ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications
JANUARY 12, 2018
A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the USC Center for Public Relations found that marketers plan to increase staffing and overall spending on public relations over the next five years. This is good news for clients and PR firms alike. But it’s also a challenge to all marketers to create and leverage communications opportunities to the best of their ability.
Cision
JANUARY 10, 2018
New Year’s Resolutions are not limited to just people who want to lose weight, find the love of their life, or travel more in the upcoming year. Businesses should get in on them, too. After all, teams that set goals for their company are 429 percent more likely to succeed than those who don’t set any. So, what goals does your marketing team have in the coming year?
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Ronn Torossian
JANUARY 10, 2018
Great Britain has already begun to feel the results from the Brexit vote, both good and bad. One of the not so great results is that new car sales are down by about six percent in 2017 overall. That’s coming off a year in which the UK auto industry saw record sales. Who to blame for the down year is very clear, at least to Mike Hawes, CEO of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Onclusive
JANUARY 10, 2018
With the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, an increased focus from the C-suite on business- and metrics-driven KPIs, and a new trend toward Growth PR , PR & content marketing measurement is changing – radically and rapidly. We asked experts from across marketing and PR to share their predictions on where the industry is going in 2018.
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According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.
ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications
JANUARY 9, 2018
As companies make public relations decisions for the year, considering what to look for in a PR agency partner is a key commitment. Some do Google searches or scan PR rankings sites to research prospective firms, but that’s rarely a thorough enough way to narrow the field. There are important traits that clients can only suss out if they conduct interviews or seek capabilities presentations as they create a short list of likely contenders.
Public Relations Today brings together the best content for PR professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Ronn Torossian
JANUARY 8, 2018
The question is asked at the beginning of every NBA season in recent years: Will the Cleveland Cavaliers, the undeniable Beast of the East, ever have enough to get past the best in the West? It’s clear that LeBron James, superstar and once-in-a-generation player that he may be, cannot carry the team all by himself. He needs help … and he just hasn’t found it.
Deirdre Breakenridge
JANUARY 8, 2018
#PRStudChat kicks off the New Year with a Twitter discussion on January 17th at 12:00 p.m. ET, on all things search and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). If you’re in PR and you thought SEO was someone else’s job, then you should think again. PR pros need to acquire new skills and SEO is definitely one of them. When you merge SEO with strategic public relations, the combined results can pay off in a big way.
Prowly
JANUARY 10, 2018
To use video content in your communication activities in the most effective and efficient way, you must answer one key question. And it’s not about trends, but rather on the purpose of your actions. The post Top Video Content Marketing Trends to Watch appeared first on Prowly Magazine.
Cision
JANUARY 8, 2018
Pairings are everywhere in our society. Pork and sauerkraut, Netflix and a comfy couch, baseball and hot dogs and the most famous pairing — peanut butter and jelly. Did you know peanut butter and jelly only became popular because of the invention of pre-sliced bread? Timing is everything. When companies plan communications for the year, they tend to time out major company announcements around trade shows for fear that announcing it at a show could take away from the big news — keepin
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As the Internet continues to grow and change, the role of Online Crisis Management firms is evolving. This article explores how these firms are adapting to the new topography of Online Crisis Management. Through interviews with industry experts and case studies, we uncover the key strategies and tactics that are driving success in this dynamic field.
The Resolution Blog
JANUARY 8, 2018
1. Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. We are big fans of Katie here at CoverageBook. She always explains clearly how to demonstrate organisational impact from your PR work. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. 2.
PR Matters
JANUARY 12, 2018
As communications professionals, we all have our favorite books on PR and reputation management, many of which can be found discussed on PR Daily , among other professional media sites. But what about a simple, clear-cut, no-nonsense, easy peasy, lemon squeezy guide to creating and maintaining a good reputation? Not so many, perhaps. Here’s an attempt in a series of Do Be, Don’t Be pointers to achieve precisely that. 1.
Prowly
JANUARY 12, 2018
Like most marketing and sales activities, PR can be accurately measured and optimized once you start collecting the right data. Start with your Buyer Personas. The post Buyer Persona: What Is It And How To Create One For PR Purposes appeared first on Prowly Magazine.
PRSay
JANUARY 11, 2018
Tick tock. In the time it takes you to wash your hands, buckle your seat belt or start the dishwasher, your favorite journalist can finish reading your news release. That’s right: Nearly 70 percent of journalists spend less than a minute reading a news release, according to a 2014 study by Greentarget. The rest spend one to five minutes. If your release is longer than 200 words, then seven out of 10 journalists probably won’t finish it.
Speaker: Shawna Bruce, Director of M.D. Bruce & Associates Ltd.
Are you ready to face the unexpected? When the stakes are high and the pressure is on, there's no time to waste - you must be prepared to communicate clearly and confidently. In today's unpredictable world, mastering the art of crisis communication is a must-have skill for any public relations professional. Whether you're facing a weather disaster, a cyber attack, or a PR nightmare, knowing how to craft a clear and compelling message can mean the difference between chaos and calm, confusion and
Sword and the Script
JANUARY 9, 2018
Several studies suggest businesses plan to invest in public relations in 2018. Specifically, media relations, or earned media, is poised for new prominence. Even the advertisers are aiming for a bigger investment in PR. If you are going to invest, then you want to get the most out of it. To that end, what you do with a mention earned in the media is every bit as important as getting it in the first place.
