ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Digital and print trades in a given sector are tantamount to a virtual business community. They’re platforms for idea-sharing, networking, recruiting, and advertising. The pitching of bylines and interviews to trade publications is a cornerstone of a well-conceived thought-leadership plan.

Pitching 168

Pitching Real Estate B2B Journalism 168

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 150

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 150

Cision

JULY 5, 2016

Our talented leadership team—among the best with whom I’ve ever worked–also positions us well to serve clients, both proactively and reactively, in building, strengthening and defending their reputations. While there is a great culture of collaboration for current projects, we are also very forward-focused and growth-oriented.

Nonprofit 227

Nonprofit Crisis Viral Groups 227

Prowly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

They will be more receptive to advertisements, campaigns, and new product launches if they know who you are and what you stand for. Keep the tone consistent across your social media, ad copy, website, print media content, and wherever else you're present.

Brand 104

Brand Branding How To Measurement 104

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 154

Employee Print Writing Survey 154

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. 89% of decision-makers say thought leadership “can be effective in enhancing their perceptions of an organization.”

Survey 114

Survey Industry Leadership Study 114

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. From print to digital.

Communications 149

Communications Crisis Internal International 149

PRSay

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Local news has lost 60% of its advertising revenue in the past decade, and 80% over the last 20 years. That gain, however, includes 30 newspapers that converted from print to digital. Nearly 54 million Americans now live in counties that have limited or no access to local news, Medill finds. Some 1,561 U.S.

Local 140

Local Newspapers Journalism Radio 140

PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While this certificate program is designed to help journalists understand how to transition their skills and expertise for PR opportunities, many others — such as digital marketers, content creators, advertising pros, and social media experts — have related skill sets and knowledge and will benefit from our program too.

Communications 193

Communications Sports Journalism Fashion 193

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For accounts with many “moving parts” — like events and media tours — a team might mean five or six staffers while other engagements focused on thought leadership and content placement can thrive with two or three. Here are the roles to look for when onboarding an agency. The designated day-to-day.

Agency 136

Agency Analytics Creativity Social Media 136

Cision

AUGUST 17, 2015

This in turn affects the likelihood of consumers buying into your advertising and PR efforts. Consequently, you don’t need to affect trust through the sheer economic privilege of possessing the resources to print more paper. Trust is an important concept in commerce. Search engines have democratized content.

Study 120

Study Engineering Mobile Crisis 120

PRSay

JUNE 15, 2020

Without large-scale events as an advertising vehicle, businesses need to think outside the box to reach these customers. Advertising in local LGBTQ publications are relatively inexpensive and a great way to support the community. Yes, people still read print publications, especially in niche media. Support LGBTQ charities.

Consumer 109

Consumer Travel Local Community 109

MaccaPR

MAY 3, 2019

million people download each episode) and the “Tim Ferriss Show” (300 million episodes downloaded), plus hundreds of business-oriented podcasts, suggest that the medium has morphed from entertainment into a mission-critical thought leadership channel. And for God’s Sake, Podcasts are Not Advertising.

Company 113

Company Interviews Print Pitching 113

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. This covered the glass ceiling, pay gap, lack of mentorship opportunities and stereotyped expectations of leadership style, where leadership is usually seen as a masculine trait. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Cision

AUGUST 7, 2015

Put simply, working at a firm exposes young professionals to more : more clients, more industries, more leadership styles, more projects, and, yes, more crazy. For the better part of a year, I resigned myself to watching her dial the telephone and pick up print jobs with a level of theatrics usually reserved for daytime television.

Tourism 120

Tourism Television Print Pitching 120

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

As I explore in my new white paper Master the Mix: Amplify Your Campaigns Results with Earned Media , consumers are becoming increasingly resistant to advertising and losing confidence in brands which decreases the effectiveness of owned media. Demonstrate your value through thought leadership and engaging multimedia content.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Analytics Strategy 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We also know the flip side all too well where someone (perhaps a client or colleague) says too much and suffers the consequences in print. It also adds value from a brand extension perspective that employees are taking their respective work seriously enough to extend pride in practice and demonstrate leadership.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Reputation Training 120

Cision

JULY 14, 2016

After majoring in literature & rhetoric, minoring in marketing and holding internships in TV, advertising, PR and movie publicity, I found that PR married my core interests. This can be in the form of a leadership role in an organization, summer jobs, involvement in groups like PRSSA, etc.

Travel 120

Travel Agriculture Tourism Internal 120

PRSay

MAY 9, 2023

We used to calculate the value of earned media placements according to advertising value equivalency (AVE), based on the cost of a print media ad and the publication in which it appeared. It’s unlikely that any amount of paid advertising would have built the same value for the brand.

