Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Because I twitch at the utterance of business cliches, it feels like an electric shock jolting through my body to write that the media industry was going through “unprecedented change” at the time. Although editorial rooms were being gutted and print revenue was dropping, it was an opportune time to be young and cheap labor.

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Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

I’ve always been an avid consumer of journalism and loved writing. On a consumer level, it’s also about translating magazine content into a broadcast interview or other forms of media. You’ve secured media coverage in outlets like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Tonight and more.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Write a snappy email subject line that will grab attention, but stay away from clickbait. Instead of including a full press release, consider writing just a paragraph or two about why this story is right for their publication or website, and then offering an interesting spokesperson for an interview or invite the journalist to your event.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? The journalist tells a story for the consumer, voter or investor. The PR person assists a client in telling his story, but always with the consumer ultimately in mind. How did you make the switch from journalism to PR? We have a lot in common.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

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. Think Netflix + The Wall Street Journal (and a bunch of others here ). Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 1, 2016

When I get a standard answer like “the Wall Street Journal” or “The New York Times”, my follow up is “Who at those pubs do you follow?” Reporters will source and interview for the first half of the day and write for the second. This way, reading is broken up and less time consuming. By reading in the a.m.,

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Although the trio’s conversation focused on the state of journalism in the District, the obstacles and opportunities they discussed not only apply to most news markets, they also impact their PR counterparts. Washington’s not really unique – it’s like any town with a myriad of local stories,” writes Christine. “So Take photographs.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. The web was the most significant shift in publishing since the invention of the printing press in the 15th Century. These devices have provided the means for consumers to connect to the internet wherever and whenever. It’s a theme that Topi?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Avid podcast listeners consume an average of five a week – listening for four hours and 10 minutes (chart nearby used with permission by The Marketing Companion ).

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. They may have more in common with some segments of consumers, but it doesn’t mean that the basics are really different.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics. You can spend months writing a white paper or spend thousands on a video, but if it’s not laser focused and doesn’t reach the right audiences it’s not going to convert. According to Search Engine Journal, SEO leads have a 14.6

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NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

How has the consumer changed the news cycle and impacted PR measurement? The consumer-driven news cycle & PR measurement. His work mainly focuses on uncovering key consumer insights through primary research and social listening, that are used to drive, shape, and validate sharp integrated communications strategies.

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PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

Determine the chronology of your business story before writing it. The language, idioms, and examples you use in your business story will likely vary depending on whether you’re writing for million dollar home buyers or Kindergarten teachers. Simple Advice: Write Like You Speak, Reporters Will Listen. Just write like you speak.

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Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. Back then, if you called enough reporters, you would eventually find a couple willing to listen to your pitch – and perhaps one or two that would write a story.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

So is native advertising (sometimes called brand journalism or, more generally, content marketing) a curse or cure all? Or does it confuse consumers and prevent them from getting unbiased news ? The upside of this content-rich era is that most of us are sophisticated and discerning news consumers. Well, how, you may ask.

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Doctor Spin

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s often tested by asking people to perform two tasks simultaneously, like listening to a conversation while writing. This could involve collaborating with academic institutions or investing in in-house studies to explore how digital media consumption affects employee performance and consumer behaviour. Source: Hargis, M. &

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Then at a certain point, I parted ways with journalism. I still think of this quote from Winston Churchill: "One can achieve many things with journalism, but one must know when to leave it". Now, 10% of it is in print, the other 90% is on the social media platforms. Kirill Asenov writes “One question gives me no peace.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Or the Longview Journal in the case of this particular announcement. Cision – the Swedish company that grew up making printed directories of media contacts – ought to have the institutional knowledge to know better than to call it as such. The organization switched from Cision according to the write-up. Meltwater beats earnings.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

What could the producers and editors of The Wall Street Journal , “The Dr. Oz Show,” BuzzFeed, Parents magazine and NBC’s “Today Show” teach you about successfully pitching a story to the most sought-after media outlets in America? Are you pitching a print publication? And then we blast it out to the news media. Consider the Medium.

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ZudePR

DECEMBER 30, 2016

You must turn down time-consuming commitments. Reading this book inspired me to write this blog post , which has been shared more than 1700 times on social media. #2: Hot off the printed press. Speak, write, blog, tweet, make videos — whatever. Being a good writer is about more than writing. Cialdini PH.D.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Since you said “sorry” everyone will just write you off as having made a dumb move – they’ll never suspect this was a premeditated marketing campaign. A month earlier the Wall Street Journal reported Urban Outfitters needed a “ wardrobe refresh ” after yet another lackluster quarterly earnings announcement: …shares dropped by 8.8%

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

First, Writing Skills. No matter what you’ve heard about all that sexy social media stuff, you still need to know how to write in PR. Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. Second, Internship Experience.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

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. High Income Business Writing. A show about communicating with clients, prospects and employees – in person, in print and online. 18) Mike Volpe. The Growth Show.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The rise of mass media, namely print newspapers, magazines, radio and television, provided a shortcut to large audiences and it enabled the business to operate at scale. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution. As a result print circulation has fallen dramatically.

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. The printing press emerged around 600 years ago, but printed media technically existed for thousands of years.

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