Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Is media relations dead? In fact, a recent article in the BusinessWire Blog called Media Outlet Availability on PR Efforts , by Christopher S. Penn, Chief Data Scientist with TrustInsights.ai, cites some revealing statistics about the shrinking number of media outlets and the challenge for PR and media relations.

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Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

By the Landis Team Photo courtesy of Pixabay Practical implementation of a media relations program is an art, not a science. After all, earned media isn’t transactional. Here are the top 5 benefits of a great media relations program: Credibility Third party endorsement is much more valuable than an organization’s own boasts.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. The PESO model takes the four media types —paid, earned, shared and owned—and merges them together.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 23, 2019

Media relations interests me because of the relationships I have personally had with public relations professionals. When the time came to start my infographic, I felt it would be fitting to educate PR pro’s about how to make their communications with the media positive.

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HMA Public Relations

MAY 10, 2023

With newsroom staffs shrinking and reporters having to do more to fill their newspaper pages, reliance on trusted sources and the value of media relations professionals is higher than ever. Read more on the importance of media relations in this blog post from Scott Hanson.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

75% of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years; here are some practical techniques for adapting A majority of public relations and communications professionals say media relations keeps getting harder. Here are a few representative comments: “Media are stretched very thin.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, the word “media” had a much more limited meaning than it possesses today. A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. You should already have a media kit.

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Stern + Associates

APRIL 4, 2017

Did you know 2015 was the worst year for the newspaper sector since the Depression? ” Social media. The post 3 Ways to Revamp Your Media Relations Tactics appeared first on Stern Strategy Group. Today’s children will likely never understand the meaning of “hot off the presses.”

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The information in this post originally appeared on Public Relations Global Networks blog. David Wills, senior vice president of Media Profile We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. story angles.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

29, Matt Charles, APR, presents a webinar titled “ How to Tell Your Organization’s Story to Get Media Coverage.” Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Can you make it happen?”

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HMA Public Relations

JUNE 8, 2023

Is the daily newspaper still relevant? Abbie Fink answers the pertinent question and discusses the important role of the media in her latest blog post. Read more!

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 6, 2021

Except for formats such as newsmagazines, long-form journalism, and some podcasts, most media interviews—and the articles or news segments that follow—are quick hits. Your 10-minute interview with a newspaper reporter is reflected in one paraphrased paragraph—and maybe the inclusion of a statistic you provided. […].

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HMA Public Relations

JUNE 7, 2023

After hundreds of journalists at 24 Gannett-owned newspapers walked off the job yesterday and Monday to protest against what it calls unfair labor practices, Scott Hanson is sharing more on the walkout of the Arizona Republic Guild and covering how the newspaper industry has changed in this blog post.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 10, 2021

It’s also important to determine whether a story has its best chance of being published as a local media item, or if it warrants a full national media outreach. For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

With the media landscape growing increasingly fragmented, I’ve found it helpful to segment the various types of third-party influencers into eight buckets. Traditional media — I know this is an obvious one, but it would be confusing if I left it off this list. Trade media — These are industry-specific publications.

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PR in High Definition

MARCH 26, 2020

In these times of uncertainty, where the situation is changing so quickly and we’re constantly receiving new snippets of information, the media has never been more important in keeping everyone informed. The post Media relations in the wake of COVID-19 appeared first on Firefly Communications.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 8, 2021

First, PR Week and Cision recently released their 2020 Comms Report which shared the following stats: When asked how much of your current engagement efforts are focused on mainstream media vs. influencers, 74% of respondents said mainstream media and just 26% said influencers. OK, so PRs focusing on mainstream media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Communications, media and PR market in Ireland On the media front Irish people are spending more time consuming information, but in increasingly fragmented ways. The Irish media landscape is dominated by the state broadcaster, RTE, whose reach extends to TV, radio, online, mobile and social media.

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Agility PR Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

More than 1,000 journalists lost their jobs recently as Verizon Media, BuzzFeed and Gannett announced deep cuts to their newsrooms. Dozens of local journalists at Gannett newspapers across the country. The post What recent media layoffs mean for the future of public relations appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 11, 2017

Mainstream media still dominated the landscape. Where no platform or media dominates. And, it’s mostly predicated on the belief, and expectation, quite frankly, that the mainstream media will always be numero uno in the PR/marketing game. Sure, mainstream media still have huge reach today. You guessed it.

