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. On one occasion, I was given an assignment to write something for the CEO. Research and ask questions.

Communications 148

Communications Employee Leadership Writing 148

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

This summer, as part of a Contently innovation workshop, I decided to devote two days a week for conducting empathy interviews with clients and prospects. To be honest, I worried that the exercise would be redundant—I’d worked with dozens of clients as a content strategist and interviewed dozens more for our blog over the years.

How To 104

How To Marketing B2B Exercises 104

Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

Interviews 28

Interviews SEO Banking Radio 28

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Today, we’re introducing three new services— Automated Press Releases , Automated Performance Reports and Piloting AI ™ Workshops —but, first, the backstory. And I’ve presented 60+ keynotes and workshops on AI at industry conferences and corporate events around the world. Piloting AI ™ Workshops. Automated Performance Reports.

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

The Proactive Report

AUGUST 28, 2018

Catzavelos’ older brother did an interview on Radio 702 where he shared how this has affected him personally, his relationship with his brother and his father, the loss of his business and the impact on his employees. Adam Catzavelos did write an apology on Twitter but it wasn’t well received.

Training 148

Training Social Media Video Employee 148

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

In contrast, the President of FedEx in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Kawal Preet, speaks to a business audience about the big tech trends shaping tomorrow’s supply chain in a third-party interview. Will they be writing their own articles, for example, or will you need a freelance team? Create content.

Leadership 141

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 141

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 18, 2018

7 great tools for the tech PR workshop. Our own account supervisor Erica Schain says it’s the best place to get a summary in real time of what’s trending across the tech blogs, offering a bird’s eye view of what reporters are writing about. Apps and web tools come and go like Silicon Valley startups, and the choices can feel endless.

Tools 108

Tools SMB Survey Software 108

Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 14, 2015

It occurred to me that I could write a grab bag post every single day. This could be fresh fodder for our storytelling workshops, explaining to executives that corporate speak is actually bad for their health. Nieman Lab conducted a terrific interview with Tom Standage who heads the digital side of The Economist.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Storytelling Journalism 60

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett. Add life using quotes: Some quotes sound “canned”—try to liven up your quotes by writing them the way a person would actually talk. A mentor of mine taught us to write executive quotes this way and it really does help in making them sound more real. For my podcast, Women Worldwide.

Creativity 100

Creativity Pitching Writing Conference 100

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

Host free webinars or workshops on a topic related to your industry. Write a white paper or research report on a topic related to your industry. Host a podcast or YouTube series featuring interviews with industry experts. Write a guest blog post for a popular industry publication or website. Portfolio/Penguin.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

What’s more, our Maccabee agency just hosted former Twin Cities Business editor-in-chief Dale Kurschner for a “Lunch N Learn” workshop to hear Kurschner’s perspective from his years spent on the receiving end of hundreds of PR pitches. TV could require your subject to be ready for an interview the same day. Consider the Medium.

Pitching 82

Pitching Print Journalism Local 82

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 2, 2022

My first adjunct position was at Texas Christian University, teaching PR Writing. Courses taught: Principles of Public Relations, Public Relations Writing, Communications Ethics, Media Relations, Campaigns (graduate program). I said I would, and she put me in touch with the assistant dean, I went in and interviewed, and got the job.

Education 107

Education Course Nonprofit Resources 107

Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Professional development opportunities can include working directly on a fellowship with an organization, conducting interviews for research project, and learning from professionals. First, you have to write up a proposal for what you want to accomplish during this time off. What do you have to do to get a sabbatical?

Travel 57

Travel Conference Crisis Communications Social Media 57

PR 20/20

JUNE 18, 2019

In advance of the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference (MAICON) , I interviewed a number of experts (i.e. They write better content that ranks higher in far less time than others in their market. John's University Watch the full interview, The Future is Marketer + Machine (Video).

Marketing 53

Marketing Conference Technology Interviews 53

Presspage

MAY 6, 2017

Following the crisis, CSUSM put every member of the crisis team, including the four key members of the PR department through crisis management training workshops. And we had to both act out and write down what we would do in our role. And we had to both act out and write down what we would do in our role.

Crisis 92

Crisis Crisis Management Crisis Communications Training 92

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Use Creative Workshops for Ideation Don’t skimp on brainstorming. Amber and the Verve team have “creativee workshops” or brainstorming sessions to generate ideas, starting broadly and narrowing focus. Quote from Amber : “We run creative workshops before we go into ideation. I was and still am.

