PR Daily

AUGUST 9, 2018

Search engine marketing—or pay-per-click efforts— can help increase your organization’s website traffic, boost sales and give you powerful ROI. However, your efforts can be easily undermined by common pitfalls. Avoid the frustration of a digital communications headache by avoiding these search engine marketing mistakes: 1. You don’t choose your keywords carefully. There’s an art in selecting the right keywords and key phrases to use for a particular campaign.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

A Guest Post By Helio Fred Garcia, President, Logos Consulting Group. Arrogance is a particularly toxic element of leadership. Not arrogance as a high opinion of one’s ability, but a particularly pernicious form of arrogance: a sense of entitlement; an inability to see others as worthy of respect and dignity; a failure of empathy. We saw ample evidence of this kind of arrogance in the past year, in business, in entertainment, in politics, and in other walks of life.

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PR Daily

JULY 30, 2018

ABC is thanking viewers for being friends of its hit show, “The Golden Girls.”. On Monday, Disney ABC Television announced it was calling July 30 “Golden Girls Day,” releasing an article of facts that “ may surprise even the biggest fans.” The announcement follows a collection of action figures from the show that were recently unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. Find a set on the lanai for these four takeaways PR and marketing pros can learn from “The Golden Girls”: 1.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

A Guest Post by Jessica McClanahan, Graduate Student, American University, PR Expanded Blog Contest Winner. Whether it’s a podcast, presentation, press conference, event, radio or television interview; vocal abilities matter in PR – though not many of us were born with a sonorous NPR-ready sound. Even if you can’t change your voice, you can always improve your technique. You can also ensure your audio tools don’t just amplify your voice but also work to amplify your image. #1

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Axia PR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

How to keep your company from making reputation-ruining mistakes. Social media is the most accessible tool customers have to learn about your company and become familiar with your brand. It’s also incredibly impactful in helping – or hurting – your company’s reputation. Online Review Management ReviewMaxer Crisis Communications

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Cision

JANUARY 18, 2018

While much of a content marketing strategy revolves around creating new content just for your blog (part of your owned media), I highly recommend that you divert some of your attention to incorporating earned media into your strategy. As a refresher, earned media refers to any site or blog (even social media mention) where a journalist, blogger, or influencer talks about your brand without being paid to. Maybe they’re huge fans of your product.

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Prowly

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Did you know that the average human attention span is only 8 seconds? That’s 8 seconds to grab your readers attention and convince them they should stay and read on. You’ve probably already spent 8 seconds reading up to this point. Not too much time, is it? #1: 1: A press release with pictures grabs your attention […] The post Can a Press Release Have Pictures? Here’s 4 Tips on Including Images and Videos appeared first on Prowly Magazine. Public Relations

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Muck Rack

AUGUST 16, 2018

The 2 major differences that separate PR and marketing: Skills and tools

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PR News

JULY 30, 2018

If you listen to podcasts in which Hollywood actors and directors are interviewed you’ll often hear the statement, “I love telling stories.” ” It’s always about storytelling. It’s never about entertainment or making a beautiful dollar. Storytelling is presented as a calling and given a spiritual sheen. Entertainment, by contrast, is crass. You can’t help but… Continued.

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Ronn Torossian

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Whether you’re a first year PR student, third year engineering whizz considering a career change, or recent graduate weighing your options, a career in public relations has appeal. While it certainly isn’t for the faint hearted- competition for jobs is fierce, and pitching to clients can be a battleground- building a life in the PR world means no two days will ever be the same. So, you’ve done some preliminary research, and wondering if you’ve planned your education all wrong.

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Business Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Business Wire news has been a part of the Associated Press and Press Association’s newswire for decades. As both organisations have introduced AI journalism in the last few years, we wanted to invite them along to discuss how the news industry is changing in the face of this new technology. events media relations

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. Mika Stambaugh is an Emmy award winning journalist and dynamic entrepreneur known for her creative strategies in executing media and communication campaigns.

