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This was a historic triple-stupid play deserving of special recognition from the Public Relations Society of America. Uncategorized #McDonald's #obesity #PRSA #RonaldMcDonald public relationsToo Big To Fail? MORE
Everything Counts in Brand Management. LinkedIn has become an important business channel, not only for individuals to showcase their professional credentials, but also for companies seeking to promote their value proposition and to establish or manage brand awareness. MORE
LtoR: Heather Fuller, Andrew Crisp, Percy, Gary Thompson, Mickie Kennedy. Missing: Nimmi, the acrobatic dog. MORE
Speak Their Language – It’s not necessary to understand all the technicalities, issues or nuances related to various corporate functions, but you need to know what’s important. MORE
Publicity Must Be More Than Noise. Companies of all sizes believe that more publicity is always better, as a means to raise brand awareness and drive business results. But there are several reasons why this noisy carnival barker publicity is a losing game. MORE
brings to mind what many consider to be a golden age for Public Relations; the period from the mid-60s to mid-80s, when the PR profession had the mandate, the skills and the balls to stand up to criticism leveled against the organizations and people whom they represented. MORE
As a result, effective public relations involves pushing a company’s or client’s agenda (or products and services) without being a pest, and ideally, by being helpful to reporters who are in a position to reciprocate with media coverage. MORE
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The public appears to agree with Lolo regarding Longman’s attack. After being summarily fired by the CEO for arranging the public debacle, I called the reporter to ask why she had written such a damaging piece. Did Jere Kill Lolo’s Mojo? MORE
In advance of Season 6’s final 8 episodes, diehard Doc Martin fans can follow the latest series-related news and gossip on its official website / blog www.docmartinfan.com. Entertainment Craftsmanship: What’s Missing from American Television. MORE
The disclosure last May that Facebook had hired public relations firm Burson-Marstellar to initiate a smear campaign against Google’s “Social Circle” raised the hackles of many PR practitioners who labeled the tactic as unethical. Shakedown of BMW of North America. MORE
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And its sole purpose was to provide the press with information likely to be of interest to the public; containing what journalists still call “news value.”. For public companies, dissemination of financial results and material events will be handled by their legal department. MORE
Harvard likely became aware of the possibility of negative media coverage either after a call from a reporter, or in reaction to a threat from a student (or their lawyer) to make this a public issue. MORE
Complaint websites such as Yelp , Glassdoor and Ripoff Report – that empower actual and imaginary customers or employees to anonymously post their accurate or bogus comments online – have created new brand-related challenges and opportunities for their corporate targets. MORE
Uncategorized #content marketing #PR #PRfirms #publicity #thought leadership 007 Arthur Henry Hallam Bulldog Moment cinematic craftsmanship CliffNotes Dame Judi Dench Fairfield University Great Britain Guinness stout Homer Ithaca James Bond Jr. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. MORE
reasons why your __ (law, graphic design, accounting, management consulting, public relations, engineering, financial planning, advertising, technology, healthcare, beauty, payroll, etc.) MORE
Press releases and related media exposure is a good example of marketing activity that is often overrated in terms of effort vs. tangible outcome. Webinars and public forums entail lead qualification and follow-up with prospects. Is Your B2B Marketing a Tactical Hodge Podge? MORE
” As I prepared to use this high profile law suit as a news hook for a blog post on publicity stunts (although PETA would likely deny the filing is a stunt), I ran across an excellent 2008 post by James L. Horton, entitled “Publicity Stunts. MORE
Can This Blog Affair Be Saved? Here’s a sad letter from the Marketing Craftsmanship mailbag: Dear Marketing Guy, I’ve fallen out of love with my Blog and I need your advice. My sad story: It was love at first sight. A company Blog had everything I was looking for in social media. It would drive SEO. MORE
The governor issued an apology, and the school district publicly stated its support of free speech and said Emma was not required to apologize. Emma Sullivan. emmakate988. Just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person # heblowsalot. MORE
Companies rationalize this brand risk by assuming that the public will assign them some sympathy for having been duped by the murdering, philandering or drug abusing ways of their fallen celebrity. With those big guns, can we be sure that Tony’s not using HGH? MORE
Websites dedicated to employee dissatisfaction were social media pioneers; empowering workers to publicly call their manager a “5-Alarm Nut Job” without retribution, to gripe about low pay or a lousy lunchroom, and to warn others to look elsewhere for a job. MORE
