PRGN Influence Insights Survey - Whitepaper
What Global Leaders Are Doing to Earn Trust and Stay Relevant
In an era shaped by digital transformation and evolving consumer trust, where brand perception can shift with a single tweet, brand influence has become a high-stakes pursuit. But what truly drives brand influence in today’s complex and digital world? What are the attributes that define it across audiences and industries?
To explore these questions and more, PRGN launched its first-ever global thought leadership initiative in partnership with Researchscape International. The result is a living, data-driven benchmark for how leaders navigate trust, reputation, and success.
Insights
The Right Measurements to Determine a Successful PR Campaign
When clients hire a public relations agency to develop a PR campaign, they typically measure its success by the number of times the story was picked up, in which publications it appeared, and how many times it was retweeted or shared. Of course, they also want to know...
The Rise of the Social Influencer
Popularity of influencer marketing is a rich seam for brands and PR reps but greater transparency is now needed to enhance trust and credibility, writes Owen Cullen. It seems hard to believe now but there was a brief flicker of time, quite a few years back, when...
Keeping Your Brand Out of Politics
Back some years ago when many of us were ‘spring chickens’ one of the golden rules of PR was that companies did and should not have opinions on politics because they were corporate entities and not people. A few different techniques were used, but most of the time...
Reputation Management and Monitoring Your Web Presence
Do you Google yourself and your company? If not, you should. Google is the first impression for anyone who doesn’t know you. It’s common for clients, customers, colleagues and even competitors to use the Internet to form their opinion of you. They want to know who is...
Clever Ways to Get Free Press Coverage
The best kind of press isn’t something that you buy, but how exactly do you get free press coverage? Because the media is constantly pitching new products and services, getting noticed can be difficult. Here are three clever ways to ensure you get the media coverage...
5 Reasons Your Media Pitches Are Getting No Response
With earned media playing an increasingly important role in content-sharing, media relations remains a crucial element of public relations. But media pitching is highly challenging. Some surveys suggest that 95 percent of pitches never get a media response. Here are...
Ten Questions With Brianne Murphy Miller
Name: Brianne Murphy Miller Title: Director PRGN agency: Landis Communications Inc Location: San Francisco, USA Years at the agency: 20 years (!) 1. What did you do before PR? : I've worked at start-ups (all failed - very Silicon Valley), publishing (Glamour and...
What to do When Your Spokesperson Makes a Mistake
We’ve all seen it on the news. The spokesperson heads to the microphone, reads a statement, then begins taking questions. Then, we notice something. He or she makes a mistake. Whether your spokesperson starts speaking off-topic, becomes a “deer in the headlights” or...
Top Five Things to Know about Managing a Crisis on Social Media
Just as social media has changed everything about communications and marketing, it’s taken the practice of crisis management to new heights. The immediacy of channels such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others make managing a crisis even more difficult,...
The Latest on Flying Cars. Your Commute is going UP
Think you will ever ride in a flying car? Check out the latest on Flying Cars from David Fuscus of Xenophon Strategies, PRGN's Washington, DC member. https://tinyurl.com/y9kn7pw3
Ten Questions With Nick Miles
Name: Nick Miles Title: Senior Consultant PRGN Agency: Cabinet Privé de Conseils Location: Geneva, Switzerland Years at the Agency: 6 years, 9 months 1. Where did you grow up?: Philippines, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Japan, UK, and Singapore. 2. Why did you move to Geneva?:...
Why Should You Hire A PR Agency? And How Do You Find the Right PR Firm?
Having been in the public relations business for nearly three decades, I’m often asked by business associates why and how to find the right PR firm for their needs. So, just like BuzzFeed, we’ve compiled some easy-to-read lists for you. My colleague Alison Bailin at...
Ten Questions with Mark Hazlin
Name: Mark Hazlin Title: Senior Vice President PRGN Agency: Xenophon Strategies, Inc. (Washington, DC, USA) Xenophon Strategies is a full-service strategic communications firm based in Washington, DC, specializing in PR, public affairs, and crisis response. Years at...
Is the Press Release Dead?
“Dead ones live longer” is a common phrase – and indeed, it applies also to pr. The question is not if the press release in general is dead but much more how to make it a vivid, compelling and fruitful part of your toolbox. The starting point is of course: Who should...
15 Tips for Making a Good Video
Video remains a sizzling hot medium for storytelling. Organizations of all sizes and industries are using it to tell their brand story. Some companies produce video in-house; others turn to specialized video production companies for help. But no matter how it gets...