Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Did you feel like you had more or less communication with your new employer during the search process? 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. Give it a shot.

Interviews 185

Interviews Meeting Video Energy 185

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

While pitching the national publications should definitely be a part of the overall PR plan, no B2B tech campaign can afford to ignore the opportunities that trade media afford. Trade pubs are a community network. Digital and print trades in a given sector are tantamount to a virtual business community. How trade coverage wins.

Pitching 168

Pitching Real Estate B2B Journalism 168

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Ethan McCarty , the founder and CEO of Integral , an award-winning employee activation agency serving leaders of communications, HR, marketing, and technology. Ethical perils in personalizing employee communications. I was running employee communications at the time of Brexit.

Ethics 78

Ethics Employee Communications System 78

Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I was working for Orange County government and I led the communications team through a nightmare week. It was definitely something that no one ever wants to go through, and it definitely is a career mark for me. For the communications folks, for the comms folks, it’s certainly more flexible.

Ethics 91

Ethics Healthcare Government Energy 91

Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I got my start in public relations, interestingly enough, doing political campaigns and community organizing back in South Carolina in 2007. I felt very compelled and impassioned with the work that I was doing in the communities in the South, the hotbed of retail politics. I was in charge of being the liaison to tribal communities.

Ethics 81

Ethics Community Conference System 81

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

A Guest Post by Corina Manea, Chief Community Officer, Spin Sucks & Founder of NutsPR. Next, listen to their interviews, understand how they think and learn to think like them. It doesn’t matter the job title you have in the communications firm you work for. And it’s definitely not easy. Yes, it takes work.

Leadership 150

Leadership Social Media Community Interviews 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 12, 2017

Just last month there was a storm of outrage over Megyn Kelly’s scheduled interview with conspiracy nut Alex Jones. The research isn’t definitive, but most studies show that taking a stand amidst controversy does come with risk. Some want to know that the brands they support share their views, and even their activism.

Brand 174

Brand Branding Fashion Advertising 174

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Obstacle: If your company is trying to do interviews or demonstrations with journalists on the show floor amidst the massive number of attendees, the show traffic and noise can easily impact on your results … and most likely not in a positive way. In addition to the 6,500+ media, CES2020 attracted more than 170,000 industry attendees.

Automotive 91

Automotive Interviews Technology Mobile 91

Polaris

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

At best, DIY PR will lead you to waste a portion of your communications budget. PR encompasses all forms of business communication. A professional practitioner helps clients with internal communications, community engagement, social media best practices, speech writing, investor relations. the list goes on.

Publicity 100

Publicity Interviews Reputation Construction 100

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

With some trepidation as well, but definitely anticipation too. If you’ve created neat Listly lists the WUL community and I should know about, please leave the URL(s) in your comment below! Adding context and community. 25 in DC) rather eagerly. 2: You may/may not be a rockstar, but your work will define that.

Community 79

Community Nonprofit Twitter Measurement 79

OnePitch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. How would you describe it? [00:03:58] TB: So we use Slack a lot for communication in the team. I’m a huge fan of Slack as a communication, and I use that also with the freelancers I use regularly.

Pitching 81

Pitching Education YouTube Report 81

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While studying journalism at UW Madison, Bob started out working as a student state reporter and had the opportunity to interview and write about several big-time politicians. “I I remember I was this close to interviewing Barack Obama when he was a state senator,” Bob recalls. “I When you’re 19 and you have to get up a 7 a.m.

Meeting 100

Meeting Journalism Interviews Employee 100

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. Thanks to David for leading the way to innovation in marketing, PR, and communications. What We Talked About on Growing Social New.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Doctor Spin

JUNE 29, 2022

Without getting too hung up on establishing an exact definition of PR , the value of PR can be seen as the total value of all the relationships mentioned above. So, does PR work for the ROI definition? Or another way to put it: No investments in marketing = the return of marketing is zero. ROI = net income / cost of investment.

Public Affairs 52

Public Affairs Crisis Banking Crisis Communications 52

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Organizations are still hosting events to meet business goals but in a more responsible way, but now we are planning with consideration about how the event will impact investors, partners, and attendees, but also its workers, the local community, and the planet. Do Sustainable Events Cost More?

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last month I interviewed top PR and social media experts about the challenges facing online marketing. Neal: Definitely. Enter Instagram with its snazzy pix, short captions, easy engagement, and non-stop roll out of exciting new features; and What’s App, that so easily facilitates micro-community building and sharing.

How To 159

How To Facebook Social Media Advertising 159

Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. Janet Falk, Falk Communications and Research. Anne Isenhower, Anne Isenhower Communications. I often share news or tips with the Solo PR Pro community, or ask for the group’s ideas around media targets. 5 solo PR pros share how they structure their work day.

Meeting 98

Meeting Writing Pitching Case Study 98

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Walcher Communications , a public relations and marketing firm based out of San Diego with a diverse mix of local, regional, and national clients. She has spent her career in PR agencies with a penchant for crisis communications. That in itself could probably be a whole other episode, but I definitely told them that was incorrect.

Ethics 50

Ethics Interviews Advertising Advertising 50

Cision

MAY 11, 2015

Mercy is a public relations manager at Belle Communications , freelance writer and communications director for the DC chapter of ColorComm. While I think effective PR definitely depends more on traditional relationships, people are looking for quicker and more innovative ways to connect. Up next is Mercy Chikowore.

