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The Importance of Public Relations in Marketing

SmartBug Media

In large organizations, public relations (PR) and marketing often operate as separate functions. Integrating PR and Marketing The beauty of PR is that it can be used to help organizations reach a wide range of objectives, from building awareness to increasing sales.

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Why Most B2B Companies Don’t Use Earned Media (Public Relations)

Marketing Craftmanship

Travelers Insurance sold whole life coverage through full-time professional insurance agents, while Primerica sold term life insurance through its part-time sales force, consisting of teachers, fire fighters and other “blue collar” workers.

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What Is Public Relations?

ClearVoice

What is public relations? Public relations (PR) is the practice of creating a positive public image for a company or person through conventional and digital media. Public relations differs from media relations in that the ultimate target for messaging is the public (i.e.,

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Marketing vs. Public Relations

BenchmarkONE

Marketing and Public Relations are often lumped into one. Whereas, public relations is defined as “the professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization or a famous person.”. Marketing-Related Tasks. PR-Related Tasks. Success as a Public Relations Professional.

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How to Approach Public Relations and Marketing During a Recession

SmartBug Media

When it comes to marketing and public relations during a recession, the same holds true. Once you have a better idea of the big-picture goals, then you can determine how marketing and public relations can help you achieve them. With that information in mind, what goals do you want to reach over the next year?

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Three Creative Ways to Amplify and Elevate Your B2B Public Relations Tactics 

Launch Marketing

Public relations (PR) can be a challenge to some B2B marketers who get caught up in the mainstream of typical media relations and interactions with the public. While this is still important, B2B public relations tactics have slightly shifted focus to include things beyond sales-focused intentions.

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The 4 Keys to a Successful Public Relations Strategy

Navigate the Channel

As a small business, you may not be entirely sure where public relations fits within your marketing efforts and why it matters, and you may not be sure where advertising and promotion end and public relations begins, let alone have a dedicated public relations department that knows PR’s ins-and-outs.