Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Get creative: a recent study from the past six to 12 months could make your study or campaign relevant – the more recent, the better. So when writing your pitches, avoid including too much fluff or making them dig for the main story. For example, I worked on a campaign about running habits, which had a mental health angle.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

But writing up award entries can be expensive and time-consuming. They always seem to be the last thing you get round to doing, so all of a sudden you have a stack of them to write with fast-approaching deadlines (and that’s on top of your client work). Strong creatives seem to always generate discussion among judges, too.”

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Creative content should be a key element of your marketing strategy as it has the power to build trust, gain new customers, and convert them to leads. Be as creative as possible. The TL;DR version: Just because you’re writing for a B2B audience doesn’t mean your message can’t be creative. Take legal writing, for example.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

But according to the 2018 USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations Global Communications Report , writing is the skill most valued by PR recruiters. That makes sense; persuasion is fueled by artful storytelling, and despite the growth of video, many stories are still told through the written word. Am I boring you?

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PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

The ways companies and leaders behave — or misbehave — have made major headlines in an unprecedented fashion this past year,” they write. Writes thecompany10, “CEOs and boards are deepening their understanding that culture matters, and bad culture can destroy enterprises, even those with strong revenues and profits.”

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Buzzstream

JUNE 30, 2021

Sometimes it’s that I’ve slipped onto a media list and am receiving all releases from an agency, but other times it’s when a PR knows I wrote about X once so I must always write about X.”. However, don’t be afraid to pitch freelancers, as your pitches can sometimes spark ideas for us when writing features.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Although longer content like books, white papers, podcasts, eBooks, and video can take more time and effort than shorter bites, and it demands greater depth and creativity, it can prove very effective. Authoring a weekly blog allows a leader to write in her own voice – which becomes part of the voice of the brand.

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Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

While we are a group of creatives in a beautiful riverside boathouse in suburban London, we’re also bunch of mad scientists who like to conduct experiments on all aspects PR — and we like having a logical, methodical approach to our work. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. Tom Fishburne (@tomfishburne) August 5, 2018.

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PRSay

JULY 6, 2020

For many years, offices with open floor plans helped generate creativity for PR professionals. But we can be just as creative during virtual meetings as we are when together in the same room. PR practitioners can meet potential new contacts and clients via web–based video-conference platforms such as Skype and Zoom. .

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

For example, ChatGPT will soon understand, interact and communicate using many different methods like text, images, video, audio and more. Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros. However, remember that AI should not replace human-written content and creativity. Eapen, Daniel J.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

One of the best ways is to stay on top of key PR industry blogs as well as more general sites that offer a fresh take on business, creativity, and content. Check out ones like this for fixing your influencer marketing or this post on advances in PR measurement. Pop Culture/Creativity Blogs. Better Writing Blogs.

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The Resolution Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

You have to be an excellent writer who enjoys writing. Great writing is key. What You’ll Do You’ll work direct with some of the most interesting and creative PR teams in the world and help them be a success in their roles with the use of CoverageBook. With the ultimate goal of ensuring they get the most from the tool.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 6, 2017

Importantly, keep correspondence with positive quotes about the work as well as images and video. Most competitions look to see how your team’s strategy was successfully implemented to produce measurable business results against a specific target audience. Don’t think just “clips and coverage.”

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NewsWhip

APRIL 27, 2023

The AI-enabled product also works to understand your preferred writing style, offer you suggestions, and provide feedback on correctness, style, tone and more. Paid #Paid is a creative marketing platform that streamlines collaboration between brands and content creators.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

The paper traces the use of pageveiws for measurement to online advertising, where CPM, or cost per thousand pageviews, became standard for advertising fees. Yet pageveiws became the default unit of measurement, according to Contently, out of familiarity as brands transitioned to the publishing focused model in content marketing.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 9, 2017

Planning, creativity and measurement lies at the heart of campaigns. Creativity – in the shift to new forms of media it’s easy to forget the importance of creativity as a means of public relations engagement. A lack of robust measurement practices are ceasing to be an issue, at least for my network. Management.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Think of your content contributor guide as a map for creatives to follow. Creating a content contributor guide ensures that the assets you receive — no matter if they’re a one-time blog post, a series of videos or even a research paper — are consistent and follow the tone and style that you use on your blog. Want to write for Cision®?

