Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 13, 2022

Government agencies usually require them. And many PR agencies simply hate them. Most agencies have been burned in the RFP process. Sometimes, it was a case of a sham RFP process, conducted only to leverage the incumbent agency into lower pricing. You won’t share pertinent information relating to your agency outreach.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Although plenty of people still think that TikTok is the go-to video platform for singing and dancing, the platform has grown over the last couple of years to encompass every type of content and community on the internet. billion users by the end of 2022. TikTok is expected to hit 1.8 Additionally, on average, TikTok users spend 45.8

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 4, 2022

After four months of ostracism for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, Will Smith has posted a video apologizing for his behavior. That’s empowering to regular consumers. No one can predict the nature or severity of a reputation crisis, but most brands understand their own vulnerabilities and social communities.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. The vendor community that serves PR has published a handful of reports over the last few months. Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. Is that good?

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 10, 2022

The committee, which started its work in March 2021, heard evidence from influencers, talent agencies, marketing, organisations, trade associations, academics, regulators, government ministers and the four major social media platforms, Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter. The closing date for responses is 1 June 2022.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on to achieve your goals. I’ve worked for agencies most of my career and the majority of my clients have been midsize to large businesses with ample budget to hire a full-service agency. Marcia Gomez, Blank Canvas Communications. 5 solo PR pros share their No.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 13, 2022

Visuals matter Make it emotional Connect with values like ESG Build communities around groups like women entrepreneurs Differentiating between financial services firms and financial services influencers Why volunteering is essential. Bank, Capital One and TD Bank discover ways to motivate consumers to act. How did they meet?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 27, 2023

The campaign will see over one million meals being donated to those in low-income communities. This was a great way for the brand to make a meaningful entrance into the new year supporting a great cause, whilst also highlighting the Vegan options available to consumers at their restaurants – great work Wagamama!

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Here’s this month’s summary of the news from the vendor community this month. as per 14 September 2022, the day immediately preceding announcement of the strategic review.” “The In March, Meltwater acquired Linkfluence , a French company that uses artificial intelligence to mine social media for consumer insights, for $59 million.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

Facebook becomes the customer service go to for consumers. From a CSR standpoint, consumers are using Twitter to call for governments and corporations to take more action against climate change in what has been dubbed “The Great Restoration”. Twitter users take a stand to call for action. LinkedIn remains a key focus for recruitment.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

Facebook becomes the customer service go to for consumers. From a CSR standpoint, consumers are using Twitter to call for governments and corporations to take more action against climate change in what has been dubbed “The Great Restoration”. Twitter users take a stand to call for action. LinkedIn remains a key focus for recruitment.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I also put together a presentation for a conference of agencies interested purchasing technology earlier this spring that might be of interest: The PR Technology Landscape 2022. The company reiterated guidance for the full year: It expects to book $440-$445 million in revenue for the full year 2022. PR tech mentions.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 17, 2022

For businesses who endured the pandemic, economic and social-driven challenges of the past two years, 2022 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. With that in mind, we asked SHIFT leadership what they think will be the biggest considerations for 2022. 2022 is on track to be one of the most challenging years in PR.

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Konnect Agency

MARCH 16, 2021

Sebastiani shared, “Digital presence has always been of paramount importance for brand building and the pandemic only accelerated the logistical avenues of how consumers attain their brands. Content, however, is only one piece of the pie. Utility and building brands that fit into the “new normal” is another.

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

From the November 28, 2022 issue of Financial Brand. Indeed, Twitter has rarely been profitable in its history and Musk said in November 2022 the company was losing $4 million a day. In banking, mission could be customer experience, community service, business partnership or many other qualities — but it all rolls up to strategy.

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Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

Big global agencies provide amazing opportunities to travel, see the world, and work on everything from Super Bowl ad clients to the G8 summit. But one of the challenges is in Washington working for foreign governments and deciding whether that’s something that you want to do as an individual and as an agency. You brought up AI.

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PR 20/20

APRIL 1, 2021

That same week, I was offered my first internship with a public relations agency in Cleveland, Ohio (my hometown). I spent five years at that agency after graduation, then started my marketing firm, PR 20/20 , in 2005. Private Slack community. Our roadmap is focused on three primary areas of community, education and technology.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Those findings stem from the recently released fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Key findings from the 2022 Brands In Motion Study. The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. I’ve spent the last 25 years of my career in corporate communication as an agency owner, and with WE Communications who acquired my business back in 2016. We need to do better like most agencies.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

Ask 10 PR pros what their top communications challenges are and about three in 10 will say: 1) cutting through the noise (35%); 2) too many priorities (31%); and. Those findings stem from the recently released fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. The top 10 communications challenges in 2022.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. 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. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 17, 2022

They’re becoming a great way to foster community. If you take nothing else about how to approach Facebook in 2022, put ad dollars behind your posts! After all, consumers trust individual recommendations over brand promotions and they’re increasingly making immediate purchases on influencer posts via affiliate marketing links.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 23, 2023

Strong visuals or animation, supported with powerful audio, captivates audiences and can generate genuine feelings of sentiment among consumers towards your brand or business. If your brand has a either a fun or emotive story to tell its consumers, consider Instagram your chance to do this and to do it well.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “Being an educator keeps me on my toes and forces me to know the latest trends, tips and techniques for working in communications,” says Kristie Aylett , APR, Fellow PRSA and agency principal with The KARD Group PR/Marketing. DePaul University College of Communications, 2011 – 2022.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

Needless to say, all of them used some form of communications effort. 2022 will not stop posing challenges and creating opportunities for public relations practitioners no matter where they are based on the globe. ESG issues will be dominating corporate communications in 2022 and beyond.”. In the U.S.,

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Shift Communications

APRIL 13, 2022

So, it’s due strategy and resources that match the level of importance consumers pay it. After all, consumers are professionals too and this platform is less saturated with consumer marketing. Sharing user-generated content is also essential to cultivating a community. The post 2022 Social Media Trends Pt.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6. Authentic storytelling continued to excel “For PR, authentic storytelling will continue to excel as consumers seek honest, genuine experiences and solutions.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

The announcement pitches this as enabling “PR agencies to sell robust guaranteed placement packages to their clients.” In terms of 2022 guidance, Meltwater “expects revenue to increase to $450-460 million.”. Muck Rack has “plans to add more than 100 more to our roster of fully-remote staff in 2022.”. NOT an editorial placement.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

One thing that has remained constant is that our community is incredibly diverse, and only becoming more so.” Latino economic output ranks fifth in world GDP and is the fastest growing in the nation, but capturing these communities from the C suite to the “commodore” continues to lack. “In For the original blog, please visit here.

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Mark My Words

MAY 3, 2022

It is blaming everything from the war in Ukraine to people sharing passwords for its 200,000 subscriber dip in the first quarter of 2022, but more alarmingly it sheepishly predicts a loss of two million more users by July, despite gaining over four times that amount in the final quarter of last year. When are they going to give back?

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Prohibition

MAY 9, 2023

million active users per month as of 2022. In the US, former President Trump threatened to ban the app unless it is sold to a US-based company, and in recent months the White House has informed federal agencies to remove the app from government devices. In the UK, TikTok has become increasingly popular, with over 22.28

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