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What PR People Can Learn From Gandhi

Onclusive

Since November is all about the “good feels” and being thankful for what we have (in both our personal and professional lives), what better way to celebrate the season than to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished with a few quotes from everyone’s favorite beacon of peace? Here, I share a few of my favorite […].

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Evolving Roles and Responsibilities in Public Relations

Deirdre Breakenridge

For years, I’ve been discussing the changing roles of PR professionals as a result of social media. I’ve had hundreds of conversations with students, educators, and practitioners about the many new responsibilities, as well as the opportunities and challenges faced in our field. Recently, Dr. Marlene Neill , assistant professor, Baylor University, and Nicole Lee , assistant professor, North Carolina State University conducted a research study on this important topic.

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4 PR Trends for 2017

Cision

When tech expert Katie Linendoll dishes on her favorite trends in technology, people pay attention. Among her top favorites is “not-com” domain extensions. These are the hundreds of new options to the right of the dot in a website URL. Yep, hundreds. New endings such as ‘dot-photography’ (.photography), ‘dot-guru (.guru) and ‘dot-wtf’ (.wtf) are gaining momentum as one of the hottest digital trends because they allow you to design a website URL that is m

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Improve Your Public Relations Writing With These Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

by guest writer Ron Stein. Writing is one of the most important parts of a successful public relations campaign. To quote Malcolm Gladwell, “Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else’s head.” People with the skills to write a wide range of content – from bylines and features to blog posts and pitches – are invaluable to

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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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The Essential Components of Your Video Marketing Strategy

ReimaginePR

Are you using video as a part of your marketing strategy? Please say yes. But if the answer is no, I’ll still be your friend. Video, my friend, is no longer optional. If you want to build a business in the 21st century, you need to reach the 21st century consumer, and that person is on Facebook or YouTube liking cat videos as we speak. Video is no longer optional.

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Do This One 5-Minute Task To Massively Improve Your Facebook Page

Rock the Status Quo

The Trick? Facebook Preferred Audience. In social media, sometimes the tiniest of tweaks can make an incredible difference. When it comes to Facebook pages, taking just a few minutes to set up “ preferred audiences ” is one of those things that can truly raise the bar on results for local businesses. Here’s why. Facebook tries to deliver relevant content, tailoring the feed of each user to see more of what they like, and less of what they aren’t interested in.

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How to Measure PR Effectively

The Proactive Report

Much as we may shy away from math and stats, the time has come to learn how to use data to show results. “Without standardization of measurement practices in the PR industry, Public Relations professionals won’t know how to quantify a campaign’s impact. As competition increases and budgets face greater scrutiny, the ability to accurately assess a campaign’s effects and communicate PR’s value in achieving the organization’s goals is paramount.” George Was

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Press Releases Don’t Work

Shift Communications

What occurs a thousand times a day but is rarely noticed? The answer: public relations professionals publish a press release. SHIFT Communications delved into the raw Google News database of millions of news stories per year to extract just press releases. What we found amazed (but didn’t surprise) us: Last month, for the first time in almost 3 years, PR professionals cranked out an average of 1,092 press releases per day.

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The 4 Absolutes of Public Relations

PRSay

If there is a word one rarely associates with public relations, it is the word “absolute.”. Everything in this profession seems to be relative. Our morals are relative; ideologies are relative; codes of conduct are relative. Relativity, in fact, allows for denial, as well as dis- and misinterpretation. Even truth is relative. My definition of truth is 15% facts and data, and 85% emotion and point of reference.

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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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The Talking Points #39between35and49

Communications Conversations

The Business Journal has its long-time 40 Under 40 “competition.” Adfed2 has its 32 Under 32. And now, Pollen has its 50 Over 50. As usual, the Gen Xers are COMPLETELY over-looked. Figures, too. We’ve been overlooked for years. And yeah, I’m going to play the victim card. And yeah, I’m going to complain about it. And yeah, it’s a little tongue-in-cheek.

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The Science of PR: The PRTech Ecosystem

Onclusive

Roughly five years ago, AirPR set out on a journey to change the way the PR industry thinks about and measures the impact of PR. Along with my co-founder Raj Sathyamurthi, my founding team members Rebekah Iliff and Patrick Liang, and a growing team of more than thirty engineers, sales people, customer success managers, and […].

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#PRStudChat 11/15 Discussion: From Student to PR Pro & Transitioning Into the Workplace

Deirdre Breakenridge

If you are a student looking to make a successful transition to the workplace, this month’s #PRStudChat is for you. Learn how to best prepare yourself to become the PR pro you hope to be! Do you feel overwhelmed by the prospect of having to look for a job after graduation? Are you looking for connections in your field, but don’t know where to start?

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Top 100 Sites for Marketers

Cision

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. However, all this change gives us little time for researching the best sites for the latest news in marketing, PR and SEO.

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Adapting to the Future: The Evolving Role of Crisis Management Firms in a Rapidly Changing World

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.

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Five Key Skills For Modern PR Professionals

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In order to succeed in public relations today, professionals need the skills to fit in with this ever-changing industry. Technology – from marketing automation to Virtual Reality – has done much to change the paradigm. It’s still essential to have strong writing skills and think like a reporter, but there’s a full complement of skills that help PR whizzes succeed to their fullest potential.

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Work on what matters: the start of my social sabbatical

Frederik Vincx

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time for a reset. To start over and reconnect with the things that really matter to me and to the people around me. It’s been ten years since I graduated. First six years of working in communication agencies as a designer and creative, followed by four years of building software for these agencies. After this decade in communication jobs I feel like I have lost touch with the big challenges in life.

