Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 5, 2018

25 years ago workflow in an agency was defined by media relations. Activity was focused on earned and owned media. It’s turned into a nostalgic trip down memory lane for a lot of people in my network. Thanks to everyone who jumped into the conversation. The first agency that I worked for was A Plus in Slough, UK.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

As communicators, we have long relied on earned media or public relations — usually in the form of media relations — to place our clients’ names on the internet, on TV, in print and on the radio. Earned media demonstrates credibility, since the organization doesn’t pay for the placement. Regional Foundation.

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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. Spin Sucks posts tips of creating ChatGPT prompts for public relations. Perhaps that’s true.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. What are some examples of public relations?

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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. Later that year I moved to Smyrna, Delaware, for my first full-time journalism job at a local newspaper that was part of a small family-owned chain at the time.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A combination of paid, earned, shared and owned media (PESO) – an integrated strategy – is necessary to be effective. In this interview, Jim discusses his agency’s approach to integrated PR, shares the key lessons he’s learned throughout his career and explains what “Joined-Up Thinking,” Threepipe’s tagline, truly means.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

Karen Paff, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations, recommends doing your research and learning as much as you can about the journalists you target before you pitch them your story. What are some key components of a successful media relations strategy? How does social media play into your media relations strategy?

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. Want more tips to help executives prepare for the next big interview? Nova Halliwell is a communications professional living in New York City. .

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Although print newspaper readership has declined, publishers’ online assets continue to grow strongly, with consumers accessing news media sites via mobile and social media. Social media use, meanwhile, continues to rocket, across a growing number of platforms. Hot Press – Leading Irish music and entertainment magazine.

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Cision

MARCH 8, 2016

In this interview, he discusses why financial firms are under attack, how brands should respond to social media crises and what the key factor is for protecting a brand’s reputation. Want to improve your media relations? Get Cision’s free State of the Media 2016 Report!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 15, 2024

I dabbled at my college newspaper, but my career began in earnest at an international business newsletter called EDM Publications, which was based in Paris at the time but has since moved to Munich. Barring that, hopefully it’s at least an interesting thing for people to read and learn about. Almost 20 years. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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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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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Rich Oppel, senior advisor for media strategy and management at Crosswind Media & Public Relations, says brands will successfully land media coverage when they can combine their needs with the needs of journalists and their readers. I find that some young professionals don’t read newspapers or influential websites.

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PR Insiders

JULY 12, 2021

Did you read that newspaper article in print or on your phone? Did you hear that interview on the radio or on a podcast? It’s no secret, of course, that the media landscape has changed drastically over the years – and the changes keep coming at a pace that sometimes makes us all dizzy!

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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. One former employer bought a full-page ad in a major local newspaper, and after that, every pitch I sent in seemed to merit an interview and an article.

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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.

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The Hoyt Organization

APRIL 23, 2024

Traditional channels, such as newspapers and television, offer broad reach, while digital channels, such as social media and email marketing, provide targeted messaging. Build Relationships With Media Media relations are a critical aspect of public relations for nonprofits.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

PR shores up this trust through sustained, transparent communication between patients, professionals, regulators, and the media. Effective Media Relations for Healthcare Organizations In healthcare public relations , effective media relations are about the dissemination of appropriate, timely information that affects public health.

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Cision

MARCH 30, 2016

If you’re not providing the media with anything of value, they won’t give your story a second glance. In this interview, he shares the pitch that got him the most coverage, his strategies for building relationships with the media and why social media is so important. Social media is incredibly important.

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PRSay

AUGUST 18, 2023

In interviews aimed at understanding skepticism about climate change, the study found that many participants are suspicious of language that presents climate change as a crisis or an urgent threat. Networks and radio and newspapers and television — they’re all getting paid to tell me something,” one interviewee said.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

I began in college with an internship at a newspaper local to my school covering local government as well as random features I came across in the area. It was even heated! How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I’ve been a journalist for just over four years now.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 6, 2024

I joined my university’s newspaper as a reporter in 2018. I graduated in May of 2020 at the start of the pandemic, and then joined Endeavor Business Media as an associate editor for Stormwater magazinein April 2021. I appreciate interview proposals and prepared written statements regarding trending topics in the trucking space.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

I was researching the story, and on a whim, I reached out to Alton Brown’s people and had a lengthy phone interview with him about chefs using induction systems on set for Iron Chef America, which was at the height of its popularity. I’ve interviewed a lot of famous people, but he was a real pleasure to talk to.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. I illustrate this for people with my hands: If you only get your news from newspapers and TV, hold your hands six inches apart – that’s all the news you’re getting. Paul Pioneer Press , the weekly. Star Tribune ’s.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

Being unavailable for reporters’ follow-up needs: whether it’s listing a PR contact on the news release that isn’t available or a lack of access to executives and subject matter experts for interviews. Magazines and newspapers operate on strict production schedules, and web outlets need to move fast to stay competitive.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This means engaging with audiences where they spend the most time – Facebook, TikTok, X, and other social media channels. Only sending a press release to a few newspaper and magazine journalists means your practice is only reaching a small portion of your target audience. Now, they have to connect more directly with target audiences.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. I’ll try to get you an interview with somebody if I can.”. You want to be the eyes and ears for the media inside the building.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Jamie Butters, executive editor with the auto industry’s newspaper of record, Automotive News , wrote: “The reason the show is so valuable is that the 100,000-plus people who come here from across a range of industries around the world included a lot of smart people from up and down and across the industry.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I then reported for my college newspaper, The Michigan Daily , at the University of Michigan. Not every interview needs to be a Zoom or Teams video chat – we’re all fatigued by virtual working and I’m more than happy to do a phone call, too. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Cision , the King Kong of media relations directories, swells with 1.6 million media contacts (including 300,000 digital influencers) in its searchable database. It’s important to note that much of Cision’s data is provided by the media themselves, and is by its nature both broad and shallow. First, we start with.

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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

There are five key components to public relations that should all work together to build and improve your company’s reputation. Media Relations. As the name implies, media relations refers to the way you manage the media to secure positive coverage of your company and share exciting updates with your customers.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama. My wife worked for the same newspaper at the time, and she stopped by their house to pick up some photos that we ran with the story, and she was warmly greeted. Metro weekly newspaper that no longer exists. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Over the summer I had the opportunity to interview Eugina Jordan, currently the CMO of Telecom Infra Project, for our sister brand Design World’s diversity profiles — a collection of profiles highlighting the stories of women and minorities in engineering.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

It won an award from the National Newspaper Association for community service. I started writing professionally at 17 years old as a sports correspondent for my local newspaper, the Milford (NH) Cabinet. That was followed by four years as a TV sports reporter and anchor before a return to the newspaper business.

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Polaris

AUGUST 19, 2014

In my field, that means scoring a big win for a client—whether it’s securing a feature article in a national newspaper, improving engagement on a Facebook page or creating an eBook that attracts thousands of downloads. The public relations measurement challenge. In business, everyone wants to kick a little butt.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

If it’s a company anniversary story, perhaps there’s an employee who’s been with the company since the beginning that you can incorporate through quotes or interviews. Consider this response from Madeleine Winer of Tire Review : “I have a background in newspaper journalism, so timeliness is always an element that hooks me into a story.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? They are often the go-to pool resource for other media, because they provide quick and accurate fundamentals, especially when time is of the essence. SF Mayor Frank Jordan inviting two radio reporters on his doorstep in to interview him while he took a shower.

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