Digital PR 71

Digital PR Data SEO Strategy 71

wiredPRworks

JANUARY 16, 2018

NSA Illinois’ Speakers Academy focuses on how to develop and market to people at corporations, associations, and organizations who hire—and invest in—keynotes, workshops, consulting and training. Books, workbooks, CDs, webinars, and workshops are among the array of ways to generate profits by expanding your platform.

Airlines 40

Airlines System Local Training 40

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Ann Wylie gives you some funny formulas to spice up your writing Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! D’oh, you say. Pull out the bag of tricks.

Blogging 93

Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 93

Buzzstream

JULY 7, 2021

Simply write more editorial content for your site, feature the 3rd party websites you want links back from in the content, and conduct your outreach letting them know about their feature on your site! You could create your resource as a webinar, blog post, or workshop series.

Case Study 113

Case Study Study Strategy Leadership 113

Ishmael's Corner

JUNE 8, 2015

It seemed as though no one missed a breath in the attempt to catch all the action, and I’m still not sure if the reporters and editors had any time to sleep between writing and designing 15 pages of fresh content, ready for consumption each morning.). This is because in the film industry ideas are not just a fleeting notion.

Communications 60

Communications Film Guidelines Pitching 60

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

It is full of practical advice to get your team on board during workshops, internal presentations, and pilot projects. Assemble a workshop from a diverse group. Make sure to represent this diversity in your workshop. Management is often tempted to make workshops as small as possible and only to include senior representatives.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

But many of the pitches I received included words to the effect, “so and so can discuss , let me know if you want to interview them.” This means actually giving them what they’ll use in the article before it ever gets to the interview stage. So you offer me an interview with So-And-So. Ya want me to interview her?

Pitching 111

Pitching Facebook Twitter Interviews 111

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 9, 2011

It’s been business as usual; in fact, I’ve been blogging even less than usual this past month, since I’ve been busy updating my Grymm & Epic blogging ebook for the World Changing Writing Workshops starting this month. And yet, suddenly, my inbox has been inundated with incredible opportunities.

Google 50

Google Hotels eBook Fashion 50

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I’ve been both sides of the interview table quite a bit. But probably the time that I did the most interviewing was at my last job. Despite the fact that this person had ignored #1 above, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by someone who had the gumption to write that. But sass, chutzpah and gumption? Was this helpful?

Interviews 90

Interviews Creativity Twitter Facebook 90

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

“The plan elements include press conferences and media phone interviews, call center recorded messages and call center reps, our Web site, and social media.&# What was interesting to me, was that, as Andre and I DM’d to set up this “interview,&# my attitude towards him changed. Here’s the interview.

Social Media 67

Social Media Media Skype Crisis 67

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 64

Tourism Measurement Blogging Twitter 64

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Measurement 105

Measurement Blogging Tourism Social Media 105

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

And that's why I decided to write this book because I saw these huge changes happening in our business. And that's why I decided to write the book "The Global PR Revolution.” And I used to put 5-6 sheets of paper on it and write down news about the neighborhood. Then a guy from America came to interview me. I said, "Sure."

Newspapers 59

Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59

Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

To stay focused, I break down yearly and quarterly goals into bite-sized, weekly to-do’s and write them down at the beginning of each week. Today, you see women on the field interviewing the athletes, calling the games, or even collaborating on projects with athletes.

Sports 245

Sports Agency Creativity Industry 245

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 66

Tourism Measurement Twitter Facebook 66

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Measurement 86

Measurement Tourism Blogging Resources 86

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 68

Tourism Measurement Twitter Blogging 68

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Write original, timely, relevant content , says Google (heard this one before ?). Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? It’s people, not robots, reading your headlines, and these people are more likely to click-thru a clever headline. Wanna Subscribe?

Google 110

Google SEO Engineering Measurement 110

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 72

Tourism Measurement Blogging Twitter 72

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

I’ll write more about that later, but for now, here are seven extremely useful posts on presenting well: 1. 8 speech writing lessons you can learn from songwriters , from Six Minutes. You should read this to start finding your own persuasive voice… and you should hire her if you need a speech writing or presentation coach.

Measurement 73

Measurement Tourism Writing Twitter 73

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

– complete interview with ATTFPR. I was just pissed off and decided to write about it. But as with any writing project, it’s better to write about what you know. From there the tweets pretty much write themselves. Apparently he’s a taxidermist. So I give you the first-ever – EVAH!

Wireless 79

Wireless Twitter Writing Measurement 79

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan.

Conference 73

Conference Tourism Measurement Twitter 73