Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 28, 2014

Last week’s blog post focused on the reasons why you should Treat Every Meeting Like a First Interview. Your online communities will be there even when you step away to get things done. If you understand the community members and their sharing culture, then it’s always easy to jump back into the discussion.

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Meeting Interviews Software Energy 341

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

This is true for the earned media we generate, the thought leadership content we produce for clients and for our own blog content. Any company blogging today must have a strategy for boosting the visibility of their content and ensuring it is shareable and shared. Write “vertically.” A successful outcome?

Blogging 136

Blogging Writing Engineering Analytics 136

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors. Writing & Editing of Miscellaneous PR Assets.

Training 370

Training Media Training Crisis Communications Reputation 370

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 23, 2017

Public relations experts know that the majority of traffic coming to a blog post comes in the first hours and days of publication. This makes the timely promotion of your blog content critical to its success. Make your blog posts work harder through linking, sharing and more. Although in our experience, mileage varies widely.).

Blogging 136

Blogging Airlines Analytics LinkedIn 136

Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 24, 2017

All eyes turned to me when the topic of an obituary came up, as I write and work with the press (sure, it’s great to have doctors, lawyers, accountants in your family, but PR is needed too). My dad’s obit was the toughest thing to write because it was through tears – but also the easiest.

Writing 120

Writing Leadership Study Course 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

A Guest Post by Corina Manea, Chief Community Officer of Spin Sucks & Founder of NutsPR. It’s about your community. Next on your list should be to build a community and involve them in your social media efforts. Start the conversation and let your community take the lead. Let your community talk about your brand.

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Branding Brand Social Media Employee 256

ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If you’re looking for an easy, but sure way, to define yourself as an expert in your field, here’s my advice: write an ebook. And perceptually, it has more weight than a regular blog post. Aside from bragging rights, writing an ebook can help increase your authority because people will begin to see you as an expert on the topic.

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eBook How To Writing Community 219

Remote PR Jobs

JULY 19, 2024

Networking Meetups: Smaller, local events that bring together professionals from various fields can be particularly useful for building casual, organic relationships within your community. Content Types: Blog Posts : Write about PR strategies, case studies, and industry news on your website or guest blog on popular industry sites.

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Case Study Conference Local Trade Shows 246

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

According to a 2013 Technorati study , blogs are one of the most important online sources of purchase influence. While independent bloggers often have lower audience reach than legacy media, their communities are typically more involved. In fact, they ranked third after retail and brand sites—well above online magazines and news sites.

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Media Relations Marketing Media Fashion 232

PRSay

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Please join the #PRDiversity discussion via @PRSADiversity and follow along with our D&I-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. As PR professionals, we have cultivated our voices through our communication and writing skills, and our creativity. This year’s theme is “Transforming the Landscape.”

Education 211

Education Writing Leadership Resources 211

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 19, 2019

In the second Comms School session we explored third party and owned blogs, how to build a blog and post content, and making blogging a habit. The second session of Comms School got to grips with building a blog and making blogging a habit. Rachael Gordon Thanks to everyone who has joined us on a blogging journey.

Blogging 84

Blogging How To LinkedIn Facebook 84

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 11, 2017

My vision is to create a legacy for CIPR members and the broader business community that will inspire practitioners and support continuous learning and development. Crowdsourcing a community of practice. The #PRstack and #FuturePRoof communities are both based on this model. Thanks for stopping by. Please sign-up here.

Writing 111

Writing Guidelines Community Pitching 111

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 25, 2018

PR professionals are known for their strong writing skills and creative storytelling. ET the #PRStudChat community will gather for a Twitter chat session focused on the importance of content strategy and how content can help boost your career in PR. What are the first steps PR pros can take to hone their writing skills?

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Twitter Storytelling Community Writing 157

PRSay

APRIL 26, 2021

And even if you issue public statements supporting social justice movements or decrying injustices experienced by specific identity communities, today’s audiences are savvy at reading between the lines. Outline language references related to a range of identity communities, such as race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual identity, age, etc.,

Education 217

Education Employee Training Community 217

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

Blogs were raging. That next spring I started this blog, largely as a means of professional development. I could read about what was happening, test it out on my blog, and apply what I had learned to my daily job. In 2023, the 14 th year of publishing, I published 50 blog posts. Social media was blossoming.

Blogging 112

Blogging Software B2B Survey 112

Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 12, 2018

ET, #PRStudChat sponsored by Spin Sucks community members will gather for an in-depth Twitter discussion on “How to Communicate Your Research.” Joining us as our special guest and co-host is Kevin Anselmo (@KevinAnselmo ) the Founder and Principal of Experiential Communications. Why should you communicate research?

Communications 150

Communications How To Case Study Community 150

PRSay

JANUARY 15, 2021

Organizations and individuals celebrate this observance by volunteering in communities as part of the MLK Day of Service. However, more often, we mark the day by flooding social media, blogs and websites with well-known, inspiring quotations from Dr. King’s speeches, sermons and writings. Photo credit: Stephen F.

Community 179

Community Policies Employee Blogging 179

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors.

Training 195

Training Media Training Crisis Communications Reputation 195

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I had the privilege of writing for his Maximize Social Business blog for three years, and have also spoken at several of his Social Tool Summit conferences. It’s not just leveraging celebrities that want to get paid, but brands building communities of influencers. You have organic, you have paid, and now you have influencers.

