Cision

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Compared with their paid media counterparts — who are able to report on exactly how each digital ad affected revenue, as well as definitive information about the audience the ad reached — earned media’s metrics often don’t stack up. The measurement of earned media needs a change. Cision Has Cracked The Earned Media Attribution Code .

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Onclusive

JUNE 2, 2022

These insights are based on our quantitative analysis of the PR Attribution data from over 100,000 earned media articles published in 2021 that covered both business-to-consumer and business-to-business brands across a wide range of industries. This week, our focus is shifting to the topic of brand engagement. Read on to learn more!

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Onclusive

JUNE 2, 2022

These insights are based on our quantitative analysis of the PR Attribution data from over 100,000 earned media articles published in 2021 that covered both business-to-consumer and business-to-business brands across a wide range of industries. This week, our focus is shifting to the topic of brand engagement. Read on to learn more!

Consumer 195

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This is the power of brand recognition. Today, we'll explain what brand recognition is, how it differs from brand awareness, and give you actionable advice on building, measuring and leveraging brand recognition. Power up your brand recognition strategy by pitching to the right media and measuring key metrics.

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Remote PR Jobs

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Public relations isnt just about press releasesits about building relationships and creating a trustworthy brand. Public Relations Strategy Definition A public relations strategy is a plan for managing your brands reputation and communications. These can include increasing brand awareness or securing media coverage.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Ever heard of a brand launching a new product only to fail in generating sales? While great brand recognition is key, it doesn't always result in the kind of buzz stakeholders and clients expect. And oftentimes, it's the lack of an effective brand research strategy. TRY PROWLY FOR FREE What is brand research? The result?

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Onclusive

AUGUST 13, 2015

Not only have we spent thousands of hours building a product that can give it definitive value and metrics, but we’ve also dedicated endless amounts of energy developing, executing and #shamelesslyplugging our own blog, brand channel, whatever-you-wanna-call-it-where-no-one-tells-us-what-to-do. Yeah! […].

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 9, 2024

Patriotism is complicated these days—there are lots of values and definitions of it, depending primarily on which side of the country’s dividing line you’re on. For communicators, brand loyalty is a complicated concept now as well, because there are a host of components involved that didn’t seem to matter in simpler times.

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Ronn Torossian

AUGUST 3, 2015

The definition of a system audit is an investigation into how effectively a business operates in the digital world. The post Six Signs Your Brand Needs a Digital Audit appeared first on 5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian Founder's Blog. It examines all the aspects of an organization addressing what elements are working and not working.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

According to 5W’s 2020 Consumer Culture Report , some consumers are influenced when a brand aligns with a cause they’re passionate about (83%), and others would like to see a CEO of a company speak out on issues they care about (76%). Brands who have failed to join in on the long-overdue movement may struggle in the long run.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 26, 2022

PR pros need a data-driven strategy to reach their goals of securing high-impact media coverage for their brands. Earning the attention of your target journalists is by definition a long-term strategy, and it’s about consistently giving them what they want and need in the simplest, most concise and digestible way to make their jobs easier.

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 27, 2023

The terms content marketing and brand journalism are often used interchangeably, which makes it confusing for a lot of people in the marketing industry. In this article, we will shed light on the disparities between content marketing and brand journalism, emphasizing the significance of grasping these differences.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 9, 2021

Burger King UK definitely won attention for its scholarship program, but not in the way it had hoped. Other brands, from rival McDonald’s to MTV, performed similar stunts by turning the “M” in their logo upside down to a “W” for women. It also says something about the importance of brand authenticity.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When a company shows how a known brand like Home Depot or Mercedes has achieved business objectives using a software solution, for example, it gains instant credibility. Entrants should definitely read the fine print in the rules/guidelines before entering. If you have a PR agency, definitely get them to do it!

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5W PR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Enhanced relevance Cultural marketing allows brands to be more relevant and relatable to specific cultural groups. When people see themselves in a brand’s marketing, they’re more likely to engage with that brand. Competitive advantage Brands that invest in cultural marketing gain a competitive advantage.

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5W PR

JANUARY 12, 2025

As clean beauty continues to gain momentum, brands must navigate a complex landscape of regulations and evolving consumer expectations to successfully market their products, best done with the help of a beauty marketing agency. While there’s no universally accepted definition of clean beauty, the core principles remain consistent.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2021 saw emerging platforms that B2B brands were eyeing to for their marketing plans, and some may have been missteps. The main goal of social media marketing is to generate a dedicated audience for your brand. billion, Facebook is still one of the best platforms for building brand awareness. A stodgy or stiff brand voice.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 22, 2021

That means there’s greater potential for B2B brands to reach an engaged audience of business users. Though Twitter Spaces is still in a fledgling stage, it’s definitely worth keeping an eye on for PR plans as it picks up steam. Instagram Reels can be used to promote brand awareness and even recruitment. -If Instagram Reels .

