communications

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions, public relations • February 16, 2014

Why Do Women Outnumber Men At Top PR Firms?

Why are there so many women in PR? Seventy-three percent of PRSA‘s membership is female, and it puts the total number of women in the profession at 80 percent or higher. It wasn’t always that way. Thirty years ago, men were actually in the majority at PR agencies and companies. Today, women predominate, especially at […]

blogging, communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • February 11, 2014

Seven Questions For The Right PR Firm (Before You Hire Them)

If an agency search is like dating, then selecting the right PR partner is almost akin to popping the question. And the emotions can be similar, — anticipation, high expectations, even euphoria. The prospective agency checks out when it comes to your key criteria, and you seem to have chemistry. What more do you need to […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • February 4, 2014

8 Shortcuts For Creating A Strategic PR Plan

Public relations has earned its stripes as part of the overall marketing mix; most marketers agree that a strategic PR plan can play a key role. Yet PR too often appears as a few tactics in a presentation deck: press releases, media interviews, executive speeches, media briefings. Even for PR practitioners, there can be a […]

advertising, communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • January 30, 2014

For Super Bowl SodaStream Pours On The PR

When it comes to PR, it’s hard out there for a challenger brand. Even with creative marketing, a smaller brand is likely to be drowned out during a heavily hyped marketing event like the Super Bowl. That’s one reason why some marketers try to get their ads kicked out of the game for the (sometimes […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • January 20, 2014

Communications Lessons From Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the half-century since Martin Luther King delivered his final speech, many social movement leaders and politicians have walked in his footsteps, but few have matched his gift for leadership and, yes, public relations. Like most great leaders, King was a natural communicator. Here are some of the timeless communications techniques that King used to […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • December 26, 2013

7 Myths That Undermine Content Marketing Success

The value of content marketing has been increasingly recognized by marketing and PR professionals. It seems clear that, over the long term, it can enhance brand awareness and even drive demand. According to the Content Marketing Institute, 60% of B2C marketers say their content marketing budget will increase in 2014. But there are barriers to […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • December 21, 2013

What PR Pros Can Learn From Justine Sacco

Friday morning, IAC PR executive Justine Sacco had about 300 Twitter followers and was known mostly to her family, friends and colleagues. But after a racially themed tweet and 12 hours of silence as Twitter raged, she became a PR crisis case and an example of a personal reputation meltdown in real time. How did […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 20, 2013

“At the End of the Day” PR Pros, Cut The Cliches!

An informal poll shows that the average public relations practitioner can spend up to half their day writing. This includes memos, strategic communications plans, creative PR pitch letters, blogs and press releases. It is a challenge to keep the writing fresh, concise, and interesting! The best writers often accomplish that by avoiding words and phrases […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • December 2, 2013

Amazon’s Preemptive PR Strike Hits Home

Talk about a PR bombshell. After dropping hints that he would unveil a “big surprise” on Sunday’s “60 Minutes” program, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos launched a preemptive Cyber Monday PR strike…with a drone. As the highlight of a feature segment that went behind the scenes of the company’s vast holiday delivery operation (kind of a digital […]