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PR Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2018

For media relations success, consider putting the reporter first. Often, PR pros scrambling to grab media coverage list reasons why a journalist should publish their stories. Sometimes, PR pros will ask nicely. Others will beg. Too often, these pitches miss a crucial element to land success (and headlines): What’s in it for the reporter—and his or her readers.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A Guest Post By Ken Jacobs, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching. I’ve often said that leadership involves two choices: Your choice to be a leader, not a practitioner, not a manager, and not just a senior vice president, but to build trust with, motivate, and inspire one’s followers. And your followers’ choice to follow you…or not. Even if your name is on their paycheck, they still have a choice.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Against the backdrop of an ever-faster news cycle, 2018 has featured brands and personalities who seized unexpected opportunities to generate positive PR. By the same token, 2018 has brought public disasters for others. Which stories captivated us in 2018, and who came out where? Here’s part one of my list for 2018 PR Winners and Losers. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. The PR Losers. Facebook just can’t catch a break.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

“Transparency” has been a buzzword of sorts the last year. It’s popping up in the news more. It’s a focal point for social platforms right now. And, most importantly, it’s top of mind with consumers. That came out in spades in a recent Sprout Social report which found that millennials ranked brands–not politicians, surprisingly–as the number one group they’d like to see be more transparent.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 7, 2018

By Daria Steigman, Steigman Communications. Last week, I tried to freeze time. Spoiler alert: It did not work. However, this post from Solo PR Pro Premium member, Daria Steigman has timeless (ha, ha, get it) advice on managing time. The post was originally published on International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). It has been lightly updated.

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Prowly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Copy editing and crafting content is the number-one responsibility of every PR professional. These tips will help you editing in a much easier way. The post 4 Copy Editing Tips Every PR Professional Needs To Know appeared first on Prowly Magazine. Content Marketing Magazine copy editing

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Muck Rack

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A PR pro’s guide to taking a company through an IPO

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PR News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Money can’t buy you love and it can’t buy you passionate employees, but it surely can buy you more resources. When posed with the question of “What would you do with a 15% increase in your budget?,” executives participating in a recent PR News/Crisp leadership roundtable shared an interesting wish list that centered around the… Continued. The post Here’s Where Communicators are Hoping to Invest More Resources appeared first on PR News Blog.

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Ronn Torossian

MARCH 28, 2018

When it comes to creating the perfect brand, there’s no one-size-fits-all strategy. Even if there was an ultimate guide to branding, the marketplace and its trends change so frequently that it’s difficult to keep ahead of an ever-evolving space. To make sure that they’re constantly connecting with their customers in the most successful way possible, most organisations will need to dedicate some of their time and energy to staying ahead of the trends.

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Business Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

For the sixth edition of CES Unveiled Paris on October 3rd, the organizers strategically co-located the event with the Mondial Paris Motor Show, the most visited motor show in the world. This is a clear sign of the importance CES is giving to cross-channel industries and technologies worldwide.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Senior PR Engineer Kelly Byrd interviewed her customer Mark Delcorps of Overstock.com on how he and his team and company are using AirPR data to help them drive, maintain and replicate business impact. K: Full plate! How does the Overstock PR team fit into the organization? M : As far as our organizational structure we are part of the marketing department. We have our own channel within the marketing department and we operate independently on campaigns while also supporting all marketing efforts.

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PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The staggering loss of journalists has had a tremendous effect on the PR industry. New employment data from the U.S. Department of Labor illustrates just how dramatically the media relations landscape has shifted. As journalist Mike Rosenberg explained in a 2016 piece for Muck Rack , if you search terms like “journalism” or “reporter,” in a job search, you’re more likely to find a list of jobs that have virtually nothing to do with news or news production.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A Guest Post by Marissa Zuckerman, American University Graduate Student, PR Expanded Blog Contest Winner. As a science major turned public relations professional, I was groomed into believing that scientists are “bad” communicators. Through my work in science communication at Cornell University , I learned that this couldn’t be further from the truth.

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

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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. Here’s a “cheat sheet” to help brands get a leg up on the PR universe this year.

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ReimaginePR

JULY 25, 2018

[link]. There’s no denying the power of SEO or search engine optimization. Unfamiliar? It’s the marketing discipline which helps visitors easily find your site in popular search engines like Google. The sites which just always seem to be at the top of page one aren’t there by accident. There’s an extensive science behind it. SEO leverages creative elements and technical elements which help your rankings, spread awareness about your product or brand and ultimately drive traffic to your site.

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Axia PR

AUGUST 13, 2018

Traditional public relations isn’t working anymore. Fewer Americans rely on TV news, while nearly half of all U.S. adults get their news from Facebook, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center. PR professionals must adapt to the ever-changing social and digital age. Here’s the opportunity most PR pros and their PR agencies are missing: the social media news desk. Pitch Shared Media Earned media Owned media

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