ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

PR people often plan out pitch calendars months in advance. Our team is pitching away this week for last-minute Black Friday coverage — from tips on how retailers should offer Buy Now, Pay Later to commenting on recent supply-chain issues. Feedback on pitches. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Crenshaw Communications!

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Remote PR Jobs

JANUARY 30, 2024

However, excelling in this dynamic field requires more than just good communication skills. Quality Communication While quality communication is one of the most obvious skills needed to make it in PR, being a good communicator requires more than having a way with the written word.

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PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It is being touted as a technology with the potential to change our lives – for better, or worse. This technology holds the potentially to enable people to do their jobs better, faster and with greater ease. In the B2B tech PR and communications industry, there are several ways that generative AI could revolutionise how we work.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2022

Digital technologies have disrupted both journalism and PR, in ways that often help us work together. Take the case of social media; what was once a creative space for brands to engage with customers is now so cluttered that making connections is difficult, and paid media strategies are often necessary. Getting on the phone.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Crenshaw Communications, a New York-based public relations agency specializing in B2B technology PR, is seeking an Assistant Account Executive (AAE) to join our dynamic B2B technology team. Build relationships with key members of media and proactively pitch targeted outlets, including broadcast, print and new media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2024

Triggers, Myths and Archetypes for Powerful PR Storytelling PR is evolving beyond pitching stories for reporters to tell. PR professionals can use ChatGPT to gain a competitive edge, but it’s important to understand the limitations to the technology. appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. This requires a combination of creative thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to develop and execute against plan.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Imagine: you and your team work tirelessly to develop a solid PR plan for your client, chock full of creative story angles. Finally, it’s pitching time —but despite your best efforts, you can’t seem to get media interest. Journalists and editors have many reasons for passing on pitches. Don’t say: Platform.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 20, 2020

A POV offers currency for proactive pitching as well as content development. Many reporters aren’t willing to write a story about a technology provider without an advertiser or publisher willing to speak about the value proposition. PR doesn’t just need to be pitching over email. Weshould get creative with tactics.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. I believe the generative AI is based on OpenAI technology, which makes ChatGPT.

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PRSay

JUNE 16, 2023

In public relations, generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks such as writing press releases, social media posts and email pitches, thus allowing practitioners to focus on strategic, big-picture work. AI for social media Social media is another area where communicators can use generative AI to their advantage.

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Cision

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Pitching is like a science project. Each pitch is an experiment. In order to discover what works best, you must continue to test your pitching techniques. The dependent variable in this case is your writing, the independent variable whom you are pitching. Make a note of who accepted your pitch, where it was used and when.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Neither can a communications counselor. Communications professionals are valuable resources. Consider looking at your communications and public relations counselors this same way. The comparisons between lawyers and communications professionals are endless. Identify the strong communications professionals from the weak.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 28, 2020

In our case, we focus on the best media approach to attract the attention of key technology journalists who want to cover the company and its story. With that in mind, here are five tips for a successful media strategy for technology companies: . Make your pitch schedule timely. It often comes down to the right media strategy.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

One thing is certain, this giant step in the technological revolution is here to stay and only growing more extensive and impactful daily. But to the marketing and communications worlds, the reality is that it has been used in various forms for years, having started gaining momentum around 2015.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 2, 2018

The impact of technology on public relations is accelerating. As such, PR pros must determine how they can best leverage technology to stay current. In the end, technology is at the heart of most organizations. To maintain a competitive edge companies need to effectively use technology that makes sense for their specific needs.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2023

Mostly augmentation, but some replacements “It’s inevitable and normal that with the advancement of technology, certain jobs no longer exist and new jobs are created – look at how modern media monitoring tools have replaced the need for the news clippings teams of yesterday for example.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 11, 2022

People usually think of media pitching and press releases when they think about public relations. Almost anyone who operates in the broader technology industry will flock to the many different TECHSPO events hosted around the world each year. The post Top Adtech Conferences For PR Exposure appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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Wadds Inc.

