ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

Planning your meeting around a meal, or offering refreshment in a private room at your booth or hotel is often a good idea. . For more on media training and brand messaging, check out this post. If your executive team is “off-campus” (or on a chartered yacht in the Mediterranean!) Make every step as painless as possible.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

In her TED Talk, Cuddy shares a powerful method for boosting your confidence just before that important presentation, job interview or business meeting. If you need help improving your presentation skills, try the 2-minute power pose or get in touch to learn more about our training sessions. Media Training'

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In B2B public relations , one of the things we do regularly is arrange media briefings on subjects relevant to our clients’ business. But even if they don’t, these meetings are important. People run late to meetings. Often these briefings translate directly into coverage. Be personable. Follow up .

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 4, 2022

I had the great pleasure of meeting Brette Goldstein when my old friend Jeffrey Koeppel introduced us a while back. He’s a Maryland-based corporate, securities, and M&A lawyer who knows Brette from his work in the film business. It’s based on the premise that you can fundamentally improve interview and presentation skills.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Media training with clients – or even a simple interruption to bring them back to focus—would be so helpful. I don’t want the same story as everyone else. Any pet peeves with PR people? My recent pet peeve: when PR people don’t keep their clients on track. Some are camera-off on a Zoom call while their clients ramble.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Last year, Cullen Communications attained B-Corp certification, signifying that the agency meets the highest standards of ESG performance. Get to know the local media landscape: As a country of 5 million people, Ireland’s media sector is relatively small.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Weekly or biweekly meetings are not just markers of progress, though. Since many meetings happen on a video platform, it’s a good idea to log on a minute or two before the meeting begins to make sure everything is working. It’s our philosophy that each PR team member should have a speaking role in the meeting.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Weekly or biweekly meetings are not just markers of progress, though. Since many meetings happen on a video platform, it’s a good idea to log on a minute or two before the meeting begins to make sure everything is working. It’s our philosophy that each PR team member should have a speaking role in the meeting.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 10, 2016

Those seeking public relations services often pigeonhole it into media relations. Here are just a few: High-level media training. The best media training sessions train the entire team, starting at the top. For a real dash of schadenfreude, check out these examples of what not to do.

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 14, 2015

If you do any kind of media or influencer outreach for your clients, basic media training should be part of your services. While media training and its basic principles are second nature to Solo PR Pros, it’s a foreign concept to many client spokespeople. But some media training guidance is universal.

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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? Oftentimes, they encounter such objections during media interviews, panel discussions, and contentious client meetings. They’re Too Focused on Internal Structure.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A typical PR agency toolkit can include some or all of the following: Strategic counsel and advice Reputation management Crisis management Media relations, including outreach and pitching Analyst relations (e.g. This checklist will help you focus as you research different PR firms and create a shortlist of agencies you’d want to meet with.

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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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Communications Conversations

MARCH 2, 2018

Meeting new people benefits me in many different ways. 5) Professor for our social media training program, sparked. I fully understand that there are going to be people who ignore my asks for a quick coffee meet-up. Reason #3: I’m uncomfortable meeting people I don’t know all that well. .

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

So I don’t have a spare 30-40 minutes during the day to sit down and do a meet-and-greet via Zoom. Remember that, although they might be busy, maintaining relationships can allow you to help them do their jobs while meeting your goals. And those used to be meetings that I was very open to,” he said.

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PRSay

MARCH 25, 2019

Assume that anyone reading the email will leak it to social media, or the private speech you’re giving to your team is secretly being videoed. For your most sensitive communications, consider face-to-face meetings, or phone calls, instead of putting it in writing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

Earned media – Interns need to learn this term first, since it’s among the things clients bring on agencies for. As opposed to paying for advertising, PR pros earn media coverage by pitching stories reporters want to write, and readers want to see. KPIs – You will see this acronym on proposals or client briefs.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

And I was involved in the student AdFed chapter, which allowed me to meet all sorts of people inside and outside my college. And over those 13 years, I’ve probably had upwards of 1,300 coffee meet-ups. 1,300 meet-ups over 13 years = 100 per year. 100/52 weeks in a year = 2 meet-ups per week. Here’s my math.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As the pandemic summer of 2020 winds down, it is abundantly clear that working from home and video meetings will continue to be the norm, even as some companies have begun to partially return to physical workplaces. Whether you use Zoom, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting or Google Meet, learn to use the software. Get camera-ready.