Although Edward Bernays is often characterized (largely through self-promotion) as the “father of public relations,” most serious PR practitioners consider Arthur W. Page to be the first and most influential apostle of modern-day public relations and corporate communications. MORE
Not to be confused with “The Wall Street Transcript” Many companies will invest considerable effort seeking positive publicity in influential media sources, and then fail to benefit from the masthead value of that exposure. Masthead value can be relative. MORE
Lee Levitt embodied craftsmanship in public relations, and left a lifetime of wisdom for those who follow in his footsteps. Lee Levitt, sans fedora and shoulder bag. MORE
The most recent survey of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) shows that not much has changed over the past 10 years. CMOs continue their struggle to make the connection between marketing activity and company performance, and they continue to shift the blame for their failure. MORE
However, if top-of-mind awareness is a beneficial marketing objective for a car company, then the exponentially greater, world-wide storm-related coverage for BMW’s Mini Cooper marque certainly won’t hurt showroom traffic or the company’s balance sheet. Stormy Weather for BMW? MORE
Its source notwithstanding, the axiom applies perfectly to the great number of companies that retain PR firms, year after year, to generate publicity that will have little or no impact on tangible business outcomes. The more publicity, the better. Publicity generates revenue. MORE
When your firm touts that a senior partner has just published a book and was a guest on CNBC, your target audiences may wonder why that partner isn’t focused on client matters rather than self-promotion, or whether the cost of his book’s publicity tour will result in higher hourly rates. MORE
According to BNY Mellon’s most recent survey of Investor Relations (IR) practices worldwide, fewer than half of the nearly 700 respondents are using media relations to support their IR goals. MORE
Hedge Fund Craftsmanship. By most measures, Ray Dalio has achieved great success during his 62 years on earth. Unlike Donald Trump, Dalio didn’t inherit wealth. As a middle-class kid, he delivered newspapers, shoveled snow and was a caddy during the summer. The company Dalio established in his apartment in 1975, Bridgewater Associates, is now the world’s largest and most successful hedge fund manager, with more than $120 billion in assets under management. MORE
If the Edward Bernays era is considered the profession’s starting point, then public relations has had nearly a century to earn its seat at senior management’s table. MORE
If the brand police were to issue citations for website content-related abuse, some of the most common violations might include: Vagrancy – If your most recent press release, example of news pickup, or last blog posting is more than two months old…website visitors will wonder “Are these guys still is business?” Uncategorized #marketing marketing craftsmanship public relations web content website management MORE
Uncategorized #craftsmanship #marketing marketing craftsmanship public relations web contentAs online access to information and insight into a broad range of professional and technical skills becomes more widely available, will “knowledge worker” craftsmanship become an anachronism? For decades, medical schools have told students that patients want the Three As: Accessibility, Affability and Ability… in that order. MORE
Clint Arthur may represent the extreme end of PR hucksterism, but for decades many well-known public relations firms have sold other types of false or inflated credibility that relies on the implied third-party endorsement of respected media sources and organizations. (In MORE
If you’re not a habitual rubbernecker of battles between companies and the press, here’s a condensed version of a recent incident that can provide some lessons for all those subject to public scrutiny…which includes just about every individual, institution and company, public or private. Public controversy has erupted over the piece, prompting insider publications including Columbia Journalism Review to weigh in on Berman’s column. MORE
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NOVEMBER 29, 2013
As a result, effective public relations involves pushing a company’s or client’s agenda (or products and services) without being a pest, and ideally, by being helpful to reporters who are in a position to reciprocate with media coverage.
Marketing Craftmanship
JANUARY 25, 2012
Although Edward Bernays is often characterized (largely through self-promotion) as the “father of public relations,” most serious PR practitioners consider Arthur W. Page to be the first and most influential apostle of modern-day public relations and corporate communications.
Marketing Craftmanship
JULY 5, 2013
brings to mind what many consider to be a golden age for Public Relations; the period from the mid-60s to mid-80s, when the PR profession had the mandate, the skills and the balls to stand up to criticism leveled against the organizations and people whom they represented.
Marketing Craftmanship
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
If the Edward Bernays era is considered the profession’s starting point, then public relations has had nearly a century to earn its seat at senior management’s table.
