ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. Greater reach .

Advertising 334

Advertising Advertising B2B SEO 334

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about when a whole is greater than the sum of its parts and I’ve decided to declare that the PR industry’s equivalent to PB&J is data and storytelling. PR pros are very familiar with the deliciousness of storytelling. Don’t be afraid to let data be the peanut butter to your storytelling jelly.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Data Analytics Engineering 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Scott Kaminski , Senior Marketing Manager, Häfele America Co. . Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Public relations is HOT right now. Michelle Garrett , Public Relations Consultant/Writer, Garrett Public Relations . PR grows more in demand. Livestream goes mainstream.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Thought leadership is a common term in most B2B public relations programs. We examine these questions on behalf of clients and have a blueprint of sorts for developing and supporting thought leadership in a company executive or expert. But what does it really mean, and which qualities make a successful thought leader?

Leadership 149

Leadership Trade Shows Healthcare Education 149

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

With so much content saturating the marketplace, how can brands stand out? There are two ways that brands can stand out in today’s marketplace: employee storytelling and strategic paid media. Employee storytelling. It’s important, however, to ensure that employee content is aligned to the overall brand narrative.

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Many businesses use a mix of email marketing, paid search, SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing to create prospects and turn them into customers. Where does public relations , with its roots in media relations and events, fit into the customer acquisition picture? But it can also do much more.

B2C 120

B2C Product Launch SEO Storytelling 120

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

I enjoyed attending my third consecutive Social Tools Summit event in Boston last week, where I moderated a panel on branding and thought leadership. Branding and Thought Leadership. My panel covered areas ranging from video, to engaging people with live events and products, and influencer and content marketing.

Tools 120

Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. Importantly, people define “media” as both content and the platforms – search and social media – on which they are distributed. Read more: PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like nearly any other marketing or strategic discipline, public relations has changed in recent years. According to The Holmes Report, only 27% of agency leaders responding to the survey think the term “public relations” will clearly and adequately describe the work they do by the year 2020. billion over the next five years.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. New additions to the new rules of marketing and PR. Future trends in marketing and PR. How real-time marketing and PR works.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The post Why Storytelling in Marketing is a Powerful Strategy appeared first on Stern Strategy Group. What story can we tell to evoke emotion in our audiences? Things that hit a nerve make the best stories and the stories that sell make your customer the hero.

Storytelling 48

Storytelling Strategy Marketing Groups 48

Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

At the risk of hyperbole, we’re on the cusp of a golden age of visual storytelling. In terms of public relations, what benefits do videos provide that text and static images can’t match? For PR and marketing communications, online video programming is a great way to get your message out and build your audience.

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Trends 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

If you ask 10 different public relations (PR) professionals what they do for a living, you’d get 10 different answers. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

What does it take to be a great public relations professional? This mantra also applies to public relations. It’s not just about having a voracious appetite for all types of content, although that’s solid advice for anyone starting out in PR. I’m sometimes asked this question by those entering the PR industry.

SEO 159

SEO Analysis Storytelling Training 159

Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Content marketing has taken on new life and meaning. As a top public relations firm, we have adapted, developed new strategies and embraced new tools that allow us to move forward in an ever-changing and excessively noisy landscape. Do you have a strong story and storytellers? Does it include thought leadership?

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

We are the original content marketers – digital, print and visual. PR is the storyteller of the organization. I think attitudes will begin to shift in 2021 to see PR as the integrated content and communications revenue driver it is. Optimistically, I look to a bright future for strategic communicators.

Industry 79

Industry Print Ethics Internal 79

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

A Guest Post by Maris Callahan, Director of Public Relations, Donuts Inc. Five years ago, no one expected their PR firm to have video storytelling capabilities. Maris Callahan is the director of public relations for Donuts Inc. and name.kitchen, where she does media relations, content marketing, and social media.

Travel 281

Travel Technology Conference LinkedIn 281

PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Video not only adds context and tells an engaging visual story, but it also can help to humanize a brand and company leadership. Public companies can use video for corporate storytelling and investor education by adding video to their earnings calls and shareholder meetings.

