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5 PR Mistakes And What To Learn From Them

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Agency teams should take the time to explain, based on personal experience and expertise, why a story will or won’t work and where possible, how to take a bland or unworkable pitch and improve it. Lack of preparation for a media interview. Some CEOs and others in leadership positions shun the idea of media training.

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PR Rock Stars: Best Buy’s Bianca Jones

Communications Conversations

I also handle proactive and reactive media relations in the “mid-Atlantic” region of the U.S., which involves pitching story ideas like back-to-school and holiday shopping, but also handling stories about incidents in our stores. I finally got the paper in my hands, and it felt pretty surreal to see all of my hard work in print.

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Start-Up Marketing and Yourself: Don’t be a Swiss Army Knife

Waxing UnLyrical

The entrepreneur has to conceive, pitch, and close while keeping the train on track. But when it comes to marketing as individuals—personal branding— I see the root of the problem we see with start-ups: generic pitches. I semi-reconnected with someone I knew a long time ago at a networking event last year.

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