Marketing Craftmanship
AUGUST 31, 2011
And its sole purpose was to provide the press with information likely to be of interest to the public; containing what journalists still call “news value.”. For public companies, dissemination of financial results and material events will be handled by their legal department.
Marketing Craftmanship
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
Harvard likely became aware of the possibility of negative media coverage either after a call from a reporter, or in reaction to a threat from a student (or their lawyer) to make this a public issue.
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Marketing Craftmanship
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
Speak Their Language – It’s not necessary to understand all the technicalities, issues or nuances related to various corporate functions, but you need to know what’s important.
Marketing Craftmanship
AUGUST 9, 2012
The public appears to agree with Lolo regarding Longman’s attack. After being summarily fired by the CEO for arranging the public debacle, I called the reporter to ask why she had written such a damaging piece. Did Jere Kill Lolo’s Mojo?
Marketing Craftmanship
JULY 19, 2013
In advance of Season 6’s final 8 episodes, diehard Doc Martin fans can follow the latest series-related news and gossip on its official website / blog www.docmartinfan.com. Entertainment Craftsmanship: What’s Missing from American Television.
Marketing Craftmanship
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Uncategorized #content marketing #PR #PRfirms #publicity #thought leadership 007 Arthur Henry Hallam Bulldog Moment cinematic craftsmanship CliffNotes Dame Judi Dench Fairfield University Great Britain Guinness stout Homer Ithaca James Bond Jr. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Marketing Craftmanship
JUNE 6, 2018
The most recent survey of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) shows that not much has changed over the past 10 years. CMOs continue their struggle to make the connection between marketing activity and company performance, and they continue to shift the blame for their failure.
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Marketing Craftmanship
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Its source notwithstanding, the axiom applies perfectly to the great number of companies that retain PR firms, year after year, to generate publicity that will have little or no impact on tangible business outcomes. The more publicity, the better. Publicity generates revenue.
Marketing Craftmanship
MAY 7, 2015
According to BNY Mellon’s most recent survey of Investor Relations (IR) practices worldwide, fewer than half of the nearly 700 respondents are using media relations to support their IR goals.
Marketing Craftmanship
MARCH 21, 2014
When your firm touts that a senior partner has just published a book and was a guest on CNBC, your target audiences may wonder why that partner isn’t focused on client matters rather than self-promotion, or whether the cost of his book’s publicity tour will result in higher hourly rates.
Marketing Craftmanship
MARCH 8, 2018
Clint Arthur may represent the extreme end of PR hucksterism, but for decades many well-known public relations firms have sold other types of false or inflated credibility that relies on the implied third-party endorsement of respected media sources and organizations. (In
Marketing Craftmanship
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Hedge Fund Craftsmanship. By most measures, Ray Dalio has achieved great success during his 62 years on earth. Unlike Donald Trump, Dalio didn’t inherit wealth. As a middle-class kid, he delivered newspapers, shoveled snow and was a caddy during the summer. The company Dalio established in his apartment in 1975, Bridgewater Associates, is now the world’s largest and most successful hedge fund manager, with more than $120 billion in assets under management.
Marketing Craftmanship
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
LtoR: Heather Fuller, Andrew Crisp, Percy, Gary Thompson, Mickie Kennedy. Missing: Nimmi, the acrobatic dog.
Marketing Craftmanship
DECEMBER 2, 2011
The governor issued an apology, and the school district publicly stated its support of free speech and said Emma was not required to apologize. Emma Sullivan. emmakate988. Just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person # heblowsalot.
Marketing Craftmanship
FEBRUARY 16, 2013
Not to be confused with “The Wall Street Transcript” Many companies will invest considerable effort seeking positive publicity in influential media sources, and then fail to benefit from the masthead value of that exposure. Masthead value can be relative.
Marketing Craftmanship
JANUARY 16, 2013
Press releases and related media exposure is a good example of marketing activity that is often overrated in terms of effort vs. tangible outcome. Webinars and public forums entail lead qualification and follow-up with prospects. Is Your B2B Marketing a Tactical Hodge Podge?
Marketing Craftmanship
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
However, if top-of-mind awareness is a beneficial marketing objective for a car company, then the exponentially greater, world-wide storm-related coverage for BMW’s Mini Cooper marque certainly won’t hurt showroom traffic or the company’s balance sheet. Stormy Weather for BMW?
