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Promote Your Black Friday Promotions with a Press Release | Business Wire Blog

Business Wire

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. It's a day when businesses offer significant discounts and promotions to attract shoppers both online and in stores. To make the most of this shopping frenzy, it's crucial for organizations to effectively share their Black Friday promotions.

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The Importance of Ethics in Health and Wellness Products PR

Ronn Torossian

Public relations are crucial in shaping public perception of health and wellness products. However, ethics play a vital role in this industry. The significance of ethical practices in health and wellness products PR cannot be emphasized enough. Public health ethics Public health ethics focuses on the moral issues in public health practice and research.

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Peak Performance at Any Age with Leah Jantzen

PR for Anyone

Our bodies are capable of remarkable things, even as we age. Leah Jantzen has experienced this firsthand and has achieved more than she once believed possible. At the Ironman Maine 2019, Leah secured a remarkable 3rd place in the fiercely competitive women’s 45-49 age category. What’s truly astonishing is that Leah first learned to swim at the age of 43 while juggling the responsibilities of raising four young children.

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Minds Worth Meeting Bonus Episode – Getting Geeky with Andrew McAfee

Stern + Associates

Companies that are run by geeks are some of the most innovative, agile and scalable organizations today. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with renowned MIT researcher Andrew McAfee , author of “ The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results.” In this episode: Andy explains what “geeky leadership” is and how geeks have become the most consequential leaders in modern business.

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The Upside of Leaked Internal Communications: 2024 Mini Benchmark Report

Leaked internal communications can be strategically valuable assets rather than just risks to manage. When used proactively, these leaks can highlight leadership and innovation—qualities that resonate in today’s media. By approaching internal comms with a dual-purpose approach, companies shift from mere risk avoidance to leveraging these moments as credible public messages around strategy.

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Achieving Fitness and Mental Peak at Any Age with Leah Jantzen

PR for Anyone

Our bodies are capable of remarkable things, even as we age, as demonstrated by Leah Jantzen’s incredible achievements. At the Ironman Maine 2019 competition, she placed 3rd in the women’s 45-49 age category. What’s truly astonishing is that Leah learned to swim at the age of 43 while juggling the responsibilities of raising four young children.

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Offleash Celebrates 20 Years

Offleash

By Robin Bulanti and Julie Tangen Twenty years ago, Joanna Kulesa made her mark on Silicon Valley, launching a unique high tech PR agency model unbound by convention. The year was 2003. Android, MySpace, and Tesla were founded. LinkedIn, the iTunes store, the Safari browser, and Skype were launched. In Da Club by Fifty Cent was the #1 song (Go, shorty, it’s your birthday…) Finding Nemo was the #1 movie.

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Is corporate commitment to DEI declining? Investment has dropped, budgets have been cut, comms support is down—but why?

Agility PR Solutions

There are countless reasons why 2020 was the worst year of our lifetimes but, even though it cost a man his life and brought his family heartache, at least one beneficial thing came out of it: the seething anger after the tragic murder of George Floyd by the hands of a police officer spurred a […] The post Is corporate commitment to DEI declining?

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Using generative AI for corporate communications

Presspage

Introduction It is undeniable that in the past year or so, a lot of attention has been paid to the capabilities and potential of generative AI. This has been triggered in no small part by the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022, a Large Language Model (LLM) capable of generating what I will now refer to as “convincing text” - something we will get back to a little later.

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Are meetings still worthwhile? They’re not dead, but low engagement is killing productivity

Agility PR Solutions

Ask anyone in the office (besides the execs)—meetings just waste time that could be used to get actual work done, many think. Leaders, though, think meetings are the best ways to keep projects moving. Nevertheless, companies today are re-evaluating meeting policies and the role of meetings in today’s workplace, and new research from audience engagement […] The post Are meetings still worthwhile?

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The Importance of Personalizing Your Press Release for Journalists

Journalists receive an overwhelming number of press releases daily, making it hard for your news to stand out. While some news is valuable, most is not.

