Prohibition

AUGUST 29, 2023

With so many options available to consumers, it is crucial for businesses to stand out and attract attention. Food public relations is a strategic communication process that builds and maintains positive relationships between a company and its target audience. This is where food PR comes in.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 28, 2017

People who work in the marketing communications field have grappled with a very existential question in recent years: If marketing comms is becoming a more data-driven profession, then what happens to the art of storytelling I’ve cultivated my whole career? For consumer B2C brands and retailers, Instagram and Facebook reign supreme.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post is part of our monthly roundup series, where we identify hot topics that PR pros and communicators should be aware of, along with our own takes on them. This year, consumer packaged goods took center stage in the ad lineup, with brands like Oreos, Pringles, Mountain Dew, Doritos, and M&Ms dominating the commercial breaks.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. 8) “Consult, coach, teach.”.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

When launching a campaign, video has great storytelling potential – showcasing your brand’s campaign findings far and wide. Videos allow your brand to communicate its unique messaging, offering or products in a creative and emotive manner that snaps the attention of your audience, instead of getting lost in overly long text.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

With 68 percent of users saying they engage with brands on Instagram, big brands, small businesses, and influencers alike have embraced the social media platform, producing content that professional communicators can learn much from. The post 5 PR Lessons From Our Favorite Instagrammers appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

By the early 2000s, the traditional media industry slipped on terms like “disruption” and “innovator’s dilemma” before they became as trendy as skinny jeans and bug-netted trucker hats here in the Bay Area startup community. A New Way for Communications Professionals — and the Influencers They Serve — Sits on the Horizon.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 9, 2020

The entire series of events that occurred can be traced back to that initial press release, supported by ongoing authentic communication, a compelling story, a hero, a strong sense of purpose, and an emotional pull that resonated with much of the population. It has struggled to produce, distribute, and monetise during the pandemic.

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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. Off the back of this, we’ve put together some of the most inspiring B2B campaigns from the last two years to show you just how diverse PR and communications can be in this sector. Key Takeaway?—?Add

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5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

The space got crowded and loud, but heading into 2019, consumer interest in new product discovery is at an all-time high, paving new roads for strong, smart campaigns to succeed. Smart 2019 beauty PR campaigns will meet consumers where they are and follow them home via digital touch points. Telling a specific, transparent brand story.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 21, 2016

Whether you work in B2B tech or consumer public relations , most would agree that the advent of Profnet and HARO as online “connectors” of reporters and good stories has been a boon to the industry. The post A Journalist’s POV: 3 Questions From A PR Agency appeared first on Crenshaw Communications. People are visual.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. But, it takes strategic insight and smart planning to communicate a brand’s history well. Legos' Corporate History Video.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

In this interview, Rich shares the similarities between journalists and communication professionals, the steps to developing a successful media strategy and how to build strong relationships with journalists. Both journalists and communication professionals tell stories. The journalist tells a story for the consumer, voter or investor.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

Communication about safety protocols and points flexibility was crucial, but the brand’s marketing team also knew that their audience wanted more than memos. After people book, the site’s stories—as well as its companion print magazine—help them make the most of their trip. But then Marriott had to figure out next steps.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point. Just give this shocking post a read.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. Advertising is a distant third. How much money do PR professionals earn? The results?

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Marketwired

APRIL 12, 2016

You’re reaching a passionate audience,” says Martin Waxman , president of Martin Waxman Communications, a strategic communications consultancy firm and the co-host of the Inside PR podcast with Gini Dietrich and Joseph Thornley. What is the type of content that would appeal to the audience that I want to reach?

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

Radio is under indexed (12% vs 8%) and print is over indexed (3% vs 7%). #4 Meeker calls out the use of edited and curated images as a means of storytelling. Business models and markets #11 Freemium in the enterprise The freemium business model enabled by the cloud has evolved from gaming to enterprise and consumer markets.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Remember, though, that the multimedia and content you provide are there to aid the journalist’s storytelling, not be the story itself. Kavitha noted to up-and-coming journalists that interning at a print job is critical. Kavitha noted to up-and-coming journalists that interning at a print job is critical.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

Studies often tell us the more engagement consumers have with a company, the more they will buy. Scott Kaminski is a client-side corporate storyteller who currently manages marketing communications and public relations for Häfele America Co., Those are vanity metrics. Find a way to measure engagement instead. A former U.S.

