ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Of course, the changes we see aren’t usually sudden. Brand purpose has real purpose. Research shows that consumers want the brands and companies they do business with to be fair employers, good corporate citizens, and responsible stewards of the environment. Branded content is king. Social commerce will flourish.

Trends 385

Trends Employee Viral Advertising 385

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2024

Top PR Insights from 2023 that PR Professionals Need for 2024 Five Essentials for PR Campaigns Tied to Holidays Holidays offer great opportunities for PR teams and the brands they represent, but it’s also easy to slip and see your message get lost in the chatter.

Construction 182

Construction Storytelling Tools B2B 182

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 7, 2021

PR agency teams, like all creative services people, love to keep our clients happy. In PR, we of course want to get as many quality stories as possible, and we typically have a good idea of what will result when we’re managing a news announcement, for example. We can definitely generate XX earned media placements.

Agency 353

Agency Interviews Pitching Retail 353

Cision

MAY 31, 2017

The implication, of course, is that consumers are less likely to absorb the marketing messages we’re deploying. And as marketers and storytellers, it’s up to us to not only get our brands in front of consumers but to also pique their interest instantly so they don’t scroll right on past. Captivate, Then Maintain.

Consumer 243

Consumer Brand Branding How To 243

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 19, 2021

At first glance, TikTok’s audience, which skews younger, may not seem like the ideal place for a B2B brand. And based on personal experience, the platform’s algorithm has gotten very good at recommending related content on the “For You” page—including posts that come from brands. It depends. Teach us (quickly).

B2B 111

B2B Brand Branding B2C 111

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Of course, it was National PSL Day. But I’m guessing it’s a creative challenge to come up with new and interesting ways to play up this launch each year. Overall, a creative execution to an “event” that comes around every 12 months. So, creative social execution or PR mess? Most likely.

Creativity 87

Creativity Facebook Course Twitter 87

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

To cultivate a thriving brand in the present era, marketers must wholeheartedly embrace diversity, ensuring their campaigns mirror the richness of their audiences’ experiences and backgrounds. Brand marketing is a key arena where the call for inclusivity has grown louder and more resonant than ever before.

Brand 89

Brand Branding Marketing Ethics 89

Karen Freberg

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The Super Bowl has come and gone, and of course we are going to see a lot of takes and insights on what worked, and what didn’t, related to what brands did for their commercials. I am going to take a slightly different approach and focus on what the brands did (but most cases didn’t) do on social media.

Social Media 64

Social Media Brand Branding Media 64

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Overreliance on analytics overshadows creativity, which can hinder your chances to earn more media. When you focus solely on optimizing for clicks or conversions, you miss the opportunity for the audience to emotionally connect with a clever or creative piece of content. Brand identity also gets lost when you focus too much on data.

Creativity 70

Creativity Marketing Media Analytics 70

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

To get there, PR teams must have a deep understanding of business objectives, the target audience for the brand or message, and the best ways to reach them. This requires a combination of creative thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to develop and execute against plan. Post-ChatGPT, our jobs may get easier.

Analytics 170

Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The collision of these two cultural behemoths is going to create six weeks of extreme congestion across TV schedules, news agendas, advertising buys and of course, consumer attention. This enabled us to craft a data-informed point of view on how brands can approach the upcoming tournament.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Data Viral 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2017

Some say the goal of a great PR program should be to build brand reputation, while sales and marketing actually drive sales. There are many ways to use PR initiatives to add depth, color, and cohesion to the building blocks of brand identity. Generating credibility for the brand message. Showing a brand’s humanity.

Brand 185

Brand Branding Marketing Wireless 185

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Between the PR and marketing functions of any organization there can be creative tension or even competition. PR, on the other hand, with its ties to reputation and crisis management, is thought to play a more defensive role, designed to protect the corporate brand. A great brand marketing PR campaign can even drive leads and sales.

Marketing 310

Marketing Product Launch Corporate Viral 310

Prohibition

APRIL 3, 2024

Of course, choosing the channel your ad appears on and the time it runs will help you with reaching your target demographic but with social media advertising you know exactly the audience you are reaching with your content. Get in contact today to find out how we could help you.

Social Media 62

Social Media Advertising Advertising Marketing 62

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The flipside of earned media is owned media: publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, Medium publication, and the like. A subset of corporate communications work, developing, documenting, and disseminating overarching corporate messaging is key to building a strong brand with a consistent message.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

To that end, here are a few creative PR ideas to help the recruiting shop out. Of course, the PR tie-in is natural – you can and should invite local reporters, bloggers and influencers. 2) Think creatively: guerilla recruiting tactics. They handed out branded goodies and chatted up the line.

Resources 77

Resources Creativity Publicity Local 77

PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Creative PR, media and internal communicators are qualified to create campaigns based on acts of kindness; communications that go deeper into the human heart. Which acts of kindness would be a great fit for our corporate culture, our brand, our industry, our community? Such campaigns will lift eyebrows, turn heads and drop jaws.

Employee 155

Employee Crisis Reputation Creativity 155

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Of course, the growth and speed of real artificial intelligence and its impact may well be overblown. Most experts doubt that neural net-powered artificial creativity can ever equal true human creativity. So, why aren’t we lucky creative services types taking advantage of this? What does it value?

Marketing 173

Marketing Storytelling Creativity Privacy 173

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Of course, the right strategy is key to success, but for amplifying or growing the results of a strong PR program, the best option is usually a blend of paid and organic social media. Organic content uses free social media tools to share posts, photos, videos, and stories with the people who already follow a given brand or individual.

