Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. This is my first in series of interviews on the topic. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? What’s not safe is ignoring social conversations, especially those related to your brand and category. Absolutely.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

Instead of polishing up your resume and social skills only after you’ve decided to look for a new job, experts advise that you pay attention to your personal brand year-round. A personal brand is like any other brand. And, there’s always a brand promise – that is, what the brand says it will do for or give customers.

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Brand Branding Real Estate Tourism 189

5W PR

AUGUST 6, 2018

Landing an important interview with a popular industry publication can be an exciting part of a company’s PR strategy. No matter how prepared the spokesperson for a brand feels they are, some interviews can go south very quickly. Maintaining the Interview. Handling Unexpected Questions. Managing Difficult Topics.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 24, 2022

With strategic content methodologies, intuitive engagement metrics, and a remarkable talent network, Contently helps these brands optimize their content to tell great stories and see quantifiable results that a lackluster new year’s resolution just can’t deliver. If you’re looking to expand your content, you’re in the right place.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

While you can find this out directly from them via interviews and surveys, it is also very important to let the past behavior data inform your strategy (what they say they will do is different from what they have actually done in the past). Another effective strategy is localizing your content.

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The Hoyt Organization

APRIL 23, 2024

You can also conduct market research through surveys or focus groups to gather more specific insights about your audience. Traditional channels, such as newspapers and television, offer broad reach, while digital channels, such as social media and email marketing, provide targeted messaging.

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Strategy Nonprofit Social Media Leadership 75

5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Influencer marketing continues to grow, with brands investing more and more in influencer partnerships each day. Through these partnerships, brands and their agency partners can select brand-aligned influencers to market products and services to loyal followings with targeted demographics. Perfect timing really!

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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

In early May, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health for its work with Purdue Pharma, claiming its “unfair and deceptive” marketing practices helped fuel the national opioid crisis. The answer to whether Publicis Groupe is civilly liable for their marketing activities is probably ‘no.’”. Custin said.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I recently spent a year interviewing senior public relations professionals in 31 countries about best practices in their cultures for my newly-published book, Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication. Make friends with local influencers.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Influencer marketing continues to grow, with brands investing more and more in influencer partnerships each day. Through these partnerships, brands and their agency partners can select brand-aligned influencers to market products and services to loyal followings with targeted demographics. Perfect timing really!

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Konnect Agency

JANUARY 7, 2022

The key is to attract qualified business-minded prospects who are aligned with your company values and can help your brand successfully grow. By working with a PR agency experienced in B2B marketing and the franchise industry, their team of experts can help create a fully integrated multichannel program for your franchise development needs.

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Konnect Agency

JANUARY 7, 2022

The key is to attract qualified business-minded prospects who are aligned with your company values and can help your brand successfully grow. By working with a PR agency experienced in B2B marketing and the franchise industry, their team of experts can help create a fully integrated multichannel program for your franchise development needs.

Agency 52

Agency Local Newspapers Interviews 52

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 2, 2017

When companies from 3M, Coca-Cola and Toro to General Mills, American Family Insurance, Hormel and Olive Garden restaurants wanted help connecting with Hispanic consumers, they’ve called upon a friend of our agency’s – multicultural marketer Rico Vallejos of the marketing consultancy RicoLatino. That’s a really bad idea.).

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Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last month I interviewed top PR and social media experts about the challenges facing online marketing. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Drew Neisser: What’s not safe is ignoring social conversations, especially those related to your brand and category. Also, the devil is in the details.

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Cision

APRIL 21, 2016

But for global brands, the right message may not be the same for every audience. Alan VanderMolen, president of international and WE+ at WE Communications, says you need to understand how to reach people in different markets to successfully communicate on a global scale. WE is a challenger brand and an independent. Disrupting.

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Local Newspapers Internal International 120

NewsWhip

MARCH 24, 2021

With the dovetailing of these two occurrences, 2020 was on track to be the year that brands, climate, and investment came together. How the brand conversation changed on Facebook. Highly engaged Facebook posts on climate change from brands in 2019. Highly engaged Facebook posts on Covid donations from brands in 2020.

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Chemicals Retail Facebook Local 148

The Resolution Blog

APRIL 9, 2019

I’ve worked with everyone from food and entertainment brands to industrial and financial organisations. I’m working with a food company at the moment and we’re finding that, through the process, the typical publications and blogs are coming up, but we’re also finding that local newspapers are a good target for them. It’s still siloed.

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Cision

JUNE 23, 2016

In this interview, Connie discusses how the way audiences consume news is changing, why spending time on message development is important and why a dedicated support network is valuable. I am excited about being part of an evolving industry where local influence is growing in importance. and in local communities. I came to D.C.

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5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

Influencers became brand owners , cosmetic giants took notes from indie brands’ playbooks and acquisitions skyrocketed. There is no one equation for success in this industry, but there are common strategic threads that, when woven together with a unique brand message, point towards success for the New Year. The result?

