Ronn Torossian

JULY 10, 2018

Sometimes, companies need to do something dramatic if they want to get some attention in an overly-saturated marketplace. In a world where everyone is shouting over each other to earn the interest of the same customers, it’s difficult to make a lasting impression. IHOP responded to that problem by changing their name for a short while to “IHOb” Initially, the business known for its pancakes simply changed their name without telling people why they were making the transformation

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5W PR

JULY 11, 2018

Top Publicity Stunts of 2017-2018. Sometimes, the best way to come up with new ideas for a PR stunt is to look back at some of the most inspirational strategies to hit the market over the last year or so. It’s safe to say that PR has seen some incredible creations over the course of 2017 and 2018. For those who want to learn from the experts, we’ve put together some of our favorite publicity stunts from throughout the last year or so.

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Flack's Revenge

JULY 11, 2018

They huddle around a conference room table. The lights go dark. The 35 mm slide projector floods the screen. It’s backlight shines an eerie glow on the presenter’s lower face. This is not just some an ad man (or woman). It’s the sermon from the mount. Or maybe Dracula. The pitch is delivered, building to a crescendo – the “a ha” moment in which the idea comes into focus.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2018

Until they were found, I’d no idea that 12 boys and their coach were trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand. But once the news broke, I was hooked. And I wasn’t alone. The national fascination tells us something about PR , storytelling, and ourselves. Why was the plight of the stranded Thai boys so compelling? As many noted, there are children in danger everywhere, from Syria to Syracuse.

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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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Ronn Torossian

JULY 8, 2018

You know the old saw, “If you want to have friends, you have to be friendly.” The same could be said for brands interested in connecting with media sources and building relationships in the hopes of generating earned media. The key component of this interaction is understanding the way to go about interacting with the media. Accept They Have Deadlines.

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Prowly

JULY 12, 2018

There are three possible scenarios when a crisis communication occurs: you are guilty, not guilty at all, you don’t have the slightest idea what is going on. Here’s a brief description of what your crisis communication should include in each of these three situations. The post How to Say You’re Sorry, When to Say You’re Not, and What to Do if You Really Don’t Know What to Say appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 9, 2018

A Guest Post by Sedale McCall, Digital Analyst, GPG. When I attended graduate school in 2016, I was also working at a Porter Novelli in Washington, D.C. Beyond the exhaustion of working and going to school, it was fantastic to be able to see what I was learning in a real-world environment. However, after graduating, I noticed that many students around me did not have that luxury and it made the transition into the workforce more difficult.

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Ronn Torossian

JULY 12, 2018

As the world of audio continues to capture the attention of the public, marketing experts must think carefully about how they can connect with their audience. Whether it’s the lure of smart speakers or audio books there, seem to be countless ways to engage people through audio these days. Companies simply need to discover the best way to get their voices heard.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. What happens next is arguably more important than what came before. To maximize the impact of earned coverage, the media relations pro must master the pitch, the interview, and the promotion of the story.

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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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ReimaginePR

JULY 10, 2018

Facebook ads can be an incredibly effective method of reaching out to customers. Why else would 93% of social media advertisers be using it? However, some of its associated metrics can be misleading. You may, for example, be attracting thousands of video views for a low cost per click, but if a tiny fraction of those are leading to conversions, your ad campaign may not be as successful as it seems.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2018

Data science, once the domain of math geeks and academics, has moved from windowless basements to the top floors of organizations. If content is king, then data is the emperor. Data has always informed the work of PR professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises new ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share and use.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 10, 2018

I’ve long been a fan of list posts. No so much in consuming or reading them–I’m more about creating them. But, unlike many others in our industry, I really just like to have fun with them. I’ve written about this mindset before (way back). Today, I wanted to take a stab at sharing a list of “social media power brokers” in the Twin Cities.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 9, 2018

Nobody enters into a PR agency partnership thinking it will fail, just like no one gets married thinking they may one day divorce. But inevitably, some relationships do fail. They may simply run their course, or there may be external factors that dictate change. But when client-agency partnerships end prematurely, there are often avoidable factors involved.

