PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

One of my first interviews was in Examiner.com. Be Newsworthy My biggest piece of advice when it comes to publicity is to start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. If so, are you staying connected with those journalists?

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Cision

JUNE 7, 2017

After several email and phone interviews, I was selected to go to Chicago, appear on the show and compete on Steve Harvey’s Top Inventor segment. As a result of HARO, I’ve been quoted or featured in Success Magazine , Forbes (several times), Entrepreneur , Huffington Post , local affiliates of television networks, and much more.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In an interview for this article, Keyris Manzanares, a multimedia reporter at Virginia Public Media, said she often receives email pitches from PR people. As a reporter, when you need to interview a county official for a story, a media relations pro can help point you to that person, Manzanares said. “I

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I recently spent a year interviewing senior public relations professionals in 31 countries about best practices in their cultures for my newly-published book, Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication. Make friends with local influencers. Get more PR tips now.

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

We also had only a few in-country marketers who were managing our corporate presence and reputation locally in international markets, and we now have strong talent in our growing international markets. The post Interview Series: CMO of UL Discusses How PR & Content Marketing Are Evolving in 2018 appeared first on AirPR.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

While you can find this out directly from them via interviews and surveys, it is also very important to let the past behavior data inform your strategy (what they say they will do is different from what they have actually done in the past). Another effective strategy is localizing your content.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When your company secures an interview with a major media outlet, you may feel the urge to celebrate. Just don’t let your executive or chosen company spokesperson arrive to the interview unprepared! Read below as Brad offers tips that will help anyone who conducts or prepares others for media interviews.

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Onclusive

JUNE 7, 2017

If you own a local clothing store, listen to your customers: What do they want more of? What inventory do they overlook? How can you better delight and entice them to return week after week to see what’s new? If you’re a public relations professional, listen to journalists: What do they want more of? Which […].

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2017

This is where some targeted media training right before interviews is highly recommended. We also commend brands who prepped tips for watching and photographing, and experts giving smart interviews on the subject. These kind of interviews are often “gateway PR” to a profile or other more prominent piece down the road.

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Remote PR Jobs

JULY 19, 2024

Networking Meetups: Smaller, local events that bring together professionals from various fields can be particularly useful for building casual, organic relationships within your community. Local Chambers of Commerce: Not only do these organizations often need PR services for their initiatives but they can also refer their members to you.

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Cision

JUNE 23, 2016

In this interview, Connie discusses how the way audiences consume news is changing, why spending time on message development is important and why a dedicated support network is valuable. I am excited about being part of an evolving industry where local influence is growing in importance. and in local communities. I came to D.C.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 21, 2020

The morning shows like the Today Show , Good Morning America and your local shows like Good Morning Washington still need regular content as well. This can also be adapted to with Skype interviews. In fact, I just pitched a Skype interview for a station that I heard was no longer having guests in-studio.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

It dates back to the days when authors would travel from city to city to promote a new book in a blitz of media interviews, or when celebrities push a film to 20 cities in an afternoon of local TV chats via satellite. Be discreet when arranging interviews with publications that compete with one another to avoid awkward moments.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 20, 2020

Once ‘matched’ a chat will open and you can work together to set up that interview. Download the Starbucks app (or Dunkin Donuts or a local coffee shop) and treat yourself to a large cold brew before diving into that PR plan; you deserve it. . It works the other way around as well, for PR pros looking for journalists. .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Special and mid-term elections at the local level, like last week’s contests in Virginia and New Jersey offer more relevant lessons for PRs. PR lessons from local and regional elections. So, just like the candidate running for a local district office, a team has to garner local support before going after bigger fish.

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The Resolution Blog

JULY 8, 2022

In this episode I interview Donna Loughlin, she is the founder & owner of PR firm LMGPR and host of podcast ‘Before It Happened. Having started journalism at just 10 years old; helping at a local newspaper network that her family managed, Donna progressed & became a global journalist for Reuters and the BBC.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 17, 2020

General Mills is using Zoom to interview execs on key COVID-related topics. General Mills’ social team didn’t sit idly around very long–they started interviewing key executives a couple weeks ago around COVID-related topics. Nice to see a local company doing that here in Minnesota. Very transparent.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The following is a summary of the interview; you can request a full copy by visiting this link. A press conference is considered a good way to get connected with local media outlets, especially for new companies. Want to get the full interview, which includes tips on the best ways to contact Chinese tech media?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

Many local chapters have working groups for new and young professionals. And don’t neglect the old fashioned “information interview.” Online communities like #PRStudChat are a great resource for learning, connecting with peers and hearing about different experiences. Consider joining PRSA.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Benitez talked about how he started out and recounted watching the local Miami news as a child. That’s how I realized how important local news was,” Benitez said, adding that he knew there was a future for him in television, sharing the news and telling stories. “I Then he started at the station as an Emma L.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

Vaco recruiter Piper Ochsner additionally advises candidates to be prepared to deliver a similar video-worthy introduction in person, as well, and suggests that a candidate’s ability to answer the inevitable interview opener “Tell me a little about yourself” can make or break an interview. Get published.

