Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

88% of PR pros say creativity is more important in the era of Covid. PR places a premium on creativity in Covid era. Nearly nine in 10 (88%) to the Creativity in PR study “believe creativity will be either ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important to business recovery post-Covid.”

Creativity 99

Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 99

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

First, have a clear understanding of the reporters you work with most frequently and try to check what they’re writing about, even if you don’t have an urgent media inquiry. Our job is to think outside the strict product news parameters, and that creative thinking can benefit journalists.

Media 333

Media Pitching Report B2B 333

Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

But this direction has kept me flexible and enhanced my creativity by ensuring I do not simply rely on what works in any one industry. While communications may be your forte, with strengths such as writing, creativity, organization and research, your passion might be for something else altogether.

Industry 316

Industry Fashion Travel Tourism 316

PRSay

MAY 10, 2019

It takes more than a creative idea to craft a memorable, engaging article. Here are five tips on how to make your writing resonate with readers. Compare these two leads for an article on increasing employee engagement: Unfocused: An engaged employee is more productive, according to many studies. Loosen your language.

Employee 158

Employee Writing Training Social Media 158

Cision

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Exciting content people want to share is all around them — all they must do is write it down or film it. A company blog might, for example, contain a story about how working in the industry helped one of their employees turn their life around. “How much could you possibly write about industrial marketing?”

Industry 222

Industry How To Insurance Insurance 222

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

PoliteMail was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first” says author and organizational consultant, Simon Sinek. As Gallup writes, “Employees are consumers of the workplace.

Internal 139

Internal International Communications Strategy 139

Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Just in Minneapolis, Best Buy, Sleep Number and Regis have already furloughed employees. Many agencies have asked employees to take pay cuts. But, as people go on the job hunt once again, many will need help brushing up their LinkedIn profile and coming up with creative ways to get their names in front of the right people.

LinkedIn 179

LinkedIn Local Creativity Pitching 179

PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

In their annual analysis of trends in business and communications, the10company sees 2019 as a year of influence for employees and consumers. Whether you are an impassioned employee or a socially conscious consumer, internal and external audiences are making their voices heard as never before.”

Trends 151

Trends Communications Employee Enterprise 151

Contently - Strategy

MAY 9, 2024

Writing a white paper is the heavyweight bout of content creation. Here are some tips for writing a white paper, from choosing a topic to sharing your content with the world. It offered data and insights on how to attract talent, interview candidates, onboard employees, and keep staff happy for the long run.

Writing 109

Writing Case Study Study Branding 109

Cision

JULY 7, 2016

After several years as a terrible economics major, I became a pretty good English major and realized I had a talent for writing. The creation and refinement of a brand needs to be a deliberate, organic process that significantly incorporates the ideas of employees and evolves naturally. First, write as much as you can!

Education 227

Education Writing Pitching Groups 227

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 1, 2023

Hiring your first employee as a solo PR Pro is a significant milestone. To ensure a smooth and successful hiring process, we gathered five essential tips for solo PR Pros looking to bring on their first employee, along with valuable resources to help you along the way. Resources: Nerdwallet – Ready to Hire Your First Employee.

Employee 85

Employee Small Business Resources Insurance 85

PRSay

JULY 23, 2024

They can reduce time and effort devoted to routine tasks and free professionals to focus on higher-order thinking and creativity. That makes it inappropriate — and possibly illegal — to use customers’ or employees’ confidential information in a prompt. The company has banned its employees from using generative AI tools.

Policies 178

Policies Ethics Privacy Training 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

One of the best ways is to stay on top of key PR industry blogs as well as more general sites that offer a fresh take on business, creativity, and content. No matter where your company is in its relationship with employees, service providers or clients, The Muse has relevant content. Pop Culture/Creativity Blogs. The Wrike Blog.

Blogging 170

Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

As progressed in my career, I began to have a better appreciation for recruiting, HR and the challenge of talent acquisition and employee retention. At the time of this writing, the rate is currently 3.8%. To that end, here are a few creative PR ideas to help the recruiting shop out. Thinking Creatively about Recruiting Events.

Resources 86

Resources Creativity Publicity Local 86

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Hunter PR is a wonderful strategic and creative communications partner that helps brands by creating strategic programming, content and relationships that foster consumer attention to brands. Golin’s News section shares recent announcements, expert insights and employee perspectives. With no boundaries, everyone wins. Take risks.

Public Affairs 172

Public Affairs Creativity Nonprofit Radio 172

Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. You’ve helped many of your clients secure national coverage.

Pitching 228

Pitching Agency Social Media Creativity 228

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”. 12) “Write for businesses.”.

Employee 154

Employee Print Writing Survey 154

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

I sense we are reaching that point in marketing, with respect to data and creativity. This is the role of creativity in marketing: to drive an emotional connection and feeling of belonging. Where every business has data, perhaps even the same data, we cannot have, by definition, the same creativity.

Creativity 80

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 80

Cision

MAY 31, 2017

Though this was a one-time initiative, the creativity paid off handsomely for Netflix and Snapchat. For each order, employees nicely wrap up the product and write a personally addressed thank-you note. Participants also found Snapcodes (Snapchat’s version of QR codes) on their coffee cups.