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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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Agility PR Solutions

JULY 9, 2018

In the wake of a fractious reforms-proposal initiative by PRSA members Susan Hart and Mary Beth West, new developments find previous national org chairs—both employed in comms positions by long-embattled bank Wells Fargo—are now themselves under fire for PRSA Code of Ethics infractions over a MyPRSA online discussion board letter discrediting and marginalizing Hart and […].

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Steve Barrett on PR

JULY 13, 2018

Fears about holding the biggest global sporting event in a country seen as cold, unfriendly, and austere were ultimately proved unfounded and a festival of football and friendship emerged from the brand misconceptions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 12, 2018

Guest Post by Simon Erskine Locke. When it comes to building brands most experts will likely start with the tactics: Develop a mission statement or messages, create a logo, use PR, advertise and leverage social media. To be clear, these are all important components of the brand building process. But there’s a problem when we go straight to tactics – you may end up spending months or years, and thousands or millions of dollars, trying to build a brand that does not resonate.

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Muck Rack

JULY 9, 2018

6 easy ways to become a great source for the media

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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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Agility PR Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

Ok Google, tell me why voice search is becoming so popular in 2018. Alexa, why is voice search becoming a preferred searching method for many people today? These are the names and phrases you can expect to hear a lot more in the future—Ok Google (Google’s Home Assistant), Alexa (Amazon’s AI assistant), and Siri (Apple’s […]. The post Why voice search is set to take over the world in 2018 appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

A while back a reporter I had been pitching threw me what I thought was an unexpected softball. How about some commentary on X topic from X executive he asked? Of course, I jumped to make it happen. I’m an expert and so in less than 24 hours I had what I thought was solid insight from a CEO. I sent it off and waited patiently. No response. A day later his story runs without a mention or a quote from the executive.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 9, 2018

NGINX, Inc., the company based on the popular open source project and offering a suite of technologies designed to develop and deliver modern applications, has appointed technology marketing communications agency Firefly Communications Group to handle communications in the UK, France and Germany. Firefly will work in partnership with PAN Communications in the US and PR Deadlines in Australia to cover NGINX’s priority regions.

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Muck Rack

JULY 10, 2018

How Chobani uses Muck Rack to achieve their PR goals

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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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Agility PR Solutions

JULY 12, 2018

The Public Relations Society of America is under attack—a small band of rebel members has broken loose from the usually tight-knit org and launched an aggressive ethics-reform initiative, and the industry’s leading trade association suddenly finds itself the target of an increasingly bitter public campaign. The effort took an ugly turn in recent weeks as […].

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 10, 2018

A 25 year old standard for distributing web content offers an alternative to algorithm driven newsfeeds. But it’s the past rather than the future of the web and that’s not necessarily a good thing. RSS is a throwback to the advent of the web. It’s an acronym for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple syndication and was created as a means of distributing content.

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Critical Mention

JULY 11, 2018

After first bringing the idea up in May, last week Phil Mickelson again broached the idea of a head-to-head match with Tiger Woods for $10 million. Predictably, the golf world went crazy, with fans and media alternatively expressing excitement and debating the merits of an exhibition. In other words, floating the idea to the public had the desired effect—excitement.

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Muck Rack

JULY 12, 2018

This journalist emailed all the sources she couldn't use for a story -- here's what happened

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

Agility PR Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

New Forrester research confirms it—U.S. brands are just plain mediocre when it comes to providing quality customer experiences. According to the org’s newly released U.S. 2018 Customer Experience Index rankings, no brand has risen to the top of Forrester’s rankings and continued to improve—a clear indication that U.S. brands are lacking a CX leader for […].

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Mark My Words

JULY 13, 2018

Worth £23million a year, Federer’s latest contract is the most valuable sports ­sponsorship deal in the world. PR guru Mark Borkowski says: “When this man loses there’s no ­tantrums. He is incredibly warm to people when they beat him. He’s the sort of perfect package.”. He is the ultimate pro. He’s always delivered and at the height of his career he was winning everything in front of him.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 13, 2018

Wiltshire Council communication chief Laurie Bell told the story of the unfolding Novichok crisis in Salisbury at the CIPR Northern Conference in Newcastle. In March the UK government reported that Novichok, a Russian nerve agent, had been used in a poisoning attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Skripal is a former Russian military intelligence officer who acted as a double agent for the UK's intelligence services.

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