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Podcasting and Public Relations: Let’s Talk About It

Culpwrit

By Shaley Brown Episode 1 A podcast is a digital audio program you can listen to when and wherever you like — in the car, on the way to work, while exercising at the gym or walking to class, or even on a plane. A podcast commonly features one or several hosts who center their discussions around… Continue reading Podcasting and Public Relations: Let’s Talk About It The post Podcasting and Public Relations: Let’s Talk About It appeared first on Culpwrit.

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AI in the workplace: How to use it to motivate employees to develop new skills

Agility PR Solutions

The past few years of intense disruption have put companies like yours through the wringer. Yes, a global pandemic changed the way we work and conduct business—but that’s not what we’re talking about. Instead, we’re here to discuss disruptive technologies and the use of AI in the workplace. A recent Microsoft survey found that LinkedIn […] The post AI in the workplace: How to use it to motivate employees to develop new skills appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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4 Trends We Saw at BeautyCon LA

5W PR

4 Trends We Saw at BeautyCon LA Beautycon LA is not merely a convention. It’s an annual cultural celebration where beauty enthusiasts, influencers, and industry leaders converge to explore, celebrate, and discuss the ever-evolving world of beauty and cosmetics. Held in Los Angeles, this event is a true embodiment of the beauty industry’s dynamism and its deep-rooted connection to self-expression and individuality.

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What is domain authority and why does it matter in PR?

Axia PR

Tracking and building domain authority scores can amplify the SEO impact of earned media coverage. Domain authority is a metric developed by Moz that predicts how well a website will rank on search engines. It's calculated based on an analysis of over 200 ranking factors, including the quantity and quality of links pointing to a domain. For public relations professionals, understanding and tracking domain authority is crucial in four key ways.

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Do's and Don'ts: How to Pitch Your Press Release to Journalists

Speaker: Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, Author, Speaker

Yes - press releases are still relevant in the world of public relations! 🎯 Ever wondered how to write a compelling press release, or what are current best practices for pitching your news to earn media coverage? In this exclusive webinar with Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, we’ll cover tips and advice to help you get the most out of each piece of news you pitch!

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How to Develop an EFFECTIVE Long-Term Marketing Communications Plan

HMA Public Relations

Whether you're integrating communication strategies into your 2024 business goals or you've been crafting a plan over time, it's crucial to recognize the role that a marketing plan has in your business success. Abbie Fink outlines the key reasons to establish a plan in this post. Learn more!

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ICON 2023 Q&A: ESPN’s Amanda Brooks on Finding the Human Element in Stories

PRSay

Over the next few weeks, PRsay will post Q&As with several of the thought leaders who spoke at PRSSA’s ICON 2023 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. It’s a Saturday in October, and Amanda Brooks in not at a college football game. Brooks, director of communications at ESPN, had to think for a moment about how many years it’s been since she had a fall Saturday off work.

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Expand Your Digital Content Marketing Strategy Reach with Content Atomization

Contently - Strategy

Imagine you’ve just created an outstanding eBook that breaks down the hottest topic in your industry, and now you’re ready to roll out an entire digital content marketing strategy behind it. You’ve invested a ton of time, energy, and money producing this asset, so you have much riding on its success. Unfortunately, you forgot that basing your entire campaign around a single asset isn’t always the best way to reach your entire audience.

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The Wrap-Up: Three Lessons from Hoffman

The Hoffman Agency

My internship at The Hoffman Agency is nearing its bittersweet ending. Over the past few months, I’ve grown in ways I never anticipated. The team at Hoffman provided a safe and warm environment for me to learn from day one. While I did many scary things for the first time, such as writing briefing sheets and developing end-of-month reports, I always had teammates who believed in me and offered me hands-on guidance.

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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Should my organization take a stand on the Israel-Hamas war?

Axia PR

Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel demonstrate organizations’ difficulty responding to even heinous terrorist attacks. Most people agree opposing terrorism is the logical and right thing to do. Taking a stand against any sort of violence publicly or internally with employees would then seem to be the next step, right? Some companies, organizations, and individuals are finding out that quick response is fraught with danger.