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Simple and effective PR strategies for startups

Agility PR Solutions

At the onset of a new venture, startup founders already have a lot on their plates—from raising funds for getting the business plan off the ground to introducing the product to the market. Besides that, small business owners and entrepreneurs often have limited resources. These are all potential reasons why implementing PR strategies is often […].

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The secret to generating PR metrics that matter

Muck Rack

The secret to generating PR metrics that matter

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PR Tips For Cybersecurity Companies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s not just the U.S. government that’s feeling the brunt (and the public relations cost) of digital warfare. Cyber attacks are on the rise across the globe. There’s never been a greater demand for security services than today – and those services have to market themselves in a digital world. From major corporations, to airlines and hospitals, data protection is paramount.

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What ‘The Lion King’ Can Teach PR Pros About Making Old Content Roar Again

PRSay

You know what they say: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. On July 19, Disney’s classic “ The Lion King ” hits theatres again for its 25th anniversary — this time in live-action. Featuring stars like Beyonce, John Oliver and Donald Glover, the movie is predicted to be one of the summer’s biggest movies. This is a clever move on Disney’s part.

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Beyond the Blast: How to Pitch with Purpose and Build Lasting Media Relationships

Speaker: Barbara Nonas, Award-Winning PR Strategist & Communications Leader

Have you ever sent out 100 pitches, waited eagerly for responses to pour in, but instead… crickets? You're not alone - journalists respond to just 3.43% of pitches, and a staggering 73% say less than a quarter of the pitches they receive are even relevant. But here's the good news: these numbers don't have to define your results. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to break through the noise, craft personalized, thoughtful pitches, and build genuine, lasting media relationships.

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4 Slick Design Tools to Manage Your Small Business’s Social Media

Prowly

Content creation doesn’t have to be tricky or expensive. Here are four excellent design tools to kickstart your social media without breaking the bank. The post 4 Slick Design Tools to Manage Your Small Business’s Social Media appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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What Does Customer Service Have to Do with Marketing?

Ronn Torossian

Right under your nose lies one of the simplest and most effective approaches to marketing for any business of any size. What is it? Customer service. This may seem a bit odd. However, customer service is, in fact, an important part of marketing. After all, a customer who has a poor experience with a business […]. The post What Does Customer Service Have to Do with Marketing?

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Female agency leaders are breaking through the glass ceiling

Steve Barrett on PR

The world's second-largest PR firm is following an increasing trend in appointing a woman to its most senior executive position - ethnic diversity must now be a priority.

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Caution Ahead: How a Good PR Pro Helps You Avoid Trouble

Garrett Public Relations

The benefits of having an experienced PR pro on board – be they a team member or a hired hand like a consultant – are clear. We help brands build, maintain and promote their reputations by sharing news and information via a variety of channels. But, beyond the initiatives that skilled public relations practitioners generally […]. The post Caution Ahead: How a Good PR Pro Helps You Avoid Trouble appeared first on PR Consultant Garrett Public Relations Columbus/Worthington OH.

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11 ways to squeeze more value from your audio and video content

Muck Rack

11 ways to squeeze more value from your audio and video content

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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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Five tips for social media crisis management

Stuart Bruce

The reality is that what many people think is a social media crisis isn’t actually a crisis at all. The long-term impact on the brand’s … The post Five tips for social media crisis management appeared first on Stuart Bruce.

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It’s time to change digital marketing from data-driven to choice-first

Agility PR Solutions

New research from mobile journey marketing tech firm Ogury examines the attitudes of over 287,000 mobile users towards marketing and data—and the findings reveal that current practices of digital marketing are failing to provide value to users and could endanger organizations’ long-term prosperity. The new report, The Reality Report, asserts that it’s time for a […].

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These were the top publishers on Facebook in June 2019

NewsWhip

[…]. The post These were the top publishers on Facebook in June 2019 appeared first on NewsWhip.

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The Benefit of Calculated in Risk in Public Relations

Sword and the Script

There is a long-running joke in public relations (PR) circles, that it takes more time and effort to get press release through the approval process than it does to write one in the first place. Unfortunately, after going through such machinations, the bolder parts of these statements – the stuff that makes a brand different amid a sea of sameness – tends to get stripped out.

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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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How Parenting Has Taught Me to Be a Better Communications Professional

Barokas

Raising two little humans has provided me with a great deal of insight. At times — like every day — it has tried my patience, tested my boundaries and been utterly frustrating. On the flip side, it’s also been rewarding, fulfilling and the absolute best “job” I have ever had. With experience comes wisdom, and through it all, parenting’s lessons have not only helped me to become a better mother, but also taught me new ways to thrive in my career.

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New survey of biz execs finds companies may be data rich—but insight poor

Agility PR Solutions

Business execs are practically swimming in data, especially in marketing and other comms fields. But is all this data actually providing them with the customer takeaways they’re looking for? New research from predictive analytics software firm Prevedere, in partnership with Microsoft, illustrates a disconnect between the plethora of data a company maintains and the forward-looking, […].

