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Guest Post: The PR Generalist vs. The Industry Specialist

Deirdre Breakenridge

A Guest Post By Suzanne Mannion, EVP & Co-founder, Newsmaker Group. In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts. Many local chapters have working groups for new and young professionals.

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PR Tips For A Deep Media Spokesperson Bench

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yet CEOs aren’t always available for interviews, and depending on a company’s size, they are most appropriate only for specific opportunities. . Given that each story angle is different and every organization has its own internal structure, most can benefit from a deep media spokesperson bench that extends beyond the C-suite.

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When To Turn Down A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

This is why most PR people work to get potential questions in advance, which can help determine if the interview is worthwhile. Sometimes the interview process is a long courtship where the reporter spends weeks or months gathering background, during which the PR team can assess its potential. When the outlet is questionable.

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Don’t Overlook Your Office Neighbors: The Importance of Building Internal Relationships

Deirdre Breakenridge

My coauthor, Amy Barnes, and I conducted 58 in-depth interviews with senior executives who are members of the PRSA College of Fellows and Arthur W. For your career to move forward, you have to be adept at social relationships, building alliances, and building trust among those above and below you in the hierarchy” (p.

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“Internal” PR: Takeaways for Summer 2016

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A wave of mild panic is sweeping over public relations agencies all over the land this week as this year’s crop of summer interns prepares to go back to school. If you already have a rigid gameplan for a student intern, be prepared to trash it. Your intern may be a beer geek, an art maven, or a whiz at editing smartphone videos.

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How Industry Speaking Opps Drive Thought Leadership

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Content is one of the engines for thought leadership, and there are many ways to get the story out, from posting on the company website to being a part of a group like the Forbes Business Council. It can be used in direct marketing, particularly email newsletters, press materials, sales presentations, and internal sessions.

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Why HR Should Have a Seat at the Crisis Management Table

Melissa Agnes

But while external communications are typically top of mind in a crisis (at least for the organizations with a mindset on communication), there is an equally important stakeholder group that is often overlooked when it comes to crisis management: the internal stakeholders. The importance of internal crisis communications.