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A Toast To Independent PR Agencies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Lots of ad and PR agencies tout their independent status in their marketing. Early in my career, after stints at two very different independent PR firms, I worked in the PR unit of a large ad agency. My advertising colleagues were delightful and talented, but they had no incentive to understand PR and what it brings to the table.

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Upcoming Trends in Advertising

Ronn Torossian

Just a few years ago, terms like “voice search” or “artificial intelligence” sounded very futuristic, and referred to technologies that were only perceived to be available in science fiction movies. This meant that marketers had to use the technologies that were existing at the […].

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Crenshaw Communications Adds Adweek and Agency Talent

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Crenshaw Communications, an award-winning B2B PR firm representing high-growth technology companies and leading ad tech brands, recently welcomed former ad tech journalist Mez Ambachew and PR agency professional Elana Warshavsky to the team. The agency also welcomed back returning team member Colleen O’Connor.

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8 Innovations in Public Relations Technology to Watch

Sword and the Script

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. About two years ago, I saw an opportunity to use that experience to fill an information void in PR technology. Did you know? Check out our services.].

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Why Tech Is Important To PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As a PR agency that works with high-growth companies, including many technology brands, we talk a lot about why public relations is important for the tech industry. With complex subjects to distill and technical and product-based pitfalls to address, disruptive technology needs PR.

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How agencies can benefit from R&D tax relief to drive innovation

Stephen Waddington

Sophie Smith Agencies can claim a proportion of research and development investment costs against their Corporation Tax. This is likely to be most applicable to agencies in the creative and professional services sector. Projects must advance science or technology, overcome uncertainty, and overcome an issue in a professional field. “It

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PR Agency Search: Priorities in a PR Expanded World

Deirdre Breakenridge

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. That’s a lot of new agencies being hired, but it also means other agencies will be dropped.

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