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How To Score A Great Local News Story: 5 PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s also important to determine whether a story has its best chance of being published as a local media item, or if it warrants a full national media outreach. For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters.

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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. At the same time, however, the advertising revenue that local news organizations have long counted on has continued to drop.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

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In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago. Three major broadcast networks dominated TV. million in 1974 to 24.3

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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. he worked as a television news reporter and editor in Asheville and Charlotte before transitioning into a PR career. Epley founded Epley Associates, Inc., were lifelong.

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The Best PR Agency Horror Stories

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR teams typically have a voice in the selection and preparation of a television media spokesperson for their campaign. One team I was on spent days messaging, rehearsing, and scripting a client company founder, only to see one bungled interview after another. They laugh at your jokes and nod at your ideas! What happened?

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The Best PR Agency Horror Stories

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR teams typically have a voice in the selection and preparation of a television media spokesperson for their campaign. One team I was on spent days messaging, rehearsing, and scripting a client company founder, only to see one bungled interview after another. They laugh at your jokes and nod at your ideas! What happened?

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Tokyo, Japan – Premier Destination for Business

Bianchi Biz Blog

Local economy is not as bad as it may look based on just the indicators. We also support clients who are entering the Japanese market to help them navigate the local protocols and habits they should know. Top 3 advice for a foreign company to navigate the media and communications environment in Japan 1.

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