Communications Conversations

JANUARY 8, 2021

I have a theory I want to test with you today: I think there’s a segment of our industry that completely detests–and doesn’t trust–the current influencer culture. Note I said “segment of our industry”–I think this is a generational issue. Trust in the media is almost at an all-time low.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. In today’s world of social media, media relations is so much broader. What’s Different? Don’t forget the folks who produce podcasts.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

As a PR agency that works with high-growth companies, including many technology brands, we talk a lot about why public relations is important for the tech industry. But it’s just as important to ask why technology is important to the PR industry. In other words, does PR actually need disruptive technology to succeed?

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

Going into college I just knew that I would be a reporter at a newspaper. However, I accepted an internship in Dallas after my sophomore year with Project Transformation, a non-profit working with underprivileged children, as a media, communication and PR coordinator. What’s your secret to media relations success?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

More: 21 Media Relations Insights From 3 Surveys Polling 4,000+ Journalists 5. More: 21 Media Relations Insights From 3 Surveys Polling 4,000+ Journalists 6. Most reporters are on Twitter If you work in PR and have responsibility for media relations , then you have in a sense, a professional obligation to be on Twitter.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The challenges of an aging population and the potential threat of pandemics increases the demand for a trusted and high quality healthcare industry. Healthcare public relations plays a crucial role in ensuring that information is communicated clearly, accurately, and compassionately.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

Handpicked Related Content. Myth #3: PR is not the same as media relations. Media relations is a subset of PR. Or you may decide that media relations is precisely what you need. Handpicked Related Content. How to Score in B2B Media Relations. Social media strategy.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2021

The goal of this pitch is to offer executive time to reporters for introductions, background material, and to share a POV on the industry and its future. You can set up Google alerts on your phones and laptops, listen to daily podcasts and sign up for newsletters in pertinent industries. The keys here are relevance and speed.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

The AP’s ramped-up fact-checking efforts have gotten good responses from its customers – local and national newspapers, broadcast news stations, and other news organizations alike – who have responded by adding fact-checking tactics into their own day-to-day efforts. And the public wants news it can trust, even if it doesn’t know the source.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Advancements in healthcare technology are transforming the industry at a rapid pace. The healthcare industry in particular has had to reshape its approach to marketing and PR, being an industry so reliant on building client relationships and trust. One possiblity is the use of blockchains to be in compliance with HIPPA.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

COVID-19 has certainly changed the way business-to-business (B2B) public relations and media relations is now conducted. But even still, one thing has remained consistent for public relations professionals … we know that our media relationships will beat out our news releases … every single time.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Traditional media is defined as outlets with an offline component, like a tangible newspaper or TV feed, as well as their online version. Digital-only media — This refers to outlets with multiple staffers and advertisers that exist only online: BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Quartz, Refinery29.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2024

The company had a small army of people in Maine that would get up early and read every major newspaper in the U.S. When I opened one up there was a news clip from a newspaper in California that had run a news brief about my client. All these new industry moves could be good for the PR community in the long run. Prompts for PR.

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Cision

JUNE 22, 2016

In this interview, Tom discusses being the first public relations partner for Florida’s Natural, why brand advocates are so valuable and the importance of listening to your audience’s conversations. What drew you to the PR industry? What do you think was the key factor in Exponent PR winning that account?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Here’s how the 55% B2B news publications; 52% social media; 47% industry newsletters; 45% industry events; 37% industry podcasts; 33% industry magazines; 31% research consultancies; and 26% mainstream news. If prospects aren’t getting what they need from businesses, where do they turn for information?

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For a fee, any organization can upload their press release to a newswire service that distributes it directly to news organizations, much like the original news agencies like Associated Press fed reports to newspapers in the early days of electronic journalism. Benefits of using a newswire.

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Prakkypedia

MARCH 31, 2019

Or in other words: “What can I pitch to the media?”. For PR consultants who work in media relations and promotions, it’s all about the next angle, the new product, the trend the client has noticed, or the issue that the client may be able to provide a quote on.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

Public relations has come a long way in the last 10 years on so many fronts, presenting both new challenges and opportunities. When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands.

