Cision

MARCH 21, 2016

For our newest findings, check out the State of the Media 2016 Report! Emerging technology continues to change the way readers consume the news and how media outlets report it. Without understanding these changes, your ability to build relationships and secure earned media coverage will suffer.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

A 2016 survey from Narrative Science found that 58 percent of enterprise business executives are already using predictive analytics within their organization. Business leaders specifically believe AI is going to be fundamental in the future. According to PwC , 72 percent termed it a “business advantage.” What this means for PR.

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Business Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Las Vegas’ CES has seen the French presence increase by 55% since 2016. Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), was keen to remember that Europe – and France – is well-positioned in innovation and emerging tech trends.

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Technology Trends Consumer Industry 266

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Sahana (@hellosahana) September 8, 2016. Richard Bagnall (@richardbagnall) September 8, 2016. Richard Bagnall (@richardbagnall) September 8, 2016. Richard Bagnall (@richardbagnall) September 8, 2016. Angela Sinickas (@sinickasa) September 8, 2016. Katie Delahaye Paine (@queenofmetrics) September 8, 2016. .

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. In January 2016, Powerhouse Communications was born.

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Cision

MAY 17, 2016

Cision’s 2016 State of the Media Report echoes this sentiment with 42 percent of respondents saying communication professionals need to improve on providing information. Choose a dedicated contact for all media-related inquiries, and make their name, email and phone number prominent on your digital newsroom.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This just in: media relations is getting tougher. Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. Media is outnumbered: PR Pros now outnumber journalists by a factor of 6 to 1. Much, much tougher. The stats back up the claim.

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Cision

MAY 24, 2016

Anna Williamson (@AnnaWilliamzon) May 18, 2016. Cision (@Cision) May 18, 2016. Christine (@MsChristine_Lee) May 18, 2016. “’Hey, do you want more information?’ John shares his criteria for determining a good entertainment news story: “Is it significant? Is it interesting?” An ideal story will be both. Marc agrees.

Film 211

Film Pitching Print Journalism 211

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

According to the 2016 Trust Barometer published by agency Edelman Health, the general public’s trust in healthcare in the U.S. Relying on Traditional Media Relations Tactics. lags all other sectors but one (financial). What does that mean? VaxWithMe #VT Here's why: https://t.co/s9qrOsiJew November 3, 2015.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

What started as a fact-checking mission to validate information presented by newsmakers, particularly elected officials’ campaign ads, speeches, and debates, has migrated into an organization-wide effort to verify reported or shared news stories that appear to have bad information, according to Eric Carvin, AP’s social media editor.

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Facebook Newspapers Local Crisis 303

Sword and the Script

JULY 30, 2016

It’s one of my media relations best practices, which is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links. Writing for the SHIFT Communications blog , Amanda Munroe calls out one of the most significant trends in media relations – fewer reporters with broader beats. Do you need help with media relations?

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Media Relations Media Pitching Writing 60

ZudePR

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

You work in PR but you’re finding it increasingly hard to persuade clients that media relations and a bit of social media dabbling cuts the mustard. 8: Media Relations Can Be Hugely Beneficial For Your Business. Or hire a PR company: most should be able to deliver a media relations campaign.

Social Media 75

Social Media SEO Media Local 75

PRSay

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Fourth Estate’s reputation was bruised after the 2016 presidential election, amid accusations of biased reporting. Even as public faith in the news media has fallen, falsehoods continue to spread across social media and the internet, perhaps giving reporters an opportunity to reclaim trust. Photo credit: giodilo ].

Journalism 158

Journalism Survey Ethics Report 158

Cision

MAY 12, 2017

A few months ago, Flackable , a national financial public relations and digital marketing agency, promoted Kaitlyn Smith to account executive. Smith joined the organization as an account coordinator in November 2016, and quickly advanced through her ability to craft successful campaigns and land national coverage for clients.

Financial 180

Financial Television Leadership Travel 180

Ronn Torossian

AUGUST 16, 2017

A podcast is all in the listening, you don’t have to worry about watching a screen or scrolling through a social media feed. In early 2016, Edison Research published findings that of people 12 … READ MORE ». It’s just about listening, so it offers something unique in your marketing mix.

Communications 150

Communications Marketing Travel Social Media 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

According to PageFair , use of ad blockers grew by 30 percent in 2016, accounting for 11 percent of web users and more than 600 million devices. I’m not one who think the trend is good for PR people who specialize in earned media placement, for obvious reasons. Here’s why it’s more important than it’s ever been.

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Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Instead, we were delighted to join the Action for Children team and many, many others in raising money to help end youth homeless at Byte Night 2016. We’ve have been honoured to help with media relations for Byte Night this year, working to raise awareness amongst the technology community, who have long been staunch supporters of the cause.

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PR News

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Well, it’s almost a wrap on 2016, and what a year it’s been. The post Who Gets Your Vote for 2016’s Spokesperson of the Year? I’ll bet you thought those presidential primaries would never end. Perhaps that’s an exaggeration. It only feels like the last five weeks have spanned a year. In… Continued.

