Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. The PESO model takes the four media types —paid, earned, shared and owned—and merges them together.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

As a writer, digital marketing pioneer and WSJ bestselling author, Ann Handley hardly needs an introduction. In this interview, she shares her insights into how marketing has changed over time, the most valuable social media channel for marketers and how to make more of an impact as a marketing professional in your community.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

By Seedepth The media industry and journalism are experiencing significant change. News outlets have been struggling for years to balance advertising, sponsored and editorial content. We interviewed a few PR leaders in Boston to get their takes on journalism and changes we might see in 2017. It may be irreversible.

Journalism 50

Journalism Report Enterprise Interviews 50

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ).

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Content partnerships with major media outlets are taking off.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad. I definitely think that it is.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve noticed a distinct trend: more former media folks making the transition to the PR/social side. Newspapers are cutting staff. In many ways, the media isn’t the best place to work right now. Paul Business Journal). The journalism world is much more fast-paced.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

If you want to connect with your audience and stand out from competitors, you need to focus on your brand’s story, says Neil McAllister, media and content director at Blanc & Otus. In this interview, Neil discusses his background as a journalist, what it’s like working in the technology industry and the changing role of the media.

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The rise in online news readers has given online newspaper, magazine and publishing companies more opportunities to monetize digital readership. One way they’ve done so is by limiting their content to the public through the use of media paywalls. This is also true of some important industry and academic journals.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

As a writer, digital marketing pioneer and WSJ bestselling author, Ann Handley hardly needs an introduction. In this interview, she shares her insights into how marketing has changed over time, the most valuable social media channel for marketers and how to make more of an impact as a marketing professional in your community.

Interviews 60

Interviews Content Marketing Writing Journalism 60

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

We’ll never forget the panic in the PR world as tens of thousands of journalists (aka our PR pitch targets) at newspapers, TV stations and magazines were laid off. What This Means For Marketers: Originally elated that US digital advertising spending was predicted to top $58.6 What’s a marketer to do? “To

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Cision

JUNE 14, 2016

Though it is no longer a comprehensive media monitoring tool, Google Alerts still can provide topical content alerts based upon search criteria that you set. For instance, I have Google Alerts for many of the major social media platforms and the word “new.” Newspapers and Their Derivatives.

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

Three years ago, using the “earned, owned, and paid” organization for media strategy sounded cool. Like any good marketing catchphrases, this one has probably run its course. When we talk about content marketing trends and brands AS media today, that’s what we’re talking about. Brands as media – silly marketer.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. And thank you Aaron for that fascinating insight into how social media has changed journalism.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. But What Makes Content Marketers Successful?

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Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 8, 2016

We’ve been taught to write in a straightforward, factual manner, “telling the news” and leaving the actual story up to the media. We forget to set that tendency aside and it creeps into the content we create. It seems making the leap is very difficult for many – even in journalism. Click To Tweet.

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 8, 2016

We’ve been taught to write in a straightforward, factual manner, “telling the news” and leaving the actual story up to the media. We forget to set that tendency aside and it creeps into the content we create. It seems making the leap is very difficult for many – even in journalism. Click To Tweet.

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Storytelling Resources Journalism Examples 100

Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Nine months ago, robo-journalism was in full effect when the LA Times used its Quakebot algorithm to report on an earthquake -- three minutes after it happened. It''s ironic to note the math of an algorithm is being used to generate the words of a newspaper article -- 108 of them in the above example. Game Over or Game On?

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Newspapers Customer Service Google Journalism 77

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2016

Earlier this month, the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) was acquired by events company UBM for a reported $17.6 Aside from the well-deserved round of congratulations, it occurred to me the acquisition is an indication of a maturing industry for content marketing, which of course includes blogging. million dollars.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing. Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers.

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Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. On the other hand, I’m quite surprised he hasn’t come under heavier scrutiny from media critics. PNR: This Old Marketing. (~60

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 12, 2017

Yet, looking back at my 1000+ posts, I found myself repeatedly coming back to several themes: How media fragmentation has diluted the influence of quality news organizations, and with it, the loss of their historic role as checks to power and exposers of wrongdoing for the public good.

Journalism 28

Journalism Guidelines Government Training 28

Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

A golden rule of PR is to treat every reporter as if they work for the Wall Street Journal because new reporters at (seemingly) small publications tend to move onwards and upwards. See these related posts: Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It. Repurpose Does Not Mean Regurgitate in Content Marketing.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

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. Third, Social Media Experience. First, Writing Skills. Focus on the results.

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Pinterest Writing Interviews Social Media 52

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

In the marketing world, professionals tend to glom onto useful marketing buzzwords as a shared language, and those terms can actually prove useful to professionals in adjacent industries. As the marketing and media industries continue to look more and more alike, their lexicons overlap too.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 23, 2019

The first approach yields a timeline of newspaper articles, which you can piece together to create a full story. Aggregation is an old practice in journalism, and digital transformation has only encouraged it. But who molded the media landscape this way? A quick explainer on explainers. It’s not just accusations of bias.

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