MAY 17, 2023

Adoption of AI in public relations is slow, hindered by skills and organisational investment A USC Annenberg and WE Communications report - Fascinated and Frightened: How are communications professionals viewing the ai opportunity ahead? Anyone with a web browser can ask the tool to generate text, role play or perform creative tasks.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2019

Alexa, will technology change the public relations industry? Social listening and media monitoring is key for many programs, and PR pros have used email marketing for years, even for targeted media pitches. The post Smart Speakers Offer A Clear Opportunity For PR appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

But it’s also a challenge to all marketers to create and leverage communications opportunities to the best of their ability. It may include a problem to be solved and a “hero” of sorts – humans (like a founder, customers or employees), or possibly a differentiating technology. Allow the agency creative freedom.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2019

Many people who work in PR thrive on the creative nature of what we do; after all, not everyone can dream up a winning idea for a product launch, or even the email subject line that will capture a journalist’s attention. But the best campaigns are fueled by creativity, yet informed by research. Muddling the message. Bad timing.

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PRSay

JULY 9, 2021

An example that immediately comes to mind involves technology. Input for agency pitches or campaign planning is another area where younger professionals can shine. On an organization-wide scale, such programs open the gates to a new breed of creative ideas and innovation. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For the 30 years I have been publishing Green Car Journal , the mission has always been to assess what’s ‘real’ and what is not, whether talking high efficiency/advanced technology vehicles or alternative fuels like hydrogen, ethanol, natural gas, electricity, or other fuels du jour. Then I share it on the pages of my magazine or website.

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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The technology has developed slowly over the past ten years following innovation in data processing and natural language development, but then incredibly quickly in the past 12 months. AI tinkering and experimentation The approach to AI by public relations agencies and communication teams has been tinkering and experimentation.

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Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

By Leslie Clavin, VP, Editorial Services For two decades, SHIFT has guided clients through communications challenges as automation and artificial intelligence entered, disrupted and transformed their markets, from healthcare to manufacturing to transportation and beyond. genAI is just the latest arrows in our communications quiver.

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Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

By Leslie Clavin, VP, Editorial Services For two decades, SHIFT has guided clients through communications challenges as automation and artificial intelligence entered, disrupted and transformed their markets, from healthcare to manufacturing to transportation and beyond. genAI is just the latest arrows in our communications quiver.

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Offleash

JULY 19, 2023

News flash: We work in technology. Technology is always changing, disrupting, reshaping, and often improving how we work. While AI can automate, streamline, and improve the work we do, it can’t bring the same level of creativity, intuition, and certainly not the relationships (putting the “relations” into public relations.)

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Generative AI prompts are a type of artificial intelligence-powered technology that can generate an array of information, as long as the prompts are carefully crafted. With machine learning algorithms, AI can analyze vast amounts of data and create draft press releases, social media posts, or email pitches tailored for specific audiences.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

At the same time, the need for education and clever promotion has never been more pertinent, with emerging cryptocurrency firms demanding nuanced communications strategies in a way traditional technology firms and products have never had to do. It is up to communications specialists to wade through the jargon, and clarify the point.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That isn’t true; earned media is generated by hard work, research, and creativity. “Me, me, me” A reporter wants a good story, not a sales pitch or a founder biography. Positioning a new business within its category, as part of an industry’s growth or change, is a far stronger pitch. No differentiation.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 1, 2016

SHIFT Communications, the premiere data-driven PR agency , announced today the release of the Heuristic And Recurrent Ontological Lexicon Deep-learner, or HAROLD, the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI), cloud-based PR employee. It would take your average account team several weeks to pitch a 5,000 person media list.

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Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But what is ChatGPT, how can it benefit communications professionals, and will it replace our written craft? In this blog post that’s mostly written by ChatGPT, we’ll explain everything you need to know about this disruptive technology and how writers can leverage the tool to connect with audiences in new and innovative ways.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 16, 2014

My goal for session was to challenge communicators and push the envelope with new roles and responsibilities, as a result of our continuously changing landscape. It’s not that you want to solely focus on the technology. Instead, you want to understand and counsel businesses on why and how the public uses these technologies.

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PRSay

JANUARY 1, 2020

Your team may have many components — at MediaSource, we’ve got creatives, strategic types and PR practitioners — but ultimately, your work should always come back to storytelling. In 2019, Instagram opened its augmented reality development platform to the public, making it easier for brands to take advantage of this new technology.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Universal Information Systems pitches itself as a “concierge service” for all things media monitoring. The company sells services and was using proprietary technology to assist in the delivery of those services. There are several that pitch generative AI to marketers for creating blog posts. The company raised $6.2

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 8, 2020

That means cybersecurity PR pros must be savvy, creative and tactical to ensure their companies are noticed by target audiences. . Approaching any one of them without understanding what they cover will ensure your pitch is ignored. Global spending on cybersecurity products and services will exceed $1 trillion by 2021.

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