Consumer 243

Consumer Branding Brand How To 243

PR Job Coach

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Are you able to join forces with others in pooling your intellectual talents and creative ideas based on your experience. Do you get a sense of team from your interview experience and from what others outside the organization say or write? Does the culture encourage expanding the employee knowledge and skills? Adaptability.

How To 187

How To Leadership Interviews Google 187

5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

In fact, a creative media kit that showcases the brand’s personality, is much more likely to be successful than a simple set of documents. Throughout the years, one thing has remained the same: the purpose of a media kit is to act as a one-stop shop of information for a journalist or media source to write a feature on the company.

How To 176

How To Media Guidelines Pitching 176

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 27, 2024

Encouraging any group of employees to march in step is difficult. Explain the company and business objectives Full-time employees have a tendency to take company messaging for granted. Are there any words or phrases that employees can’t use? The process gets even harder when the team includes part-time members.

Pitching 52

Pitching Interviews Employee System 52

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors. Corporate communicators regularly work with stakeholders across the organization to develop and distribute pertinent info to employees and key affiliates. How do you know what’s working?

Training 195

Training Media Training Crisis Communications Reputation 195

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. Tressa Robbins writes about the state of ethics in PR for Burrelles. PR tech mentions Video makers.

Analysis 173

Analysis Tools SMB Software 173

Cision

DECEMBER 23, 2015

As the holidays approach, you may be thinking about the gifts you’ll give others, whether for friends and family or clients and employees. Often, employees or business owners can manage both public relations and marketing, since they’re so intertwined. Images: Jonas Nordlund , 401(K) 2012 ( Creative Commons ).

Employee 120

Employee Pitching Writing Content Marketing 120

PR for Anyone

JANUARY 28, 2024

In-person connections are still important, and there is value for companies bringing their employees back to the office—but making that commute needs to be worthwhile. Employees of all ages have expressed a desire to not be in the office five days a week. The conversation around productivity has shifted in our post-COVID world.

Employee 130

Employee Policies Creativity Company 130

Cision

APRIL 28, 2015

PR has always been in the business of writing, sharing and promoting messages. When employees at one of the companies went on strike over the summer, customers and vendors joined them. The employees wanted him back and weren’t going to work until he was. Employees went on strike purportedly because of wage and pension cuts.

Employee 120

Employee Print Customer Service Local 120

Shift Communications

APRIL 1, 2016

SHIFT Communications, the premiere data-driven PR agency , announced today the release of the Heuristic And Recurrent Ontological Lexicon Deep-learner, or HAROLD, the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI), cloud-based PR employee. HAROLD’s creation represents the first AI employee of a virtual public relations workforce.

Employee 60

Employee Data-Driven PR Communications Software 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. She writes: “Want to know the real reason brands publish content with no value? Don’t miss these related posts: Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret. 3) Creativity is the Soul of CMO.

Creativity 60

Creativity Storytelling B2B Film 60

PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

Because reputation impacts―and is influenced by―many different factors, PR’s relationship-building must be multiple, inclusive and comprehensive [ Tweet Quote ] These include―but are not limited to―the media, employees, communities (on and offline), customers, investors, potential clients, government bodies, and institutions.

Reputation 165

Reputation Public Affairs Advertising Advertising 165

Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

It’s been the biggest challenge and greatest accomplishment in taking on an ownership role to build a company that both supports the growth of my employees and clients, as well as encompasses a brand culture I believe in. Good competition helps keep you flexible, nimble and creative.

Sports 245

Sports Agency Creativity Industry 245

Cision

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When customers have a poor experience with your business, very few of them take the time to write or send a complaint your way. With the pervasiveness of social media, every employee is a spokesperson for your brand. Employees give a face and a name to your brand, allowing customers to connect to you on a human level.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Employee Reputation 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2017

Most new hires will get broad exposure to the range of essential PR skills, from writing to research, to media outreach, and their work may touch several different PR sectors, from financial to fashion. A chance to show creative flair. . As part of the group, young employees learn how to cooperate, delegate and support each other.

Skype 147

Skype Agency Meeting Software 147

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Ladder Talent I am delighted to announce the launch of Ladder Talent , a people consultancy for the creative industries. Ladder Talent is a people consultancy for the creative industries. Blogging and writing I will also carry on running my blogs PRcareers.co.uk Check us all out here.

Training 95

Training Creativity Employee Writing 95

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 9, 2018

Structuring your content enables customers to find your message more easily online and employees to redeploy it more efficiently into multiple formats and media types. Have you ever had to write something that you just knew had been written before … but no one could put his or her hands on it in time for you to use it?

Writing 73

Writing eBook Case Study System 73

Cision

AUGUST 5, 2015

Sometimes writing fabulous blog posts on your business blog isn’t enough to drive the traffic you really want. When you write a guest blog post, you get it published on another well-established blog that caters to your target market. Really Spend Time Writing. One of my favorite content marketing strategies is guest blogging.

Blogging 120

Blogging Pitching Writing Content Marketing 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Crenshaw’s company culture puts its employees in a position to form bonds with each other on a personal level. At Crenshaw we’re fortunate to have some amazing clients who really care not only about their company and employees, but also care about us! RON STEIN, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE . I’m grateful for my co-workers.”.

Conference 156

Conference Employee Retail Trends 156