3 PR Takeaways from the State of the Media Report by Cision
These are strange times for those in the news business, as public trust and confidence in the news media has eroded. By a measure of their own assessment, “journalists perceive they are now struggling to maintain the public’s trust.” In...Read More
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Corporate Reputation: Buying from Brands We Know, Like and Trust [UML]
News and coverage can contribute to a corporate reputation, but it’s rarely the catalyst. Earned media is usually the result of good ideas backed by actions long since set in motion. This is where corporate leaders get confused about PR and...Read More
One Prediction Each for PR, Content Marketing and Social Media
There’s more than one way to look at the annual cycle of prediction posts that surface on the web, as the final days of another calendar year wane. Some see them as fun and a break from the usual content...Read More
The Advantages of Working with a Boutique B2B PR Firm
I hadn’t heard from the vice president in three or four weeks. Then on our monthly PR conference call, that vice president dialed in, dominated the conversation, and demonstrated she had no idea what was going on with my business....Read More
New Lessons on PR Tradition: Audience, Subject Lines & Newsjacking [UML]
There are no experts in PR – only students. It’s more than a snappy quote, it’s a philosophy. The expert that knows everything is prone to get blindsided by the unexpected on an otherwise idle Tuesday. PR is dynamic. Reporters...Read More
11 Simple Ways for PR to Score Content Marketing Points
PR has an increasingly important role to play in building out media platforms an organization owns – owned media. Why? As author and keynote speaker Dan Pink has articulated in his talks for the last 18 months or so, brands...Read More
PR Briefing: Summarizing 3 Recent Public Relations Studies
You’re only as good as your last placement. It’s one of those facts of the PR profession. It doesn’t matter how impressive that headline, quote or copy was – or how much effort it took to secure that interview. As...Read More
Survey: 5 Top Ways Reporters Find Sources and Stories
When you have a question no one seems to know the answer to, what’s the first thing you do? If your answer involves turning to Google, then you’re not unlike the 250 or so reporters the agency Wasabi Publicity recently...Read More
The PR Stunt that Saved Batman for Generations
PR is a long-term strategy. Relationships and reputations aren’t built in days or even fiscal quarters and rebuilding a damaged brand can take years for a business While reinvention is a timeless PR positioning strategy, for Batman the process would...Read More
8 Corporate Communications Tips for Hiring a PR Firm
Hiring a PR firm for the corporate communications mix is a sizable undertaking but it usually boils down to picking the right people. As such identifying and selecting a firm is a big decision that deserves a thorough examination of the proposed...Read More
