We may slightly dismiss AI’s own knack for creativity, but there’s now one AI tool that is helping us to get our creative juices flowing again. The post Yossarian: Getting creative with AI appeared first on Firefly Communications. Blog PR tools creativity tool of the month yossarianFinding that those group brainstorms are starting to lose their fizzle? MORE
As with any creative process, brilliant ideas don’t come out of nowhere; in fact, they are usually hard earned. More often than not there’s a process that came before the inspiration, and PR teams can use these steps to trigger those great, creative ideas. MORE
Now, public relations professionals are as likely to be adept at HTML as they are with Photoshop – a far cry from the days when media pitches were the only creativity they were allowed. Follow these five rules of thumb, and your creative partnerships will be set up for success from the get-go. MORE
In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. Content Marketing Creative Marketing Public Relations MORE
It’s one of two creative press releases examples that recently crossed my radar and I’m sharing here in this post. A Creative Press Release for B2B Tech. Or do so, knowing you might overlook a good creative idea. Looking for an agency partner that can both bring creative ideas. MORE
I did it for the challenge, but I knew that applying my traditional creative director background to the world of earned media came with uncertainties. The strategic side of the PR coin can, and should be, as creative in nature as any other type of marketing. Creative Director. MORE
Recently, my colleague Patrick Walsh shared a few great tips on finding the right creative partner to take on some of your design projects. It’s time to start thinking about bringing your creative work back in-house. Look to hire creatives who are both extroverts and introverts. MORE
So, how do you stay creative when you are inundated with so many different platforms to promote your ideas? So, here are a few tips that I have learned which have helped me reclaim by curious, creative spirit. Creative Guest Post PR 2.0 MORE
Amid a steady stream of bland assignments, finicky readers (and executives) and the constant search for inspiration, what’s the best way to keep the creative wick lit? Here are six outside-the-box ways to spark the creative pistons and get the mental wheels turning: 1. MORE
From outstanding infographics to engaging videos, creative elements can make your marketing campaigns pop. Those surveyed listed the high demand volume for creative work and the speed at which they’re expected to complete work as the two biggest hurdles they frequently face. MORE
3) Rising influence of creative in content marketing. The UK team at LinkedIn took an underperforming ebook created by the US team, redesigned, polished it up with better creative and better title. Marketing content marketing creative ideas creative marketing unscripted marketing MORE
In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. MORE
The Craft of Creative Writing. For 2017, my super awesome Secret Santa, Michelle, gave me a book by Dani Shapiro, titled, “Still Writing – The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life.” The post The Craft of Creative Writing appeared first on Barokas Public Relations. MORE
These messages are tired and far from creative. Instead of following the herd to captivate and activate your audience you must flex your creative muscles. It has proven that creative communications are possible even in a highly regulated industry. Guest Post by Hanna Knowles. MORE
Scott, who self admittedly is not much of a book reader, has recently taken up a book titled, Creativity in Business, by Igor Byttebier and Ramon Vullings. The post #BookClub – Creativity in Business appeared first on HMA Public Relations. Featured PR Observations and Preferences PRGN books Creativity in Business Igor Byttebier public relations global network Ramon Vullings Scott Hanson MORE
Creativity is integral to professionals in communications. However, there are times when the well of creativity runs dry. This handy infographic from Entrepreneur offers 21 ways to reignite your creative genius and get back in the groove. At this time of year, when you are writing trends pieces, developing plans for your business in 2017 or planning new year campaigns, it’s the perfect time to test drive a few of these tips and be at your creative best. MORE
We may slightly dismiss AI’s own knack for creativity, but there’s now one AI tool that is helping us to get our creative juices flowing again. The post Yossarian: Getting creative with AI appeared first on Firefly Communications. MORE
Years ago, I was a PR person working at a creative marketing communications agency. The company had three distinct divisions: PR / Communications (that was my area), Creative Marketing & Advertising and Web, Multimedia & Video. The role I play creatively is distinctly different. MORE
Fortunately, there are loads of ways to spark creativity and generate fresh, compelling article ideas. All writers struggle to consistently generate creativity, inspiration and fresh content ideas. If writing is part of your job, you know the nonstop struggle to produce inspired ideas. MORE
Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. Yet creativity plays a part in much of a PR person’s daily work. MORE
Ragan’s PR Daily recently published a post on four methods to jolt communications creativity. The post Cultivating Creativity appeared first on HMA Public Relations. Available here, it details how lateral thinking, perspective shift, concept porting (taking […]. MORE
Overreliance on analytics overshadows creativity, which can hinder your chances to earn more media. When you focus solely on optimizing for clicks or conversions, you miss the opportunity for the audience to emotionally connect with a clever or creative piece of content. MORE