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Brand Branding Instagram Fashion 74

PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’ve followed me for anytime, you know I’m not a big fan of the press release (and I’ve interviewed plenty of journalists who agree with this.) One of my early television appearances was when I tweeted at a journalist at my local FOX station saying how much I loved the story she just ran.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing While people gave gifts to loved ones last month, the world’s largest pizza chain was providing presents to some very surprised recipients—other restaurants.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I think about people like LeeAnn Rasachak and Sarah Reckard whom I met more than 10 years ago now (they were one of my first PR Rock Star interviews!). Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Without this empathy, communication may even be counterproductive rather than helping a brand. Adaptation: In today’s environment, a comms plan made in the headquarters of a developed market must – more than ever – go through local consultants to adapt it to the realities of each country before the plan is applied in several markets.

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Communications How To Local Survey 98

PRSay

AUGUST 19, 2021

Each week, PRsay will interview one of the nominees for the 2022 PRSA Board of Directors. Therefore, I immediately joined PRSA and the PRSA Maryland Chapter and got to work locally. Name: David Marshall, Ph.D., Location : Baltimore. Board nominee position : Director-at-Large.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 13, 2022

Listen in as Barbara Rozgonyi interviews Chris McGuire about what’s working for his company’s financial services clients. Get ready to get creative in new ways that connect brands, experiences, and customers – while you’re still in compliance! Financial Services Organizations Social Media Interview Key Points.

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wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

“Influencer marketing isn’t just for big brands. What I love are the micro-influencers and the local campaigns.” —@wiredprworks. I'm looking to learn lots more at Influencer Marketing Days where I'll take everyone on a backstage tour of how to construct a strategic influencer marketing plan. Click To Tweet.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Remember, these are for local media and national television. By being timely, Jonelle, just solidified her place as a go-to expert in the pediatric dentistry space for her local NBC. How is your business related to weather, topics, holidays in September. By being timely and relevant you have a much better chance at getting the yes.

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Cision

JULY 27, 2016

In this interview, Monique discusses how to successful plan events, how social media can benefit your organization and how to create messages that resonate. UNCF is a fast-paced organization with a lot of moving parts, local offices and internal divisions. What works nationally or in one market may not resonate in another market.

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Nonprofit Local Travel Social Media 120

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Once I submitted my resume and started the interview process with DKY, the hiring team did a great job communicating expectations, next steps and keeping me informed of their anticipated timeline. If you interviewed with multiple people via video, did you feel that was easier or tougher than doing it in person? Give it a shot.

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Presspage

AUGUST 24, 2023

With an overflow of information vying for the spotlight, brands must adapt their strategies to stand out amidst the noise. Especially when faced with the task of engaging individuals who may not inherently express interest in a particular product, the question arises: how can brands forge lasting relationships with these audiences?

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s how we won over the local market. In time brands like IKEA, Spotify, or Hill+Knowlton Strategies started using Prowly. Thanks to our genuine communication efforts the local PR industry became fond of our brand. We offered a free taxi service to PR practitioners in Warsaw. There’s always work to be done.

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Cision

JULY 19, 2016

Lynda Fernandez, senior vice president of public relations & international at the Miami Association of Realtors, says if you do not establish strong relationships in the PR industry, you will miss out on opportunities to expand your brand’s reach. What are some of the biggest PR challenges brands face today?

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Real Estate Agriculture Local Technology 120

The Hoyt Organization

MARCH 17, 2024

Press releases earn your brand media coverage, which improves your brand’s credibility, exposure, and engagement. On top of that, press releases that generate audience interest provide numerous opportunities for interviews, articles, and reviews. Timeliness: All information in the release should be fresh and timely.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

All the better he came highly recommended, and I’m sure glad he did because this interview doesn’t disappoint. He’s hung a shingle and runs a consultancy focused on marketing technology. He is Frank Pollock and he’s my guest in this excellent edition of this interview series. His marketing technology landscape lists ~5K tools.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For some, the term content marketing seemed to come out of nowhere – and with such urgency. While it’s not new , this perception has created a lot of confusion among lawyers and legal marketers, and in the broad legal space, over what it is, what it isn’t, and how to do it effectively. 1) Content marketing is media you own.

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Content Marketing Marketing Ethics Advertising 60

Prohibition

JULY 7, 2023

The importance of PR for food and beverage businesses In the competitive food and beverage industry, having a strong public relations strategy is essential for building brand awareness, attracting customers, and ultimately driving sales. It’s also essential to evaluate the agency’s communication style and approach.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 11, 2016

We talk about a brand’s unique selling proposition (USP), but the fact is that few are truly unique. Bear in mind that a USP can hinge upon a superior product or service, but it can also be born in a strong corporate culture, a rigorous service orientation, an entrepreneurship story, or even a distinctive marketing campaign.

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