Measurement 103

Measurement Marketing Pharmaceuticals Social Media 103

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most PR practitioners quickly learn that the wall protecting editorial integrity from the influence of paid advertising can be, like the Pirate Code , “more of a guideline than an actual rule.” For better or worse, at a great number of well-known and respected media sources, advertisers are often given preference in coverage.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Conference Ethics 52

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Whether it’s sales, growth, or marketing, leadership must implement a plan with measurable goals. For companies who relied solely on traditional marketing tactics, such as advertising on billboards or in printed material at conferences, return on investment was minimal or even moot during the pandemic.

Marketing 68

Marketing Resources Advertising Advertising 68

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. For a video campaign, PR can build a brand’s credibility through thought leadership opportunities and endorsements from influencers or industry experts.

Video 110

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 16, 2019

Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. It’s the story that has played out over the past two decades as advertising revenues have shifted from print to online. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market. This isn’t news.

Print 60

Print Storytelling Newspapers Advertising 60

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Research insights are also one of the most effective way to generate media headlines and to sustain effective thought-leadership programs. Boomers are still reading their news in printed copies of newspapers (41%) and are avid TV news watchers (78%). Millennials. Media Consumption.

Newspapers 60

Newspapers Print Sports Consumer 60

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

Bernadette went on to hold positions at print publications like the Orlando Business Journal and worked as a website producer at a TV news station before deciding to make the jump to PR. It’s doing a lot of different things in partnership with other functional areas and forms of communication, like marketing and advertising.”.

Meeting 96

Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 96

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Many PR pros know this, but they need to be sure leadership teams keep in mind that some tried-and-true tactics are still critical to moving the company forward. YouTube is also incredibly vital to advertising. Influencer marketing. It has even since evolved into more strategic, digitalized methods.

Technology 73

Technology Print YouTube Financial 73

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Founded The Social Media Monthly, in 2011 as the first and only print magazine devoted exclusively to unlocking the power of social media for its readers. GR8 thought leadership insights from Jeff Sheehan Be Engaged! Ted Coiné – @tedcoine.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands. PR professionals balance these media types to maximize brand exposure and credibility: Paid Media : Content promoted through advertising (e.g., What is Native Advertising? What is Thought Leadership

Viral 52

Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

Advertising was extremely expensive. Early on, I worked at a printing technology company where we had a big poster on the wall that said, “Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one.” Trying to tie print ads or direct mail directly to sales, for a high-value, long-sales-cycle B2B product, was a nightmare.

Marketing 67

Marketing B2B Print Technology 67

PRSay

JUNE 6, 2017

Whether it’s websites, traditional print or broadcast, the industry hasn’t completely gotten comfortable with the fact that the headline is often getting to people another way. Our role as journalists now becomes not delivering the initial headline but delivering the context, analysis and reaction to the headline. A native of Greenville, S.C.,

Wireless 102

Wireless Radio Storytelling Airlines 102

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

On the fourth Wednesday in February, we held one of our traditional Q&A chats, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community ( learn how to join us here ). Do you do any advertising (print and online)? Do you pursue RFPs?

Print 40

Print Meeting Leadership Twitter 40

MaccaPR

MARCH 7, 2016

When your brand is mapping its media outreach strategy, it’s easy to get hung up on the usual suspects: public relations, paid advertising, social media and content marketing. According to statistics from the American Society of News Editors, print news staffing fell by 65 percent from 2005-2015.

How To 48

How To Media Print Real Estate 48

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’ Know a PR, marketing or sales leader with compelling ideas fit for print? It’s like asking someone to come in and write a thought-leadership piece and then have no thoughts to offer. . Far harder.

Journalism 65

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 65

Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

They can promote you as an authority in your field with high-level thought leadership content. One of the greatest differences between PR and advertising is that PR has the power to leave a permanent imprint and advertising is fleeting. Not to mention, those fleeting ads are a dime a dozen and very costly.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Small Business Local Reputation 52

Doctor Spin

JANUARY 5, 2021

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” — Ralph Nader. If a young man tells his date how handsome, smart and successful he is – that’s advertising. Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). .” — Mark Ragan. “It It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.

Writing 52

Writing Print Creativity Ethics 52

Solo PR Pro

JUNE 21, 2016

You can pitch by-lined articles to industry or area publications, publish thought leadership pieces on LinkedIn or your own blog. Reach your target area or industry with paid advertising. Use direct mail, print ads Facebook or LinkedIn to reach your desired market. Make sure that you write for the audience you want to serve.

Local 41

Local How To Skype Trade Shows 41