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Read some of today's best PR and Comms industry news clips:
What to do when you embarrass yourself in a pitch (PR Daily - August 26, 2024)
Managing stress as a PR pro: Expert insights from career development coach Liz Weaver (Muck Rack - August 27, 2024)
10 Important Lessons About Agency Life Learned Outside Of It (Forbes - August 26, 2024)
Embracing Local Stories Makes Your Brand Stand Out (O'Dwyer's - August 23, 2024)
How to talk about social issues and crises internally (Ragan Communications - August 26, 2024)
Gaining Positive Media Coverage For A Mega Sporting Event: Olympics Versus U.S.-Based Sports (PRNEWS - August 22, 2024)
Burnout Leads PR Professionals to Consider Quitting Their Jobs, Report Reveals (PRsay - August 23, 2024)
5 steps to crafting a compelling brand value proposition that converts (Agility PR Solutions - August 21, 2024)
How to Make a 'Meaningful Systemic Impact' in Your Organization (Culpwrit - August 24, 2024)
ITNTW: Feud or Publicity Stunt? 'This Ends with Us' Drama (InsideOut Public Relations (Australia) - August 23, 2024)
Headliners: Rachel Irvine (PRovoke Media - August 23, 2024)
Enhancing Employee Engagement In A Distracted World (Tribe, Inc. - August 23, 2024) [VIDEO]
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What to do when you embarrass yourself in a pitch
By Dustin Siggins
PR Daily - August 26, 2024
Have you ever sent a pitch with a typo or the wrong person's name in it? Embarrassing, sure. And you probably forgot about it by lunch. But I bet you've never sent a pitch seven years too late to four journalists, including two you just met. Nope, that rare honor belongs to me.
Managing stress as a PR pro: Expert insights from career development coach Liz Weaver
By Kristen Dunleavy
Muck Rack - August 27, 2024
Muck Rack’s senior director of communications Linda Zebian chatted with career development coach Liz Weaver on managing work, life and everything in between. Here are a few key takeaways from the State of Work-Life Balance conversation, which you can also watch as an on-demand recording.
10 Important Lessons About Agency Life Learned Outside Of It
By Forbes Agency Council
Forbes - August 26, 2024
Past experiences provide agency pros with unique insights they can apply to solve problems, spark fresh ideas, drive creative strategies and deliver results for clients.
Embracing Local Stories Makes Your Brand Stand Out
By John O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer's - August 23, 2024
In a conversation with Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, Mikey Sadowski, Vice President of Global Communications at Intrepid Travel, and Amy Skelding, Managing Partner of the UK Travel Practice at FINN Partners, discuss the critical role of purpose-driven content, the power of local storytelling, and how PR is essential in crafting and promoting authentic brand narratives.
How to talk about social issues and crises internally
By Sean Devlin
Ragan Communications - August 26, 2024
With the news cycle moving faster than ever and access to a wide array of information at our fingertips, controversial social and cultural issues that could once be left on the newspaper page or the television screen are now an ever-present part of our daily discussions. Whether it's wars abroad or politicized social issues at home, communicators need to remember that the conflicts and problems in the world can impact them.
Gaining Positive Media Coverage For A Mega Sporting Event: Olympics Versus U.S.-Based Sports
By Arthur Solomon
PRNEWS - August 22, 2024
By now, U.S. PR agencies that represented brands during the Paris Olympics should have sliced and diced their plans in an effort to determine what went right and what went wrong. And agencies representing sponsors will likely focus on how to improve gaining positive earned media for clients.
Burnout Leads PR Professionals to Consider Quitting Their Jobs, Report Reveals
PRsay - August 23, 2024
Blaming burnout, half of PR professionals considered leaving their jobs in the last year, Muck Rack’s new report “The State of Work-Life Balance in PR” finds. The PR software company surveyed more than 2,000 public relations professionals on issues related to their work, such as stress, burnout, vacation days and salary. Muck Rack reports that
5 steps to crafting a compelling brand value proposition that converts
By Nick Brown
Agility PR Solutions - August 21, 2024
Instead of empty, faux-enthusiastic phrases and keywords, modern consumers want brand statements they can rely on. They want to see the benefits of your product clearly outlined in an honest way that they can trust. In short, they want brand value propositions.
How to Make a 'Meaningful Systemic Impact' in Your Organization
By Ron Culp
Culpwrit - August 24, 2024
DePaul colleague Matt Ragas has found a way to combine a master’s degree commencement with fun learning opportunity for both students and guests – and all within an action-packed hour.
ITNTW: Feud or Publicity Stunt? 'This Ends with Us' Drama
InsideOut Public Relations (Australia) - August 23, 2024
The highly anticipated film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best selling novel “This Ends with Us” hit cinemas at the start of the month, taking the box office and the media by storm. However it isn’t the plot that has people talking.
Headliners: Rachel Irvine
By Arun Sudhaman
PRovoke Media - August 23, 2024
In this week's conversation with a PR leader who has recently hit the PRovoke Media headlines, we speak to Rachel Irvine, CEO and founder of Africa's Irvine Partners.
Enhancing Employee Engagement In A Distracted World [VIDEO]
By Elizabeth Baskin
Tribe, Inc. - August 23, 2024
Really enjoyed this conversation on enhancing employee engagement with the charming Shawn Pfunder on the SIMPPLR Cohesion podcast.
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