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Is the PR industry missing the boat with influencer marketing?

Communications Conversations

For years, the PR industry had an intense love affair with “influencers.” Or, I should probably use a more accurate term: bloggers. Go back to the early 2010s and that was the name of the influencer game: Engaging and working with bloggers. All kinds, really. Mom bloggers ruled the roost. But other types of bloggers also were also regular targets of PR outreach (tech, travel and food to name a few).

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A Guide to Your Accreditation Journey

PRSay

April is APR Month at PRSA. Visit this link for more information about the Accreditation in Public Relations process. One of the most rewarding experiences of my PR career was preparing for and obtaining my Accreditation in Public Relations. The APR designation demonstrates one’s ability to think strategically and validates a professional level of ethics, experience and competence.

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3 handy tips to manage PR for your next app release

Agility PR Solutions

Apps are big business. Since the launch of the first iPhone in 2007, demand for apps has exploded. Mobile app-based gaming now accounts for the majority of the multi-billion-dollar video game industry. Businesses are also increasingly turning to proprietary apps for internal use. But apps don’t sell themselves. In order to ensure the success of […].

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3 Key Elements That Can Get You Spotlighted In National Media

PR Insiders

Anytime a PR effort results successfully in coverage by a major media outlet, you are entitled to a little celebration. But, of course, it’s even better when those successes multiply – and then multiply some more. That’s what happened recently with one of our clients, a financial professional who was able to build her authority […].

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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How to Send a PR Pitch That Resonates During a Major News Cycle

Contently - Strategy

The relationship between journalists and marketers can be contentious —something of a media industry West Side Story. Editors are quick to treat a PR pitch like a pest, sweeping it into the trash after no more than a glance at the subject line. Given that there’s so little tolerance for cold pitches on a calm day ( see Twitter for real time examples of marketer-directed rage ), it’s no great mystery why you’ll find an even less receptive audience during a blizzard of news.

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Preying on Older People

Mindful Marketing

by David Hagenbuch , founder of Mindful Marketing & author of Honorable Influence As I chatted with prospective students and their parents at a luncheon in our college’s cafeteria, I suspected that something wasn’t going well for one of the families. While others talked and laughed around the table, one mom seemed distracted, repeatedly checking her phone and whispering with her daughter.

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Become the Pied Piper of Community Building

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest Post by Samantha Lake. Communities have been around for centuries, however online communities have only been around for a few decades. According to Computerworld the first “online community” came about in 1973 when Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system released a text-based group chat. From there it evolved into email discussion lists (who remembers LISTSERV?

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Young Sheldon Copies Young Abbie

HMA Public Relations

We all have different stories about how we got into PR. While watching a recent episode of the popular CBS show Young Sheldon, one of my […]. The post Young Sheldon Copies Young Abbie appeared first on HMA Public Relations.

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Beat spotlight: 10 questions with healthcare journalist John George from the Philadelphia Business Journal

Muck Rack

Beat spotlight: 10 questions with healthcare journalist John George from the Philadelphia Business Journal

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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ICYMI: Bulldog’s Top 10 posts for March

Agility PR Solutions

March was another big month for Bulldog readership, with our original research reportage garnering the most attention on a range of subjects. Topics included the most stressful jobs of 2019 (yes, PR and other comms/media jobs ranked pretty high), PR agency compensation, tips for optimizing your content, top brands for activating influencer conversations, CEOs’ renewed […].

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Reputation Is Critical: New Study Reveals 93% of Consumers Believe a Strong Reputation is Paramount When Making Purchases, Investing and Accepting Employment

Reputation Us

PORTLAND, OR, April 3, 2019 — ReputationUs (RepUs) and DHM Research today released results from a first-time study on the importance of reputation—good or bad—when buying a product or service, investing in a company and being employed by an organization. The scientific study conducted in February 2019 specifically surveyed residents in Oregon. Complete details about the reputation survey, including an analysis of the findings and a list of key insights are available at ReputationUs.com/Survey an