We may slightly dismiss AI’s own knack for creativity, but there’s now one AI tool that is helping us to get our creative juices flowing again. The post Yossarian: Getting creative with AI appeared first on Firefly Communications. MORE
Content marketing has become an important part of your communication program, and your storytelling requires a strategic and creative approach. ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather to discuss Creative Content to Excite your Community. MORE
Constraint breeds creativity. In very creative rebuttal posted to Walmart’s blog titled, Fact Check: The New York Times “The Corporate Daddy” , David Tovar, then a vice president of communications with the company, offered edits to the Times’ writer’s “first draft.” MORE
The post 3 benefits of slowing down and finding a creative outlet appeared first on Public Relations Sydney. Entrepreneur arts and crafts creative activities destress perform better at work slow downIn today’s digital age, it’s hard to avoid being involved in technology in some way. MORE
Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. 3) Creativity is the Soul of CMO. Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table? Marketing PR B2B creative marketing storytelling unscripted marketing MORE
I was greeted in Lehi for the Creative Campus event with hugs because of the professional relationships I have been able to make over the past few years. In many ways, I felt I was coming to my creativity home! What is Creative Campus? MORE
Organizations need communication professionals who have a raised creative quotient. You have to be more creative and innovative in your approach to connect and engage with audiences today. One question focused on whether creativity is inherent, or if it can be taught. MORE
Insights provided by the agency practitioner client-side include the importance of mobile, from both a creative and business standpoint. As Harvard Business Review notes, the ability of the agency to critically and creatively coach the client is vital in order to engage specific solution. The desire for news opens an intensified need to generate compelling content, driven by creativity, headlines and related visuals. MORE
This conference captured not only attention, but my creative soul, and that is a first. This is my third Creative Campus event by Adobe, but my second MAX. However, I was invited as a Creative Campus Thought Leader, one honor I will truly treasure. I have a confession to make. MORE
Category: Flack Me Summary: Whether you want to get focused, get creative or get to the point, these sites can help you polish and beef up your content. Best of all, they’re free MORE
Is creativity a talent or a skill? It seems to me if creativity is a talent it can be fine-tuned, like a natural athlete trains to compete in professional football. On the other hand, if creativity is a skill, it can be taught in the same way, we might teach our children to throw or catch a football. Sometimes creativity just exists. Creativity can’t be pre-ordered, ordered on-demand, purchased on credit, or saved and stored for use on another day. MORE
Creativity of phrasing. Here are 13 standouts to get your creative juices flowing: 1. It has managed to pack emotion, creativity and clarity into a two-word teaser, which suits this travel site that promises cheaper travel. Finding the perfect tagline can be daunting. MORE
New research published by Ketchum in conjunction with Fast Company is a klaxon for dissent and diversity as part of the creative process in public relations. It’s an issue that we were keen to investigate at Ketchum in the lead up to this year’s Cannes Festival of Creativity. MORE
My local tech networking and meetup wanderings took me to a cool destination last night – the opening party of Creative Tech Week , at the Clemente Center on the Lower East Side. What is all this about a mashing up creativity and tech? MORE
The great Brian Solis, who I had the pleasure of seeing live in 2013 as keynote speaker at the PRSA’s International Conference, recently published this article on LinkedIn about creative storytelling. Lots of resources are out there to guide us on our creative journeys. MORE
Creative people are the heart and soul of marketing and communications. Having managed both creative and analytical people over the years has taught me a few things. What I’ve learned is that what ‘is’ required is patience that allows creativity to blossom. MORE
Early in the creative process, details matter. Creative briefs that lack rigor and clear objectives are the earliest warning sign of a doomed client-agency relationship. Don’t treat the creative brief as an email update or a checkbox on a client to-do list. MORE
Limited is the operative word, because while measurements are important, you can’t directly measure everything, like the impact of creativity, and yet we know these things have value. 1) Creative and analytics as whole-brained partners. “I’m Is Creativity a Skill or Talent? MORE
PR pros are often encouraged to think outside the box, but that doesn’t mean creative ideas just come pouring out of our brains all the time. Last month, I spoke at PRSA International / PRSSA National Conference about creative PR. How else do you spark creativity? Creative PR MORE
Everyone perceives advertising agencies as creative. The Super Bowl delivers three hours of programming that essentially turns into a promo for creativity in the ad biz. People also categorize the digital shops under creativity. So we know how to describe creativity in PR. MORE
But new research shows that the biggest threat may be to our creativity. It should especially be of interest to people in creative and info-driven fields like marketing, journalism and PR. MORE
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Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. Yet creativity plays a part in much of a PR person’s daily work.
