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Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • October 20, 2014

PR Learnings From The Ebola Crisis

The Ebola epidemic in Western Africa and its (very limited) spread to the U.S. represents not only a public health crisis, but a PR and communications challenge for healthcare providers, aid organizations, and governments. Much of the blame for the sensationalized coverage in this country goes to national media outlets who fanned the flames of […]

Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • October 15, 2014

What Apple Knows About Great Tech PR

As both a business and a brand, Apple is frequently invoked as a role model for design, technology innovation, and, yes, public relations and marketing. Its “1984” campaign is still regarded as a watershed moment in advertising, and more recently, its marketing and PR are credited with producing glowing reviews, long lines at stores, and […]

advertising, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions, public relations • October 7, 2014

What PR People Should Know About Advertising Week

Despite the ad-tech buzzwords and marathon-like scheduling, Advertising Week is an upbeat and insightful event for PR professionals. Yes, the jargon is a killer – and in the manner of German compound words, it’s all starting to combine, as in “programmatic premium direct” and “mobile native.” But what can PR professionals learn from the weeklong […]

Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions • October 2, 2014

Top Five PR Mistakes To Avoid

This is not about PR or reputation catastrophes, like the NFL’s fumbled response to its domestic violence problem, or even Mike Tyson’s recent profanity-laced on-air meltdown. Maybe they don’t grab headlines, but the everyday PR misses are far more likely to result in underperforming campaigns or even the occasional publicity backfire. I’m talking about a […]

Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions, public relations, technology • September 25, 2014

Keeping The Technology In Tech (Or Any Other) PR

“Taking the Tech Out of Tech PR” has some useful advice for PR agency professionals, mostly about keeping communications personal and not abusing email outreach. It can’t be said often enough. We monitor an inbox for a major technology news site, and the quantity of PR pitches that come in through it is truly staggering. […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, crisis management, ImPRessions, public relations • September 22, 2014

The NFL’s Black Eye Offers Lesson In Crisis PR

For the NFL, the (reputation) hits just keep on coming. Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press briefing following the release of the notorious Ray Rice videotape in which he knocks then-fiancee Janay Palmer unconscious is a lesson in crisis PR, but mostly about what not to do. Here are some of the more instructive learnings from the […]

ImPRessions • September 15, 2014

Is "Big Data" In PR's DNA?

“Back then, I was a geek. Now all of a sudden I have a sexy job.” – Claudia Perlich, Chief Data Scientist at Dstillery and panelist at the upcoming Council of PR Firms Critical Issues Forum The rise of digital media and availability of ever-more granular data about how we use it have transformed marketing, […]

communications, Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions, public relations • September 8, 2014

Exposing Apple's PR "Secrets": One PR Person's View

“Seeing Through The Illusion: Understanding Apple’s Mastery of the Media”, a blog series on 9to5mac.com, has had the tech PR community fascinated over the past week. The posts were hyped as pulling back the curtain on the PR and message control machine behind Apple’s “reality distortion field.” (The words were coined about Steve Jobs’ personal […]

Crenshaw Communications, ImPRessions, public relations • September 1, 2014

7 Common PR Storytelling Sins

Most of the stories that PR and marketing professionals tell on behalf of the brands they represent fall into one of the classic story categories. Christopher Booker’s Seven Basic Plots, which has been adapted by major advertising creative directors like TBWA’s Rob Schwartz, outlines some of the most common. They range from the ever-powerful David vs […]