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Social Media Plays an Important Role in Public Relations

Ronn Torossian

Back in the day, public relations meant press releases, stuffy press conferences, and companies hoping that their messages wouldn’t get lost in the stack of newspapers on the consumer’s doorstep. However, those days are long gone, and right now, things are quite different.

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How We Made Our Chapter Event More Inclusive

PRSay

Our conference theme was “The Shake Up: Changing Times, Changing Comms.”. Led by co-chairs Candee Wolf, MA, APR, and Laura Hennen, MBA , the planning committee aimed to keep diversity and inclusion central to all conference elements. We offered an all-female/Black panel, a first for the District Conference, to our knowledge.

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

PRSay

There were newspapers, magazines, wire services, trade publications, TV and radio. Does anyone remember when satellite news conferences were cutting-edge?). Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8

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Media Alert Or Press Release? PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

If an organization is holding a press conference, doing a product demonstration, or sponsoring a charity event, it may want to issue a media alert. . For example, a media alert can be sent to the local broadcast outlets, weekly magazines and daily newspapers. . Distribution .

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Will Television Follow Newspapers’ Fate?

Flatiron Communications

One of the bigger questions that emerged from last week’s Business Insider Ignition conference revolved around whether traditional television will endure the same pain as the newspaper industry has. TV will soon feel newspapers’ pain.” The post Will Television Follow Newspapers’ Fate?

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Executing An Effective Non-Profit PR Strategy

The Hoyt Organization

Alternatively, secure speaking opportunities for key members of your organization at relevant conferences or events. Traditional channels, such as newspapers and television, offer broad reach, while digital channels, such as social media and email marketing, provide targeted messaging.

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Meet the Media: Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor for Features at Transport Topics

Bianchi Biz Blog

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. I really enjoy attending all sorts of industry trade shows and conferences all over the country and even in other parts of the world.