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Our core unit involves a researcher, an account planner, a strategist, a digital comms expert and people who can create content; be it a copy writer/creative director/designer/video producer. We huddle at 10am and 4pm to talk about what opportunities we can see and propose a creative outline to the client for a yay or nay response.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Soliciting customer review videos on social media enables decision-makers to assess the customer’s experience and define creative, targeted solutions for improving the product. The goal, ultimately, is to effectively measure and use customer engagement by gathering as much feedback from as wide a variety of sources as possible.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 23, 2017

Today we’re challenged to use digital storytelling techniques where visual impact is even more important than persuasive writing. This can mean digital video, creative Instagram posts, and inbound marketing techniques. Today, everything is measurable and measured. Embracing a new content model.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Implementing an A/B segmentation to strategically distribute blog content over the wire, PhRMA was able definitively to measure the impact Cision Distribution by PR Newswire had on driving traffic to their blog. Ah, video.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

When writing your press release, make sure you include all the necessary information and answer who, what, where, when and why. Be compelling and creative, but get to the point quickly. This could be a video, photos or an infographic. Think about how you can share your news in a creative way. Multimedia.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

#CreativePR, the hashtag, caught our attention at last year’s PRSA conference when Deirdre Breakenridge, Jason Sprenger and Heather Whaling teamed up for their presentation, “Creative PR: Delivering Your Story From Narrative and Design to Measurement.” Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett.

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The Resolution Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

What You’ll Do You’ll work direct with some of the most interesting and creative PR teams in the world and help them be a success in their roles with the use of CoverageBook. With the ultimate goal of ensuring they get the most from the tool.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Marketing turns to creative to stand out from the clutter . The pendulum has swung too far and at the expense of creativity in marketing.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Before you’ve started to write, ask yourself: what is it about this announcement that my readers will find compelling? On top of this, content which inspires real engagement — measured in clickthroughs, shares, tweets, repostings, etc., Write a Great Headline. What question is this press release answering? Pick Your Keywords.

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5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

In fact, a creative media kit that showcases the brand’s personality, is much more likely to be successful than a simple set of documents. Throughout the years, one thing has remained the same: the purpose of a media kit is to act as a one-stop shop of information for a journalist or media source to write a feature on the company.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Also, of course, I have measured a lot of comms programs over many years. Before you write or say anything, walk—if not a mile at least around the block—in your audience’s shoes. There’s a reason why Randy Rainbow and Seth Meyers videos go viral. Write once, use everywhere. Sometimes I do, but mostly I just read a lot.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 They always use analytics to measure performance. But a small percentage write long-form content. hours to write.”.

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Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Campaigns must be simultaneously creative, strategic and measurable. Our agency offers services and writing support around all of these, so you’ll see links to examples of our work included throughout the checklist. You must stay competitive, relevant and timely. Your approach must spread across earned, owned and paid channels.

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Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Write down your objectives. Visual media and storytelling may be some of the big trends, but you still have to measure your work and provide results to your stakeholders. Is your story best told through video? Attend Matthew Schwartz’s free “Film School: How to Use Video for PR” webinar. Register now!

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

Public relations has become very specialized, so in addition to core skills like journalistic writing or visual content production, it pays to learn about the various segments you may target in a job search or career plan. Consider a short digital video about what you’re most passionate about. Research specialist sectors.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. What gets measured gets improved! In my experience, research is key.

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Beyond PR

JULY 27, 2016

Pay attention to these 12 things when writing a press release for your demand gen content. Audience: You’re not writing a content press release for journalists. Write directly to them and focus on what they care about. Write directly to them and focus on what they care about. Check out Do Your Headlines Measure Up?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. Video gets even bigger. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. PR grows more in demand.

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Cision

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Writing Press Releases. No matter which press release distribution service your brand uses, the skills needed to write a press release remain the same. If writing an email pitch, use a clear, concise subject line, keep your copy to a maximum of five sentences and be sure to use links, not attachments.

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