Video 116

Video Communications Strategy Product Launch 116

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience. A successful tech PR strategy focuses on targeting the right media outlets, using engaging content, and creating relationships with key influencers in the industry.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2018

As an example, he used the goal of producing 2,000 downloads that equate to marketing soft leads for sales. He said, “This goal should be shared across the entire marketing/communications department. It’s not a content marketing goal or a PR goal. Public Relations is Not Media Relations. Content marketing, yes.

Media Relations 85

Media Relations Advertising Advertising Content Marketing 85

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 22, 2017

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. This quote from John F. Kennedy is one of my favorites and definitely relevant to the Agency’s trajectory.

Storytelling 73

Storytelling Communications Publicity Google 73

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

The public expectations of your company have never been greater… Every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society. Without a sense of purpose, no company, either public or private, can achieve its full potential.”. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

No marketing and public relations executive is immune from the educational curve of bringing their client up to speed on the latest in search, bridging the digital and SEO divide on an hourly basis. Imperative now, PR pros must advocate creative, honest and relevant news content with a heightened focus on the truth.

SEO 120

SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Thought Leadership: Wise Thoughts from Wide Experience. Storytelling through the Eyes of a Child. You are never too old to apply the lessons learned from stories to your business strategy,” writes Karelyn Lambert as she shares “lessons learned from storytelling to children that can easily be used by your brand.”

Storytelling 0

Storytelling Video Leadership Writing 0

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The most popular trends recognized by the survey for the next 12 months included storytelling at 79%, content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%). Scott Kaminski is a client-side corporate storyteller who currently manages marketing communications and public relations for Häfele America Co.,

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Public relations will be pivotal in elevating trust through promotions of client wins, industry accreditations, awards, analyst remarks and influencer endorsements.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

The Hoffman Agency

JUNE 4, 2019

The media landscape has changed significantly from what it was during the dot-com days, which has caused a chain reaction for businesses and public relations agencies alike. There simply aren’t enough resources available to create the marketing content and the media buzz that most companies want, or need, to be successful.

Media 34

Media Content Marketing Company Agency 34

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Brands will look to public relations professionals to help them not only write compelling content but also place it in industry trade publications and other media outlets that may be a fit. Michelle Garrett , Public Relations Consultant and Writer, Garrett Public Relations. More show and less tell.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This needs to be considered from the initial planning stages right the way through to publication. Is it ‘how to’ content that can teach viewers something useful or perhaps its intention is to entertain and/or incite a certain emotion. Embrace the power of storytelling in your video content.

Video 62

Video YouTube Social Media Storytelling 62

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling. Content marketers in all industries can learn from these examples. They’ll cover: Brand Awareness & Thought Leadership.

Leadership 93

Leadership Brand Branding How To 93

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The onset of content marketing and emergence “owned media” has turned the storytelling torch into a shared thing that is jointly owned by traditional media and brands. It’s pretty standard to have your CEO share funding news via a thought leadership article either on your company’s blog, LinkedIn Pulse, or Medium.

Employee 40

Employee LinkedIn Engineering Leadership 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Public relations statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Effect of thought leadership on reputation and sales. Source: Effective Thought Leadership in B2B ). Source: Content Marketing is the New Conference ).

Survey 176

Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. Yet it can yield real insights for inclusion in a thought leadership program for key executives. Whatever the case, B2B and technology-based businesses are in an excellent position to use data-driven storytelling as part of a PR strategy.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Building competitive advantage using PR programs comprised of media relations , reputation management , brand positioning , and content marketing can help a young tech company achieve prominence. Marketing is one piece of that – but there is no better way to do it than PR. Quality PR practitioners are expert storytellers.

Storytelling 226

Storytelling Reputation Technology Content Marketing 226

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Technology Public Relations (Tech PR) involves managing and enhancing the public image of technology-related companies and products. It encompasses strategic communication to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the general public. How does Tech PR Work?

Technology 78

Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

This year’s survey polled 223 communications and public relations (PR) professionals. As readers that read this blog regularly know, this one reason why I believe (true) content marketing has role to play in media relations. 1) Storytelling, analytics and thought leadership are the top PR tactics and trends.

Survey 98

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 98