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Onclusive

JUNE 7, 2017

If you own a local clothing store, listen to your customers: What do they want more of? This week, we’re taking a look back at our most popular journalist interviews to remind our own loyal following of what the customer wants: facts, data, and highly relevant, niche stories. What inventory do they overlook?

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 3, 2014

Local and International Laws for Protecting Your Social Media Accounts. Here are some interesting reads on the United Breaks Guitars crisis: Interview with Dave Carroll: How Businesses Can Protect Themselves From Social Media Crises. Interview with Taylor Guitars: The Power of Real-Time Communication.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2017

Once your release has crossed the wire and journalists are emailing and calling for interview opportunities, your work is done, right? I have access to all major media outlets as well as local or niche outlets that I may not have known about,” said Ashley Bernardi, founder & publicity director at Nardi Media.

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Cision

JUNE 16, 2017

Using surveys, interviews and focus groups, we spoke to employees across different lines of the business and regions. They can help answer questions and address concerns locally while championing the brand to employees who may be attached to old messaging. It took a few months but was certainly worthwhile. Tell all your stakeholders.

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PRSay

APRIL 24, 2020

When pitching story ideas to journalists during the COVID-19 crisis, PR pros should use email, find local news angles and make experts available for video interviews, according to Cision’s “ 2020 State of the Media Report ,” released on April 21.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Each week, PRsay will interview one of the nominees for the 2022 PRSA Board of Directors. I wanted to join earlier but didn’t have the required experience at that time, so I joined the Charlotte Public Relations Society, an established local group. Name: Jessica M. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA. Location: Indian Trail, N.C.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The insights gained for the survey provided key details on the current earned media environment, highlighting the challenges faced in national, local, and trade media. Finding 2: National and top-tier media have become the hardest outlets in which to secure earned media, followed (closely) by local and then trade.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Once I submitted my resume and started the interview process with DKY, the hiring team did a great job communicating expectations, next steps and keeping me informed of their anticipated timeline. If you interviewed with multiple people via video, did you feel that was easier or tougher than doing it in person? Give it a shot.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Beginning her career as an associated publicist for United Artists and interviewing celebrities, she realized she was getting more out of her interviewees in the car on the way to the events than the reporters were. When she interviewed these celebrities, her icebreaker would be to ask about their animals.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2022

One team I was on spent days messaging, rehearsing, and scripting a client company founder, only to see one bungled interview after another. It turned out the details she shared were for an event that had taken place the week before, so the local press missed hers. — or so she thought.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2022

One team I was on spent days messaging, rehearsing, and scripting a client company founder, only to see one bungled interview after another. It turned out the details she shared were for an event that had taken place the week before, so the local press missed hers. — or so she thought.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 6, 2015

The local experts we spoke to described New England reporters as ‘distrustful of PR efforts’ and ‘bordering on cranky’. In New York, we were told that it’s not unusual for reporters – in mid-interview – to suddenly pick up their devices and start checking emails, social feeds etc. Apparently, they are listening. What makes news?

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By featuring significant connections to trending media topics and issues, we can position our BIPOC leaders and innovators as subject-matter experts for interviews beyond their respective cultural observances.

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Cision

MARCH 17, 2017

In my interviews with PR professionals in New York and Los Angeles I found the opposite to be true, and was inspired by how thoughtful and strategic many of the people I interviewed were about their jobs. I wanted a means to continue the relationships I had built while learning more about the profession by interviewing practitioners.

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PRSay

JULY 30, 2020

Will they move back in with their parents and work at a small local business until the job market opens back up? If your sibling has a piece of advice or info to share, or your parent has a cool job that you want to show behind the scenes, then interview them. Will they find internships? Will they continue with graduate studies?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I remember sitting with a college student at a local Starbucks. To show thanks to your industry, don’t just join an Industry association, be more active in their local, regional and national events. At the same time one of the best parts of mentoring, whether you realize it or not, is the reverse mentoring that takes place.

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