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Get Famous Friday: Newsjacking

PR for Anyone

Hi everybody! It’s Christina Daves with this week’s Get Famous Friday PR Tip. This week I want to talk about newsjacking.

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Why The Rise of Femvertising is Good PR

PR News

Many marketers continue to operate with the idea that American family ideals of the past are still relevant in targeting female demographics. But this tactic falls flat for many—if not most—modern women. Worse, that approach lacks the essential “why” that makes any story worth hearing. For the better part of the century, women have been… Continued.

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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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Back to school: student engagement as a means of professional development

Stephen Waddington

I went back to school this week and learnt some important lessons. I joined a class from the University of Oregon London summer school this week led by Damian Radcliffe. Oregon is one of the largest faculties for journalism and PR in the world. If you ever get the opportunity to participate in a workshop or guest lecture I cannot recommend it enough.

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As influencer marketing matures, are influencers’ own motivations changing?

Agility PR Solutions

As influencer marketing moves past the “passing fad” phase and onto the long-term strategy agenda for communicators, it has clearly become a cornerstone PR practice. But with this newfound sense of ongoing importance, are influencers themselves seeing things differently regarding their motivations and preferences for working with brands? A new survey from influencer marketing platform […].

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PR Rock Stars: Solo PR Consultant Peg Roessler

Communications Conversations

If you want to get your client on TV in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and you’ve worked in PR for more than five minutes, you know there’s only one person to call: Peg Roessler. Peg has more than 35 years experience in the PR industry–including 28 working for herself! She’s not only a legend in the solo PR community–she’s an outright institution in the local PR community.

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Three Challenges with Inbound PR

Inbound PR

Republished with permission from ITPR's blog. Inbound PR has changed the way we deliver campaigns for the better. Whether it’s being able to track and present our results or the way we interact with journalists, we’ve seen a significant uptick in PR results and, more importantly, client happiness! As we’ve spoken about before, the concept has had a profound effect in generating new business , but there are still a few challenges with Inbound PR that we’ve seen cropping up again and again when tr

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Influencer Engagement: Finding a Fit

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest post by Lauren Lawson-Zilai. Influence by definition means the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Which makes sense given that influencers bridge communications with your publics and help define the public’s attitude and behavior toward your organization’s mission and purpose.

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Facebook, we have a problem: Tacky Apollo 11 ads are running amok

Agility PR Solutions

As the country gears up to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, hucksters of knock-off T-shirts are celebrating as surely as the rest of the nation. They have been hawking their wares almost virally on Facebook timelines. And the social media giant doesn’t seem interested in doing anything about it These […]. The post Facebook, we have a problem: Tacky Apollo 11 ads are running amok appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Letter from Darlington: In praise of editors

Stephen Waddington

Feedback on your written work can be hard to take. You need to get over it if you want to learn and grow. I’m back up north this weekend in Darlington. I need to level with you. My wife edits almost every word published on my blog. It's all the better for it. Sarah removes typos, sharpens grammar and tightens up sentences. She also calls out nonsense and suggests when I need to strengthen arguments or add detail.

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Day in the life: Get to know Sarah Tatone, head of communications & PR, Vacasa

Muck Rack

Day in the life: Get to know Sarah Tatone, head of communications & PR, Vacasa

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Adapting to the Future: The Evolving Role of Crisis Management Firms in a Rapidly Changing World

As the Internet continues to grow and change, the role of Online Crisis Management firms is evolving. This article explores how these firms are adapting to the new topography of Online Crisis Management. Through interviews with industry experts and case studies, we uncover the key strategies and tactics that are driving success in this dynamic field.

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Four Earned Media KPIs to Track

Critical Mention

As the cost of paid advertising across various digital and broadcast channels increases, brands are increasingly focused on earned media as a way to build awareness and generate revenue. Earned media – publicity garnered through PR outreach, news coverage, organic search or any other unpaid source that produces mentions, shares or reviews – does not come with the same costs as paid advertising.

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Missing males—why do household marketers still ignore men?

Agility PR Solutions

Traditional advertising has focused a great deal on the purchasing power of women in the home. Women continue to be considered responsible for some 80 percent of all household-related purchasing decisions. Men, on the other hand, are granted little influence in modern-day households among marketers and mass media. Even fathers of recent generations—who actually spend […].

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P&G’s Contribution to Women’s Soccer – Potential Crisis PR

The Stalwart Blog

I just saw a news announcement that Proctor and Gamble has contributed in excess of $520,000 to the world champion US Women’s Soccer team to cover the pay equity that has been very much in the news of late. That’s outstanding on multiple levels. First off, it’s a great report to their core audience, it’s terrific PR, and could really go a long way to goodwill for their brand.

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