Companies spend an inordinate amount of time and money on creating exhaustive and fancy messaging matrices that often times sit on a shelf. But messaging is just the starting point.
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How To Write Press Releases That Get Read
March 3rd, 2014 by Reg RoweTo ensure that you stay out of basements—and enhance what is arguably the most important PR skill—here are a few tips on how to write great news releases and get them read.
‘Experiential’ Marketing Creeping to the Core of PR, While Consumers Looking to Brands for an Emotional Rescue
February 24th, 2014 by PRNEWS“Experiential” marketing, which combines a variety of media channels and techniques to get the proverbial fannies in the seats, is fast moving to the core of marketing communications.
How Under Armour Did (and Duke Energy Didn’t) Respond Well to Crisis
February 24th, 2014 by Katie PaineWhen U.S speedskaters, who were widely favored to grab the gold, failed to even come close, the search for a “culprit” was on.
Never Try to Stack the Deck When You Conduct Corporate Research
February 24th, 2014 by PRNEWSAmid the plethora of PR tools available to communicators, underwriting academic research to help get the message out presents both great opportunity and an equal measure of risk.
PR and Communications Amidst Rapid Growth
February 24th, 2014 by Jeff MacdonaldThe communications team at Acorda was challenged with maintaining the collaborative spirit and sense of community that defined the company from its inception, while also encouraging new employees to enrich the company culture through their own professional experiences.
Case Study: To Promote Its New Burger Patties, Ball Park Spreads the Media Field
February 24th, 2014 by PRNEWSBall Park, which is owned by The Hillshire Brands Co., called on its longtime PR agency MWW to create a PR campaign that would leverage the brand’s equity and carve a new niche among both sports fans and food shoppers.
How To Attach LinkedIn to Your PR Strategy
February 17th, 2014 by Kristina JaramilloLinkedIn is still being underused by PR pros at both the agency and corporate levels.
Case Study: Following the Tragedy at Sandy Hook, NAB Works to Sharpen the Focus on Teens With Mental Health Issues
February 17th, 2014 by PRNEWSIn the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) CEO Gordon Smith leveraged his organization’s broad influence to start a discussion about teens with mental health issues.
In the Heat of a Crisis, Will Your PR Plan Work?
February 17th, 2014 by Gene GrabowskiBrands and organizations put so much faith in their written plan that they have difficulty adapting quickly to the inevitable unforeseen events and developments that occur.