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Mark My Words

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Decades of reclusiveness by the author did not harm the sales of her Mockingbird follow-up, as copies of Go Set a Watchman flew off the shelves, as if they were printed in Hogwarts. Or does PR itself need to change to keep up with new ecologies of communication? Have we maxed out the limits of PR’s usefulness?

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Newspapers Print Instagram Twitter 60

PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

3. Use Tried and True Storytelling Techniques – Establish a clear beginning middle and end, use details to “show” your story and not “tell” it, and build suspense to keep the reader scrolling down or flipping pages. Instead, communicate your story as if you were telling it to close friends. It’s that simple.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Some 67% of customers rely on email to communicate in the B2B space, but vendors are mucking up the channel with irrelevancy, according to a report. “Of Most respondents with communications or PR responsibilities report to the head of marketing (41%) according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

PR people and reporters work very closely every day, and are very much in the same business of storytelling. Actually the term originates with metal printing plates of prepared text that were distributed to local newspapers. Crossing the wire” comes from a bygone era when news services communicated via electrical telegraphy.

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Critical Mention

MAY 8, 2018

Millennials are the last generation experiencing the shift from print to digital media firsthand. They know storytelling can happen with just about any visual: a 6.5-second So, let’s think, what’s the most sophisticated technology out there available to the average consumer? A great rule of thumb is to show, not tell.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Marketers know that social media is as revolutionary to our culture as the printing press was in Gutenberg’s day, turning mobile phones and PCs into access points for endless connectivity. But how do marketers connect the dots between social media and engaged consumers by providing real value? Bring Your Content Into Real Life.

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Marketing Social Media Video Mobile 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

In a 5-minute webinar titled Why Podcasting Might be Bigger than you Think (video embedded nearby), the research firm says podcast listeners consume upwards of 5.5 That may sound like and impossible amount of time, until you realize listeners take “audio where it may not have been previously consumed.”. hours of podcasts a day.

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ZudePR

DECEMBER 30, 2016

You must turn down time-consuming commitments. Their lasting power lies in the fresh, imaginative, daring, surprising storytelling of their creators. ” This book, his fourth, is a compilation of the most insightful verbatim unscripted answers he’s given to his community during the live q+a element of his YouTube show.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

PR can help brands can gain – and keep – consumer trust. We all know about the importance of authentic brand communications. Companies have to first instill brand values to their own employees and within a workplace culture before conveying those values in brand communications. Customize your communications.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

If you prefer to view a PDF version of the report that’s easier to print, we’ve got you covered here.]. Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. Like Hippocrates said, medicine is an art and a science. The same holds true for healthcare content. Methodology.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. “There are certainly exceptions, but one of the reasons it’s twenty years behind is because there are so many rules and regulations about how—can speak to consumers.” Once the coronavirus hit, that all changed.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Without a strong relationship with your audience, you won’t be able to communicate effectively. He discusses the importance of focusing on the big picture, the attributes of a good storyteller and the shift from traditional media to multiplatform and digital media. Communication strategy begins with a critical personal attribute.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

Six Pixels of Separation – The Mirum Blog is marketing and communications insights from the edge. The Growth Show is a business podcast for leaders consumed with driving growth — growing a company, growing a movement, growing an idea, growing a team. The Communication Diva Podcast. 17) Mitch Joel. 18) Mike Volpe.

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Social Media Marketing Pinterest Media 120

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. In Two-Way Street , a short book about public relations published in 1948, Eric Goldman describes the three stages of the development of corporate communication from 1900.

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It is not something often said about mass communication, but it is so integral to our lives - and always has been - that it is easy to take the dissemination of information and its associated methods and tools for granted. Mass communication aims to meet these needs. Main Topics Quick Links What is Mass Communication?

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