Hello, your Tuesday Daily PR Brief is here - August 31, 2021
Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
Ida, Labor Day, 9/11: PR Strategies for When It Feels Wrong to Pitch (PRNEWS - August 30, 2021)
Rudy Giuliani's PR Guru Quits (O'Dwyer's - August 30, 2021)
To nab top talent, one PR agency turns to celebrity platform Cameo (PR Daily - August 31, 2021)
The Pay Equity Abyss: White Men In PR Still Make More (Spin Sucks - August 31, 2021)
4 ways to get coverage for clients during the summer 'lull' (Agility PR - August 31, 2021)
5 Pitch Ideas For PR Pros When There Is No News (Crenshaw Communications - August 30, 2021)
When should you use an autocue? (Media First (UK) - August 31, 2021)
Study: Russian PR Industry Signals Growth As Budgets Increase (PRovoke Media - August 31, 2021)
Cultivating Meaningful DE&I (JD Supra - August 31, 2021) [PODCAST]
Protecting a Company's Reputation With Consumer Issues (Everything PR - August 31, 2021)
Summary Section:
Ida, Labor Day, 9/11: PR Strategies for When It Feels Wrong to Pitch
By Sophie Maerowitz
PRNEWS - August 30, 2021
In a typical year, communication professionals might contend with a flood of out-of-office responses as they pitch. But this year’s challenges may give some pitchers pause.
Rudy Giuliani's PR Guru Quits
By Kevin McCauley
O'Dwyer's - August 30, 2021
Rudy Giuliani's PR guru Christianné Allen has stepped down from her post at Giuliani Communications. The 22-year-old signed up for Team Rudy in August 2019 with the mission of updating the image of the former New York mayor and Donald Trump's personal attorney.
To nab top talent, one PR agency turns to celebrity platform Cameo
By Ted Kitterman
PR Daily - August 31, 2021
Having a hard time filling roles amid a red-hot labor market? The crunch is forcing some hiring managers to get creative.
The Pay Equity Abyss: White Men In PR Still Make More
By Gini Dietrich, Founder and CEO of Arment Dietrich
Spin Sucks - August 31, 2021
In 2017, a PRovoke survey showed a discouraging pay equity gap that favored white men. Four years later, the numbers, don’t fare much better.
4 ways to get coverage for clients during the summer 'lull'
By Suzanne Haysler
Agility PR - August 31, 2021
During August and September, many PRs might notice their typical workday change pace somewhat. With lots of journalists taking time out during the summer holidays, it can have a knock-on effect for those in PR trying to secure coverage for clients each week.
5 Pitch Ideas For PR Pros When There Is No News
By Sarah O'Connell
Crenshaw Communications - August 30, 2021
Sometimes PR pros don't always have news to pitch. Check out a few ways to pitch news when you have no news.
When should you use an autocue?
By Adam Fisher
Media First (UK) - August 31, 2021
This is a question that is increasingly coming up when we speak to clients about presentation skills, hosting webinars and creating videos for both internal and external audiences.
Study: Russian PR Industry Signals Growth As Budgets Increase
By Maja Pawinska Sims
PRovoke Media - August 31, 2021
Buman Media’s research shows the influence and value of PR is growing as agencies in Russia expands their services – but talent is a challenge.
Cultivating Meaningful DE&I [PODCAST]
JD Supra - August 31, 2021
Caitlan McCafferty, Public Relations Account Director, goes on record with Thomas McHugh, an associate at Bressler, Amery & Ross and a member of the firm’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) committee, to discuss why pro bono is important to the legal profession, advice for young lawyers interested in pro bono work, and the firm’s important work for Habitat for Humanity, the ABA Military Pro Bono Project, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund.
Protecting a Company's Reputation With Consumer Issues
Everything PR - August 31, 2021
Recently, during a flight from Philadelphia to Miami, a passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight had to be duct-taped to his seat. This is because he allegedly groped two flight attendants and tried to go after a third one. News outlets obtained a cell phone video from another passenger on the same flight, where the passenger could be seen shouting various profanities while in his seat.
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