Marketing Craftmanship
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Lee Levitt embodied craftsmanship in public relations, and left a lifetime of wisdom for those who follow in his footsteps. Lee Levitt, sans fedora and shoulder bag.
Marketing Craftmanship
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Can This Blog Affair Be Saved? Here’s a sad letter from the Marketing Craftsmanship mailbag: Dear Marketing Guy, I’ve fallen out of love with my Blog and I need your advice. My sad story: It was love at first sight. A company Blog had everything I was looking for in social media. It would drive SEO.
Marketing Craftmanship
APRIL 19, 2012
Everything Counts in Brand Management. LinkedIn has become an important business channel, not only for individuals to showcase their professional credentials, but also for companies seeking to promote their value proposition and to establish or manage brand awareness.
Marketing Craftmanship
DECEMBER 28, 2016
reasons why your __ (law, graphic design, accounting, management consulting, public relations, engineering, financial planning, advertising, technology, healthcare, beauty, payroll, etc.)
Marketing Craftmanship
JANUARY 5, 2012
Websites dedicated to employee dissatisfaction were social media pioneers; empowering workers to publicly call their manager a “5-Alarm Nut Job” without retribution, to gripe about low pay or a lousy lunchroom, and to warn others to look elsewhere for a job.
Marketing Craftmanship
JANUARY 17, 2013
Companies rationalize this brand risk by assuming that the public will assign them some sympathy for having been duped by the murdering, philandering or drug abusing ways of their fallen celebrity. With those big guns, can we be sure that Tony’s not using HGH?
Marketing Craftmanship
OCTOBER 26, 2011
” As I prepared to use this high profile law suit as a news hook for a blog post on publicity stunts (although PETA would likely deny the filing is a stunt), I ran across an excellent 2008 post by James L. Horton, entitled “Publicity Stunts.
Marketing Craftmanship
MAY 23, 2011
This was a historic triple-stupid play deserving of special recognition from the Public Relations Society of America. Uncategorized #McDonald's #obesity #PRSA #RonaldMcDonald public relationsToo Big To Fail?
Marketing Craftmanship
AUGUST 19, 2011
Uncategorized #brand damage #brand management #brand risk #brochureware #graphic design #marketing #PR #press releases #thought leadership #webinars #white papers marketing craftsmanship marketing ROI public relations social media website management
Marketing Craftmanship
AUGUST 7, 2011
Complaint websites such as Yelp , Glassdoor and Ripoff Report – that empower actual and imaginary customers or employees to anonymously post their accurate or bogus comments online – have created new brand-related challenges and opportunities for their corporate targets.
Marketing Craftmanship
MAY 1, 2011
Uncategorized #NewJersey #NJ #PR public relationsFly Fishing on the Raritan in Califon, NJ.
Marketing Craftmanship
MARCH 16, 2012
Publicity Must Be More Than Noise. Companies of all sizes believe that more publicity is always better, as a means to raise brand awareness and drive business results. But there are several reasons why this noisy carnival barker publicity is a losing game.
Marketing Craftmanship
APRIL 19, 2011
If you’re not a habitual rubbernecker of battles between companies and the press, here’s a condensed version of a recent incident that can provide some lessons for all those subject to public scrutiny…which includes just about every individual, institution and company, public or private. Public controversy has erupted over the piece, prompting insider publications including Columbia Journalism Review to weigh in on Berman’s column.
Marketing Craftmanship
APRIL 17, 2011
Uncategorized #craftsmanship #marketing marketing craftsmanship public relations web contentAs online access to information and insight into a broad range of professional and technical skills becomes more widely available, will “knowledge worker” craftsmanship become an anachronism? For decades, medical schools have told students that patients want the Three As: Accessibility, Affability and Ability… in that order.
Marketing Craftmanship
APRIL 8, 2011
If the brand police were to issue citations for website content-related abuse, some of the most common violations might include: Vagrancy – If your most recent press release, example of news pickup, or last blog posting is more than two months old…website visitors will wonder “Are these guys still is business?” Uncategorized #marketing marketing craftsmanship public relations web content website management
Marketing Craftmanship
JULY 15, 2011
The disclosure last May that Facebook had hired public relations firm Burson-Marstellar to initiate a smear campaign against Google’s “Social Circle” raised the hackles of many PR practitioners who labeled the tactic as unethical. Shakedown of BMW of North America.
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