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Years ago, I was a PR person working at a creative marketing communications agency. The company had three distinct divisions: PR / Communications (that was my area), Creative Marketing & Advertising and Web, Multimedia & Video. The role I play creatively is distinctly different.
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As with any creative process, brilliant ideas don’t come out of nowhere; in fact, they are usually hard earned. More often than not there’s a process that came before the inspiration, and PR teams can use these steps to trigger those great, creative ideas.
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We may slightly dismiss AI’s own knack for creativity, but there’s now one AI tool that is helping us to get our creative juices flowing again. The post Yossarian: Getting creative with AI appeared first on Firefly Communications.
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We may slightly dismiss AI’s own knack for creativity, but there’s now one AI tool that is helping us to get our creative juices flowing again. The post Yossarian: Getting creative with AI appeared first on Firefly Communications.
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Fortunately, there are loads of ways to spark creativity and generate fresh, compelling article ideas. All writers struggle to consistently generate creativity, inspiration and fresh content ideas. If writing is part of your job, you know the nonstop struggle to produce inspired ideas.
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Limited is the operative word, because while measurements are important, you can’t directly measure everything, like the impact of creativity, and yet we know these things have value. 1) Creative and analytics as whole-brained partners. “I’m Is Creativity a Skill or Talent?
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Creativity is integral to professionals in communications. However, there are times when the well of creativity runs dry. This handy infographic from Entrepreneur offers 21 ways to reignite your creative genius and get back in the groove. At this time of year, when you are writing trends pieces, developing plans for your business in 2017 or planning new year campaigns, it’s the perfect time to test drive a few of these tips and be at your creative best.
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Content marketing has become an important part of your communication program, and your storytelling requires a strategic and creative approach. ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather to discuss Creative Content to Excite your Community.
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These messages are tired and far from creative. Instead of following the herd to captivate and activate your audience you must flex your creative muscles. It has proven that creative communications are possible even in a highly regulated industry. Guest Post by Hanna Knowles.
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We may slightly dismiss AI’s own knack for creativity, but there’s now one AI tool that is helping us to get our creative juices flowing again. The post Yossarian: Getting creative with AI appeared first on Firefly Communications. Blog PR tools creativity tool of the month yossarianFinding that those group brainstorms are starting to lose their fizzle?
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Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. 3) Creativity is the Soul of CMO. Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table? Marketing PR B2B creative marketing storytelling unscripted marketing
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The great Brian Solis, who I had the pleasure of seeing live in 2013 as keynote speaker at the PRSA’s International Conference, recently published this article on LinkedIn about creative storytelling. Lots of resources are out there to guide us on our creative journeys.
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3) Rising influence of creative in content marketing. The UK team at LinkedIn took an underperforming ebook created by the US team, redesigned, polished it up with better creative and better title. Marketing content marketing creative ideas creative marketing unscripted marketing
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Overreliance on analytics overshadows creativity, which can hinder your chances to earn more media. When you focus solely on optimizing for clicks or conversions, you miss the opportunity for the audience to emotionally connect with a clever or creative piece of content.
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Constraint breeds creativity. In very creative rebuttal posted to Walmart’s blog titled, Fact Check: The New York Times “The Corporate Daddy” , David Tovar, then a vice president of communications with the company, offered edits to the Times’ writer’s “first draft.”
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I did it for the challenge, but I knew that applying my traditional creative director background to the world of earned media came with uncertainties. The strategic side of the PR coin can, and should be, as creative in nature as any other type of marketing. Creative Director.