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Cision

AUGUST 12, 2016

Getting coverage in the most widely circulated newspaper in the country is no easy feat, but the powerful reach of USA Today makes it a highly desirable target for PR professionals. Cision’s Media Research team reaches out to thousands of journalists each day in an effort to enhance our knowledge base. That’s the job!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2018

It’s fascinating to chart the growth of public relations over the last century by looking at those who had the vision to create the industry. Bernays gets top billing as PR’s “father” A nephew of Freud, Edward Bernays (1891-1995) “invented” modern PR and coined the term “public relations.”

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

When I was director of media relations in the Reagan White House in 1983 and 1984, the correspondence unit had a standing assignment to find letters the president could use to help illustrate issues of interest. He said the box represented the industrialized world in 1960, which then had a population of 1 billion people.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The country’s strong industrial base, particularly in sectors like aerospace, automotive and luxury goods, contributes significantly to its economic prowess and France’s influence in the world. France also has regulations in place to ensure media plurality, diversity, and quality. That always helps, right?

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Local media has been eviscerated, and now many iconic national and global outlets are hurting badly. adults get their daily news : social media.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

What drew you to the PR industry? The PR industry has delivered everything I was looking for when I set out looking for a job in 1996! Want to improve your media relations? Gain insights from Cision’s free State of the Media 2016 Report! My favorite social media platform is… LinkedIn.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 5, 2019

Tailored pitches have always been the key to success in media relations. The 2019 Cision Global State of the Media Report contains useful insights for media relations practitioners seeking to cut through with their pitches. Adding SEO and social data to pitches adds huge value for time pressed journalists.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9 Print media is the most trusted source of news in the world at 58% (vs. first appeared on Burrelles.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. One of my core responsibilities is producing TT’s annual Top 100 lists of the industry’s largest trucking and logistics companies.

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Cision

JANUARY 19, 2017

She is also the author of From Unknown To Expert , a step by step framework to help entrepreneurs develop effective PR and social media strategies to become thought leaders and influencers in their industries. What is your secret to media relations success? How does social media and analytics drive your PR strategy?

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Cision

MARCH 3, 2016

Motion PR turns 10 years old this month, capping off a whirlwind 2015 in which they moved into the penthouse suite of Chicago’s LaSalle-Wacker Building, grew the business significantly with high profile client wins, and hired PR industry vet Wheatley Marshall as senior vice president. Want to get more media coverage for your brand?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In other words, your target audience is listening to bloggers, customers, reporters and other key influencers talking about your industry. ” “In a lot of ways, I look at influencer marketing as an evolution from traditional media relations.” How can you get in on the conversation? .”

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

If you want to connect with your audience and stand out from competitors, you need to focus on your brand’s story, says Neil McAllister, media and content director at Blanc & Otus. In this interview, Neil discusses his background as a journalist, what it’s like working in the technology industry and the changing role of the media.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 10, 2025

We’re one of the few agencies in a state that is 42 percent Latino doing media relations in Spanish. As the media landscape shifts and we see newspapers folding, you encounter more ethical issues. It’s interesting because there’s so many other Industries that have roles specialized for that.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content. They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. This person and media site have ethics beyond reproach.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

PwC estimates live events, conferences and tradeshows have shrunk 64% as an industry. Media relations is ever more challenging. Three-quarters (75%) of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years. Source: Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder ).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

According to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) president & CEO Gary Shapiro , “The resurgence of CES proves that face-to-face conversations and meetings are a necessity for the technology industry.” Automotive News ’ Jamie Butters summed it up in this headline in his post-CES column: Is CES worth (the) auto industry’s time?

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Cision

MARCH 30, 2016

Being in a more senior role gives me more of an ability to strengthen existing relationships and connect with other organizations that need our help communicating issues in a way that can affect policy change and improve the overall state of their industry or field. What are the best tactics for brands to get more media coverage?

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