Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Business environment in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toronto is Canadas largest city and is home to the most corporate head offices in the country. The suburban communities have a vibrant manufacturing base. This creates a large pool of talent for all marketing, PR, advertising and communications companies. story angles.

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5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2025

Beyond their well-known flavors, they consistently use their platform to support causes like racial justice and climate action across social media, advertising, and corporate communications. Employee Activation and Internal Communications Employees serve as powerful ambassadors for corporate social responsibility efforts.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2012

One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. Run traditional advertising campaigns, and include either a call to action, or show the link, for the Facebook Page. The truth is, to grow a Facebook community you must bring people from outside Facebook into your Page.

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Business Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

By Serena Ehrlich, Director of Social and Evolving Media, Business Wire In early 2018, Facebook announced a news feed update that dramatically changes how brands can engage with their communities and audiences within the Facebook platform. Look at the Instant Pot Community. This is an advice community. Implementation Tip!

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PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. Prior to Redphlag, he was vice president of Branding and Corporate Communications and general manager of the Web Strategy Center of Hitachi, Ltd.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2022

Indeed, we’ve entered a new era of expectations for corporate and organizational LGBTQ engagement. This division is even more stark when you consider the rising attacks on LGBTQ people in statehouses, courthouses and communities nationwide. Those are the highest numbers that Gallup has ever reported for our community.

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. The company is active in their community.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Sure, what helps its advertisers helps Google, but it’s real money where it’s needed. Facebook, meanwhile is dramatically expanding its Community Help feature to address the pandemic.

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PRSay

MAY 24, 2021

Already decimated by staff reductions, many print and broadcast newsrooms have been acquired by large corporations that are often more interested in online clicks and monetizing news than in factual reporting, Todd said. Todd posed some thought-provoking questions: Can a news organization be for-profit and still remain neutral?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Many financial analysts believe advertising is an investment More financial analysts “perceive advertising as an investment (37%)” than those that believe it’s “a cost (24%).” Comment: This is an advertising association, so the question is naturally focused on advertising.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Corporate CEOs rallied to aid those affected by the administration’s suddenly announced travel ban. Mainstream marketers are gradually losing their reluctance to advocate for politically and socially charged issues in their paid content and corporate social responsibility positions.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

It doesn’t create social media stars and their advertising is not producing as much revenue as other networks. Twitter is an essential commodity that benefits the State Department, Open Source Intelligence (NSA, NRO, CIA, FBI), and Corporate Intelligence (NASDAQ, DOW, etc). It could just mean corporate raiding. Gini Dietrcih.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Community buzz over media coverage Traditional media headlines are awesome but, in retrospect, they don't tend to create lasting influence and engagement. Reverse digital PR flips the process around and emphasizes building engaged communities first. Increasing brand awareness starts with building strong communities. Not in 2025!

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets. “The days of giving digital a pass are over,” P&G’s Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard said at the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Annual Leadership Meeting , urging the rest of the industry to follow their lead. Far from it.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2025

Research from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising found that purely emotional campaigns performed twice as well as rational ones and delivered substantially better long-term effects. Real people facing real challenges resonate more deeply than polished corporate messaging. The key lies in authenticity.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below). The second annual survey was conducted by yours truly in collaboration with Ned Lundquist.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2023

” Okay, so maybe people aren’t shouting about tools and software for advertisers. They might be limiting the glitz for customer events, but their presence reaffirms the prominence of technology brands in today’s advertising landscape. Yet as a PR agency with deep roots in adtech, we’ve been tracking Cannes Lions for years.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 29, 2021

Sophie Smith Agencies can claim a proportion of research and development investment costs against their Corporation Tax. Our COVID-19 UK Public Relations report has kickstarted a series of industry conversations about what drives innovation in communication and professional services. It is an incentive aimed at promoting innovation.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For local businesses, this message is even more critical, positioning the franchise as a trusted, indispensable part of the community. The combination of corporate oversight and local adaptability is key to franchise marketing success.

