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6 Ways To Use PR To Build Brand Marketing

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A successful narrative doesn’t have to be about a Bezos or a Branson, but it does usually need to involve people – customer testimonials, community impact, employee motivation. In fact, employees can be both a rich source of stories and a powerful channel through which to tell them. Educating prospective customers.

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A telecom company holding a red carpet PR event? Verizon kinda pulled it off.

Communications Conversations

Get Verizon employees involved. Instead of hiring actors (or stand-ins) to showcase the Verizon products, they simply let their employees do it. Simple idea, but a really nice way for the Verizon folks to get those local store employees more engaged with media and local influencers. How did you conduct the outreach?

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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

A long time McDonald’s employee who has Down Syndrome was celebrating her retirement, and we wanted to share the good news with her local community – both to show everything people with disabilities can take on, and that McDonald’s supports them. Taylor Smith, Account Manager. Client: Blink. Cassandra Faro, Account Executive. Client: Blink.

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Masters in Marketing: Jeff Drew, fama PR

Mindful Marketing

He has developed communications strategies, managed internal teams and placed high-level business and technology coverage for companies in the semiconductor, services, security, cloud, wireless, enterprise software, marketing and consumer device industries. Explain what makes fama PR different and how do you attract employees?

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A Marketing Approach to Prove PR Value; Off Script No. 45: Stacey Miller of The Auto Care Association

Sword and the Script

employees in the U.S. – It used to be that you could take your car to the technician of your choice, they’d plug in a diagnostic tool and then know the necessary information needed to repair a vehicle. This data is now wirelessly transmitted back to the car manufacturer. So, what’s the problem? It’s massive – 4.6M

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My Business Is 20 Years Old! 20 Lessons for Longevity

Solo PR Pro

I saw some businesses treat their employees and vendors with respect during this time, and many others that didn’t. In 1995, the first entirely computer-animated film, Toy Story , made a splash; OJ Simpson was on trial for murder; Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette won Album of the Year at the Grammys; and Crane Communications was born.

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Anaheim Mayor Pitches American Idol?

Bad Pitch Blog

Cingular Wireless subscribers may text the word VOTE to the Text Messaging 4 digit number provided for Tucker. As the oldest city in Orange County, Anaheim covers 50 square miles, with more than 345,000 residents and 2,077 employees. Voting is open for two hours after the show''s conclusion.