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. The PR pro either writes some of this content themselves or helps drive strategy with a team of writers/editors and/or guest blog contributors. Owned Media/Content Strategy.

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Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Masters in Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2018

As Harrison Monarth writes in The Harvard Business Review : Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response. Here's why storytelling is such a powerful tool: The Power of Synchronicity. Storytelling creates a certain synchronicity between the teller and the listener. Storytelling is also a powerful tool for persuasion.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 29, 2017

What if you paint pictures with words and tell tales around something as seemingly boring as a brand? While technology continues changing every industry I can think of, many communications and public relations professionals hold tight to the more poetic side of storytelling. There’s no doubt the way we consume stories has changed.

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Storytelling Data Communications Technology 73

5W PR

MAY 6, 2020

Companies that accomplish making that connection will be more successful in motivating consumers to finish their journey and purchase their brands. For some, it is an autobiography of the company and its brands. The key focus should always be about the consumer. Storytelling is always powerful.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ultimately, understanding your readers will help both you and the media to deliver the content people want to consume. What does your story or brand offer that the journalists, and therefore, their audiences, can’t get anywhere else? This is where your research on what impactful authors write about and in which style comes in handy.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 1, 2017

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. The implication, of course, is that consumers are less likely to absorb the marketing messages we’re deploying.

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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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Video Brand Branding Trends 120

Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Why Brands Must Account for Trends Now for 2024 PR Success Now more than ever, public relations may feel like a never-ending arms race to dream up the buzziest, most “disruptive“ campaign fueled by the power of celebrity and the elusive, almost mythical viral TikTok post.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 29, 2023

Now, in an emerging market, is the time for AI startups to kickstart a strategic AI-PR program, and mind the gap between industry and consumer awareness From mainstream media to trade press and corporate blogs, artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI), in particular, seems to be everywhere. So, we conducted a consumer survey.

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The Hoyt Organization

MARCH 25, 2024

Public relations is vital in healthcare by helping build brand reputation, promoting services, and establishing patient trust. By adhering to these principles, healthcare organizations can create focused, effective PR strategies that have a measurable impact on their brand and audience engagement levels.

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Healthcare Strategy Publicity Pharmaceuticals 63

PR 20/20

JULY 11, 2019

At the heart of what we do, all marketers are storytellers. But to do that, we must deliver our message to consumers at the right time, in the exact right way—so as not to be intrusive or irrelevant. What : Today’s consumers have more choices than ever and are less brand loyal than at any point in history.

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PRSay

AUGUST 12, 2016

Before my time at adidas they were actually my client, as I worked for the brand’s PR agency for almost three years. Currently, I’m the Public Relations Director for adidas America, working across all brand categories in both Sport and Style. First off, thank you so much for having me on the blog for a Q&A.

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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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Shift Communications

JULY 3, 2019

Her key points touched upon tips and tricks regarding social governance, engagement, storytelling and social strategy. Understanding what exactly your audience wants to get out of the content they consume is essential in order to maximize your social content. How does your audience want to consume your content?

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Social Media Media Storytelling Mobile 98

Cision

MARCH 22, 2017

A common theme from the marketing and branding sessions at this year’s SXSW 2017 conference was very clear: Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Disrupt the native advertising/sponsored content arena by shifting the focus away from your brand and more towards what benefits your audience. or “What was that even about?”. via GIPHY.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

From brand storytelling to new commerce opportunities, social channels offer companies an unmatched opportunity to reach and engage consumers. Fast forward to today. Social media users passed the 3.5 billion mark in July 2019, as reported by WeAreSocial. It has become a mainstream skill set.

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Social Media Marketing Media Analysis 104

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. PR grows more in demand.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Hunter PR is a wonderful strategic and creative communications partner that helps brands by creating strategic programming, content and relationships that foster consumer attention to brands. Golin provides effective solutions and reaches diverse global markets to best represent brands. GOLINglobal. Edelman PR.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Marketing in the Business to Business (B2B) world is a completely different beast to that in the consumer industry. We were inspired to write this post after hearing about Hectare’s brilliant B2B Tinder for cows campaign mentioned in our recent podcast. This combination helped them skyrocket their brand overnight.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

Online life can be addictive and endless, with perpetual anticipation of the next big thing and every brands’ reputation on the line. It seems obvious, but the simplicity of the beginning, middle and end with challenges addressed by solutions, is just the way our brains like to consume. Positive content is more viral.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”. 12) “Write for businesses.”. 13) “I write and post content for our customers and our employees to teach them about our company, products and vision.”. 18) “I write and distribute press releases and get executives in front of the media.”.