Instagram 214

Instagram B2C YouTube Facebook 214

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

A Guest Post B y Rana Shenawi, G raduate Student, American University, PR Expanded Blog Contest Winner. Although this blog is tailored to nonprofits, any organization can use these tips for youth engagement. Credit: Giving Compass (www.givingcompass.org). Just last month on Sept. A new Pew Research Center survey of U.S.

Nonprofit 240

Nonprofit Storytelling Instagram Social Media 240

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 6, 2016

As we close out 2016, the #PRStudChat community will gather together on Tuesday, December 13th at 8:30 p.m. The questions / topics our community of students, professionals, and educators will answer and discuss the night of the 13 th include: How do I know if I’m entrepreneur ready? A follow-up blog post by PR 2.0

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Community Twitter Corporate Groups 150

PRSay

JUNE 3, 2020

Now is the time to use our skills, talents and influence to shape future conversations on race and race relations in our varied communities. Write a letter to the editor. If you prefer social media, then write a post or submit an article to your Chapter’s blog. But now, it’s time to get to work.

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Local Community Conference Writing 158

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 1, 2014

There is a certain irony that, as PR professionals who earn a living based on our pitching skills, our own industry blogs are smothered with a constant deluge of bad pitches. We also run a popular eCommerce marketing blog. Kudos in a major way for saying his main goal was to build awareness of his blog, however.

Pitching 173

Pitching Guidelines Facebook Advertising 173

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you’ve worked in the PR industry in the Twin Cities for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about or visited, the MN PR Blog. In fact, to my knowledge, the MN PR Blog was one of the first PR blogs in the entire country! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May. Since, 2003, to be exact.

Blogging 78

Blogging Agency Community Local 78

Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 22, 2019

In November of 2018, the Hootsuite Blog stated that over 200 million people participated in Facebook Groups and there were about 150 million people who took advantage of Facebook Stories. They’re also reading online publications, blogs and curating stories through news apps. Can you imagine?

Social Media 177

Social Media Media Interviews Instagram 177

The Proactive Report

MARCH 27, 2020

Create goodwill and a sense of being connected to your community. Here are some ideas: Write useful blog posts and post the links in your social content. This is the time to show what you’re doing in this time of crisis. They will be will be watching. Don’t come across as tone-deaf or opportunistic.

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Crisis How To Small Business Social Media 225

Flack's Revenge

JUNE 29, 2022

We discussed the topic in detail, and Diego expounded on these areas: How to develop a unique framework and PoV Why it is important to take a stand The need to publish or perish How and where to cutlivate communities Influencers vs. creators vs. thought leaders. He started his career as a medical writer while writing fiction on the side.

Content Marketing 156

Content Marketing Leadership Marketing Interviews 156

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

So, as a blogger for the past seven years and a podcaster more recently, here are my five tips for pitching success and how PR stands for “Personal” Relations: Know about me, but know more about my community. You may not always have the opportunity to be an active participant in my communities before your breaking news announcement.

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Pitching Radio Newspapers Print 150

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 31, 2019

Individual blogs are in decline but blogging remains an important form of social media for reputation and awareness. You need look no further than the marketing, media and PR community for evidence of the decline in the craft of personal blogging. The community that once coalesced around backlinks and comments has gone.

SEO 113

SEO Blogging Community LinkedIn 113

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Just like AI can be trained to write copy, AI can be trained to write code. The new edition of its all-in-one software uses AI to keep media lists updated, automatically write personalized email pitches and monitor results in real-time. That landed with me because most of my paid work is anuran B2B SaaS and software.

Software 155

Software Measurement B2B Training 155

PRSay

APRIL 19, 2021

Which topics do you want to own — or keep on your own website or blog — and which ones are you going to use for contributed content — or use in your earned media efforts? . You’ll see Spin Sucks is on the first page of results — and that we’ve encouraged others to write about it. But that will end up hurting you in the long run.

Media 199

Media Newspapers Google Energy 199

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

A Guest Post By Corina Manea, Chief Community Officer for Spin Sucks, & Founder of NutsPR. Don’t forget to write down your weekly and monthly results and progress. So don’t treat it lightly, write it down, all of it. Corina Manea is the Chief Community Officer for Spin Sucks and founder of NutsPR.

Customer Service 150

Customer Service Meeting Community Conference 150

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Opportunities abound: Look to your local PRSA Chapter , your faith community, your local school district or a nonprofit representing an issue about which you are very passionate (such as protecting wilderness areas or building bike trails) and get involved. Be grateful. Click here to learn more.

Nonprofit 160

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

Communications Conversations

MAY 21, 2020

People want to learn more about their communities! I believe both of those experiences shaped me and led me to starting this blog. And there’s a lot I learned from running that underground newspaper that I put into practice now, even to this today, on this blog. This blog is very similar. when I was 17.

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Newspapers Blogging Groups Print 78

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Take a peek at the social communities for my biggest client (of 10 years now!), Start research and writing a byline for my Trustmark client. .: Start research and writing a byline for my Trustmark client. Much of the work I do for them revolves around B2B media relations with HR publications, podcasts and blogs.

Social Media 157

Social Media Media LinkedIn Tourism 157

Cision

MAY 13, 2016

And when you find a niche blogging community, like the dad blogging communities across the Web, tailoring your pitches to their preferences is that more important. We recently chatted with Don Martelli , who pens the DadLife Chronicles blog and covers topics relevant to fatherhood, family and parenting.

Pitching 120

Pitching How To Sports Web 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

If left to my own devices I write in a passive voice, I habitually use compound sentences, and my vocabulary choice is less than ideal (humblebrag – I use too many syllables). On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them.

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Tools How To SEO Writing 120