MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? What about a local gym owner posting photos of members stretching upside down in their black spandex? Sure, you can trust your local managers to use Facebook, Instagram and Twitter responsibly.

Instagram 98

Instagram Crisis Local Privacy 98

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

McKesson Corporation faces this exact conundrum. The Better Health Tour – a cross-country tour aimed at gathering local health innovators to discuss fostering innovation – was launched as an answer to this challenge. On one hand, a business that has weathered many market changes must have innovated at one point in its arc of existence.

Healthcare 79

Healthcare Leadership Local Retail 79

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Keeping your thumb on the pulse of the media landscape and being ready to react as opportunities arise is critical to securing coverage outside of major corporate or product news—you never know when your evergreen pitch will turn into a feature opportunity. Don’t forget about local media! Don’t forget about your local media.

Local 68

Local Mobile Corporate Retail 68

Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

Kim Spear, director at Newgate Communications, has helped her clients build brands in China and also worked with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, I feel I have won the professional job lottery in my new role at Newgate Communications with managing partner Richard Barton. How has PR changed over the years?

Local 120

Local Retail Newspapers Sports 120

Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

Along with this, shareholders and stakeholders expect to see important environmental, social and governance (ESG) communications. Therefore, companies can distribute the following newsworthy press releases as part of their ESG communications. ESG Investment is expected to more than double over the next three years.

Writing 52

Writing Energy Training Education 52

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

We have a team member assigned to each of our retail territories so our stores have a specific point of contact and we can build relationships with local reporters. We’re also a fairly small team (about 12 on the external communications side), so we have exposure to a lot of different experiences – including crises.

Sports 113

Sports Retail Local Report 113

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Essentially what they’re doing is using Instagram as a virtual idea-starter for parents and others around Halloween goodies and DIY crafts (two areas of “interest” for a giant retailer like Target, who just happens to sell all of the items that go into said goodies and DIY crafts). Kudos, Target.

Instagram 146

Instagram Case Study Brand Branding 146

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

They asked me to put together a very robust communications plan that included my media relations approach and social strategy and other communication stuff not part of my usual responsibilities. So, I put together a fabulous, and I mean fabulous, plan touching every communication channel you could think of. They loved it.

Agency 76

Agency Creativity Media Relations Nonprofit 76

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

The wide-ranging discussion covered: how to land your first job in PR; the role of a PR practitioner; the importance of continuous learning; opportunities in the North East versus other areas of the country including London; working for a start up versus a corporate organisation; the importance of mental health and culture.

Marketing 60

Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I felt very compelled and impassioned with the work that I was doing in the communities in the South, the hotbed of retail politics. I learned a lot about public speaking, community organizing, canvas operations, and just really being an agent of change in my local community. Tell me more about it.

Ethics 82

Ethics Community Conference System 82

Norton's Notes

MAY 13, 2015

Hanson from Minnesota who is the principal of a marketing and communications consultancy called ACH Communications. Arik is an award-winning communicator and has nearly 20 years experience in marketing, communications and PR. What is your area of specialism/industry? What are you passionate about? So valuable.

Interviews 28

Interviews SEO Blogging Writing 28

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

My wife is in PR and communications. Yet I don’t think the PR-Journalist relationship is over–especially at the local level. Media conglomerates are eating up local news outlets. I’ve left my fair share of messages on corporate voicemail boxes, and I’ve had to use the “no comment” response in countless stories.

Media 112

Media Journalism Report Video 112

Mindful Marketing

MARCH 21, 2020

” The retailers’ swift actions and accusation of price gouging left Colvin sitting on over 17,000 bottles of sanitizer he couldn’t sell, even as people around the world were desperate to get their hands on the products and the product on their hands.

Viral 75

Viral Marketing Retail Transportation 75

Cision

AUGUST 10, 2015

Whether you’re doing technical, corporate or social communication, these tools can save you a lot of time and make you far more productive than you were without them. If you are a communication professional, odds are that a large part of your job involves follow-up and relationship building. Schedule your emails.

Software 120

Software Mobile Video Examples 120

PRSay

JULY 26, 2022

Deeptie Sethi is a global brand and communications specialist helping businesses leverage the power of public relations and communications-leading strategic planning, media relations, brand and reputation management, crisis management and effective advocacy programs. How much flexibility do local teams have?

Local 133

Local Crisis Management Internal International 133

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

As a retailer and also a marketplace, Amazon has steadily grown its digital advertising business and now may pose a real threat to Google and Facebook. Amazon has also been deft in managing its reputation as a tough employer and indifferent corporate citizen. Somehow, Amazon has escaped the worst of the techlash , at least for now.

Privacy 165

Privacy Retail Government Google 165

PR Fuel

OCTOBER 16, 2018

While it’s vital to keep up with the times, don’t allow yourself to be overly distracted by any practice that is not backed up by common sense communication principles. Corporate Contact Information. Retail outfits should always include directions, for both drivers and customers using mass transit, to locations.

Web 40

Web Pitching Local Report 40

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you’re a corporate communications or public relations executive in Minnesota, the status of our state’s largest newspaper – the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune , with more than 250 editors and reporters – is always of intense interest. Otherwise I try to follow the other local publications and whatever catches my eye.".

Newspapers 48

Newspapers Journalism Real Estate Healthcare 48

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It is not something often said about mass communication, but it is so integral to our lives - and always has been - that it is easy to take the dissemination of information and its associated methods and tools for granted. Mass communication aims to meet these needs. Main Topics Quick Links What is Mass Communication?

Ethics 52

Ethics Communications Print Television 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2017

” But it’s easier than ever for something that would once have been a local incident or a minor issue to blow up in a big way. While there’s no way to truly “crisis-proof” a corporation or brand, there are steps that make it less likely to happen and its impact less severe. Seven Steps To A “Crisis-Proof” Brand.

Crisis 180

Crisis Airlines Brand Branding 180