Barokas

JANUARY 3, 2018

The Craft of Creative Writing. For 2017, my super awesome Secret Santa, Michelle, gave me a book by Dani Shapiro, titled, “Still Writing – The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life.” In her book, Dani compares the beginning of the writing process to a jigsaw puzzle. She advises writers to “Build a corner.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

What is the hardest part about writing a book?”. Most writers I have come across tell me writing a book is both extremely rewarding and at the same time one of the biggest challenges they have ever taken on. The idea is simple, but powerful: Test your idea for a book before investing too much of your time actually writing the book.

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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. Write an outline While you might be able to wing it with a blog post, long-form content like white papers require more planning.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

As with any creative process, brilliant ideas don’t come out of nowhere; in fact, they are usually hard earned. More often than not there’s a process that came before the inspiration, and PR teams can use these steps to trigger those great, creative ideas. It strikes like a muse, or lightning from the sky, right?

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Every public relations professional understands that creativity isn't just a switch you can turn on or off. However, with the right strategies, you can ensure that your creative reservoir is always filled with fresh ideas. Here are five ways to reignite that creative spark, when you are feeling stuck.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Similarly, learning to prioritize client and team needs while finding a way to be creative with messaging (even if it’s just in an email) has been one of my favorite lessons. My favorite thing about PR and being at The Hoffman Agency is that creativity and collaboration are present in every meeting, piece of content or website.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Novelist Agatha Christie believed that the best time to write was while washing the dishes. Author Harper Lee did much of her creative thinking while golfing. It’s all part of the magical and mysterious juju of the creative process. Incubation is the third step of the creative process — after research and organizing.

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Remote PR Jobs

MAY 30, 2024

Creative Skills Creativity is a key component to successful PR and Communications efforts, as you need to come up with original, innovative ideas for product launches, storytelling campaigns, and digital content. Creative skills can be honed in any role that involves problem-solving, designing, producing, or performing.

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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.”

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

If you read a lot about how to write well, then eventually you’ll come across brilliant statements that are jewels of their kind. I recently found an almost flawless diamond from more than 100 years ago: “Good writing is clear thinking made visible.”. He said it in his 1909 collection of language pet peeves, “ Write It Right.”.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Re-writing the AI draft “We’ll spend more time rewriting ChatGPT’s draft press releases, and less time finding relevant topics, reporters… thanks to it as well.” AI will continue to have a profound impact on creative and marketing fields, including PR. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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Karen Freberg

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Writing is a big part of my life. I write A LOT for my work, but also personal life as well. Of course, writing comes in all shapes and sizes – but it has become one of the main skills necessary for my work as a professor. However, this is not all of the writing we do as professors. Why do I bring this up?

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Konnect Agency

MARCH 10, 2023

The importance of asking questions, creating moodboards, and fostering collaboration in the work of a Creative Agency. Why a Creative Agency Uses Visual Tools to Communicate Visuals aren’t just crucial to the final product but invaluable to the process that gets you there. Why Does a Creative Agency Use Moodboards?

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Ishmael's Corner

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you asked 1,000 people which profession is more creative, advertising or PR, I suspect 997 would say advertising (figuring the outlier dynamic at.003 The post The Biggest Barrier Between PR and Creativity Is … appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. 003 percent).

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Because public relations is built on sharing clear and concise ideas, it’s important for communicators to be familiar with the common pitfalls in PR writing that can muddle strong work. If they’re attacking your writing, then hit your delete key and fill the vacated spaces with reader-friendly phrases, sentences, and paragraphs: 1.

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wiredPRworks

MARCH 10, 2022

Along the way, we’ve collaborated on a variety of projects, met up for all kinds of drinks, and kept with a kind of synergetic sisterhood that only writers and creatives understand. By refusing to be bland and boring, Beth’s experience proves that amazing results come from being creative and having fun.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

All of this means that public relations experts should be creative in creating and pitch stories to the media outlets and the public. The post Creative Ways to Pitch Media During a Pandemic appeared first on NY PR Agency 5W Public Relations Blog - 5WPR.

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Remote PR Jobs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

While public relations is a creative field, a briefing document requires quite a bit of preparation as it incorporates all the nuts and bolts to make an interview run smoothly. If several briefings are taking place in a condensed timeframe, such as for a trade show, these sheets might be upsized to a formal briefing book.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 10, 2021

5 solo PR pros share tips for writing a proposal. This month, we asked our panel of solo PR pros to share best practices for writing a compelling proposal for a prospective client. I tailor the creativity to the client, but always like for it to reflect our company's brand and personality. Read on for their helpful tips.

