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A Toast To Independent PR Agencies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Lots of ad and PR agencies tout their independent status in their marketing. Early in my career, after stints at two very different independent PR firms, I worked in the PR unit of a large ad agency. Traditional ad agencies like the one where I worked have been badly disrupted. Breakthrough creative.

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Can PR Agencies Protect Their Ideas?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But how does a PR or ad agency avoid it? The ad won raves within the industry and subsequently crashed the Coinbase website. 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.

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Five Benefits of Working at a Small Agency

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR agencies come in all shapes and sizes. Other agencies — often described as “boutique” — are smaller and less known, yet capable of producing work of the highest quality. When considering a career in PR — or a pivot from another industry — size can matter. A small PR agency is like a small town.

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6 Things PR Agencies Should Never Say

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR agency teams, like all creative services people, love to keep our clients happy. The best PR specialists know how to use creative tactics, research, and data to create newsworthy stories. While a big part of what our clients ask of us is generating media coverage, what any agency team does will go way beyond that.

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Guest Post: The PR Generalist vs. The Industry Specialist

Deirdre Breakenridge

Because PR is relevant to nearly every industry, practitioners can tailor a career in any number of ways. One notable distinction: becoming an industry-specific specialist or PR generalist. 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.

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What PR Agencies Should Be Thankful For

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As a PR agency team , we also have a lot to be thankful for at our firm. While nothing’s easy, the companies we work with are high-growth businesses, and in many cases, leaders in their industries. From Slack to Zoom, PR pros have gotten creative about how to stay connected in a remote environment.

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PR Agency Search: Priorities in a PR Expanded World

Deirdre Breakenridge

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. That’s a lot of new agencies being hired, but it also means other agencies will be dropped.

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