Stories by PRNEWS

Case Study: Show Them the Money: Media Outreach Re-Brands a Tired Image to Thrive in Financial Services Industry

March 16th, 2009 by

Company: Thrivent Financial Agency: OLSON Timeframe: 2008 Thrivent Financial is a faith-based nonprofit membership organization that has been providing life insurance to its members for a century. Over time, it evolved to also offer financial… Continued

Quick Study: Financial Firms’ Failure to Communicate; Networkers Balk at Ads; Downturn Damages Internal PR Depts

March 16th, 2009 by

*Journalists Not Digging Financial Firms’ Communications: According to a survey of journalists conducted by BackBay Communications and Marketwire, financial services companies are not perceived as communicating effectively with their stakeholders during the current recession. According… Continued

How To…Choose the Best Media Mix & Resource Allocation for Your Organization

March 16th, 2009 by

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to determining the best media mix for your organization, or to know precisely how to allocate resources for the best ROI. "If you tried to measure everything, you wouldn’t have… Continued

Rock the Vote: Media Tactics to Pump Up Public Affairs Communications

March 16th, 2009 by

Public affairs and media coverage go hand-in-hand, which inevitably leads to challenges for the communications executives behind the messages; after all, these campaigns are often chock-full of information that is highly regulated, contested, controversial and/or… Continued

When 1+1≠2: Upgrading Media Analysis to See Beyond Face Value

March 16th, 2009 by

Measuring the complete footprint of a company’s reputation in an exceedingly fragmented media environment is no easy task. However, thanks to emerging technologies and innovations within organizations across all industries, new media analysis techniques are… Continued

Ten Ways to Develop a Successful Cause-Related Marketing Program

March 16th, 2009 by

Cause-related marketing has become a part of strategic marketing plans. Cause-related marketing is an activity where businesses and charities form a partnership with each other to market an image, product or service for mutual benefit.… Continued

How Social Responsibility Can Work For You

March 9th, 2009 by

As a business owner you have a legal duty of care to all of your stakeholders. Although having a social responsibility is not a legal duty, however, operating a business in a community where there… Continued

Media Relations Best Practices for Nonprofit PR Professionals

March 9th, 2009 by

Following are effective best practices for nonprofit pros seeking to execute a media relations initiative.

Put a Human Face on Media Messages

March 9th, 2009 by

It’s common knowledge that smoking causes health issues that increase the risk of death–not an insignificant price to pay for lighting up. But, in spite of this widespread knowledge, thousands of people pick up the… Continued

Majority of Americans Still Prefer Print Over Digital

March 9th, 2009 by

Recently, The Rosen Group polled Americans on their media preferences, and the results suggest that, despite the prominence of emerging digital media platforms, print is still deemed the most credible news source. Among the additional… Continued