Reddit 120

Reddit Social Media Comparison Pitching 120

Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 11, 2014

For example you might analyse the communication benefits of a media release versus a press conference versus a one-on-one interview and the options of newspaper versus radio versus television versus social media. Typically the more you explore the issue the more possible choices open up. Continuity.

Crisis 249

Crisis Chemicals Crisis Management Television 249

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2017

Let’s hear more from this PR Rock Star: You’re a senior communications specialist-social media for Boston Scientific. I would say my job is roughly 60% content (strategy and execution), 25% analytics/reporting and 15% community management. It definitely takes time, though.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare SMB Social Media Meeting 114

Communications Conversations

JULY 18, 2019

She’s not only a legend in the solo PR community–she’s an outright institution in the local PR community. Although it was long overdue, the timing seemed right to interview this PR Rock Star. Here’s an easy tip: accompany your clients to TV stations for interviews/demonstrations.

Local 94

Local Course Community Interviews 94

PRSay

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The closure affected both the park and the surrounding communities during the height of the summer visitor season. That left me alone managing the press, doing 40 to 50 interviews a day, with six or seven satellite trucks here, and writing news releases. Yosemite is a wild place by definition. 19, burning about 95,000 acres.

Public Affairs 82

Public Affairs Hotels Publicity Interviews 82

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Renea Morris, APR, Fellow PRSA , the Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications at the University of Denver. The hallmark of that was to really get to know the communities in which our employees lived and worked. We really wanted to be a part of those communities.

Ethics 79

Ethics Nonprofit Community Local 79

Shift Communications

AUGUST 29, 2016

Digital ethnography is a relatively new field of study which promises, when done well, to deepen the relationship between communicators and their audiences by developing and understanding context. When we understand the why and the what , our marketing and communications improve. What is Digital Ethnography?

Study 79

Study Data Mobile Analytics 79

Norton's Notes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As you are probably aware over the last few months I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The first interview was with Arik C. Great brands will always be able to create loyal communities of customers / prospects. Poor brands will struggle.

Interviews 28

Interviews B2B Blogging Real Estate 28

Presspage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Finding traditional news media harder and harder to reach in the modern age, OhioHealth saw an opportunity to showcase their internal communications stories alongside their media relations efforts to truly create a one stop shop brand journalism website. Let's talk about your communications workflow. We should do that!"

Healthcare 102

Healthcare Real Estate Social Media Energy 102

Critical Mention

JUNE 24, 2018

The path to gaining a following and making an impact on the community is a little different for everybody. We had the opportunity to interview Deirdre Breakenridge , a renowned PR influencer. Q: What’s your definition of an “influencer?”. It can include communications consulting, speaking at events, training sessions, etc.

Storytelling 106

Storytelling Technology Course Privacy 106

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, most of the PR community know her as the vice president of implementation for a venerable vendor in the PR vertical: BurrellesLuce. Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. she said recently in an interview conducted by email.

Measurement 60

Measurement Course Advertising Advertising 60

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Sarah Waddington has handed over #FuturePRoof to the BAME community for her latest book. Along the way she has published three books and created a vibrant community. Broaden your recruitment practises, including sourcing, job descriptions and interview panels. FuturePRoof was founded by Sarah Waddington in 2015.

Public Affairs 145

Public Affairs Education Measurement LinkedIn 145

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2019

Influencer Dance Definitions. The micro influencer is often more motivated to share knowledge and relevant information with their community. Consider these content ideas for co-creating with micro influencers: Video interviews. Blog interviews or contributions. You need to do the same with an influencer. Event panel.

Measurement 95

Measurement eBook Tools Survey 95

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

People are afraid, for example, and many corporate clients have policies that prohibit such interviews without a permission slip. 1) Soft interviews on your company blog. Ask your customers for interviews on your corporate blog – soft interviews. Media references are hard for several reasons.

B2B 77

B2B Media eBook Interviews 77

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Look for online communities of bloggers and contribute to their conversations to begin building contacts in your focus area. An editor at Forbes would definitely ignore my phone call, but he would be more inclined to interact with me via Twitter. Email them the bios of the experts and offer an interview.

Strategy 105

Strategy Pitching Twitter Community 105

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

Influence by definition means the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Which makes sense given that influencers bridge communications with your publics and help define the public’s attitude and behavior toward your organization’s mission and purpose.

Nonprofit 84

Nonprofit Fashion Retail Enterprise 84

Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

People want to learn more about their communities! Whatever you call it, we definitely brainstormed and dreamt up new ideas for columns and stories each month. It gives me the ability to reach out to any number of people for: interviews, input on posts, opinions, feedback. And second, school newspapers are in my blood.

Newspapers 78

Newspapers Blogging Groups Print 78

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

” Here are a few definitions from the PR influencers who are putting the hasthag, and the practice, into action. Previously, she was the CEO of talkTECH Communications, one of the fastest growing tech PR firms in the country. The quotes pique far more interest around our guests and their interviews. Those days are over.”

Creativity 100

Creativity Pitching Writing Conference 100

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful . My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year – and very little in the way of substantive news has happened in the PR technology community since.

Technology 92

Technology Software Resources Pitching 92