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Can PR Agencies Protect Their Ideas?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But how does a PR or ad agency avoid it? His final tweet concluded that “no agency could have done this ad.” Except according to Martin Agency CEO Kristen Cavallo, an agency did. Creative minds can think alike. Creative minds can think alike. A recent Twitter dustup highlighted the dilemma.

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Crenshaw Communications Joins Digital Marketing Agency Mod Op

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

That’s the question I heard from clients, friends, and PR colleagues when I told them that Crenshaw Communications, the PR firm I founded in 2009, had become part of Mod Op, a leading digital marketing and communications agency. As a result, we’re an entrepreneurial group. So, I’ve had to spell the name once or twice.

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7 Reasons To Hire An Independent PR Firm

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For a creative services firm – like ad, PR or marketing agencies – differentiation is key. One way agencies distinguish themselves is by touting their independent status. The implication is that its team is free to offer top creative and client-centered work. And it sometimes applies. Entrepreneurial spirit.

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7 Ways To Spark Creative PR Ideas

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As with any creative process, brilliant ideas don’t come out of nowhere; in fact, they are usually hard earned. More often than not there’s a process that came before the inspiration, and PR teams can use these steps to trigger those great, creative ideas. It strikes like a muse, or lightning from the sky, right?

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A PR Storm Brews For Edelman

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The authors call out several PR giants for creating and promoting “front groups” (with misleading names like Foundation For Clean Air Progress) that actually oppose clean-air legislation. The group fingered Edelman for its work for many brand-name fossil-fuel companies and trade organizations. Edelman under pressure.

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More evidence needed to show the economic value of creative agency scaleups

Wadds Inc.

According to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the UK creative sector employs almost 241,000 people and contributes £18.8bn to society and the economy. The creative agencies we work with have talent and ambition, but crucially also a recognition of what they don’t know. The image shown is of Wadds Inc.’s

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Guest Post: The PR Generalist vs. The Industry Specialist

Deirdre Breakenridge

A Guest Post By Suzanne Mannion, EVP & Co-founder, Newsmaker Group. But this direction has kept me flexible and enhanced my creativity by ensuring I do not simply rely on what works in any one industry. If so, the agency route might be the best for you. Is industry specialist the right path for you?

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