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5 Ways to Boost and Improve Public Relations

Navigate the Channel

The way you and your company relate to the public is crucial to its success. Understanding the need for public relations – and that engaging in public relations is not an option – is a primary factor in the success of many businesses. Understanding there is no uniform general “public” is also not an option.

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The type of content B2B buyers say helps vendors win deals [study]

Sword and the Script | B2B

38% are conducting a more detailed ROI analysis; 31% are spending more time researching purchase decisions ; 24% are altering decision timelines based on changing business needs/priorities; 24% are spending more time using social media to research vendors ; and 23% are relying more on peer recommendations or review sites.

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B2G Public Relations: Government Heros

Bluetext

B2G public relations is a difficult challenge under the best of circumstances. Both technology companies for which the government is an important vertical and those that are solely focused on government agencies struggle to find customers who are willing or able to participate in media outreach on behalf of their vendor.

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Public Relations Media Outreach: 4 Ways to Edit Your Pitch

Bluetext

It’s long been said that public relations media outreach is an art, not a science. In our experience, the majority of successful public relations media outreach strategies have four components: a strong relationship with the media contact, the quality of the pitch, newsworthiness and the pitch brevity. .

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7 takeaways from a study on B2B thought leadership; why it works or doesn’t

Sword and the Script | B2B

Yet buyers also use these materials to evaluate vendors. In other words, thought leadership helped them to see themselves in the very problem the vendor was solving. For example, a company that puts out low-quality content may cause customers to re-evaluate their relationships with that vendor.

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The art of narrative storytelling via social media marketing

Biznology

So, while I need to call what I am doing social media marketing and micro-influencer marketing , what I am really doing is public relations and public affairs — and it’s always been this way. Marketing Uses a Spreadsheet but Public Relations Uses a Rolodex. Done right, it’s old school.

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What Qualities Should You Look for in a Marketing Employee?

Webbiquity

For a role that revolves around communication with clients and vendors, negotiation is a vital and often undervalued skill. For a marketing role, you might want to ask for: Experience in public relations. Additionally, look for someone who can use marketing technology to examine data and develop insights. Negotiation techniques.