Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
8 activities to jump-start your creativity
If your writing assignment has stalled and you find yourself staring at a blank piece of paper or screen, try these tasks on for size.
Archive for August, 2017
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
Announcing the winners of PR Daily’s 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards
Check out the organizations that are leading the charge on socially responsible business practices.
Ragan Insider Kristen Dunleavy
5 facets of compelling copy
To make your content resonate with more readers, craft scintillating headlines, vary sentence length, answer pressing questions, and respect their time.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
Why executive communicators are indispensable in 2017
Public trust is more elusive than ever. Ensure your organization and its leaders are prepared.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
The 5 most popular stories on PR Daily this week
This week, readers were interested in free tools to enhance their campaigns, celebrating 10 years of the hashtag, proofreading tips, media training myths and more.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
How communicators can reignite their passion for writing
Are you struggling to get your creative juices flowing? These writing and editing experts have the answers to your corporate writing woes.
Ragan Insider Daniel Weinbach
Marketing health care in a time of uncertainty
The health care industry is changing, and nobody knows what the final results will be. Look at these factors to stay ahead of the game.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
How much can a PR crisis cost you?
The reputational damage of a scandal or communications firestorm can wreak havoc on a organization’s image, but it also hits its bottom line.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Report: Millennials focus on mobile apps’ utility, despite the price
More than half of consumers’ digital media time is spent on mobile devices. Where is younger users’ attention? The answers might surprise you.
Ragan Insider Brad Phillips
Air Canada chief highlights what not to do in a media interview
Getting defensive when a reporter hits you with tough questions can cause you to lose control of the narrative and quickly steer a story into negative territory.
Ragan Insider Mike Barrett
The rise of the vlog will help you find your true audience
Want to find video success? This infographic will show you how to get started with the hot new trend—vlogging.
Ragan Insider Jon Salas
3 reasons PR pros should pitch to Spanish-speaking media outlets
Don’t ignore a large and growing segment of the consumer population, one that also offers reach far beyond the borders of the United States. Here’s how you can step up.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
Your annual report is a powerful storytelling tool
How are you using it to share information about your nonprofit? Submit your annual report or other PR assets to PR Daily’s 2017 Nonprofit PR Awards. Enter by Aug. 30.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Hyphens, PB&J and more: A back-to-school AP style guide
The Stylebook recently updated its entry about apostrophes used with singular common nouns, and it shares guidance on several more terms used in copy about academia.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Is USC’s ‘Shakespear’ statue an ode to the past—or a misspelling?
The University of Southern California was recently called out by rival UCLA for omitting an ‘e’ at the end of the Bard of Avon’s name.
