Tue.May 25, 2021

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Five Benefits of Working at a Small Agency

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR agencies come in all shapes and sizes. Some are big, flashy and have a long and sprawling client list. Other agencies — often described as “boutique” — are smaller and less known, yet capable of producing work of the highest quality. When considering a career in PR — or a pivot from another industry — size can matter. In general, larger agencies have a more traditional work atmosphere and all that goes with it — a more formal hierarchy, multiple layers of managem

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Best Practices for Presenting Quotes in Press Releases | Business Wire Blog

Business Wire

Quotes are a common element of a press release, designed to showcase the thought process, or impact, of your big news. But crafting the perfect quote can be daunting. You want your quote to convey so much – the excitement of the news, the emotional impact of your news upon your audiences, your strong opinion on a topic. So why do so many PR pros fall back on the old, formulaic approach to the press release quote?

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3 Tips For Avoiding Jargon in Your Communications

Cision

It might be time to ease up on the acronyms and insider lingo.

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Moving From Empty Diversity Statements to Real Action

PRSay

Individual and systemic racism, police brutality and Black Lives Matter protests have become the center of attention across the United States in the 12 months following the murder of George Floyd. Regardless of our race, these issues affect us all. Companies now understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and are making them a priority in their organizations by infusing each into their cultures.

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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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UK Media Moves including Trustnet, The Face, WIRED and more

Cision

Jonny Jones appointed Editor at Trustnet; Jessica Morgan now Deputy Editor at The Face; Greg Williams promoted to Deputy Global Editorial Director of WIRED.

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PR or marketing—which one is more important?

Agility PR Solutions

When starting companies, plenty of business owners start wondering whether they need public relations or marketing, and even wonder what the difference between the two is. With marketing, it’s all about promoting a brand and its products or services to a target audience, which is usually done through advertising. Whether it’s up billboards, taking out pages […].

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Marriott’s Aynat Ravin on real-time insights and data in the travel industry

NewsWhip

This week, we had the chance to sit down with Aynat Ravin, the Head of M Live — Marriott’s award-winning Real-Time Command Center. M Live combines the worlds of data and creative, and their efforts have enabled Marriott to attract and engage consumers around the globe. . Aynat has a number of priorities in her role: from leveraging data to develop real-time insights that impact the customer experience to managing and protecting the Marriott brand and identifying the technology partners that will

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Trust in Business: 10 Ways to Build the Currency Brands Can’t Live Without

Sword and the Script

Brands earn customer trust in business by protecting their data, offering a reasonable value, focusing on the quality of their product or service and delivering good customer experiences. Trust in business is a currency that brands can’t live without. That’s the overarching conclusion stemming from a global survey carried out by Morning Consult. The research company polled 15,000 consumers across 15 markets, including the U.S. and U.K. and has a margin of error of 3%.

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3 ideas to making social media content approval processes a little less painful

Communications Conversations

Ask any social media marketer who works for a larger organization the most painful part of their jobs and almost all of them will respond with the same answer: The content approval process. Most companies turn what should be a relatively easy, simple process into one of the most painful, stressful and time-consuming processes in all of marketing. I wish that was hyperbole.

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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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5 Things to Know After Reviewing Pew Internet’s ‘Social Media Use in 2021’ Report

Solo PR Pro

In April, Pew Internet released another great report detailing social media use in 2021. I recommend taking a peek at the whole report since it outlines many demos around who’s using which platforms. For example, LinkedIn trends toward white, middle-aged men with college degrees making $75+. Makes sense, right? Meanwhile, TikTok trends younger Hispanic and African-American women with lower incomes and some college.

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10 post-COVID challenges brands will face—and how to prepare for them

Agility PR Solutions

2020 will go down in history as the year that dramatically changed the way we work and live. As brands brace for what’s after the pandemic, the question remains: will things go back to the old normal? As a brand, you will face challenges after the pandemic is over. Here are some things to keep […]. The post 10 post-COVID challenges brands will face—and how to prepare for them appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Make your public relations creation process fun

Axia PR

Add some fun to your public relations process for better results. The world of public relations can be seen as a humorless bore to those unfamiliar with it. With how important a company’s reputation is, sending out humorous PR material and having fun at work are bad ideas, right? Wrong. As we stated earlier, public relations can be humorous. In fact, including humor in the public relations materials you produce can be very effective if done correctly and appropriately.

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After a year of COVID, business of all sizes are optimistic, and implementing lessons learned

Agility PR Solutions

It’s been a long, bumpy ride, but after a challenging year of COVID-spurred twists and pivots, today’s business owners say they’re optimistic about the rest of 2021—and are reexamining their business and financial strategies for opportunities to invest for growth, rebuild reserves and access capital, according to new research from financial services firm Truist.

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5WPR Consumer Culture Report 2024

5WPR’s fifth annual Consumer Culture report takes a look at consumer spending culture, the biggest influences behind buying behaviors, and emerging trends.

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How to pitch newsletters in 2021: 3 tips for success

Muck Rack

How to pitch newsletters in 2021: 3 tips for success

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10 components of a strategic public relations plan

Axia PR

It might seem daunting to figure out where to start with a public relations strategy and program. It’s much easier with a public relations plan, but if you’ve never developed one, it might seem challenging. That’s for good reason. The craft of public relations isn’t something you learn overnight. It takes time and experience. To help you get started, we’ve provided the 10 components of a strategic PR and corporate communications plan outline here, and we’d be happy to help you take it to the nex

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Is the Human Connection a Part of PR’s Future?

HMA Public Relations

While technology has allowed industries like public relations to grow and evolve, the human connection is still a vital part of our job. Hear more from Scott Hanson.

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Elevating a brand with Mark Sherwood | On Top of PR podcast

Axia PR

Learn how to build a team that will improve a brand’s damaged reputation with our guest Mark Sherwood. Guest: Our episode guest is Mark Sherwood, Deputy Executive Director of Marketing at Detroit Public Schools Community. He develops and manages annual marketing and communication strategies, staff, budgets, research, competitive analysis and surveys.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Recovery of an adjudicator’s fees

Practical Law Construction

As much as I love dispute resolving, whether that is adjudicating, arbitrating or mediating, this is not an altruistic endeavour of mine and, just like everyone else, one of the objectives is to be rewarded financially as a return on the investment of the time devoted to the process. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that I would prefer not to have to take steps to recover fees incurred by the parties.

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Act Like a PR Professional, Think Like a Journalist

The Hoffman Agency

By Rachel Yang, Account Executive. Journalists inform, educate, expose, and find stories out of the ordinary — it’s not hard to put into words what I did when I worked as a reporter. Public relations (PR), on the other hand, takes a little more explaining. A couple of weeks ago, the topic of PR came up during a family dinner as I updated them on my latest internship at The Hoffman Agency.

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The Best Execution for your Link Building Campaigns

Buzzstream

For our 2021 State of Link Building Report , we decided to delve deeper into content-led link building as a tactic to try and uncover as many insights as possible. After all, for the second year in a row, it was listed as the most popular link building tactic from our respondents: One area that we wanted to learn more about was the content format that the SEO community feels is the best one to use in order to generate links.