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Gee, Beav, Isn't PR Just Like Advertising?

Bad Pitch Blog

When I say I am working with a newspaper reporter on story, they ask me why my clients don’t just advertise in the publication because: ”PR and advertising are the same, right?” Many share these misconceptions because advertisements are familiar to them (thanks Mad Men ) and PR is not. She whined a lot.

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How the PESO Model Changes PR’s Conversation

Cision

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

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Lin Pophal on the Evolving Role and Field of PR

Flack's Revenge

I definitely think that it is. It’s interesting to me that the digital world is still very different than the traditional when it comes to revealing what is “advertising” and what is “news.” ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad.

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11 Benefits of Publishing a Press Release

PR Fuel

In short, the answer is a definitive “yes.” ” No matter how great your products or services are, you need a way to inform consumers about them. Consumers are more likely to patronize your company if they see you as knowledgable, honest, and dependable. That’s where a press release comes into the equation.

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Media 102? A brief update to media 101

PR in High Definition

They’re the main players that make up the journalist line-up that you’ll find in every national newspaper in the UK today. The gig economy as a whole has boomed in the UK in recent years and the media has benefited from this; the number of freelancers contributing to newspapers and magazines feels at an all-time high. News been framed!

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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point. Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting. photo credit: “BS” on newspaper box via photopin (license).

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PR for Psychotherapists

Mora Communications

And, although they definitely are, let’s take a look at what other tools can help build a flourishing practice. Advertising can be effective but it can also be costly and unpredictable. In this way, you are able to establish yourself through the media vs. through advertising or commercials.

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