ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2022

Time was, we’d have a full-blown PR strategy meeting, and employee recruitment would be in an internal comms section, reduced to a single bullet point in a slide deck. Talented employees are attracted to a standout workplace experience. That wasn’t always the case. Today, employer branding is a business imperative.

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Branding Brand Employee Engineering 333

Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 1, 2016

And for agencies, time is not merely a concept — it’s our currency! Make It Easy to Book a Meeting with You. How much time do you spend going back and forth just to schedule a meeting? This time could be better spent pitching new business, servicing clients, or mentoring an employee. Work would be easy. Back to reality.

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Agency Technology Employee Meeting 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 8, 2021

With this in mind, what are the go-to questions aspiring public relations employees should ask in an interview? . Future employees should be able to list several things they love about their company to make it appealing. In larger agencies, you could be just a name on paper and get lost in a corner somewhere.

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Interviews Employee Agency Company 296

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 26, 2022

Over the last three years remote work capabilities have transitioned from a work perk to an industry-wide expectation, especially among PR agencies like ours. Suddenly you’re writing a press release from a foreign country, having a real French press instead of a k-cup at your house, and taking meetings with new cityscapes in the background.

How To 309

How To Meeting Travel Employee 309

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 9, 2018

Nobody enters into a PR agency partnership thinking it will fail, just like no one gets married thinking they may one day divorce. But when client-agency partnerships end prematurely, there are often avoidable factors involved. But when client-agency partnerships end prematurely, there are often avoidable factors involved.

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Agency Course Meeting Employee 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

Every PR agency team appreciates the importance of relationships with key media outlets and personnel. The most successful agencies have contacts ready to go for any type of announcement or story, but making a connection with a reporter is only part of the equation. Understand and manage deadlines.

Media 333

Media Pitching Report B2B 333

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 7, 2021

Many businesses, especially PR agencies, are looking to expand their teams to accommodate a resurging economy and recovering business sector. Traditionally, onboarding for new employees would entail face-to-face meetings, all-company lunches and even an after-hours happy hour. In early 2021, this still isn’t possible.

How To 218

How To Employee Meeting Training 218

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 14, 2014

But the marketers are often busy planning and managing agency resources. But again, the PR people are busy in meetings and planning out quarterly and annual plans. And, they often look at three distinct buckets: * In-house (either training existing employees or hiring additional head count). So, content often gets short-shrift.

Agency 133

Agency Resources Employee International 133

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2019

They hire high-powered PR agencies. But a reputation can unravel quickly when a public-facing employee mistreats a customer, and the customer takes the case to the social mob. Yet given customer expectations, they’re hard pressed to meet an Amazon-like level of customer service. It’s a standard largely set by Amazon.

Customer Service 227

Customer Service Employee Reputation Leadership 227

PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2021

After working from home for nearly 20 months, many employees who’ve been given the chance to return to the office in person, even for one day a week, are finding they prefer to stay remote and say it makes them more productive. Some employees have living conditions that are not conducive to work, such as cramped spaces and noisy roommates.

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Employee Policies Agency Study 193

PRSay

APRIL 15, 2020

Right before the outbreak, as the weather became warmer, we were starting to escape to our rooftop deck for meetings. Now that we’re settled into another month of working remotely, our leadership team has focused on working better together and keeping our agency’s supportive culture at the front and center. Keep the routine.

How To 195

How To Meeting Employee Internal 195

Communications Conversations

MAY 8, 2018

When I was in my early 20s I heard the question for the first time: “Do you have any agency experience?” But, I quickly realized I had better get some because it was all anyone on the agency OR corporate side was talking about. She was re-iterating the need to find potential team members with agency experience.

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Agency Corporate Meeting Training 111

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2016

First, my social feeds were filled with posts of Cannes attendees at sun-dappled meetings against a brilliantly blue Cote d’Azur, sipping Rosé and dropping celebrity names. The other reason is that for many PR agencies, Cannes simply hasn’t been on the radar, except when a client is a sponsor or honoree.

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Agency Creativity Advertising Advertising 120

5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2025

This team should meet regularly to review and update crisis plans, conduct simulation exercises, and ensure all members understand their roles. Internal communication is particularly critical – employees must understand the situation and their role in the response.

Crisis Management 78

Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Training 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 13, 2017

The client and agency contacts have happily bonded at a new business presentation, with great chemistry all around. But by the next meeting, the cast of characters has changed without notice. Of course, employee turnover can happen at any company, but when it happens on the agency side, it should be a blip, not a breakdown.

Media Training 249

Media Training Policies Agency Interviews 249

PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With Google announcing work-from-home plans through 2021 and other giants like Facebook, Twitter and Slack telling employees they can work from home permanently — not to mention the many PR agencies shuttering their own offices for permanent work-from-home plans — it’s clear that remote work is not a passing trend. percent to 5.4

How To 183

How To Employee Survey Exercises 183

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2024

Among the excellent content at the PROI 2024 Global Summit in Rio de Janiero was a gem of a panel on the top trends shaping the work we do, and a discussion of how we might meet or take advantage of them. Panelists point out the power of employees as storytellers, and the impact their experience can have on corporate and brand reputation.

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Trends How To Ethics Reputation 203

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A PR program operates best when the client has tasked an internal manager for the work, and all parties agree on what the agency needs to succeed. It may include a problem to be solved and a “hero” of sorts – humans (like a founder, customers or employees), or possibly a differentiating technology.

Publicity 256

Publicity Branding Brand Storytelling 256

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 14, 2021

He ended up completing his undergrad in English Philosophy at Loyola, ultimately deciding to leave the seminary after meeting his now wife, joking “you know, I couldn’t become a Catholic priest after that.”. He does admit that adding employees, just like deciding to start a business from scratch, takes a leap of faith.

