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The Evolution Of Corporate Social Responsibility In PR: A Snapshot

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In one of the first ever media stunts, Bernays alerted the press that the protests would be happening and instructed the women to tell their stories to the major outlets of the time: newsreels, newspapers, and the three press associations. Was Dove’s famous Campaign for Real Beauty , launched in 2004, a similar co-opting of a cultural moment?

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This Is Why You Need to Write Creative Content

PRSay

Our readers receive the data equivalent of 174 newspapers a day — ads included, according to a study by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication. That’s one reason the feature-style story structure outperforms the inverted pyramid in study after study. Interesting information cuts through the clutter. Keeps attention.

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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

It was increasingly filled with queries from corporate bloggers with commercial interests rather than journalists with stories to complete on a deadline. Eight vacant positions will be left without replacement and 23 “new functions will be created”, according to the newspaper Libération.

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Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys

Sword and the Script

Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like the annual JOTW survey , however, most are by contributors or organizations from around the community. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. More: 3 Studies Demonstrate How Earned Media Drives Behavior and Credibility 2.

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Brand journalism case study: How the University of St. Thomas covered the largest Division III Football Game in U.S. History

Communications Conversations

We were right there hanging with the media reporters from the big newspapers and publications in the Twin Cities. Corporate newsrooms are often very dated, and not very well done (in this blogger’s opinion). It was, essentially, an internal newspaper for the University of St. How do you resource that?

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3 Essential PR Trends to Monitor in the New Year and Decade

PRSay

When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. According to recent studies , it’s been proven that consumers feel more loyalty to brands that make a positive social impact. Yet, in reflection, so much has changed.

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Guest Post: When PR Opportunity Knocks…

Deirdre Breakenridge

Newspapers, magazines and radio stations never had those resources to start with. The 2015 PRESSfeed Media Trends and Online Newsroom Study shows that only 30% of the Fortune 100, 10% of the Fortune 500 and a scant 5% of the Inc. 89% of news media ask for embed codes with videos, but corporate America never got that memo apparently.

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