Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

Leadership 161

Leadership B2B Study Survey 161

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A “reference” could be a case study , participation in a marketing event, a quote for the media, or an interview with an analyst, to name a few. This is a true leadership challenge because the change has to be cultural. In this case, I’d interview the customers and write up a contributed article to pitch.

B2B 141

B2B Case Study Study Conference 141

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

Any organization can deliver thought leadership content if it has a system for generating ideas and a process for turning them into engaging assets. Half of C-suite executives say they leverage thought leadership to make purchasing decisions in tough economic times. What is thought leadership?

Leadership 141

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 141

Prowly

JANUARY 23, 2025

To strategize better , learn the dos and donts of the quintessential trade media workflow: Task #1: Finding trade media contacts Task #2: Writing pitches to trade media Task #3: Maintaining the relationships See how Prowlys features live up to the challenge of hyper-targeting trade media. Wondering if youve missed some outlets?

Pitching 104

Pitching How To Media B2B 104

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 9, 2021

In my first installment, I mentioned companies that parlayed core technologies into market leadership – like Cisco, with routing tech, Google, with Page Rank, and others. Check out the good folks at Category Design Advisors and Play Bigger ; two consulting firms who can help your company turn your core tech into market leadership.

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Case Study Marketing Software Technology 266

5W PR

JANUARY 14, 2025

Conduct thorough research into their readership, editorial focus, and writing style. Publish thought leadership pieces, case studies, white papers, and blog posts that address key industry challenges and offer valuable insights. Analyze their recent coverage, areas of interest, and preferred interview formats.

How To 78

How To Media Case Study Technology 78

PR Job Coach

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Casting aside the importance of GPA and test scores, Mr. Friedman’s piece cites leadership, humility, collaboration, adaptability and a love of learning or relearning as critical metrics to assess success. On the other axis, list the factors of leadership, humility, collaboration, adaptability and a love of learning. Leadership.

How To 187

How To Leadership Interviews Google 187

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

High demand for experienced communicators “Corporate communications professionals will continue to advance into top organizational leadership roles as their unrivaled combination of business strategy and stakeholder insight continues to become more essential. Write a 2-4 sentence prediction for marketing and PR in 2024.]

Writing 211

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 211

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It may not be sexy or glamorous – but if you are integrating digital tactics into your PR, a simple solution to gain visibility for your CEO ( or other leadership executive ) is this: use LinkedIn’s publisher platform. Interview them and share THEIR opinions, not yours. What is it? FIVE WAYS TO CREATE VALUE.

LinkedIn 167

LinkedIn Leadership Interviews Digital PR 167

PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Journalists want to do a great job and they want to write great stories. The pandemic has] been all-consuming, particularly for me as someone who focuses on writing about consumer health,” he said. “I I think we’re much more open to (remote interviews) nowadays, of course,” O’Connor said. Get used to competing with COVID.

Journalism 211

Journalism Report Interviews Meeting 211

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 23, 2017

A good public relations professional will counsel their client to have a blog or content hub as a way to showcase thought leadership, earned media placements, company news, and announcements, and engage with fans and followers. When you’re writing content for a client, you probably don’t pick up your pen on the day of deadline.

Blogging 282

Blogging Case Study Social Media Instagram 282

PRSay

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Keep in mind that many global firms require writing samples, scenario-based assessments and other prescreening, so research these expectations and plan ahead. Schedule informational interviews and job shadows, attend internship info sessions and participate in free networking events. Maximize LinkedIn. Build and leverage your network.

LinkedIn 88

LinkedIn Nonprofit Social Media Retail 88

Reputation Us

APRIL 18, 2017

There’s another powerful tool in the PR toolbox — Thought Leadership. But, what is thought leadership and who constitutes being a leader of thought? I’m not here to say stop writing news releases. I am here to say write fewer, better ones and spend more time leveraging your best kept secrets – your thought leaders.

Leadership 83

Leadership Print Training Radio 83

PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

We may not think about it that way — we’re simply drafting a memo to employees or writing the president’s message for an annual report. But the fact is: Few executives reach the C-suite because of their writing skills. Executives seek to amplify their own voices through “thought leadership.”. Research and ask questions.

Communications 149

Communications Employee Leadership Writing 149

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As public relations professionals know, there are many different types of media interviews. Here are our best tips for getting quoted in a media interview, and staying in the picture. So if an interview opportunity is important, you’ll need to make an effort to be available on short notice. Be accessible. Be helpful.

Media 168

Media Interviews Report Leadership 168

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2019

For more on writing stellar bylines , see our earlier post. Leadership events. Owned and operated business events like discussion panels are productive PR activations for building media and industry relationships, generating quality content, boosting thought leadership credibility, and yes – even earning media coverage.

Agency 188

Agency Publicity Media Training Training 188

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. Write down what your domain authority is, which is listed in the left-hand side of the box, right underneath your website’s URL.

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Cision

JUNE 27, 2017

As a business owner or company executive, you understand that you have great potential to leverage thought leadership through content. In reality, you’re strapped for time, and writing articles and other content falls to the very bottom of a very long list of tasks. Know What Your Writing Goals Are. Nay, my friend.

Writing 217

Writing Content Marketing Blogging Meeting 217

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Consider ways to expand editorial placements with personal branding campaigns for c-suite leadership and your subject matter experts ! Three Essential Ways to Help Corporate Leadership Build a Personal Brand Online 1. So what’s a PR pro to do? Take advantage of the LinkedIn blogging platform – called long-form posts.