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Buzzstream

APRIL 2, 2025

It’s no longer just a link-building tactic; it can grow a brand. Digital PR is more than “PR done online” ; it’s a strategic blend of content marketing, SEO, and traditional PR tactics, focused on earning links and building brand credibility. If you’re using media databases , so is everyone else.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2022

Today’s PR business is definitely not your grandparents’ PR industry. Take the case of social media; what was once a creative space for brands to engage with customers is now so cluttered that making connections is difficult, and paid media strategies are often necessary. Manual media research.

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ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

Not quite: brands are doing that all the time , and honestly, if your business isn’t, then you might as well close up shop today. By doing this, company’s are able to not only maintain a digital presence, but also create strategies that keep their brand constant in their customer’s psyche. Tall order?

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Buzzstream

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I recently saw Alex publish a fantastic LinkedIn post about why every SEO should study branding. (It’s Big brands are winning. So, SEOs need to think differently about how we build and work with brands. Instead of working in a silo, we need to work together to build brand awareness outside of just Google.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 18, 2021

Ask a marketer to describe the ideal brand voice, and you’re bound to hear one word: conversational. The new fintech companies and B2B brands, on average, are more comfortable with this style than the big banks and their consuming-facing content. The post Brand Voice Study: Should Your Content Be Authoritative or Agreeable?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2022

In the PR world, when we kick-start a new engagement we may ask a client, “Where do you want to see your brand? While those outlets are undeniably desirable for B2B PR, the definition of top-tier media Isn’t the same for all programs. What may be one company’s tier-three can be another brand’s tier-one. . Assess your audience.

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Media Retail B2B Journalism 310

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Here at Crenshaw, our client base of high-growth tech organizations have found that earned speaking opportunities and industry recognition build credibility and visibility for their brand. Support employer branding. In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. Here’s how it works. Influence buyer decisions.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. During the next few months (assuming Cision will have me back! The Earned Media Domino Effect.

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Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The timing was great, as Neal told me he had just returned from a trip around the world in which some of these very same topics came up in discussions with major brands. Not to say that there’s no role for brands on social media. But I think it is getting more and more intrusive for brands to try to take part in the conversation.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 24, 2021

While it’s important to identify and stick with a consistent brand personality for social content, there are times when social content becomes stale. Definitely change up the images you’re posting on Instagram since it’s such a visual platform. They work particularly well if a brand has an influencer or celebrity-driven initiative.

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Social Media Strategy Media LinkedIn 344

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2022

But, it’s definitely true. And, it’s definitely not built into Google searches nearly as much as blog and other online content is. It’s a brand new format and brands just haven’t jumped in–which is not new at all. So, some solid reasons why brands haven’t been more involved so far.

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Branding Brand Twitter LinkedIn 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 7, 2021

We can definitely generate XX earned media placements. PR is about brand reputation and helping companies become industry leaders in their space. I don’t mean careless wordplay, but rather promises or commitments that we likely can’t keep. Here are some of those phrases that should be erased from a PR specialist’s vocabulary. .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 30, 2020

Because they’re easy to consume and offer a certain intimacy, brands are using podcasts to inform, entertain, and be visible. It features brand marketers and CEOs in travel, retail, FMCG, health and wellness, among other high-growth and heavily COVID-affected industries. Podcasts are mainstream. Adweek Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In ad tech, this means getting a brand or publisher client onboard; reporters aren’t going to take our word for it. Media relations deals with the news environment, which is by definition unpredictable. We’re living through COVID-19 and a presidential election year, and both eat up a huge amount of media bandwidth.

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Publicity How To Product Launch Agency 334

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 2, 2017

This week Robin Rothberg, Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies at UNC Charlotte, posted a definition of Fake News in the PRSA Open Forum: Fake news is blatantly false or misleadingly exaggerated information presented as true via a purportedly trustworthy media source. Fake news hurts PR by lessening trust in all media.

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Government Digital PR Report LinkedIn 214

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 30, 2022

We work with many technology companies who partner with well-known brands, so one way to shortcut a lengthy response is to cite a positive outcome in a customer situation (e.g., Definitely take a little extra time to connect with the reporter during the call. Prepare examples and analogies. Do your research. Beware lengthy tangents.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 24, 2014

There are young professionals in my industry who stand out as great networkers and connectors, and John is definitely one of them. He’s a branding expert, three-time author, and the president of a well-known PR company. We immediately established a mentor (me) / mentee relationship. Jim Joseph has had a huge impact on my career.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

This is particularly true in B2B PR, where we tend to approach the same business and trade journalists on behalf of client executives and their brands. Think outside the brand. While you certainly want to pitch and focus on the areas of client expertise, it pays to expand the definition of expertise beyond self-serving announcements.

Media 333

Media Pitching Report B2B 333

Buzzstream

MARCH 26, 2025

If You Don’t Have Value, Expect to Pay When youre just starting and have no brand, no content, no audience money often fills the gap. But one of the things that kind of just stood out to me was a recent email that you had sent through and as part of your newsletter, and it was really about building link to a brand new site.

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Branding Brand SEO Data 62