Hi! Here's today's Daily PR Brief! - April 17th, 2017

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Study: The early bird gets the (writing) worm (PR Daily - April 17, 2017) [Infographic]
United Airlines: Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea (Cunningham Collective - April 14, 2017)
Public Speaking Skills: 20 Tips to Help You to Manage Your Nerves (Business 2 Community - April 17, 2017)
PR Needs Personality Like How SalesLoft Brings Personality To Salespersons (Forbes - April 17, 2017)
Why and how to step up your social media monitoring (Ragan - April 17, 2017)
2017 Best Agencies to Work For In North America — Boutique (The Holmes Report - April 17, 2017)
Staying on Trend: the Importance of Monitoring Trending Topics Online (Meltwater Blog - April 15, 2017)
How PR Pros Can Overcome These Six Common Struggles (Spin Sucks - April 17, 2017)
How Con Ed ensured an employee’s heroics got recognized (Ragan - April 16, 2017)
Beekeeper Adds Pivot Point to its Hive (O'Dwyer's - April 14, 2017)
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Study: The early bird gets the (writing) worm [Infographic]
By Kevin Allen
PR Daily - April 17, 2017
Grammarly analyzed writing from those who penned their prose in the daytime, versus night-owl efforts. They found that the earlier, the better, in terms of copy’s quality.
United Airlines: Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea
By Rosabel Tao
Cunningham Collective - April 14, 2017
Even when companies have the best intentions, a blundered response can make them instantly seem guilty, or even sinister. That’s why the first statement is critical. It sets the tone for how people will receive future communications. While you can’t plan for a crisis, you can plan for an orderly and sensitive response.
Public Speaking Skills: 20 Tips to Help You to Manage Your Nerves
By Maurice DeCastro
Business 2 Community - April 17, 2017
Public speaking anxiety is something which affects all of us to some extent. In fact, I believe that Mark Twain was right when he said,“There are two types of speakers: those who are nervous and those who are liars.” Here are 20 things you can do to manage your anxiety when presenting and speaking in public.
PR Needs Personality Like How SalesLoft Brings Personality To Salespersons
By Curtis Silver
Forbes - April 17, 2017
SalesLoft is a tool that helps business create salespersons with actually personalities, something the PR industry desperately needs.
Why and how to step up your social media monitoring
By Lucy Rendler-Kaplan
Ragan - April 17, 2017
Here are four approaches and benefits to keeping tabs on your brand advocates and detractors, as well as the competition, to improve your online marketing strategies and tactics.
2017 Best Agencies to Work For In North America — Boutique
The Holmes Report - April 17, 2017
The Holmes Report's 2017 selections for Best PR Agencies to Work For in North America, based on employee research. The Holmes Report’s Best Agencies to Work For are determined by a comprehensive survey of agency employees at more than 50 agencies throughout North America.
Staying on Trend: the Importance of Monitoring Trending Topics Online
By David Hickey
Meltwater Blog - April 15, 2017
Monitoring trending topics is a critical part of a modern, data-driven marketing campaign - but media intelligence can also be used outside marketing.
How PR Pros Can Overcome These Six Common Struggles
By Laura Petrolino - Chief Client Officer, Arment Dietrich
Spin Sucks - April 17, 2017
These six struggles prevent pr pros from scaling their business and driving more revenue. Learn what they are and how you can overcome them.
How Con Ed ensured an employee’s heroics got recognized
By Russell Working
Ragan - April 16, 2017
A utility worker rescued a man from the subway tracks. A bystander recorded video. How did Con Edison make sure the power company was mentioned in the news coverage?
Beekeeper Adds Pivot Point to its Hive
By John O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer's - April 14, 2017
Beekeeper Group, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs and advocacy firm, has acquired nearby Alexandria, VA-based Pivot Point Communications in a bid to expand expertise in media relations, earned media, branding and integrated campaigns.
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