ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. The practice of public relations has probably evolved more rapidly in the past several years than ever before.

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Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

For the PR industry, like journalism, disclosure is an issue of transparency and authenticity , which are the building blocks for trust. When I am writing or editing others’ work, I personally use Grammarly Premium. When I am writing or editing others’ work, I personally use Grammarly Premium.

Ethics 96

Ethics Crisis Transportation Airlines 96

Critical Mention

MAY 12, 2021

Critical Mention’s Licensed Content offering makes it incredibly simple for media pros to track and measure mentions within worldwide news sources and industry trade journals. . Early on in her career, she developed a passion for marketing, writing and anything within the communication field. SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

Radio 174

Radio Sports Journalism Analytics 174

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although your executives may get excited when an acquaintance at the gym compliments them on their local business journal profile, they’re going to get a lot more excited when you can show them your PR efforts generated revenue for your organization. Shared Media. Shared media is also known as social media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. Check out ones like this for fixing your influencer marketing or this post on advances in PR measurement. Better Writing Blogs. The Cision Blog.

Blogging 170

Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Now we’ve all heard that journalism is dying and brand content is taking over and blah, blah, blah but at the end of the day the same principles apply to PR that have always applied – third party credibility and endorsement is crucial and that third party being a media outlet still matters and will continue to matter. Content is great.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

The Linkfluence product helps “brands to identify buyer communities online and understand how to activate them, see how a brand is associated with certain topics or values to measure brand perception as well as detect and monitor trends or analyze customer experience.”. Vetted co-founder and CEO Jon Amar also owns a PR consultancy.

Media 105

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 105

Cision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Pitching to media professionals and influencers is a delicate process. According to Cision’s 2015 Social Journalism Study , 83 percent of media professionals prefer receiving pitches through email. Your pitch should be well-structured with a strong headline and concise copy. Can it be measured?

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Pitching Study Measurement Journalism 120

Business Wire

MARCH 20, 2018

Each panelist shared their experiences in the evolving industry of journalism as well as pitched tips for public relations professionals in a panel moderated by Stefan Pollack , President of The Pollack PR Marketing Group. If we don’t want to write it, no one’s going to want to read it,” Loudenback said.

Reddit 159

Reddit Media Analytics Trends 159

Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

PR’s job is to pitch and secure stories that align with the brand, as told through third-party endorsement. Many of the insights Riggs discovered were due to his use of PR analytics and measuring the nuts and bolts of PR campaign success. Marketing Goal 4: Measure brand perception more effectively. Magazine, and more.

Marketing 170

Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Growth of independent journalism. “We You’ll find my own prognostication at the very bottom.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? How did you make the switch from journalism to PR? What are some of the biggest pitching mistakes communication professionals make? Everyone wins.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I know PR professionals with degrees in journalism, mass media, English, business communication, marketing, sports and more. The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly.

Agency 88

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 88

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach. You can easily measure the effectiveness of social media broadcast efforts to gauge the level of impact it’s having on your business.

Social Media 83

Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 83

OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Within this interview, we break down real examples of how she landed top-tier coverage, what worked, and her tips for replicating it for your own pitches. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What information do you always make sure to include in your pitch?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare How To Pitching Product Launch 52

Cision

JANUARY 4, 2016

While “effectiveness” depends upon what is being measured , it is undeniable that the number of digitally-distributed press releases has increased at a rapid rate. He is a history buff and read in The Wall Street Journal about a book of letters written by a German soldier during WWII. Get our free PR Starter Kit today!

Resources 120

Resources Journalism Print Pitching 120

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach. You can easily measure the effectiveness of social media broadcast efforts to gauge the level of impact it’s having on your business.

Social Media 60

Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics. Audiences know the difference.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Buzzstream

JULY 29, 2020

At the least—some journalists who excel with engagement and reach receive far more pitches from PR pros than that. . It’s undeniable that PR professionals need to be achi evement-striving in order to find a place for their content in the ever-changing, fast-paced world of news journalism. And goals they have.

Publicity 119

Publicity Digital PR Creativity Education 119

ISEBOX

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Pikers write press releases about a new executive hire or a product color change. Pikers write a boring story, and hit “send” on a traditional wire service, and then wonder, “why didn’t I get coverage”. 4) You don’t measure. 5) You don’t network or pitch. 3) Your distribution method is…the wire. 7) You shut it down at 5p.

Publicity 70

Publicity Measurement LinkedIn Small Business 70

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

The differences are less significant than what, at least in a good newsroom, they all share: a commitment to enduring journalism values that include accuracy, timeliness, balance, relevance, importance, emotional impact, counter-intuition, enterprise. Along with my duties for BCN, I do a little freelance writing.

Meeting 98

Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 5, 2019

So much so that the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism issues an annual Global Communications Report based on survey results from PR professionals and students and, new this year, CEOs of small, mid-size, and large organizations. In a few years, PR robots may pitch media robots, but will they meet for lunch?”.

Technology 66

Technology Trends Survey Report 66

PR Breakfast Club

MAY 12, 2014

In late March, Avión Tequila’s PR firm, Allison Brod PR, sent a media pitch claiming “ consuming tequila has some serious health benefits.” The pitch offered cocktail recipes and sourced an American Chemical Society study that suggested agave could lower blood sugar, aid in weight loss and boost insulin production.

Chemicals 50

Chemicals Pitching Study Journalism 50

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 2, 2018

As Generation Z attends college and begins to enter the PR workforce, what better time than the present to reflect on how measurement has been taught and implemented by two generations prior. They let me take hold and run with social media, campaigns and the like where I learned early the value of measuring and evaluating #measurePR.

Measurement 40

Measurement Nonprofit Education Social Media 40

Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Although the trio’s conversation focused on the state of journalism in the District, the obstacles and opportunities they discussed not only apply to most news markets, they also impact their PR counterparts. Washington’s not really unique – it’s like any town with a myriad of local stories,” writes Christine. “So Take photographs.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Journalism Print 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. I suspect many of the award winners wouldn’t hold up if their effectiveness was tested and measured.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It helps you understand what a journalist feels like when you start receiving completely off-topic pitches. Last week on BNET, I talked about the two critical elements of the perfect media pitch ; the subject line, and the first paragraph of the email. Once you’ve been blogging for a bit, you’ll start being pitched.

Blogging 90

Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. Back then, if you called enough reporters, you would eventually find a couple willing to listen to your pitch – and perhaps one or two that would write a story. This is nirvana for a media relations professional.

Media Relations 52

Media Relations Media Pitching Writing 52

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”. via BurrellesLuce.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In software you’ve got to build something before anyone – customer or investor – is writing a check. Reporters get pitched – a lot. Knowing what will land is a guessing game purely based on professional experience, labor-intensive research and instinct, with no performance-based data to support or guide a pitch.”.

Pitching 84

Pitching Report Tools Software 84

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I wasn’t going to talk analytics or measurement ( Chuck Hemann , K.D. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Rhonda, and has a strong track record in media communications, both “old” and “new,” with organizations such as Vonage and the Wall Street Journal Online. So what does this all mean for you? Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

Social Media 73

Social Media Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I can’t tell you how many pitches I received that were so bloviated, they would have made Alec Baldwin jealous. And that was it.

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Pitching Facebook Interviews Twitter 111

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal , Hamill spoke about his 24-year career as the infamous Batman baddie and how it helped prevent him from being typecast into hero roles. Throughout your content experiment, measure the outcomes. Then, once the opportunity came around, he seized it wholeheartedly.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

Maxim Behar

MAY 31, 2021

Meanwhile, I was also learning the news I was writing. But I was such a big fan of journalism, so I became a correspondent, travelled all over the world and met a lot of people. One day, I remembered the words of Winston Churchill “You can achieve a lot of things with journalism, but you must know when to quit”.

Newspapers 52

Newspapers Social Media Ethics Travel 52

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

As the company’s FAQs note, “Once the inquiry is approved, you will receive an email with the send date along with a final preview of your pitch.”. It’s also adding a service where the OnePitch team will write an inquiry for a reporter and it has added “location filtering for pitches.”. 6) Quick hits in PR technology.

Pitching 78

Pitching Instagram Survey Data 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. The internet created an obsession among marketers for measurement, but it overcorrected over the last 10 years or so. Local news and indy journalism more trusted.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. Finding inspiration for ideation can be incredibly tricky. This is where BuzzSumo often came into play.

Digital PR 161

Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161