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Meeting Journalism Interviews Employee 100

PRSay

JULY 13, 2022

Although it does present some challenges at first, adopting a hybrid-work model can lead to greater productivity, employee satisfaction and work-life balance. Allowed this flexibility, employees can emphasize their strengths, which in turn increases their productivity. Employees can work asynchronously in the office or remotely.

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Employee Handbook Comparison Meeting 157

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 15, 2017

Don’t laugh… if you’re a PR agency or other service business, chances are it has happened to you. You meet or talk with a prospective client to learn about his organization’s needs and goals. You send a nice follow-up note, maybe with an extra observation about the meeting. Have you been ghosted lately?

Corporate 200

Corporate Meeting Agency Pitching 200

Cision

JUNE 22, 2017

He has also completed professional awareness projects at medical meetings in a multitude of therapeutic areas including cardiology, neurology, immunology and more. This past May, Eliot was promoted to president of MCS and placed in charge of heading up the long range business plans for the agency.

Healthcare 266

Healthcare Analytics Agency Trends 266

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

public relations industry, they make up only 30% of agency C-suite executives. For example, last September, after HP conducted a one-year media audit of its agency partners, CEO Antonio Lucio publicly admonished Edelman, ranked as the top public relations agency in the world, for lacking racial diversity and inclusion.

Agency 100

Agency How To Survey Employee 100

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

This move would become the catalyst behind the forming of Bernadette Davis Communications , the boutique communications agency she currently owns and operates with the assistance of one other full-time employee and anywhere from eight to 12 contract workers depending on the client load. Pivoting from journalism to PR.

Meeting 96

Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 96

Wadds Inc.

APRIL 26, 2023

Some observations and suggestions for public relations agency managers from our wheelhouse. There’s a recurring theme to almost every meeting I’ve had in the past month. Public relations agencies have either narrowly hit Q1 business targets or missed them by a small margin. It leaves agencies working hard to find opportunities.

Agency 98

Agency Publicity Marketing Banking 98

5W PR

APRIL 10, 2025

Regular meetings between PR and legal teams help build mutual understanding of both compliance requirements and communication objectives. PR teams can support internal education through: Training Programs Regular training sessions help employees understand export control basics and their role in maintaining compliance.

Technology 78

Technology Communications Training Education 78

PRSay

JULY 22, 2021

Until March 2020, working from home was, for most employers, an idea that raised many concerns — especially regarding cybersecurity, employee productivity and accessibility. A 2020 study from Growmotely, a company that matches organizations with remote workers, found that 97 percent of employees prefer not to return to the office full-time.

Employee 148

Employee Exercises Study Meeting 148

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

Lately, we’ve noticed that a few PR agencies have been trying this pitch to CEOs and CFOs: “Why do you need in-house PR capabilities? Those in-house employees have much deeper knowledge of your company than any outside agency will ever have. We don’t see the in-house staff versus outside agency as an either/or situation.

Agency 87

Agency B2B Internal International 87

5W PR

APRIL 7, 2020

For many, the opportunity to work from home is new and exciting, but are employees prepared to stay motivated outside of the office environment? Don’t disappear on your employees, check in with your team each morning to let them know you’re at your desk and available. Keep consistent communications. Keep consistent communications.

Employee 88

Employee Video Tools Meeting 88

Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

There are several forces in play: Areas of the economy that shut down are reopening and organisations are firmly in recovery-mode The pandemic has created a new set of roles is areas such as employee engagement and sustainability Entry level roles are reopening as organisation begin to figure out the balance between home and office working.

Publicity 199

Publicity Government Employee Crisis 199

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Finding the right agency partner can begin with an online search to narrow the field to a short list of agencies invited to share capabilities. Next steps include a face-to-face meeting, a formal proposal and substantive follow-up conversations. Note PR agency “red flags” A poorly designed website.

Agency 159

Agency Meeting Measurement Construction 159

Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Faces and Markets of PRGN is a series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight. As a 50+ employee firm, the agency has strong capabilities in consumer, corporate, B2B and issues management.

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Print Marketing Instagram Newspapers 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A high-growth tech company with financing behind it is in a perfect position to make the most of a public relations agency partnership. Some startups make small timing miscalculations, like bringing on an agency right after a major funding announcement. Some startups think an agency can work miracles without help or input from them.

Pitching 205

Pitching Agency Internal International 205

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2019

They hire high-powered PR agencies. But a reputation can unravel quickly when a public-facing employee mistreats a customer, and the customer takes the case to the social mob. Yet given customer expectations, they’re hard pressed to meet an Amazon-like level of customer service. It’s a standard largely set by Amazon.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Employee Reputation Leadership 156

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 14, 2015

As a veteran of both corporate and agency environments, I know a few things to be true. One of them is that agency people say all the time that they understand a company’s business. And put yourself in the corporate hiring manager’s position – when agencies told me they knew my business, I laughed at them. I’m a People Person.

Industry 150

Industry B2B Corporate Agency 150

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 31, 2021

She used the opportunity to step out on her own, forming Thought Bubble Communications , a boutique agency with a focus in multicultural PR. One of the key differentiating factors Meredith immediately noticed being on the agency side was the need for project and account management skills. That’s where [the name] came from.”.

Meeting 98

Meeting Real Estate Energy Small Business 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2017

Most companies hire PR agencies to help them get out positive news. Each of these incidents is distinct, but all except one resulted from information supplied by Uber employees (or a contracted employee, in the case of the video posted by an Uber driver) and all are symptomatic of a corporate culture in dire need of change.

Reputation 159

Reputation How To Employee Financial 159