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Cision

AUGUST 28, 2017

Envision your press release on the front page of a newspaper to determine if it’s newsworthy or not. She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.” . So, I wrote a press release and sent it to the media with a photo. Paint a Picture.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

COVID-19 has certainly changed the way business-to-business (B2B) public relations and media relations is now conducted. But even still, one thing has remained consistent for public relations professionals … we know that our media relationships will beat out our news releases … every single time.

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Agility PR Solutions

JULY 30, 2023

Prior to jumping to the PR side of the fence from the newspaper wall, I was a reporter and editor at New York City dailies and wire services.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

The AP, as the media cooperative is colloquially known, has been a paragon of neutrality and fact-based content for 171 years, but only recently has it gotten attention specifically for the work it is doing to rid the world of misinformation, one piece of news at a time. Information is everywhere. That’s where the Associated Press steps in.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2021

We work with our clients to stretch the data into something newsworthy and add their insights to garner interest from the media. . In some cases, it’s suitable for a quick media alert or even a press release. Reactive media outreach needs to happen within hours of a breaking story. Data points can go a long way.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

PR firms have withstood the rise of many possible “PR killers” including email marketing, digital advertising, and social media, often integrating or using those disciplines to grow their business or even make earned media more effective. Yes, social media changed PR. Just consider the ways technology has already benefited PR.

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Agility PR Solutions

APRIL 6, 2020

Just like every other aspect of our culture these days, the media is consumed with coverage of COVID-19. The post How the media is covering coronavirus—the top U.S. and UK newspapers for mentions appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. The post How the media is covering coronavirus—the top U.S.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, a PR agency can obtain media coverage that shines a positive light on your brand. Handpicked Related Content. While you may want to shave a few dollars off your bottom line, PR encompasses much more than media mentions. When you break it down, public relations is not a few-minutes-a-day job.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Greentarget, the strategic communications firm where I work as director of media relations, recently surveyed 100 journalism students and new professionals in the field. Public relations professionals should make sure their teams and clients are prepared to face tough questions during a crisis.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

That’s where traditional media comes in. We dug into some of the latest research to uncover seven compelling reasons traditional media continues to profoundly influence your target audience. 7 Reasons Traditional Media is Still Relevant in PR 1. Print media is the most trusted source of news in the world at 58% (vs.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

Going into college I just knew that I would be a reporter at a newspaper. However, I accepted an internship in Dallas after my sophomore year with Project Transformation, a non-profit working with underprivileged children, as a media, communication and PR coordinator. What are some of the biggest social media mistakes brands make?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2024

Burrelles bigs farewell to print media monitoring; PRophet adds Google AI models; Meltwater announces new AI features A few days ago, Burrelles ended its print monitoring services. We checked websites for media coverage – digital media monitoring like we have today simply didn’t exist. Burrelles was founded in 1888.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

They’ve been a staple of the business for decades because they serve a distinct purpose: to inform the media of news. Businesses use different media to tell their story in this evolving PR environment, but press releases REMAIN an effective and trustworthy source of information for companies big and small. But are they really?

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Content partnerships with major media outlets are taking off.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2022

“Depends on the media outlet.” Some [media outlets] are fair; some are not.”. More communications pros say their organization trusts the media than do not. The rest is split among fence sitters and those that say their organizations do not trust the media. Depends on the media source. wrote one respondent.

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 3, 2020

Digital PR goes beyond newspaper and TV journalists. The post 3 digital PR tips to drive visibility on all media platforms appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. While conventional PR is still being used to generate coverage and create a strong brand presence, the shift to digital means companies need to invest more in digital PR.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 29, 2024

It seems like the story of “traditional media is dying” has been a meme ever since the beginning of the internet. Every time one would think media outlets can’t cut more staff they find a new bottom: 2023 saw massive layoffs which have continued into 2024. adults get their daily news : social media.

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