyright, avoiding violations and protecting your brand’s own content. Read our free white paper!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A great PR campaign will obviously build brand visibility. But that awareness may be of the brand involved, or maybe just the problem it addresses. Tactics like content marketing, earned speaking opportunities for C-level executives, and feature articles work together to boost visibility for a brand or situation that the brand solves.

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Cision

APRIL 11, 2015

Stay in-the-know by setting up Twitter lists, searching trending hashtags and topics on Facebook, or by using a news aggregator such as Feedly to see the latest news from all of your favorite industry blogs. Use trending topics to get ideas for your blog posts or white papers. Is there a new app everyone is talking about?

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Cision

JULY 24, 2015

Click here for your free white paper! Click here for our free white paper now! As we combed through the data, several key categories emerged: Roll-out and use of EMV/chip card technology. This insight is important for card issuers rolling out chip cards to note. Here are three mobile-specific takeaways to consider: 1.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A short while ago, a contributing author from venture capital (VC) firm published an article in a trade publication and cited my client’s blog as a source of data. >>>Also see: The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism. In other words, your company’s blog is like a natural focus group.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. Owned media, aka content, is content you produce that lives on your website or blog.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

In fact, we design multiple offers for Red Wing, such as free downloadable white papers on OSHA standards and receive a free pair of boots in exchange for 15 minutes of their time. You invest a lot of time in your ThinkSEM blog , chiefly written by your wife and co-owner Sarah Danks and PR staffer Kayla Hollatz – it’s a fun read.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today’s customer wants to be informed before making a purchase decision and look to brands that offer the right resources to match their needs. By providing the right resources at the right time, your brand is establishing trust with potential customers (even if you haven’t spoken to them yet!). Subscribe for more marketing insights.

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Cision

MAY 19, 2015

This post was inspired by our free “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR ” white paper. Not long ago, we had a blog post that described five outside-the-box content marketing ideas. Many brands with successful apps focus on either fun or, as Jay Baer calls it, “ youtility.” Mobile Apps. Syndication.

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Cision

MAY 25, 2015

Instead of simply sending a release to your email list, think of these people the next time you need fresh blog content, or want to conduct a Q&A. Consider starting a vlog (that is, a video log) for your brand. Part of a great content marketing strategy includes using social media to amplify and share your brand’s message.

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Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

With more and more businesses across verticals and industries creating content, people have become desensitized towards brand content. Learn how to build a brand journalism program with Cision’s free white paper! Ann primarily writes about social media and growth hack strategies, SEO and e-commerce.

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Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 26, 2016

Brand marketers often look to public relations to accomplish a great deal of “heavy lifting” in terms of creating awareness. For more on that subject, revisit this post from our Impressions blog. When done well, a strategic PR program is good at achieving certain objectives while other disciplines fit different needs.

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Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

When it comes to marketing, nothing beats people telling others about your brand. Think of all the places you’ve wasted money trying to market your brand. Now we’ve taken control of the marketing messages we choose to ingest, and we’re also big on telling others about the brands we like. Thank those who rave about your brand.

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PR Fuel

JULY 16, 2017

And don’t think you have to write a book to publish an eBook, you can also turn a series of related blog posts into an eBook. White Papers —A white paper is another way to establish your authority on a subject. Blog posts do not have to be long; 500 words is perfectly sufficient.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Despite their dependence, many brands are just taking shots in the dark and are unsure how to use social to drive real results. Listen on social to learn about your audience and how your brand can best communicate with them. Read the free white paper today! Need to know what people are saying about your brand online?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether you call it content marketing , brand journalism or custom publishing, with trust in media falling while trust in business is growing, you can build credibility through content if you can follow these golden rules: 1. Don’t mash case studies, white papers, webinars, press releases and blog posts together.

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Cision

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Maybe your Twitter stream has gone off the rails and only includes automatic updates of your blog content. Learn how with our white paper! Are you even seeing the notifications if someone sends a message to your brand? You probably schedule your social updates without really looking at all of your updates as a whole.

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