Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism.

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Radio Journalism Interviews Energy 167

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

That will continue, impacting outdoor, experiential, events, meetings and print Brands need to own and control their own media to engage with stakeholders. Radio, television and streaming are also holding up or growing. Engagement and traffic on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp is up.

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Government Crisis Energy Community 151

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 9, 2020

Recovering from a broken hip he had previously only been able to exercise indoors. For example, print has fallen off the cliff on which it was already teetering precariously. Even where available, in a germ-phobic world there is a reluctance to pick up what many can see as unclean printed publications.

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Radio Skype Print Local 89

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 18, 2020

Joe Wickes, The Body Coach , runs exercise sessions on YouTube each morning for his two million subscribers. We’ve accepted a significant reduction in production quality in mainstream radio and television. This week we’ve been thinking about the future of print media. Please ignore my grumpiness about lockdown motivators.

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Media Crisis YouTube Television 83

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 4, 2024

And I did this campaign about the most searched TikTok workouts, because, we do a lot about exercise being on your feet. I’ve done, radio. I feel like that’s probably the closest line there, radio, billboard, like print ads and stuff. I was thinking I’m going to try something with TikTok search data.

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Digital PR SEO Agency Pitching 71

PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

Here’s a good exercise. I promise you a press release that sounds like an actual human being will get better results than one that reads like the fine print on your home loan papers. Truth is that a lot of your pitches are going to be met with radio silence. Use everyday words and phrases, and focus on telling a story.

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Pitching Media Small Business Writing 40

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It was particularly important for print journalists to follow the inverted pyramid structure because articles would often be “cut from the bottom” (i.e., Repeat this exercise until you have at least 25 subject lines – I guarantee there’ll be a good one in there. In that case, I’d advocate for high levels of personalisation.

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Pitching Writing Film How To 83