Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 7, 2016

On February 24th, IABC NJ, together with Rutgers University and the Rutgers PRSSA chapter, hosted a panel session on “Obtaining & Enhancing a Career in Communications.” When interviewing, a Google search uncovers everything on a candidate. Always prepare for the interview. Your work is “at the moment.”

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Also, of course, I have measured a lot of comms programs over many years. Based on all that experience—and, yes, some data, too—I’ve put together a list of the techniques and tactics that I think will make you a more effective communicator in 2023. Welcome to your new year of communicating. Write once, use everywhere.

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Action PR

JULY 26, 2019

Key messages are so, er, key, we – like many other PR agencies – measure the success of our clients’ coverage in terms of how many key messages are included. The secret to writing key messages is to make them memorable, relevant and meaningful. A good key message should slip effortlessly into conversation and copy writing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

I’ve offered advice in previous posts for those determined to build a career in PR or communications, and it holds up pretty well after 6 years. A job in the corporate communications group of a major company, a position at a nonprofit, or a PR post in a marketing or ad agency are the most common. Consider a PR agency.

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How To Nonprofit Interviews Privacy 189

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As the host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and a thought-provoking role as a Washington Post Opinions columnist, Michelle Norris has emboldened audiences through candid discussions about race, culture and communication in America. As an interviewer, how do you manage those conversations? It’s surprising.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 15, 2021

The first step in communications is audience identification. I’ll even take that a step further: if you aren’t in direct contact with customers in writing content, you are probably just making it all up. less-than half (48%) participate in online communities with their audience. You’ll learn a lot that will inform your writing.

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Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. We were lumped into the same boat as advertising, where measuring the effectiveness of a campaign was wholly unscientific.

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Cision

MARCH 17, 2017

Crosby Noricks is the founder and director of PR Couture , the leading source for fashion and lifestyle communicators and the author of Ready to Launch: The PR Couture Guide to Breaking into Fashion PR. I discovered public relations while pursuing my master’s degree in Communication (spurred by my undergrad focus in Media Studies).

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

In my last post , I shared three ways to bungle your product launch and touched briefly on preparing your executives for media interviews. 1) They think an interview is just about answering questions. In the majority of media training sessions I’ve done, the spokesperson plays “ping pong” with the interviewer. Source: giphy.com.

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Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Marcia DiStaso , Associate Dean for Research in the College of Journalism and Communications and Professor of Public Relations at the University of Florida. (Go I’m the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Journalism and Communications at UF. That’s an interview.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Ethics in Public Relations – discussed PR professional values, unethical communication behaviors, and the unethical practice of ‘greenwashing.’ It’s worth noting that 83% could opt to take new, specific measures toward demonstrating “strong elements of good practice” in codifying ethical tenets.

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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

AI tinkering and experimentation The approach to AI by public relations agencies and communication teams has been tinkering and experimentation. Copyright, plagiarism and the threat to reputation I was recently interviewed about AI by Pattern’s Arlen Pettitt and Christopher Owens. The results are equally surprising and terrifying.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. billion to the UK economy (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2021). billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). Communication Capabilities.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

A good plan starts with a full accounting of the past year’s PR initiatives and their success when measured by established KPIs. Some still use Advertising Equivalency to evaluate coverage, but the industry deems AVE a less than substantive measurement in most cases. How To Plan PR in 2018. Audit the past year.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

Check out ones like this for fixing your influencer marketing or this post on advances in PR measurement. Better Writing Blogs. How does Media Shift , a blog billed as “telling stories of how the shifting media landscape is changing the way we get our news and information” help PR teams write better? The Wrike Blog.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Owned media is the most important element of your PESO communications strategy. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. In that circle, write one of your keywords.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Is your brand communication sparking conversations…or falling on deaf ears? In this interview, Peter discusses how brands can better engage audiences, improve their measurement practices and quantify their communication efforts. Why is measurement and analytics such a difficult area for marketers?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

There’s only so much time to spend on routine work like monitoring and measuring, yet these tasks are extremely important to any ongoing PR agency-client relationship. For B2B companies, it’s particularly important to monitor social communities like LinkedIn groups and Twitter conversations among journalists (MuckRack).

