ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 10, 2020

Traditionally at Crenshaw Communications , our offices would be filled with recent PR grads eager to learn about life at an agency and the ins and outs of the public relations business. But just because a new graduate isn’t working in an agency doesn’t mean they can’t learn about PR and start to plan a career.

Agency 284

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Ishmael's Corner

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

By Chris Owen, Director, Hoffman Europe We recently had a call with a potential PR intern, as part of a series of chats we’re having for new agency hires for the year ahead. The post There’s no debate: Not paying an intern as a PR agency is unethical.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 12, 2019

Bringing on a public relations agency can help an organization engage a far larger audience than they’re able to do on their own. So before a startup decides to bring on a PR agency, they should be asking themselves these five questions. Does the startup have internal support for the PR agency? Do you have a real story?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts. And keep in mind that internal communication departments often provide room for growth as you develop your skills. Consider joining PRSA.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 23, 2022

Any good PR agency team wants to get a new engagement up and running as quickly and as well as possible. The first 90 days of an engagement can be the most hectic time of an entire client-agency experience. Understanding how they work is essential for an agency to jumpstart a PR relationship and build trust. Do a deep dive.

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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. A smart internal or external PR team will invest the time to scout for opportunities and craft entries to win external recognition, often in concert with Human Resources.

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Branding Brand Employee Engineering 333

Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Owen Cullen, Managing Director at Cullen Communications We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. This in turn has put the onus on PR agencies to evolve their skillsets and service offerings to support clients’ business objectives.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 12, 2016

A wave of mild panic is sweeping over public relations agencies all over the land this week as this year’s crop of summer interns prepares to go back to school. If you already have a rigid gameplan for a student intern, be prepared to trash it. Don’t fence me in. Be prepared to be flexible, and be amazed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Like most career PR agency people, I always drink the client Kool-Aid. I’m a true believer, internalizing brand messages and language — even in a personal setting, even after years. Most agency PR people have similar stories. Yet one reason brands bring on agencies is that they’re relatively objective.

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

We’ve grown quite a bit, and our team now includes Corporate Social Responsibility, our own in-house agency team, a Demand Operations/Lean Gen capability, Strategic Meetings Management, and, most recently, Customer Advocacy. We are fortunate to have a CEO that believes in marketing and communications.

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Content Marketing Interviews Marketing Leadership 170

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2014

For my team, for my clients, for the Agency. It’s helped me re-connect with the core work of what we do in a tangible way, and it drives home that no matter what each person’s role or rank in the Agency, we all have something to learn from each other. From our CEO to our interns, SHIFTers are genuinely service-oriented people.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 13, 2017

The client and agency contacts have happily bonded at a new business presentation, with great chemistry all around. 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. We’ve all been there. This is bad practice all around. But it happens.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Distribution and Syndication After you release your press statement, it’s distributed to a network of media outlets, journalists, bloggers, and news agencies. This coverage can take various forms, from brief mentions in news bulletins to detailed articles and interviews.

Crisis Management 250

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2021

Guest post by Crenshaw Communications intern, Jordan Farbowitz . As many PR agency teams know, our work can be highly specialized, particularly in B2B public relations. There’s plenty of content on the site directly from ad executives and representatives of major companies, whether it’s interviews or guest columns.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Yet we like fast response time – PR, especially a PR agency, is a fast-paced environment. But we do have those days where it may be after hours and we need to be connected in case of an emergency, especially working with international media or companies. Like media interviews, we often know what questions to expect.

Product Launch 296

Product Launch Training Interviews Software 296

5W PR

MARCH 23, 2018

Understanding user intent and having proper internal linking strategy to make sure pages contain all relevant information will be more important than ever. Google is going to favor sites that have rich content and internal links that can answer everything the user is searching for. Digital Marketing Never Gets Old.

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Interviews Agency SEO Google 84

MaccaPR

JULY 13, 2017

What does it take to build a national public relations agency powerhouse from scratch that earns 250 industry awards, competes against the world’s largest PR firms, achieves a double-digit compounded annual growth rate, and still maintains a vibrant agency culture of ‘Spongsters?’. Not agreeing on what success looks like.

