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Can Sponsored Content Work For PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Sponsored content is often confused with native advertising , but it’s actually a subset of it. The key difference is that native advertising looks more like a traditional ad and sponsored content is more like editorial. That’s why it offers a degree of credibility that some native advertising can lack. .

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5 Amazing Facts You Must Know About Facebook Advertising

Cision

According to the 2016 Content Marketing Benchmark Report by the Content Marketing Institute, the top three paid advertising methods used by B2B marketers to promote/distribute content are: Search Engine Marketing (66 percent); Print or Other Offline Promotion (57 percent); Traditional Online Banner Ads (55 percent). That is staggering.

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PR Tips For A Deep Media Spokesperson Bench

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For example, an ad tech startup may be suited for topics from native advertising to GDPR , while a professional services firm can fit stories about anything from compliance to forensic accounting. That’s helpful in offering immediate and constructive feedback to company spokespersons. Start with key topics, then expand.

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Marketing Ventriloquism: Why You Need To Talk To Your Audience In A Voice Other Than Your Own

Onclusive

So many of us in marketing and advertising specialize in talking at our prospects, customers and consumers. We have become hyper-adept at constructing and testing our messages for receptivity to make them as palatable as possible. We target our consumers with historically unimaginable precision. How could that be?

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How To Set Expectations In Public Relations

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

No one wants to be negative, but a viewpoint grounded in experience and phrased constructively can go a long way in heading off trouble later. By the same token, an internal executive may think PR content should look and feel like advertising or sales materials. Our job is to educate them in advance about what media need and want.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Toronto, Canada: Diversity is Our Strength

Bianchi Biz Blog

The skyline is filled with construction cranes and there are numerous transit expansion projects underway. This creates a large pool of talent for all marketing, PR, advertising and communications companies. Toronto is a rapidly growing city. Media Profile is one of the largest independent firms in Canada.

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4 Tips to Create PR Campaigns that Stand Above Competitors

Cision

From the moment commercials blare from your TV as you’re getting ready for work to the countless ads that populate your news feed as you surf social networks throughout the day, you’re bombarded with advertisements. To cope with the amount of advertising that pesters people daily, brands have reinvented how they sell products.