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“What we’ve got to do is help people prioritize and realize that great PR, great marketing comes from a big idea.”

O’Dwyer’s PR Report featured Axia Public Relations’ CEO and Managing Partner Jason Mudd in its video series PR’s Top Pros Talk. Jason spoke about improving brainstorming sessions and adapting ideation sessions from an office environment to a remote one. 

Everyone has creativity in them, and not everyone knows how to unlock it. For some, creativity comes naturally. For others, it takes a while for it to emerge. And how, exactly, do you reach your full potential with creativity? And what about in the remote environment?

Learn why the word “storytellers” can have a negative connotation for PR pros with our guest Chris Chiames of Carnival Cruise Line.

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Our episode guest is Chris Chiames, chief communications officer at Carnival Cruise Line.

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The one with Chris Chiames of Carnival Cruise Line on PR pros as storytellers vs. conversationalists

Three strategies to earning more consistent leads

Are you happy with the leads your construction company is generating? Is your phone ringing as much as you would like? Are your recent sales contributing significantly to the overall growth of your company? There is no shortage of reasons why your answers may be “no.”

It is highly probable that COVID-19 caused a dramatic drop in your consumer demands as people scramble to adjust to the new normal. However, there’s also another possibility many companies are guilty of: Your digital marketing strategies are not up to par.

Just like investing in construction revenue protection to ensure your company stays protected and profitable, it is also crucial that you invest money in digital marketing if you want to remain competitive and relevant. 

A guide to avoiding bad meetings

As Dave Grady mentions in his TED Talk, there’s a global epidemic called MAS, which stands for “mindless accept syndrome.” A symptom of this is, in Grady’s words, “an involuntary reflex in which a person accepts a meeting invitation without even thinking why.” All jokes aside, the subject of the TED Talk is something PR professionals should take into consideration. 

Many of us subconsciously accept invitations to meetings without even asking what the meeting is about. No one wants to sit in a meeting for hours without knowing what the game plan is, especially if we have other projects to work on and deadlines to meet.

Learn how newsrooms post stories and content on their websites and what to expect when your story goes live with our host, Jason Mudd. Jason is the managing partner of Axia Public Relations.

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Jason Mudd, On Top of PR host, helps companies get on Undercover Boss. He is a trusted adviser and dynamic strategist for some of America’s most admired brands. Since 1994, he’s worked with American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave & Buster’s, H&R Block, Hilton, HP, Miller Lite, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Southern Comfort, and Verizon. He founded Axia Public Relations in July 2002.

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The one with Jason Mudd on understanding a news outlet’s website.

Is society more connected, or are we more connected to our devices?

Although Chuck Nice’s TED talk on the unintended consequences of technology is comedic, the topic is serious and something all PR pros should think about. Recent technology, more specifically social media, has had some unpredicted consequences on society. Technology was supposed to be the futuristic invention to bring us together, and we succeeded in that — but not in the way we imagined. 

Ways to engage your audience through visual storytelling

Storytelling isn’t just for children. It’s a great way to capture, engage, and interact with your audience. Facebook is one of the perfect social media platforms for sharing a company’s story. 

These are some ways that have proved effective for capturing your Facebook audience while telling your company’s story. 

Fourteen essentials for remote professionals and telecommuting warriors

Working from home has become the new normal, so why not make it a little easier with these tools? All items included here are rated at least four out of five stars, and we might earn a referral credit if you buy some of these products from the affiliate links we provided below. Here’s a list of items that are essential when working from home: 

Learn how to tell your company’s story by involving employees with our guest Alejandro Barbero.

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Our episode guest is Alejandro Barbero, director of strategic development and communications at Rayonier. He makes the complex simple and is constantly taking on new challenges. During his 25 years of global experience, he has taken businesses and teams to places they’ve never been.

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Alejandro Barbero on why storytelling should come first in all your company communications

PR and social media go hand-in-hand

One of the many services under the public relations umbrella is social media. It can be daunting to hand over your company social media channels to an outside agency, but building a company’s reputation through social media is an area of expertise for many PR pros.

Here are a few reasons why a PR firm should manage your company’s social media: