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5 “Founding Fathers” Of PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Lee was a leader in media relations. Ivy Ledbetter Lee (1877-1934) is credited with refining the art of media relations, but his most celebrated engagement was a train wreck – literally. As head of corporate communications for oil behemoth Mobil, Schmertz was the most powerful man in PR in the 1970s.

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The Implications of the Growth of Social News

Cision

According to Reuters’ Digital News Report 2015 , an on-line poll about the future of digital news in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Urban Brazil, Japan and Australia, there have been drastic shifts in the amount of news that is accessed through smartphones and other mobile devices.

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The Evolution of Earned Media: Navigating Change

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Yes, it’s true that in today’s digital landscape, public relations professionals no longer rely on earned media alone. Most PR pros today use some form of the PESO Model which includes owned, shared, paid and earned media. However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Digital media is booming. In practice, this means a focus on the hard operational numbers, combined with data led planning and proof There has already been a rapid shift to digital and mobile first.

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The Present & Future Tech Trends PRs Should Prepare For

Cision

In PR and media relations, it’s easy to become entirely focused on the day-to-day issues at the expense of the longer event horizon. Content optimization for the mobile and semantic web. Right now, the biggest focus is on writing and presenting content for mobile consumption. Emerged Trends. Click to enlarge.

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Top PR Takeaways For The Year

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

television networks have created in 30 years. And, just for fun, this interview with Dawn Ostroff, the president of Condé Nast Entertainment, offers cool insights as to how the formidable print company has morphed into a digital media company. YouTube has over a billion users, almost one-third of total internet users.

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Free Report! What’s the State of the Media?

Cision

In 2015, Twitter introduced new tools Curator and Moment to help journalists curate and embed tweets on websites, mobile apps and television. Twitter is the leading platform among journalists, with 39.9 percent of respondents calling it the most valuable social channel.

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