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PR Rock Stars: Life Time’s Dan DeBaun

Communications Conversations

I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism.

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Holding out for a hero

Stephen Waddington

Recovering from a broken hip he had previously only been able to exercise indoors. Daisy sent out a press release on 7 April to local media contacts and a JustGiving page was set up. For example, print has fallen off the cliff on which it was already teetering precariously. The local media picked it up and covered the story.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

That will continue, impacting outdoor, experiential, events, meetings and print Brands need to own and control their own media to engage with stakeholders. Radio, television and streaming are also holding up or growing. Our local BBC news programme and even the national idents are based on clips from social media.

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Tell Your Story Like You Speak, Keep Pitching, and Earn Media Coverage

PR Fuel

Here’s a good exercise. I promise you a press release that sounds like an actual human being will get better results than one that reads like the fine print on your home loan papers. Truth is that a lot of your pitches are going to be met with radio silence. Use everyday words and phrases, and focus on telling a story.

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4 MARKETING SECRETS FOR VIRAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD EVENTS

MaccaPR

Chief marketing officers are in love with the idea of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® event record and having their brands bask in the seemingly viral eruption of TV, radio, print and online buzz that comes from that honor. The 3,010-pound scoop of strawberry ice cream generated 769 TV, radio and other media mentions for $1.7

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