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Blogging Crisis Management Media Training Training 54

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2016, we saw more content created than ever before. Just in news publications alone, we saw an astonishing 72 million news stories written in 2016 according to Google News, an all-time high. Three mega-trends are already on their way and will arrive at our industry’s shores before the year is out. Let’s see if we’re ready for them.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Their study, “ Roles in Social Media: How the Practice of Public Relations is Evolving ” was published by PR Journal in Summer / Fall 2016. Q: What made you pursue your research study on “Roles in Social Media? Are you planning or working on any additional research studies in 2016 / 2017? – Marlene Neill.

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Publicity Policies Social Media Study 150

Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 11, 2017

Some think it is just about media relations, which can be irritating (see my post about PR’s PR Problem ). Many succeed in PR without ever doing so – and those that just focus on media seem increasingly old school. Working with journalists is only one aspect of the field (in this post , I list others).

Media 120

Media Media Relations Report Writing 120

Cision

AUGUST 31, 2016

Start paying attention to journalists on social networks and rope it into your pitch strategy to connect to social-savvy media contacts. Uncover more social media trends with Cision’s 2016 Global Social Journalism Study.

Journalism 206

Journalism Trends Social Media Pitching 206

Cision

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Courtney is the founder and principal of Gotham Public Relations , a 14-year-old boutique agency in New York City. As we head into 2016, it is important to take a moment to reflect and evaluate. Winning in the future PR media landscape means anticipating clients’ needs many steps in advance. New Approach in 2016.

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How To Agency Creativity Pitching 120

The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

While we’ve always been a PR and Marketing agency, the majority of our work has primarily been focused on media relations. A few months ago, our agency learned that more of our clients and prospects were in need of greater content marketing assistance. However, things are changing and that is no longer the case.

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Content Marketing Infographics Marketing Pinterest 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 18, 2018

In 2016, Gizmodo got ahold of a stray email thread from a Microsoft employee that included some highly detailed “dossiers” about journalists. Though a relatively small and tactical piece in the PR puzzle, a well-constructed briefing book is an indispensable media relations roadmap.

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Interviews Construction Report Journalism 136

The Resolution Blog

MAY 24, 2017

Launched in January 2016, the brand had one fundamental problem — low awareness. We used free tool Google Trends to analyse awareness of the brand and when compared to a more generic but related search term such as HR Software Search patterns here have been used as a proxy for brand awareness.

Measurement 136

Measurement B2B Google Financial 136

PRSay

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Newspaper circulation has been declining for years, while the portion of Americans who use social media has modestly increased. Television remains the most popular way Americans receive news, though its use has fallen since 2016. News websites are the next most common source, followed by radio, social media and print newspapers.

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Print Newspapers Social Media Television 150

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

In 2016, I decided to hang out a shingle and start my own business. This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence.

Blogging 144

Blogging Software B2B Survey 144

PR News

JULY 22, 2016

They try to accomplish this through third-party media coverage, the sharing of their own content and community engagement. The post How the 2016 Presidential Race May Change Brand Communications appeared first on PR News Blog. Once upon a time, politicians sought the same end and used similar means. Things have changed.

Communications 48

Communications Branding Brand Community 48

PR News

JULY 22, 2016

They try to accomplish this through third-party media coverage, the sharing of their own content and community engagement. The post How the 2016 Presidential Race May Change Brand Communications appeared first on PR News Blog. Once upon a time, politicians sought the same end and used similar means. Things have changed.

Communications 48

Communications Branding Brand Community 48

PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

In celebration of 2016* marking the 110th anniversary of PR, this article is the first in a series of reflections on the profession and its practice. (* Ivy Lee , arguably the founder of modern PR, published his Declaration of Principles about the purpose and value of PR in 1906.).

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Reputation Public Affairs Advertising Advertising 165

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

The 2016 election and the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal accelerated what has been a gradual erosion of Big Tech’s reputation. It may also help us measure the impact of what we do — from a media placement to the full brand reputation of a client. They’re still hugely successful, but things have changed.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Cision

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Want to improve your media relations? Gain insights from Cision’s free State of the Media 2016 Report! If you believe every agency website you read, then integrated means media relations plus community management. Threepipe’s tagline is “Joined-Up Thinking.” Can you explain what this means?

Analytics 120

Analytics Agency Newspapers Community 120

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I liked agency life because you could specialize in media relations and have the company of other professionals in marketing and PR. I got to hire staff and build social communities, start publications, train employees in messaging, and conduct media relations, especially during disasters. What brought you back to DKY?

Publicity 174

Publicity Leadership Corporate Agency 174

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 22, 2016

The first 2016 edition of #measurePR took place on January 12th at our brand new time (we’re testing it) from 8:30 to 9:30 pm ET. On how effective measurement can improve media relations: A4: #PRdata gives you the opp to think on your feet w reporters. Here’s to another great year of PR measurement!

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Measurement Facebook Community LinkedIn 40

Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

With Pew Research Center’s 2016 State of the News Media showing audience growth in cable and network news , as well as an explosion in the digital video sector, brands’ communications strategy must look beyond the written word. Your Pitch Team. That’s not all, though. 

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Media Television Pharmaceuticals Radio 120

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). Kantar Media, itself owned by WPP, acquired Precise in 2014. They are also focused on earned media.

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Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135