Corporate 100

Corporate Leadership Brand Branding 100

Flack's Revenge

JULY 28, 2020

We kept in touch and Mitchell recently invited me to do a live video interview. Yet as communicators, we should be comfortable with the video interview format. I strongly recommend you contact him for any thought leadership coaching and writing help (here is his LinkedIn profile ). I quickly and graciously accepted.

Brand 136

Brand Branding Interviews Video 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 13, 2023

Writing still matters. Content skills go hand-in-hand with communications, but even in the video age, coherent and persuasive writing is at the top of the list. Effective writing strengthens media pitches, powers sales presentations, and is often the basis for successful thought leadership.

Writing 170

Writing Pitching Meeting Communications 170

PR Fuel

JULY 14, 2021

Learning how to write press releases can help you reach and appeal to your target audience. Here are the nine tips you need when learning how to write a press release. Before you learn how to write press releases, it’s important to consider what you want to write about. Not sure where to start?

Writing 96

Writing How To Media Guidelines 96

PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2023

After working in public relations for more than 25 years and then becoming a leadership consultant and trainer, Ken Jacobs knows that the PR profession often promotes people into management and leadership “because they’re good at PR, they’re good with media, they’re good with clients and new biz. People choose whom they follow.

Leadership 74

Leadership Ethics Energy LinkedIn 74

PRSay

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Each week, PRsay will interview one of the nominees for the 2022 PRSA Board of Directors. While writing is a passion, you’ve said that numbers have always been your strength. How do you describe your leadership style? Name: Joseph Abreu, APR. Location: Fort Myers, Fla. Board nominee position: Treasurer.

Meeting 147

Meeting Government Ethics Leadership 147

Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

While I started engaging on social media channels, I realized that blogging and writing about my experiences would be central to sharing my story. I was just enjoying the opportunity to write and speak about my experiences. Q: If you had the chance to prevent what happened and re-write your story, would you? . SCHEDULE A DEMO.

Interviews 105

Interviews Ethics Government Internal 105

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2024

The key for B2B PR is to make it easy: Easy to understand; Easy to interview; and East to get questions answered. Like all things cultural in a team, this usually stems from the leadership. If the leadership believes social media is worth the effort, the team does too. So, put the effort in to write a good pitch.

Survey 182

Survey Journalism Report Pitching 182

PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2024

In an era that values authenticity, John Elsasser, editor-in-chief of Strategies & Tactics and host of the webinar series, asked: Should aspiring leaders embrace their real strengths, rather than try to embody every type of leadership quality? Top of the list: Write a manifesto about your leadership values.

Energy 128

Energy Leadership Meeting LinkedIn 128

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2017

To improve writing. Learn what not to write. We love the Grammarly Blog because of the depth and breadth of writing insights it holds. ” Use Grammarly to craft smarter social media posts and business memos as well as take interesting quizzes to determine how understandable a piece of writing may be. Bad Pitch Blog.

Blogging 159

Blogging Pitching Fashion Sports 159

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Erick Sherman , a prolific freelance journalist, beautifully summed up what I believe is central to the TechCrunch conundrum in an Off Script interview, the Q&A series for this blog: “Companies also have to invest their own time. It’s like asking someone to come in and write a thought-leadership piece and then have no thoughts to offer.”.

Leadership 60

Leadership B2B Pitching Technology 60

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

While PR professionals are expected to have excellent writing, design and presentation skills, I also believe that this value requires expertise in our specific industries. Amy Barnes, APR , and I just completed 58 interviews with members of the PRSA College of Fellows and Arthur W. In support of this view, Meng et al. Pursue the APR.

Ethics 146

Ethics Public Affairs Journalism Leadership 146

Cision

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Promote Your Thought leadership With a Press Release . Even without a traditional blog, most companies want to be widely seen as a reliable source of expertise and information for consumers, whether through how-to’s, market research, or making experts in the organization available for media interviews.

Infographics 283

Infographics Consumer Video Examples 283

Critical Mention

AUGUST 26, 2018

Together with our board of directors and staff leadership, I’m guided by our three-year strategic plan. Regarding diversity, we need to lead by inclusion and improve involvement of diverse populations in PRSA’s membership and leadership. Anthony: In my 35 years of being in this profession, I’ve learned this: writing is job number one.

Interviews 79

Interviews Ethics Conference Leadership 79

Sword and the Script

JULY 11, 2023

In this guest post, Kathy Casciani writes public relations podcasts provide a sound way to work on your professional development while habit stacking – listening while doing routine tasks, such as chores In case you hadn’t noticed, podcasts are having a moment.

Publicity 146

Publicity Small Business Trends Leadership 146

Presspage

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this blog, well explore why press releases are still a must-have in 2025, how to write them like a pro, and how to tailor them for any situation. Including quotes from leadership demonstrates accountability, and offering a point of contact for further information ensures open communication. Would it spark genuine interest?

Writing 78

Writing How To Product Launch Crisis 78

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The United Nations Foundation (UNF)’s Girl Up campaign, for example, relies heavily on digital platforms such as Instagram , Facebook , YouTube videos, and blogs to encourage youth to advocate for health, education, and leadership for girls everywhere. It features street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York City.

Nonprofit 240

Nonprofit Storytelling Instagram Facebook 240

PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2021

Read by influencers and decision-makers, these guest columns require our best efforts and most polished writing. I cannot stress enough the importance of writing to the correct length as prescribed by the newspaper,” Yost says. Newsletter writing has its own form that media pitches should fit.

Media Relations 197

Media Relations Trends Media Newspapers 197

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

The site is always looking for contributors, making it a go-to for thought leadership pieces and guest blogging. Better Writing Blogs. How does Media Shift , a blog billed as “telling stories of how the shifting media landscape is changing the way we get our news and information” help PR teams write better?

Blogging 170

Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170