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Maxim Behar

APRIL 14, 2024

I started writing back in my high school years when I accidentally came across a typing machine. Mostly I write about business because that's what I do. In one of the next editions, I asked my friend and namesake from Seattle, Howard Behar, to write a few words for the introduction. This comes spontaneously and never fades.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 3, 2020

While covering Jobs’s death, for instance, the writing started in 2007. Mastering the content approval process isn’t as fulfilling as writing an important longform article, but it’s important nonetheless. And with some creative thinking, it doesn’t have to be a headache that gets in the way of your job.

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 24, 2024

The job is fast-paced, the environment competitive, and the creative solutions vary from day to day. From writing curiosity-inducing pitches and client reports to networking with influencers on social media, it’s fair to say PR is pretty full-on. Public relations is one of the most socially demanding professions a person can have.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. What do they write about? What language do they use?

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PR Fuel

AUGUST 19, 2020

If your small business can write a concise, well-thought-out press release for your event, it may get coverage. This article will tell you how to write a press release for an event to get coverage and tell your brand’s story. How to Write a Press Release for an Event. Remember, this is news writing. The Basics.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 1, 2024

But the problem (probably) isn’t the writing. We write this content to cast a broad net over hundreds or even thousands of people, knowing that only a small fraction of those we lure in are even in the market to buy what we sell. In other words, we are writing content to capture attention from the wrong eyeballs.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Constraint breeds creativity. Writing on the Ignite Social Media blog, Bruna Camargo gave the vehicle manufacturer good grades for its response, “Instead of issuing some lame press release about how they’re sorry their guy couldn’t be more eloquent, they embraced it, rolled with it, and are now about to bank on it. A while back, Inc.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. What do they write about? What language do they use?

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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 21, 2014

That being said, here are a few dozen “do’s and don’ts” to help you in your pitching and writing efforts. Thoroughly understand the audience before you pitch or write. Set the goal first, then select the placement opportunity to fit the goal, and write copy with the end goal in mind. Is your goal reach?

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Despite the changing environment and increasing use of technology, one skill remains as relevant as ever: knowing how to write press releases. Here are five mistakes to steer clear of when writing your next press release and advice on what to do instead: 1. Ignore Your Audience.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 8, 2019

However, when I really consider the word innovation in marketing, I tend to think of creativity. While technology can certainly change how we do marketing, it’s still reliant on creative inputs. Looking for an agency partner that can both bring big creative. click image for higher resolution) . ideas and execute them?

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PR News

JANUARY 4, 2017

Reading and writing for uninterrupted stretches of time—and I consider five minutes to be an uninterrupted stretch of time—now seems like a rare, precious gift. This sad fact is a creativity and productivity killer. The post 4 Paths to Uninterrupted Writing Time appeared first on PR News Blog.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Insights provided by the agency practitioner client-side include the importance of mobile, from both a creative and business standpoint. As Harvard Business Review notes, the ability of the agency to critically and creatively coach the client is vital in order to engage specific solution. Search dominates.

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PR in High Definition

MARCH 26, 2020

If ever there was a time for some creative thinking, it’s now. What we need now is to learn how to think creatively alone, or with the help of your loved ones (yup, really), or your virtual pals and colleagues. Brainstorming can be a brilliant way to boost creativity. Feeling overwhelmed? Hell, yeah. Brainsparker.

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Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Those in the creative fields are the most freaked out. If tools like ChatGPT can write pitches, articles and press releases, where does that leave us? Even when used by legitimate news outlets to write articles, errors can creep in. Hmmm… ChatGPT, writing PR content …. Will it turn on us? This is already happening.

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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.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Assist in the research, writing and development of new business proposals and presentations. Participate in/lead brainstorming sessions to develop strategic/creative thinking for clients. Strong writing skills. Creative and energetic personality! Creative and collaborative environment that emphasizes your personal growth.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2023

AI has been promoted as a tool to automate repetitive tasks, freeing us to engage in the strategy and creative work involved in a typical PR engagement. I’ve played around with ChatGPT; in fact, I asked it to write this blog post to see how useful it is for first-draft content. But the latest iteration promises much more.

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