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Cision

APRIL 22, 2015

Last week, Cision’s journalism facing brand Help a Reporter Out (HARO) attended New Media Expo in Las Vegas. We received tons of great info on content creation , storytelling and writing, so below we highlighted some of the best takeaways: 1. Writing is appetite. ). This goes for any business or brand, really!

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Media Storytelling Content Marketing Journalism 120

ReimaginePR

MAY 9, 2016

See, when we sense a discrepancy in the stories we hear or read, we’re really raising a mental red flag about the storyteller, not just about the story being told. By the end, you’ll learn how to be your most authentic self so your customers will fall in love with you and your brand for real. Check it out! Click Here. Close Mindedness.

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MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns are on the rise as brands explore how they can stand out in a crowded, noisy marketplace, position themselves apart from their competition and make a statement with consumers. The most successful CSR initiatives are authentic, engaging and further the brand’s mission.

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Corporate Retail Policies Employee 116

Presspage

JUNE 11, 2019

We’ve been touting the importance of the brand storyteller in your company’s newsroom for a while now. In today’s busy brand centers, the role of the communications editor has greatly evolved. Because, shouldn’t you be telling your brand’s story the way it ought to be told?

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Communications Storytelling Instagram Guidelines 60

Cision

APRIL 28, 2016

Too many brands are churning out uninspiring content, and your audience is ignoring it. Then, figure out how your brand can solve those problems. Then, figure out how your brand can solve those problems. With so much content saturating the marketplace, how can brands stand out? What are you most excited for?

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Content Marketing Community Mobile Storytelling 120

Cision

JUNE 2, 2015

Content marketing boils down to one simple question: what story is your brand telling? According to CMI’s 2015 Benchmark Report , 55 percent of B2B marketers plan to increase their content marketing budget in the next 12 months—essentially, pouring more money into telling their brands’ stories. Want to create standout content?

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ReimaginePR

JUNE 13, 2016

So you’ve got a brand new product that’s about to launch. You may not be a storyteller and my guess is that you’re probably not much of a marketer either. Unfortunately, it’s the one consumers tune out the most these days. What really resonates with consumers is the story behind the product. Click Here. Look, I get it.

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Karen Freberg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The past few days have been somewhat of a whirlwind of creating content, consuming coffee (wait… that happens every day!), Well, I was able to participate in a few different events related to several brands and teams I admire and respect, but I also was able to help create content to share with the #SMSports community.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2015

The brand could have used any voice-over actors, but they chose Pete Stacker and David Bickler. You’re more likely to remember Sharpie the next time you need to write a note. Office Depot worked with Peter Thomas, a documentarian for brands like “National Geographic.” And you’re right. Make it Pop. That, of course, is the point.

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Video Storytelling Local Creativity 120

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

He grew up in a family of avid news consumers — rifling through the New York Times and watching the evening news on TV were daily pastimes. “I Although he enjoyed the varying experiences and behind-the-scenes planning that went into his executive role, he missed spending the majority of his time writing. From journalist to PR pro.

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PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

Digital storytelling, social listening and native advertising will all dramatically increase in significance as well, even as blogs maintain an important role in disseminating information. The magic of AI will not be the only major change affecting the PR profession.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2020

Storytelling is a powerful means of persuasion; it can be both a strategy, as in an overall narrative but it also can be a tactic, like using vignettes; here’s what a recent survey found. Years ago, there was a consultant in the DC area that had an unusual title on his business card: “chief storyteller.” There’s a science to it.

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Prohibition

JUNE 17, 2021

This means there are so many avenues for brands to utilise video content to engage their target audience. If you’re unsure on this, it might be a good idea to build a consumer persona, which is a detailed description of your target customer. Stationery brand Notes did a great job of storytelling using a simple set of handwritten notes.

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OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Whether its medical devices, EHRs, or patient engagement software, my main responsibility as the HealthIT Practice Group Director is to ensure my team’s efforts are supporting clients’ business goals – so everything from brand awareness and visibility to overall sales pipeline growth.

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Cision

JANUARY 19, 2017

Catriona Pollard is the director of CP Communications, an organization which merges traditional PR tactics with cutting – edge social media strategies to best engage consumers. Storytelling by recognized, influential people is where PR is heading. They can be aspirational stories, relatable or educational.

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