5W PR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

From product launches to industry influence, PR plays a crucial role in crafting the narrative for B2B tech companies.  Product Launches A meticulously executed PR campaign can spark a triumphant product launch within the B2B tech sector.

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Product Launch B2B Industry Case Study 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The best and brightest public relations teams have guidelines to achieve the best media relations results. However, when it comes to connecting with a producer or editor who is pitched hundreds of times in a single day, sometimes it pays to break the rules. Break these rules; improve media relations. Always offer an exclusive.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Product Launch 195

Cision

APRIL 13, 2017

Companies issue a news release when they have a job to do: to spread the message of a product launch, an exciting corporate expansion, or the addition of a new executive. But it’s important to keep in mind that their audience, the media, also has a job to do. Companies have a story to tell, and the media needs to tell a story.

Media 210

Media Automotive Resources Product Launch 210

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 15, 2014

It certainly didn’t help that some media outlets were all-too-eager to report intimate details of his death. It’s a one-way ticket to social media #virality.” It’s one thing to newsjack a story by pitching media when you have a relevant client that can enhance the news. Tacky and tasteless.

Pitching 272

Pitching Viral Interviews Education 272

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Tying media relations activities to key calendar milestones is a time-honored PR tactic, because it works. From Labor Day to New Year’s Eve, fall holidays probably offer the best occasions for media coverage, but the approach needs to be relevant, respectful, and creative. Dos and don’ts for holiday media pitching.

Media Relations 157

Media Relations Media Pitching Data-Driven PR 157

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Maybe the story idea simply isn’t compelling or timely enough to capture media attention. If you want a product launch to be covered in a top-tier publication, journalists will need to talk to someone who has used the product or can speak to its market value. Explain what is required . Again, communication is key. .

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Publicity How To Agency Product Launch 334

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Technology companies gearing up for a new product launches know full well they’re adding to a crowded marketplace. For the company, a new product launch is the biggest news in the world. The media tend to focus on Facebook, Salesforce, and Amazon, among others. Why is the product or service needed?

Technology 157

Technology Product Launch B2B Software 157

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2015

This is exactly what we do in PR as we approach programs for new clients and new product launches. Each product launch you promote in your career will be a learning experience and will help prepare you for the next one. CES, the baby boom of product launches, is just around the corner. Denise Bertrand.

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Product Launch Pitching Retail Interviews 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 9, 2019

In this blog, we often dispense practical media relations or PR advice based on years of experience in the trenches of tech PR. However, no one can advise PRs better on how and what to pitch reporters than… reporters. Here’s a reminder for those just starting out in media relations. Don’t be overly familiar.

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Twitter Ethics Pitching Product Launch 197

Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2017

New product launches can be hit or miss. It’s easy to give in to the excitement and guzzle the Kool-Aid when a client starts to tell you about the next generation of their product. What’s hard (sometimes) is figuring out how to get the media as excited about it. New products are getting harder and harder to pitch.

Product Launch 74

Product Launch Pitching B2B Analytics 74

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2019

B2B brands can often rely on their own website analytics to gauge the power of earned media, while others use third-party vendors to conduct baseline customer research, or calculate share-of-voice movement within a category. This can particularly apply to media relations, where you typically get one shot at a story idea. Bad timing.

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How To Interviews Measurement Storytelling 257

PRSay

AUGUST 5, 2020

Since none of us has experienced times like these before, here are some things to consider before launching a new PR campaign. If you have doubts regarding any of these points, then you might be doing yourself, your clients and the media a favor by waiting. Target your media outreach. Consider the value. Be honest and realistic.

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Product Launch Pitching Meeting Conference 197

Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace amid more work and fewer resources Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder.

Journalism 125

Journalism Media Relations Report Media 125

Stern + Associates

JULY 3, 2024

That’s a good thing to do if you’re in media relations in 2024 as well. In the spirit of the holiday, here are three media relations tactics that you should leave behind. “Spray and pray” outreach : This term refers to sending out indistinguishable media pitches en masse and hoping they get interest.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Product Launch Leadership 115

Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. What are your secrets for media relations success?

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Pitching Agency Social Media Creativity 228

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Worse, they may let the news trickle out without a proper media strategy. Or, they may bring on a PR team just weeks before a key conference or product launch and expect a full plan rollout. That isn’t true; earned media is generated by hard work, research, and creativity. They don’t respond to me-too pitches.

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Pitching Agency Internal International 205

Konnect Agency

MARCH 7, 2022

How A PR Agency Can Elevate Your Product Launch. Product launches are a busy time for any company — you have to start planning and acting months before the official product launch date, and continue making noise long after. A PR Agency’s 6 Steps To A Holistic Product Launch.

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Product Launch Agency Consumer Film 59

Prowly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How do you check how ineffective your media monitoring tactics are? Unless you know the smart ways to use media monitoring to its fullest potential. All you need are a few convenient media monitoring features. Especially in the media, a new important headline comes up every second of every day. Scoring high for all three?

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Data Media Product Launch Analysis 104

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

A product launch date shifts, an acquisition deal falls through or it’s simply summertime and everyone is on vacation. We can’t rely on having “new” news to entice the media. Here are a few of the ways our team keeps a steady media relations drumbeat all year long. Not pitching reporters: Seems counterintuitive?

