Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 8, 2020

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. 6) Thought Leadership versus Thought Followship The communications industry has wakened to.more. 6) Thought Leadership versus Thought Followship The communications industry has wakened to.more. Techniques For Effective Business Communications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. You feel connected to these brands. Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. 4 ways PR creates brand attachment.

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Onclusive

JULY 13, 2021

Automated & unibased: NEO offers automated, unbiased, data-driven feedback for understanding which brand messages should continue to be incorporated into future marketing and PR efforts and which ones need to be dropped. NEO Messaging applications for communications & PR pros.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Good public relations can be an essential way for a brand to stand out from the pack, especially in the B2B/ technology sector. 6 PR tactics to differentiate your brand. A company can set itself apart by speaking in a distinct brand voice. We’ve found success in mini-conferences we call thought leadership panels.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The value of a strategic PR program isn’t always obvious to an organization’s leadership. While marketing is focused on driving sales, PR is designed to build trust in a brand or company and grow its reputation. But the impact of public relations is most relevant to those in that C-suite – or at least, it should be.

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PRSay

MAY 13, 2020

But it’s not a commercial for your brand. The gut reaction for many brands when their income is disrupted is to shut down marketing. Reconfiguring your strategy will help better position your brand right now and for the rest of the year. Rely on brand storytelling. It’s the predominant driver in modern marketing.

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Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 24, 2014

As our communication campaigns increasingly address SEO and particularly organic search, thought leadership becomes even more important. Instead, it’s the type of business storytelling that’s useful or informative and ultimately helps people in their jobs. Would the data support my premise that the blog strives for thought leadership?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Enter brand narrative. In the competitive and crowded marketplace of 2022 and in a valuation and investment landscape shaped by economic, social and political change, a brand’s narrative story can be a super-power growth accelerator. See brand narrative as a business product. It’s the season of company and team goal setting.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A PR relationship may be challenging for brands to manage if they expect to take a hands-off approach and still be successful. They might include a change in brand perception, increased brand visibility, enhanced reputation, or engagement of a new target audience, for example. Set Clear Objectives And KPIs .

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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. Executive Thought Leadership. Messaging & Positioning.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

More thought leadership opportunities. Over the past couple of years, many large publications have stopped accepting bylined articles and thought leadership pieces from outside companies. Trade allow more in-depth storytelling. Further, they often focus on larger companies and brands. Others require membership fees.

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

PR has now shifted to continuous storytelling, prompting communicators to fully understand, implement, and report on the impact of earned media content across the entire consumer journey. Influence: Brand Impact. PR Attribution analysis also provides our leadership with the metrics they want to see, including ROI.”

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

PR has now shifted to continuous storytelling, prompting communicators to fully understand, implement, and report on the impact of earned media content across the entire consumer journey. Influence: Brand Impact. PR Attribution analysis also provides our leadership with the metrics they want to see, including ROI.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 22, 2021

That means there’s greater potential for B2B brands to reach an engaged audience of business users. For B2B clients Clubhouse can be another social media tool used to drive thought leadership , especially those who are subject-matter experts. Instagram Reels can be used to promote brand awareness and even recruitment.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Brand advocacy will grow. Shortly before the inauguration of the new president, some brands went against convention and waded into political territory. Visual storytelling will be better and easier. If you’ve any doubt about the power of visual storytelling, check out these superb examples by brands large and small.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

Generating brand awareness. PR is a great vehicle for generating brand awareness through media relations, news coverage and thought leadership content distribution, all of which contribute to increasing your brand’s online footprint. Developing stakeholder trust.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

Generating brand awareness PR is a great vehicle for generating brand awareness through media relations, news coverage and thought leadership content distribution, all of which contribute to increasing your brand’s online footprint. Equilar spends 90% of our marketing and communications efforts on earned media.

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Cision

AUGUST 4, 2016

Approximately 82 percent of consumers actually enjoy reading branded content, if it’s relevant to what they’re looking to learn about. Rather than force-feeding audiences nonstop, lackluster content, take a moment to return to Storytelling 101. Uncover what already exists by revisiting your brand’s mission and goals.

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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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Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Hosted by Deirdre Breakenridge of Pure Performance Communications , and joined by fellow panelists Shonali Burke and Shannon Furey , the panel covered emerging PR trends including how corporate storytelling has changed in recent years and what PR professionals must learn to sustain their careers. PR is no longer a linear process.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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Onclusive

MAY 4, 2020

The role of public relations is to positively place a brand into news stories. That is why PR is the one function within the marketing organization that is positioned to step up, take a leadership position and have the greatest impact on company reputation during this period. The modern communicator is not just a great storyteller.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

And storytelling in B2B marketing is the theme for this weeks’ Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. Many brands attempt to begin stories with what when they ought to begin with why. She writes: “Want to know the real reason brands publish content with no value? Why Content Marketing is the New Branding.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Initially, a well-known spokesperson (such as a celebrity or influencer) can lend interest and credibility to your brand, but be careful of becoming too reliant on such individuals. Journalists share that they want to speak to people involved in the company: the person who had the ideas, built the brand, and can answer specific questions.

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Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

It’s a transition to a new way of life, and brands hoping to succeed through content creation need to adapt. Branded video views increased 73 percent from Q3 of 2013 to Q3 of 2014. To what do you attribute the tremendous growth in branded video? Product/plant demonstrations are very popular, particularly among B2B brands.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It takes time to build a brand, a voice, etc. Education for leadership – I’m not sure what word to use for this one exactly (maybe this falls into communication skills), but I think one of the most important skills right now is the ability to educate leadership on social media. Strong copywriting skills. Use data to hypothesize.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. Sponsored content is content that an organization or brand pays to place and promote. What is sponsored content?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. I predict brands will look to the PESO model (which stands for paid, earned, shared and owned media) to make more of their owned media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Building competitive advantage using PR programs comprised of media relations , reputation management , brand positioning , and content marketing can help a young tech company achieve prominence. Emerging tech companies are often challenger brands. Good PR agencies/teams don’t just talk about your brand from 9 to 5.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. From legacy videos and anniversary books to corporate birthday events and digital archives, what follows are five ways smart brands have leveraged their company histories in brand storytelling.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

In today’s atmosphere of continuous communications from a multitude of channels, PR people (and their marketing peers) must come up with original approaches to storytelling to break through the noise. Creativity helps express company values in a distinct brand voice. Creative PR helps B2B brands be accessible.

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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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PRSay

OCTOBER 28, 2020

She also gave a presentation on storytelling at Tuesday morning’s General Session, with a peek behind the scenes of the country songwriting business in Nashville and an introduction to an a cappella performance by Nashville-based recording artist Alison Russell. Storytelling is an essential aspect of being human and becoming humane.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

A solid PR campaign has the power to bolster your brand. Among its benefits, PR can build relationships with the public, boost brand awareness, increase your credibility, and create loyal customers. If PR can do so much for a brand, why don’t more brands use public relations to begin with? Myth #4: PR is just advertising.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Every PR pro knows the importance of storytelling. Here are some tips on getting started measuring your storytelling efforts. Why: “And as any good PR pro knows, storytelling is also key to a successful campaign—yet it’s only half of the equation. 3 Ways to Measure the Results of a Business Storytelling Project.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

A great PR campaign can generate positive brand awareness, which is clearly desirable. The brand may play only a small role in the coverage that drives awareness. That doesn’t mean public relations can’t build brand awareness; it can. Or consider today’s innovators – brands like Casper, Uber, and Amazon.

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