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What’s the Difference Between Managing an Online Crisis vs. an Offline Crisis?

Melissa Agnes

A viewer recently asked me whether or not there is a difference between managing an online crisis vs. managing an offline crisis. They wondered if there were additional steps that may need to be taken when managing the former and, if so, what they are. As this is a common question, I thought I’d answer it in this week’s #crisisready video , where I take the opportunity to make a very important statement.

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The Untold History of the News Release (Infographic)

Ishmael's Corner

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. The news release turns 110 years old on Oct. 28. I’ve already rehearsed my line for the party, How fitting that a train wreck — a three-car train from the Pennsylvania Railroad went off the rails and into a creek on October 28, 2006 killing more than 50 people — prompted the invention of the.more.

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Communicating During a Crisis & Navigating the Chaos

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

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PR's value proposition is now undeniable

Steve Barrett on PR

The presence and perspectives of CEOs and CMOs at PRWeek's annual conference in New York yesterday proved once and for all that PR now has a seat at the table - now it must use it effectively.

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6 Guidelines for Social Media Tragedy Response

Shift Communications

We were recently asked via Twitter: In recent months, many national tragedies have occurred. In the wake of these tragedies, what’s the appropriate social media behavior? Is it OK to tweet/post in the immediate aftermath? If so, what is appropriate? Your regularly scheduled posts? Or posts related to the tragedy? Or is it better not to post at all?

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3 Key Trends Influencing the Future of Communications

PRSay

*This article was provided by Cision , a PRSA partner. The Media and Communications industry is evolving rapidly. With new technologies and innovations emerging every day, our roles become more challenging and complex. At the same time, this disruption creates more opportunity for brands to differentiate themselves, establish thought leadership and make stronger connections with buyers and influencers.

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I was going to write a post ripping the current state of influencer marketing, but I wrote this instead

Communications Conversations

You know one easy way you can tell if an internet, social media or tech trend has “jumped the shark?” It shows up on 60 Minutes. I’m half-kidding. Just watch this 60 Minutes segment on “social media influencers” and try not to laugh. No really–if you can make it all 12 minutes and not laugh I’ll give you $100. 60 Minutes jokes aside, influencer marketing has become big business.

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Discover the Actionable Habits of the World’s Best Strategic Communicators

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.

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Why ‘Ghosting’ Is the Scariest PR Faux Pas

Onclusive

Disappearing into thin air or “ghosting” on a friend, stranger, or blind date with whom you have plans is one thing. But vanishing on a colleague or professional partner is a whole different kind of scary that can really chip away at your credibility. In celebration of this spooky month, we’re exploring how even the […].

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Six Ways To Tell If Coaching Might Be Right For You

Deirdre Breakenridge

A Guest Post By Ken Jacobs, Jacobs Executive Coaching and Jacobs Communications Consulting. In my decade as a coach to public relations-communications professionals, both agency and corporate, I’ve come across many who ask me how to know if executive coaching is right for them. I find it helpful to share with them the kinds of issues I’ve helped empower PR executives to help achieve their desired outcomes.

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How To Use Hashtags More Effectively in 2016

Cision

Every day I text my wife hashtags. She thinks it’s kind of stupid and she’s right (#superfluous), but it’s always funny to me because it demonstrates how little thought goes into using them. Everybody knows that hashtags are a way to contextualize and index content, but it’s evident that people who use hashtags don’t think very much about how people discover content with them.

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Marketing vs. Machine: Are the Bots Coming for Your Job? [UML]

Sword and the Script

The Salesforce announcement of Einstein this week — impressive as it was — reminded me that marketers sometimes use terms like machine learning , artificial intelligence (AI) and even automation interchangeably. Businesses have long been infatuated with the word intelligence – business intelligence, relationship intelligence, and media intelligence – are all overused terms from the last decade, for example.

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7 Ways to Deliver Groundbreaking Thought Leadership

Delivering Successful Thought Leadership Programs. In an increasingly crowded marketplace, a successful thought leadership program is a powerful tool to increase the profile of your brand. By developing compelling content that is authentic to your brand and offers something unique, you can become a trusted source and the ‘go-to’ expert in your field.

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Office productivity: 10 tips to get work done amidst distractions

Frederik Vincx

Reading Time: 7 minutes We’ve expanded quickly at Prezly: my software team grew from three people to nine in just one year. Great, right? But success has its downside. Recently, it became obvious that my team’s productivity was suffering. Our growth was fun and exciting, but it had affected individual performance. There were too many distractions from colleagues, clients, and all our buzzing and blinking devices.

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Does a DDoS Attack Present a Crisis for Your Organization?

Melissa Agnes

The DDoS attack that Dyn, Inc. experienced a couple weeks ago seems to have freaked some people out. But for those who have never put thought into whether or not a DDoS attack is a high-risk scenario for their organization, a little freak out might not be such a bad thing. After all, a big part of implementing a crisis-ready culture involves regularly asking the right crisis-related questions, and taking a proactive approach towards crisis prevention and preparedness.

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Connecting Anecdotes to Storytelling in Business Communications

Ishmael's Corner

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. I am a fan of the anecdote, one of the most underutilized storytelling techniques in business communications. Executives often perceive anecdotes as fluff and put the kibosh on such content before it sees the light of the day. Which explains why if you were to audit the content generated by PR (in-house + agency), you.more.