Social Media 344

Social Media Media B2B Leadership 344

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Messaging & Positioning Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2021

That starts with planning earned and branded content around the schedules of target publications, as well as key dates, milestone events, and industry happenings. It’s like an unsung hero of the public relations world — not flashy or creative, but vital to a robust media placement schedule. What is an editorial calendar?

Pitching 308

Pitching Content Marketing Measurement Social Media 308

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2019

It already has, of course. This isn’t new technology, of course, but it has only recently become reliable enough to reach a tipping point in consumer adoption. Brands are already gearing up to use smart speakers for voice search optimization. Alexa, will technology change the public relations industry?

Google 186

Google Technology Course Creativity 186

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Fortunately, most collaborative ideas can be successful, — with research, work, and creativity. In ad tech, this means getting a brand or publisher client onboard; reporters aren’t going to take our word for it. With this, my mind is fresh everyday to think creatively for clients. Don’t confuse PR and sales.

Publicity 334

Publicity How To Agency Product Launch 334

Prohibition

JULY 7, 2023

This month our focus is of course on Instagram Threads, the latest social media app to hit our screens. Instagram threads The biggest update for July is of course Instagram Threads! This is absolutely one to watch for brands and businesses who don’t want to fall behind the curve.

Instagram 62

Instagram Social Media Media LinkedIn 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A good content calendar is like a roadmap that helps a brand tell its story. Meaning, there should be frequent posts, varying in topics from article promotions to National Cookie Day, if you could think of a way that it’s relevant to your brand. Refresh with formal creative sessions. Of course, every.

How To 259

How To Social Media Product Launch Construction 259

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important. Owned Media & Content Strategy. Messaging & Positioning.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Prohibition

APRIL 26, 2022

Influencer marketing is a great way to further your brand awareness and social presence online. Now, it’s a mainstream form of social media marketing used by brands worldwide and has grown to include macro influencers, micro influencers and nano influencers. Ensure your influencers values align with your brand values.

Social Media 62

Social Media Brand Branding Media 62

Karen Freberg

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I feel I have become quite the veteran in many ways – this is my fourth time heading to EDUMax and Adobe MAX – and each year – I always learn something new, meet some incredible professionals, and of course meet up with my friends at Adobe. Well, of course I had to make sure to check it out!

Education 61

Education Creativity Meeting Community 61

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2022

In PR, there is room to be more subjective, adopting the client’s voice to promote their brand or products. In fact, in PR, writers will often create quotes that they attribute to client executives (who then approve them, of course.) So someone with a journalism background will need to make that adjustment. PR writers keep it simple.

Writing 294

Writing Journalism Pitching Guidelines 294

Doctor Spin

JANUARY 2, 2024

Photo: Jerry Silfwer) Spin Academy | Online PR Courses The Magical PR Strategy Question Your PR strategy should answer one simple question: Does this strategy provide a guiding principle for how your organisation should defeat competitors in the battle for attention, trust, and support? Source: Journal of Brand Management 2 Nandan, S.

Strategy 52

Strategy eBook Journalism Resources 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 11, 2022

Here are some of the top conferences in the adtech space that can bring exposure to senior executives and help drive their brand visibility. This year’s agenda includes speakers from Procter & Gamble, Paramount, Disney, TikTok, and many more power brands that are major players in the space and command our attention. .

Conference 156

Conference Privacy Advertising Advertising 156

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

When you think of holiday posts from brands on networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, isn’t this what we’ve come to expect? On the other hand, when I looked at my Facebook and Instagram feeds last Friday, they were FULL of creative, interesting and downright funny Halloween get-ups and wishes. I mean, really?

Instagram 90

Instagram Brand Branding Creativity 90

Karen Freberg

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Whether you are at an agency or working for a brand, engaging with influencers is one of the components of a successful and current social media plan. Most often, we see professors ask students to identify influencers for a specific topic or brand. How is influencer marketing taught or incorporated into assignments?

Creativity 56

Creativity Marketing Social Media Analytics 56

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2019

What happened, and what are the mid-course corrections necessary? Sometimes PR objectives are described in vague terms, like “increased visibility” or “greater brand recognition.” But the best campaigns are fueled by creativity, yet informed by research. Here are some of the most likely mistakes.

How To 257

How To Interviews Measurement Storytelling 257

Communications Conversations

APRIL 19, 2022

Of course, the marketing community was all over this. And Southwest Air has a history of these kinds of creative tactics. So, wouldn’t it make sense for Southwest Air (and, on brand, by the way) for them to have some fun with a thread on Twitter about their intern program? It’s the Social Media Intern. I get that.

Internal 122

Internal International Social Media Twitter 122

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 24, 2014

When it comes to holidays and social, well, brands haven’t exactly traditionally wowed fans and customers. When I think of branded experiences and holiday promos, I think of this: So, when I heard Target was creating a virtual trick-or-treating experience on Instagram earlier this week, I was automatically skeptical.

Instagram 146

Instagram Case Study Brand Branding 146

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2022

This helps brew individual creativity and allows everyone to share thoughts and collaborate. Credible and trustworthy work helps build a reputation for individuals as well as the clients and brands they represent. There are many more, of course, but these five qualities can help drive professional achievement in a PR career. .

Interviews 170

Interviews Ethics Study Course 170