Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

.” “I need to reschedule [ because of a non-important fluff meeting ] and I’m double-booked; can the reporter reschedule?” ” Even “My lawyer won’t let me talk about it [ said after they approved your pitch and the reporter was hooked on the idea ].” Hmmm, wonder why. C’est la vie!

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Interviews Real Estate Media Pitching 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

PR people and reporters work very closely every day, and are very much in the same business of storytelling. Air cover – PR pros are not top guns, paratroopers, or bombardiers; air cover refers to media visibility that supplements or helps support more substantial stories — or even other departments’ initiatives.

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Agency International Internal Pitching 192

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 11, 2017

It goes against all the instincts of a public relations specialist to turn down a media opportunity. Despite the adage that all PR is good PR, there are situations where the disadvantages of speaking to a reporter far outweigh the advantages. A TV station had requested an interview with one particular family being helped locally.

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Interviews Media Local Privacy 160

Presspage

JANUARY 21, 2025

Sally Stewart, author of Media Training 101 , reminds us that a successful press release should make the phone ring or the email ding. Pro Tip: Presspage makes it easy to target the right audience with our media database of millions of GDPR-compliant journalist profiles, advanced filters, and hyper-local distribution.

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Writing How To Product Launch Crisis 78

PRSay

MAY 23, 2023

Volunteer participation has been declining for decades and fell further during the pandemic, the Associated Press reports. The pro-bono initiative matches local nonprofit organizations with PRSA Colorado members who can provide the nonprofits with communications services.

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Nonprofit Local Training Media Training 148

Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In our media training sessions, I usually lead off practice interviews with a seemingly simple question: Can you tell me about your company? We can’t get into a devastated area until it’s safe to do so, and we need the support of the local government before we can enter an area.”. They’re Too Focused on Internal Structure.

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Media Training Media Training Interviews 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

This is a guest post by Brad Phillips , author of The Media Training Bible. Top executives make many of the same media mistakes the rest of us do—but their missteps are often magnified, becoming top headlines on news and business websites worldwide. Want to learn more media training tips? They Say Too Much.

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Media Training Media Training Small Business 120

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Let’s go back to the beginning–how did you get your start in the media world? I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. Paul Business Journal reporting on retail and restaurants before I started my career at Life Time in May 2018. Cloud out of college. I then spent two years at the Minneapolis St.

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Radio Journalism Interviews Energy 167

PR for Anyone

AUGUST 11, 2021

My dear friend and colleague, Jeff, an award winning television news reporter, told me his favorite email he ever got was “your blue eyes look so great on camera.” Should you pitch the exact same story to the same or to different media outlets at the same time? ” He still gushes about that. The answer is, “No.”

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Ongoing research on the student experience with the PRSA MBA/Business School Program course shows that the skills learned and the cases studied have had a positive impact; students report that they are applying the lessons in the workplace. This research by the PRSA MBA/Business School Program committee will also help refine the curriculum.

Communications 121

Communications Case Study Training Reputation 121

Barokas

MARCH 16, 2020

Consider all stakeholders (partners, employees, candidates, customers, media)—update them frequently and in a timely manner. Stick to the facts and point your audience to official resources (your local government communications or the CDC) for more information. Stay well, stay safe, stay sane, stay home.

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Communications Case Study Conference Resources 88

Shift Communications

JANUARY 8, 2016

Here at the Boston office, SHIFTers volunteer at a local farm, at a local Boys and Girls Club, on local charity boards, at Habitat for Humanity and other great organizations. It was a five-month project that culminated in a report for the Superintendent of Schools and School Committee to evaluate and implement as desired.

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Local Media Training Education Print 60

PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In fact, back in the day there were writer and editors for television reporters and anchors and now, it’s quite often that person doing everything. One of my early television appearances was when I tweeted at a journalist at my local FOX station saying how much I loved the story she just ran. It was all about a new product.

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Pitching Television Media Interviews 130

Landis PR

JULY 29, 2024

That influx feeds local tourism in San Francisco, Carmel and the Wine Country. Northern California is a foodie destination, with visitors enjoying local specialties such as sourdough bread and local wines. All three national networks have local affiliates in the area, in addition to a few independents.

Communications 59

Communications Healthcare Biotechnology Tourism 59

Communications Conversations

JULY 18, 2019

She’s not only a legend in the solo PR community–she’s an outright institution in the local PR community. Without naming clients specifically, I’ll just say that I’m pretty sure you’d recognize them because you’ve very likely seen or heard them in the local media! .

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Local Course Community Interviews 94

Reputation Us

JANUARY 13, 2016

With smart phone cameras and a population plugged into social media 24/7, an incident can go viral in minutes — landing police in less- and moderately populated regions in the news quickly too. A report published last year by a joint group of mayors and police chiefs through the U.S. It should transform the S.W.O.T

Communications 60

Communications Crisis Reputation Local 60

Presspage

JANUARY 21, 2025

Sally Stewart, author of Media Training 101 , reminds us that a successful press release should make the phone ring or the email ding. Pro Tip: Presspage makes it easy to target the right audience with our media database of millions of GDPR-compliant journalist profiles, advanced filters, and hyper-local distribution.

Writing 78

Writing How To Product Launch Crisis 78

PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For example, press releases and content that perform exceedingly well in your home market may not necessarily produce the same results across the different European countries – in fact, it may even have a negative response from locals! They ignore local socio-economic and cultural influences.

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Local Training Media Training Strategy 48

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I handle our media relations, whether it’s local consumer news or national industry pubs, I work to build relationships and create partnerships that can help enhance our brand. This includes strategy, pitching, building talking points, media training staff and distributing through applicable channels. Also, social media.

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Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

A local newspaper reporter picked up the incident from a police report and then two TV news stations did follow-up stories. Media relations training helped Wyss-Schoenborn effectively manage the press during the crisis. The reporter agreed. Generally, I improved the story,” she said.

Crisis 60

Crisis Crisis Communications Insurance Insurance 60

PRSay

JUNE 28, 2022

According to media reports, authorities have repeatedly corrected official statements about the shooting after those statements were contradicted by new information. There’s been a lot of things that have been said — some are correct, some are incorrect,” Abbott told reporters at a news conference three days after the shooting.

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Conference Crisis Training Public Affairs 183

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

In addition, you might turn down interviews if the topic isn’t relevant to your work or if the topic isn’t company specific (for example, if a journalist is writing a trend piece about how the recession is hurting local businesses, you might not want your brand to be associated with the idea of a bad economy). The challenge?

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Interviews How To Healthcare Media Training 120

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

We have a team member assigned to each of our retail territories so our stores have a specific point of contact and we can build relationships with local reporters. I love being able to flex in and out of working on multiple stories at one time, and build relationships with so many different types of reporters.

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Sports Retail Local Report 113

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2017

The first step is to determine which client representative is prepared and available to address inquiring media – this will inform the reactive messaging direction and which media to target. Also, some reporters may only be on the hook (sorry) to write one Shark Week story. So whom should G.W. Truthfully, ol’ G.W.

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Case Study Crisis Study Crisis Communications 101

PRSay

MARCH 29, 2021

Oprah Winfrey’s prime-time television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on March 7 provided a reminder of the principles PR professionals should follow to prepare clients for media interviews that create positive coverage and help manage crises. Research reporters, anticipate questions.

Media Training 183

Media Training Training Interviews Media 183

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2017

” But it’s easier than ever for something that would once have been a local incident or a minor issue to blow up in a big way. Companies with large and decentralized, high-turnover workforces can be particularly vulnerable to a local situation that spirals out of control. Empower employees.

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