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PRSay

MAY 23, 2023

Among the services those PR professionals have offered on a pro bono basis have been press materials and media relations for fundraising events, media training, brand messaging, website copywriting, social media support and communications planning.

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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?” If it is the spokesperson who has to back out due to an emergency, you get your #2 person who is media trained and ready to go (always have them!) It’s too early in the morning.”

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2024

In these two areas — participating in conferences and meeting HR needs — it’s essential for companies to make strong presentations. A good training program will help presenters improve their skills. Not all presentation training is the same, of course. Train staff members one at a time.

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PRSay

APRIL 2, 2020

Now, more than ever, journalists are relying on every type of video chat technology to get interviews, including Skype, FaceTime, Google Meet, Zoom and more. But it’s the new reality as the journalism industry is sending reporters, producers, anchors and editors home to report on the COVID-19 pandemic in real-time.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 17, 2017

Being tech-savvy also includes using WordPress for website hosting and blog posting as well as the basics behind all the social media platforms. Many PR firms do their own media training, and it’s important to be able to use a video camera (or your phone) to capture training sessions to help clients master communication skills.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 23, 2018

In my interactions with Cydney over the years, I’ve always found her to be uber professional, smarter than hell and yet easy-going (she was a great “professor” at our recent sparked social media training!). Just one meeting. Exactly the kind of person I’d want to work for–no matter the age.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

An editorial calendar is essential for getting approval for suggested topics, meeting deadlines, avoiding repetition and ensuring we put the correct emphasis on particular topics. I had written countless posts about social media and blogging, both of which are part of my services offering. The importance of an editorial calendar.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Internal marketing folks should be researching and vetting PR firms in the early stages of a product or service launch; looking for agencies with similar experience and capabilities; and developing a short list for leadership to meet ahead of important dates in the product life cycle. Unfounded rumors are surfacing about the company. .

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I spend a good chunk of my time on media relations and pitching. I was a radio news reporter for three years in St.

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Barokas

MARCH 16, 2020

Worldwide, society, business and the things many take for granted (conferences, face-to-face meetings, food service, travel, schooling) have been upended. We’d love to meet you over Zoom. . The current COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented disruption to modern life. Stay well, stay safe, stay sane, stay home.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 17, 2019

If you participate in a weekly staff meeting, think ahead about what you would like to say and say it. Salvatore is President of JMS Consulting a strategic communications firm specializing in media training, life and executive coaching. So, if you are introvert, look for low-risk speaking opportunities. Start small.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

To meet this goal, the company produced videos for its YouTube channel featuring pharmacists discussing the COVID-19 vaccine in a relatable manner. Cigna VP Uses Social Media to Discuss Affordable Healthcare Katya Andresen is Cigna’s Chief Digital and Analytics officer. Many of them offer COVID-19 vaccinations.

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Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 141

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 9, 2020

Zoom, an online videoconferencing service, was serving 10m customers a day at the beginning of the year, most of them in business meetings. Now it is providing 200m people a day not just with meetings, but with Tai Chi classes and “quarantinis”.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2019

I had barricaded myself in my hotel room — OK, I even locked myself in the bathroom inside my hotel room — because I was too scared of going down to the meeting room to give the speech. Upon arriving outside the meeting room, I stood in the hall away from the guests as they filed in.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

It’s an annual event held each January at a brewery in downtown Minneapolis, and it gives me a great chance to reconnect with old friends and meet new WSU alumni. Let’s meet Katlyn! This includes strategy, pitching, building talking points, media training staff and distributing through applicable channels.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

They facilitate in-person meetings, do media training to prep clients for difficult interviews, and even help to win new business. SAEs remain in their roles for 2-10 years or longer (by choice), as they are PR practitioners at the top of their game.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 7, 2024

PR focuses on building and maintaining positive relationships with the public, while media planning strategically places messages in various media channels to reach the target audience. PR and media planning are essential to a successful communication strategy in the digital age.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

As digital and social media continue to blur the lines between an individual’s public and private lives, and we move forward in a world where the fusion of these two seems inevitable, it is crucial for all of us to understand the difference between what is private and what is personal, but public. That’s media training 101.

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