Shift Communications
JANUARY 10, 2018
2018 is here, and we’re digging into what look to be some of the biggest trends that will affect PR practitioners this year. In this installment, we’ll look at 2 major trends in social media: Influencer Marketing Train Keeps Picking Up Speed. Influencer marketing shows no sign of diminishment despite questionable ROI. Influencer marketing methods and measurement will improve radically as new, advanced measurement methodologies such as neural network-powered attribution become more av
Presspage
JANUARY 8, 2018
PressPage Mail. Several updates have been completed to Presspage Mail, our module which enables users to manage contacts and create and send email campaigns directly from within PressPage. Recently developed upgrades include: Import contacts: Importing contacts gives better feedback, allowing you to download a csv file of all failed imports. Also, duplicate entries can now be overwritten or skipped.
PRSay
JANUARY 9, 2018
This month, PRsay will feature posts by a variety of thought leaders on the year ahead for communicators and the PR profession. A shorter version of this response first appeared in the January issue of Strategies & Tactics. If you think 2017 was a year of change in public relations, then brace yourself for 2018. We’re in the midst of a time of massive disruption in our profession, and it’s shifting the fundamentals — the structure of agencies and teams, the workings of agency-client partners
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Communication professionals can sometimes face difficult questions from internal stakeholders about the impact of their PR marketing initiatives. We know that nearly half of these professional say they need help with turning their PR data into actionable insights; and at least 20% don’t think they can measure their campaigns at all—but what if we told you all these obstacles can be easily combatted if you implement a few key habits.
PR in High Definition
JANUARY 8, 2018
Privacy will be a big theme in 2018. If you’ve not yet come across the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where have you been hiding? The regulation will come into play in May 2018 – and if privacy and data protection wasn’t already all people could talk about last year, then just you wait for the explosion this year! GDPR brings a host of challenges for businesses – particularly for marketing folk.
Shift Communications
JANUARY 8, 2018
2018 is here, and we’re digging into what look to be some of the biggest trends that will affect PR practitioners this year. In this installment, we’ll look at 3 major trends in paid media: ?. More Paywalls Go Up. Traditional news media is struggling to survive, hemorrhaging cash. To compensate, more walls will go up, making media less visible to PR professionals and their audiences.
Communications Conversations
JANUARY 8, 2018
It’s 2018 trend prediction season! Yes, it’s that time of year when we see roughly 4,632 social media trend posts on the internet. Only 95% of them are complete garbage. That’s because they harp on trends that are painfully obvious. Organic social media is dead! 2018 is the year video explodes! Or, Twitter will die in the year ahead.
HMA Public Relations
JANUARY 8, 2018
Meet Ali Dugaw, segment producer for 3TV's Good Morning Arizona and today's #MediaMonday guest. What's the best way to pitch her? You'll have to read to find out! [Click below for more]. The post #MediaMonday – Ali Dugaw appeared first on HMA Public Relations.
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A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.
PR in High Definition
JANUARY 12, 2018
For many brands, the New Year brings new budgets, and with them, new marketing campaigns. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the idea of planning a new campaign, don’t worry – you’re not alone. The sheer volume of channels and tactics available to every single marketer today is daunting by itself, let alone trying to corral them into a coherent, impactful campaign.
Shift Communications
JANUARY 9, 2018
2018 is here, and we’re digging into what look to be some of the biggest trends that will affect PR practitioners this year. In this installment, we’ll look at 2 major trends in search marketing: Advanced PR Practitioners Embrace AI Fully. The most advanced PR practitioners will embrace AI technologies and incorporate them into day-to-day work in order to survive and succeed.
Presspage
JANUARY 12, 2018
Founded in 1964, the objective of the Dutch Heart Foundation has always been to beat cardiovascular diseases. To achieve this objective, they depend solely upon donations from individuals and companies. The organization invests in scientific research, new medical applications and ways to detect heart disease at an earlier stage. Every day in the Netherlands over 1,000 people end up in hospital due to a heart attack, stroke or other heart related disease.
Mark My Words
JANUARY 12, 2018
Speed kills. This week the velocity of the news agenda has been shaped by various narratives driven by the telegraph wire of Twitter. From Logan Paul to Toby Young, the week’s anguish proves that it’s a deafening noise that drowns out something more profound and enlightened, ideas and insight. Each incident provoked angst, each instance echoed the diverse passions of the Twitterati; a mutant debate without form or substance.
5WPR’s survey takes a look at consumer buying behavior in the midst of inflation and conflict abroad.
The Stalwart Blog
JANUARY 9, 2018
Not all Crisis PR situations mean TV cameras in a company’s front lobby and the torrid details are strewn all over Twitter. In fact, many never make headlines. The problem stems from not knowing which negative stories will make news and which ones will fade away. Do nothing and just pray for the issue to subside without generating any PR buzz will leave an organization in a big hole should the issue become public.
Shift Communications
JANUARY 12, 2018
It’s hard to believe that 2017 has come and gone. Between “ fake news ,” Oscar mix-ups , and an adorably blundered BBC interview , it was a roller coaster of entertainment (at least that’s what many of us are choosing to remember over the countless negative stories). Now we turn to the new year and think about impending industry evolutions and how to get ahead of them.
Karwoski & Courage
JANUARY 11, 2018
Karwoski & Courage is frequently looking to fill public relations internships at our headquarters in Minneapolis. The post Public Relations Intern appeared first on Karwoski & Courage - Minneapolis Public Relations.
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