Media Relations 107

Media Relations How To Media Pitching 107

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 13, 2017

Any team asked to budget an event, product launch, or other initiative is expected to stand by their projections, and it’s smart to estimate “up” to allow for last-minute contingencies. Occasionally we see overconfident executives who feel they aren’t in need of media training. The negative media story.

Media Training 249

Media Training Policies Agency Interviews 249

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Byline articles or essays on an issue or topic, carrying an exec’s byline, that are pitched and placed for publication in media are often a core of a thought leadership program. Among other advantages, being the author of a new book is a calling card PR can use to create fresh media opportunities.

Leadership 149

Leadership Product Launch B2B Software 149

Konnect Agency

MARCH 7, 2022

How A PR Agency Can Elevate Your Product Launch. Product launches are a busy time for any company — you have to start planning and acting months before the official product launch date, and continue making noise long after. A PR Agency’s 6 Steps To A Holistic Product Launch.

Product Launch 52

Product Launch Agency Consumer Film 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2017

Draw attention to your client’s company via new product or acquisition announcement, stunt or other media grabber. Your story will be more likely to stand out in the vast CES ocean of tech talk if you cut the jargon, strip out tired buzzwords, and focus on the human factor when pitching it to media and analysts.

Trade Shows 147

Trade Shows Pitching Product Launch Report 147

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

With 68 percent of users saying they engage with brands on Instagram, big brands, small businesses, and influencers alike have embraced the social media platform, producing content that professional communicators can learn much from. An incongruous message or delivery only raises suspicion that something is amiss, or is just a media ploy.

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Instagram Reddit Transportation Creativity 159

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 16, 2023

Anyone who has represented a business product or service knows that delivering the right message at the right time – or failing to – can make or break the success of a PR campaign. By knowing and following these timelines (and deadlines), PR folks can pick the perfect time to pitch stories.

B2B 156

B2B How To Privacy Retail 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Media love data. As most PR people know, data offers a powerful news hook in a way that even a product launch or partnership often doesn’t. Business and tech media in particular have an ongoing appetite for research, studies and surveys. Moreover, it can attract the attention of media, analysts, and business customers.

B2B 147

B2B Data Retail Survey 147

Public Relations Sydney

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Or perhaps you want to pitch a story to a journalist or publication? Often we are asked if there is a standard format for writing a media release. A media release is one of the most effective ways of providing information to media outlets and it is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about public relations.

Media 89

Media eBook Survey Travel 89

Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That means the journalists you’re contacting are overwhelmed with pitches; many of them poorly thought out or irrelevant. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Personalize your PR pitches.

Pitching 78

Pitching Advertising Advertising Product Launch 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The PR plan has clear visibility objectives that call for earned media or branded coverage — and there’s news that will help tell the company’s story. But after the initial executive moves, product launch, or funding announcement, then what? Speak up on owned media. Be an expert.

B2B 147

B2B Pitching Case Study Local 147

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From press kits to media contacts to online reputation management, small businesses are hiring public relations specialists and adopting communications strategies to help tell their stories, boost their visibility, and meaningfully engage with consumers local stores and online. Defining a Target Audience and Goals.

Small Business 158

Small Business Publicity Social Media Web 158

Barokas

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Whether it’s a product launch, funding news or a data report, most client announcements follow a similar trajectory: draft pitch, revise pitch, spend countless hours pitching, revise pitch again, pitch some more, receive coverage. What song gets you into the Pitch Zone?

Pitching 60

Pitching Product Launch Report Data 60

Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This initiative can be anything from a new product launch, to a proposal to increase spend on a branding campaign, or a significant investment with a new agency—to name a few. Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. As an example, an increased budget may be necessary to develop new impactful content.

Resources 195

Resources Technology Data Measurement 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

It may be tempting to think that a great PR program is the magic ingredient for a critical product launch or the sole solution to a decline in brand reputation. While a strategic PR campaign can yield powerful results in the form of earned media, it typically generates influence over time. But it isn’t usually quite so simple.

SEO 178

SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

Supporting a product launch? The themes will guide pitch angles, content development, and thought leadership strategy. When GDPR was approaching, tech PR teams were sure to pitch their data privacy experts for bylines and expert commentary. Additionally, always make room in the plan for reactive pitching.

Writing 136

Writing How To Pitching Privacy 136

Cision

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

When you hear “social media,” you probably think about your friends sharing pictures of their dogs or kids, checking in to their favorite restaurant, posting a filtered photo of their dinner on Instagram, or live tweeting #TheBachelor or the Super Bowl. It’s time to rethink social media. billion active users on social media.

Social Media 120

Social Media Product Launch Pitching Instagram 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It was strange to not get on a train and walk into the office by 9 AM to start the day of media calls and meetings. . Some people say they are more productive at home and enjoy going fully virtual. It suggests for every 50 minutes of work, like meetings, pitching or writing, you should take a 10-minute break.

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Wireless Product Launch Energy Meeting 207

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on Forbes One of the biggest struggles faced by marketers today is how to balance new media (digital and social) with traditional media (TV, radio, print). Marketers tend to pay attention to the “new shiny idea,” often taking action on new media campaigns. Asking “OK, Google, what’s the latest news?”

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Media Print Radio Consumer 100