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PR Conversations

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Effectiveness in PR/communications practice usually involves thinking about evaluation and measurement metrics. Undoubtedly the pressures and volatility of working in PR/communications ( as I discussed recently with Nigel Sarbutts ) contribute towards feelings of losing control and being unhappy at work. Dr. Heather Yaxley.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

The product name and press release position the tool as a writing assistant of sorts, “to create initial draft frameworks for press releases and outreach communications.” Social media tools offer AI to write social media posts. Email tools will offer AI to help write emails.

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PRSay

AUGUST 30, 2022

Staffing decisions that appear cruel, arbitrary or driven solely by short-term profit can violate regulatory measures such as the WARN Act. A mass Zoom assault was the wrong communications medium to deliver the intensely personal and disrupting news of job cuts. But communicating on video requires practice and rehearsal.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2019

Consider these content ideas for co-creating with micro influencers: Video interviews. Blog interviews or contributions. I couldn’t write a post for Shonali Burke and Waxing Unlyrical without talking about how you measure the disco dancing success. As with any campaign, start with measurable goals and KPIs.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2017

Write more and write better. Good, error-free writing is under threat today. It seems the need for speed in writing and editing is taking its toll. One of the best ways to improve your writing is to create the ideal environment in which to write. We constantly find horrid examples committed by journalists.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether I’m penning a reported piece, ghostwriting, or composing a blog post for a brand, there are a few fact-checking measures I always take. I also ensure I’m citing studies accurately and attributing quotes from interviews to the right people. But after that, it gets more nuanced. Sites like Otter.AI

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Content Marketing Marketing Viral Study 120

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 30, 2015

The July edition of #measurePR focused on an area most PR pros don’t often think about: internal communications. Here’s some of what we talked about: On best practices for internal communications and the measurement thereof: A2 Measure the right things, not just the easy-to-measure ones. measurepr.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat. Sales of what?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I didn’t get into the public relations and communications industry through a traditional career route. This article aims to help you understand what to expect and the pros and cons of working for a PR agency or integrated communications firm. When I began, I had no idea what to expect.

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

For our latest Masters in Marketing interview, we talked with Wendy Marx, an award-winning public relations and marketing communications executive who helps B2B companies and executives become well-known brands. Her ability to take SMBs from “Anonymity to the New York Times”™ has driven the growth of Marx Communications.

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As a passionate advocate of reflective practice and lifelong learning, it’s always useful to look back at my previous writing/thinking. I recommend starting with my initial post and comment thread, before reading the subsequent ‘group interview’ post (and its 31 comments) – followed by João’s recent reflective post.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I have been writing about issues challenging social media and digital communications, and speaking with thought leaders on the topic. In this installment, I interview Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword & Script Media, LLC. This is because social media is a channel and just one of many in the marketing mix.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? So when the nature of authoritative content is changing so dramatically, how you measure the success of your content has to change as well. So how do you now measure the validity of this content? Image: Thinkstock.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

Having worked in communications for a top-tier university, a regional nonprofit foundation and as a consultant, I’ve heard this question myself. As communicators, we work hard to engage with reporters and editors to make them aware of the great work our clients are doing — but we still understand why bosses make these urgent requests.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

If you’re in PR and communications, here are five quick and easy ways to show your colleagues, peers and industry professionals that you’re thankful. She was asking me about different careers in PR … what type of PR would suit her best and whether she should pursue agency or in-house communications work.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

“Business outcomes tend to have two qualities in common; first, they have to be a measure of behavioral change (sales or otherwise); and second, as a metric, business outcomes must make sense/be recognizable across an organization.&# “PR outcomes usually refer to any end results of the communication campaign.

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