How can PR and marketing collaborate to amplify ROI?

The world of public relations is changing, and savvy pros often wear many hats. Here’s why PR pros picking up some marketing skills (or vice versa) isn’t such a bad thing.

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Public relations doesn’t operate as it once did.

Companies are trading boring news releases in traditional newspapers for educational articles in online publications. Audiences value authenticity over promotion, and they now see more content in a day than they could read in a year.

It falls to PR pros to convince consumers that their content is worth consuming, and now PR departments are turning to marketing techniques for answers.

A recent study from The Holmes Report details how this partnership has evolved and what companies should do to navigate the changing landscape.

The future of PR

According to the report, almost 90 percent of PR executives believe the term “public relations” will not accurately characterize the job they will be doing in 5 years’ time.

With change coming so quickly, what will modern PR look like—and how can companies prepare to meet evolving audience needs?

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