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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. Allow the agency creative freedom. It’s incumbent upon the agency to demonstrate sound thinking and earn results from the start of the relationship.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While many people think that a PR agency ’s responsibilities boil down to announcements and media placement, we can’t discount the power of thought leadership for business executives, especially for B2B companies. . It can be used in direct marketing, particularly email newsletters, press materials, sales presentations, and internal sessions.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Schedule informational interviews and job shadows, attend internship info sessions and participate in free networking events. Businesses of all types hire interns for strategic communications, social media and public relations. This can provide experience before pursuing a larger agency role. Build and leverage your network.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 29, 2022

This will be more comfortable for the PR team, and it doesn’t force the new reporter to scramble for an interview and rush to get a good story together. . Don’t be afraid to be honest with a client or your internal team about the status of a given pitch or initiative. Communicate with stakeholders .

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How To Media Report Pitching 321

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Basic Agency Organization. The PR agency world can be a confusing one—especially for someone looking in from the outside. Let’s take a look at the basic agency organization of a PR firm and what the different people do. These teams look similar across most agencies with a few cultural twists at various firms.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

For any brand or business looking to bring on a PR agency , the cost of a quality public relations program is a key factor in the decision. And for the uninitiated, the different methods agencies have for budgeting and billing can be opaque, making it difficult to get an apples-to-apples comparison when reviewing firms. Hourly billing.

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Agency Trade Shows Comparison Meeting 120

The Hoffman Agency

JANUARY 28, 2021

We recently had a call with a potential PR intern, as part of a series of chats we’re having for new agency hires for the year ahead. He was positive, clearly had a flair for writing, had a great balance between ambition and desire to learn his PR chops, and would definitely fit the culture here at The Hoffman Agency.

International 78

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5W PR

MARCH 23, 2025

This starts with developing clear internal policies for reviewing all communications materials. Press releases, interviews, and social media posts must align with FDA guidelines. The post Public Relations For Dietary Supplement Compliance appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm.

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 31, 2025

I discovered the narrative that I would bring to my interviews with public relations agencies, and it was there all along. I began researching agencies in my area and came across The Hoffman Agency. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered that they were looking for PR interns.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 10, 2016

Many a CEO has declined to make time for a media prep session on the grounds that “no one knows the company better than I do” or “I don’t want to sound ‘canned,'” only to falter in an important interview. For a real dash of schadenfreude, check out these examples of what not to do.

Media Relations 120

Media Relations Agency Media Training Media 120

5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Your strategy should address: Employees and internal teams Customers and clients Investors and board members Regulatory bodies Local communities Industry partners Each group needs specific information delivered through appropriate channels.

Crisis Management 78

Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Training 78

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Stéphane Billiet, vice president of We change We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. 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.

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Marketing Pinterest Radio Instagram 90

The Resolution Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

From Being Told He Was “Too Gay to Pitch” to Leading an Award Winning PR Agency: Steve Strickland’s Story We got the chance to talk to Steve Stickland, co-founder with Gary Wheldon of new award-winning PR agency Talker Tailor Trouble Maker , about starting an agency, standing out, and creating campaigns that have the “wow” factor.

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Agency Pitching Energy Creativity 120

Remote PR Jobs

JULY 19, 2024

Whether you're an independent PR consultant or part of an agency, understanding where to look for potential clients is a crucial first step in building a network. International Association of Business Communicators (IABC): This association provides a range of resources, conferences, and a directory of members.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. This is reflective of a traditional view of public relations.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

This is why we always want to make sure that a prospective client is truly ready to work with a PR agency , knowing that part of securing media coverage is a willingness to prepare in advance. These can be internal studies, sales information, customer and competitive data, or simple workaday anecdotes. Prepping for Press.

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5W PR

MARCH 8, 2025

Research from the International Association of Speakers Bureaus shows that 82% of event planners research potential speakers online before making booking decisions. Launch a podcast interviewing other experts in your field. Establishing Your Digital Foundation Your online presence serves as a 24/7 brand ambassador.

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Branding Brand LinkedIn Case Study 78

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Every time I brought on an intern, they also came to me with their CDs hoping to get signed too. I booked that with my assistant and not a booking agency. The post Interview with Davis Mallory appeared first on Critical Mention - Media Monitoring. I realized this isn’t what happens in real life. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Interviews Film Instagram Writing 91

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.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To promote professional expertise and build visibility, it helps to be a media resource – that’s what keeps PR agencies in business. It’s also why it hurts when, after investing in researching and shaping a potential story, an interview doesn’t make its way past the initial phone call. Be available. Be prepared.

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