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The Importance of a Briefing Doc and How to Write One

Remote PR Jobs

Now you need to make sure your client is adequately prepared for the interview. You can do a prep call, but what really helps executives or other spokespeople get ready for these important meetings is a briefing document, aka a briefing sheet. Briefing document framework. The hard part is over, or is it?

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PR Guide to Stellar Briefing Books

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The practice of public relations is seen as a creative one, but it often depends on meticulous preparation. The PR briefing book is no exception; it’s a simple tool, yet a critical asset for a brand spokesperson to prepare for media interviews. See last week’s post for a deeper dive into PR facilitation of media interviews.

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Best Practices For Starting A Killer PR Program

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Though not every agency search involves a formal RFP (request for proposal), many do, and the document is generally an excellent guide to goals and priorities. Moreover, it allows agency teams to expand their knowledge around particular categories that lead to creative pitch ideas. Use the RFP process as research . Be curious.

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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. ” What is the most creative residential real estate story the Washington Post has run? How do you prefer to be pitched?

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How to Go Beyond the Persona and Find Your Muse

Contently - Strategy

.” Besides supplying the info we need to target Sally with Instagram ads for crap she’ll regret buying, personas are designed to help the creative process. This is based on a long-established idea about creativity: It’s best to have a person in mind when you’re creating. The problem with personas.

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Status report: artificial intelligence (AI) in public relations

Wadds Inc.

Please do not cut and paste or upload documents to any web-based tool without checking its data management policies and asking yourself whether you trust the vendor. Copyright, plagiarism and the threat to reputation I was recently interviewed about AI by Pattern’s Arlen Pettitt and Christopher Owens. Fact-checking remains an issue.

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The New PR: The Intersection of Positioning and Content Marketing

Onclusive

The branding agency goes off and comes back with something really creative, but it is disconnected from your customers, your board and your employees. Document what you want to achieve from your positioning and how you can be relevant to your community. So how do you do positioning? We need a methodology that is based in logic.