Marijane Funess

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • July 21, 2017

5 Ways To Create Powerful PR Content

In public relations we’re always looking for ways to help produce quality content for clients as well as our own brand. And there are useful tools that can save time while improving topic choice, leads, and writing style. Here are some of our favorite apps and tools that help PR teams create winning blog posts, […]

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Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • July 16, 2017

How To Make Surveys Work For PR

A brand-sponsored survey is a time-honored tool for public relations. But how do you ensure the success of a given survey? After all, if the questions are too obvious, it’s likely to be boring, but if the outcomes are unpredictable, could it backfire? Like any PR vehicle designed to generate positive press response, the success of […]

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Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl • July 10, 2017

Smart PR: 6 Stories NOT To Pitch Media

In public relations, it’s not always obvious what is and isn’t a story. It’s an important skill to differentiate between story ideas and angles that will make news and those that will make it into the email trash folder. What’s more, it takes PRs with diplomacy and sometimes backbone to ferret out the “good stuff” […]

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Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • July 10, 2017

PR Looks At Top Brand Stories

In public relations we are on a constant quest to tell resonant, compelling stories that the media love and people will share. In that spirit, here’s a look at a few companies really killing it in the storytelling game. Is your brand telling its best story? Take some tips from some stellar standouts and to further improve […]

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Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • July 5, 2017

In PR, It’s All About The Optics

In public relations, we often describe our approach to earned media this way; what we give up in editorial control we make up for in credibility. We can’t always persuade a writer to compose a story exactly the way we want, but a publication’s imprimatur and its digital domain authority can more then make up for […]

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