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5W PR

AUGUST 12, 2019

Once you answer that question and put together a plan to actively promote and preserve your corporate reputation, the chances are that any damage occurring from such an incident will be minimal rather than catastrophic. Building A Corporate Reputation. Look at your advertising.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 1, 2014

presenting to a small group on Facebook advertising. One thing they all had in common: Building the SIZE of their Facebook community by acquiring “Page Likes.” Some even went as far as to say Facebook was now ONLY an advertising platform (and you know what, they’re RIGHT!). So, rules kinda changed.

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PR Matters

MAY 27, 2014

But while most of us won’t tolerate swearing in a civil conversation, we don’t seem to tire of tolerating clichés in communications. We are in the business of human communication to share understanding, for whatever end or purpose. They do their work responsibly and are part of their communities.

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Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

This rejection rule focuses on public audiences: Will the community like this idea and act upon it ? Social media forced corporate communications to evolve because it embraced authentic conversations that people cared about. Corporate communicators had to embrace the conversations. This is a messaging filter.

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Business Wire

MAY 3, 2017

To the investing community that relies on quick transactions based on constantly changing trends, however, fake news is becoming a serious problem. A commercial newswire is a widely relied upon method used to meet Regulation FD, which ensures all interested parties have access to corporate news and financial data at the same time.

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Financial Healthcare Survey Consumer 154

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

YouTube was hit with a major brand safety crisis this week after a blogger revealed that a community of predators have been using the platform to view content in inappropriate ways that exploit children. The frequency of the scandals created notable hesitation among advertisers and marketers. Rinse and repeat.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Of the many things that play into a brand’s reputation, there are a few that you have control over: customer service, your online presence, and corporate social responsibility. People trust online reviews and peer recommendations more than advertising and brand content. Do good for your community. Make your customers happy.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We might have asked our corporate counsel for an opinion — could a regulator interpret the situation as a channel for collusion? PRSA members may access the ESAs in the Ethics in Communication Community Library on MyPRSA.). The corporation I worked for and the agency that served us closed years ago.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2020

During a normal year, corporations compete for LGBTQ buyers using traditional and sometimes antiquated methods, such as gay pride events and circuit parties. With more than $1 trillion of buying power and a lot of disposable income, the LGBTQ community will most likely come out in force when the country reopens for business.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 10, 2016

As a result, the refrain “content marketing is better than advertising” is bounced around the marketing echo chamber. Pay-per-click advertising? The question of “which one is better” is familiar in public relations because PR is forever being a cast against advertising benchmarks. That’s how businesses build communities.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 11, 2022

In a similar vein, Digiday hosts a conference focusing on programmatic advertising. The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s NewFronts is the “world’s largest digital content marketplace that gives media buyers a first look at the latest digital content from the biggest names in media and entertainment.” Advertising Week.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Recently, PR teams have been pressed into crisis duty in a series of corporate missteps that have something in common: marketing or advertising departments that shows a type of “cultural appropriation” – borrowing a sensitive ethnic or cultural theme for commercial purposes. Jack in the Box’s #MeToo Misstep.

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Corporate Viral Community Crisis 149

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2017

A successful narrative doesn’t have to be about a Bezos or a Branson, but it does usually need to involve people – customer testimonials, community impact, employee motivation. That is another benefit that PR delivers very well. Boosting message resonance. Promoting leadership.

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Branding Brand Marketing Wireless 185

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Some were management failures, while others were about corporate values or behavior. But the reaction in the gay and trans community was swift and angry, and sales suffered. Yet, nothing happens in a vacuum. Most of the so-called PR disasters that unfolded in 2023 went well beyond public relations strategy or execution.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 9, 2020

Layoffs are coming–we’re already starting to see them, but my guess is we’ll see a lot more in the creative industry and at the corporate level in the next 2-3 weeks. In big ways (social media advertising inventory and ROI) and in smaller ways (is Zoom now a social media network?). The community comeback.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

With media organizations consolidating across the country and former journalists finding themselves in a PR or corporate communications position, it’s important not to forget the difference between these two roles. But this, at the end of the day, is just promotion and advertising. We, as PR pros, offer different things.

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Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Despite all of the controversy around Facebook this year, usage levels are still extraordinarily high and marketers are still finding it to be a very effective advertising channel. What Will It Take for Advertisers to Back Away From Facebook? 10 Social Media Strategies for Corporate Communication in 2019 ( Maximize Social Business).

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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. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

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