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In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative.
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JUNE 24, 2018
I was greeted in Lehi for the Creative Campus event with hugs because of the professional relationships I have been able to make over the past few years. In many ways, I felt I was coming to my creativity home! What is Creative Campus?
PR Daily
APRIL 19, 2018
From outstanding infographics to engaging videos, creative elements can make your marketing campaigns pop. Those surveyed listed the high demand volume for creative work and the speed at which they’re expected to complete work as the two biggest hurdles they frequently face.
Sword and the Script
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
Is creativity a talent or a skill? It seems to me if creativity is a talent it can be fine-tuned, like a natural athlete trains to compete in professional football. On the other hand, if creativity is a skill, it can be taught in the same way, we might teach our children to throw or catch a football. Sometimes creativity just exists. Creativity can’t be pre-ordered, ordered on-demand, purchased on credit, or saved and stored for use on another day.
PR Daily
AUGUST 4, 2018
Creativity of phrasing. Here are 13 standouts to get your creative juices flowing: 1. It has managed to pack emotion, creativity and clarity into a two-word teaser, which suits this travel site that promises cheaper travel. Finding the perfect tagline can be daunting.
Cision
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Insights provided by the agency practitioner client-side include the importance of mobile, from both a creative and business standpoint. As Harvard Business Review notes, the ability of the agency to critically and creatively coach the client is vital in order to engage specific solution. The desire for news opens an intensified need to generate compelling content, driven by creativity, headlines and related visuals.
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New research published by Ketchum in conjunction with Fast Company is a klaxon for dissent and diversity as part of the creative process in public relations. It’s an issue that we were keen to investigate at Ketchum in the lead up to this year’s Cannes Festival of Creativity.
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The Craft of Creative Writing. For 2017, my super awesome Secret Santa, Michelle, gave me a book by Dani Shapiro, titled, “Still Writing – The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life.” The post The Craft of Creative Writing appeared first on Barokas Public Relations.
Public Relations Sydney
MAY 22, 2017
The post 3 benefits of slowing down and finding a creative outlet appeared first on Public Relations Sydney. Entrepreneur arts and crafts creative activities destress perform better at work slow downIn today’s digital age, it’s hard to avoid being involved in technology in some way.
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My local tech networking and meetup wanderings took me to a cool destination last night – the opening party of Creative Tech Week , at the Clemente Center on the Lower East Side. What is all this about a mashing up creativity and tech?
HMA Public Relations
AUGUST 2, 2017
Scott, who self admittedly is not much of a book reader, has recently taken up a book titled, Creativity in Business, by Igor Byttebier and Ramon Vullings. The post #BookClub – Creativity in Business appeared first on HMA Public Relations. Featured PR Observations and Preferences PRGN books Creativity in Business Igor Byttebier public relations global network Ramon Vullings Scott Hanson
prTini
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PR pros are often encouraged to think outside the box, but that doesn’t mean creative ideas just come pouring out of our brains all the time. Last month, I spoke at PRSA International / PRSSA National Conference about creative PR. How else do you spark creativity? Creative PR
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But new research shows that the biggest threat may be to our creativity. It should especially be of interest to people in creative and info-driven fields like marketing, journalism and PR.
PR Daily
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Amid a steady stream of bland assignments, finicky readers (and executives) and the constant search for inspiration, what’s the best way to keep the creative wick lit? Here are six outside-the-box ways to spark the creative pistons and get the mental wheels turning: 1.
Beyond PR
JULY 8, 2016
Creative people are the heart and soul of marketing and communications. Having managed both creative and analytical people over the years has taught me a few things. What I’ve learned is that what ‘is’ required is patience that allows creativity to blossom.
PR Daily
MARCH 21, 2018
Early in the creative process, details matter. Creative briefs that lack rigor and clear objectives are the earliest warning sign of a doomed client-agency relationship. Don’t treat the creative brief as an email update or a checkbox on a client to-do list.
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OCTOBER 20, 2017
This conference captured not only attention, but my creative soul, and that is a first. This is my third Creative Campus event by Adobe, but my second MAX. However, I was invited as a Creative Campus Thought Leader, one honor I will truly treasure. I have a confession to make.
Shift Communications
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