{"id":121020,"date":"2019-02-25T14:21:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T13:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=121020"},"modified":"2019-03-01T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:04:59","slug":"pr-blogger-spotlight-ella-minty-power-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/pr-blogger-spotlight-ella-minty-power-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"PR Blogger Spotlight: Ella Minty, Power & Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ella Minty<\/a> created the Power & Influence<\/a> blog and is responsible for the popular\u00a0#powerandinfluence<\/a> Twitter chats. The Power & Influence blog is featured in our Top UK PR Blogs<\/a>\u00a0and we spoke to Ella about the importance of credibility, learning about\u00a0human psychology, and ditching PR speak.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s in store for the blog in 2019?<\/span><\/strong>
\nIn 2019, following a trend I started in 2018, I\u2019m going to be speaking primarily about ‘PR and business’. If we are a strategic management function, we need to be able to articulate how and why we are impacting organisations, their bottom line and their mid to long-term objectives.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How has PR changed since you first got into the industry?<\/span><\/strong>
\nI think we are coming out of the shadows now, both literally and figuratively. That aura of mysticism our industry was surrounded by, as well as that general perception that we are mostly spinners, are starting to disappear and be slowly replaced by accountability, responsibility, purpose and social impact.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How much is Brexit affecting comms in the UK?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Brexit as an outcome won\u2019t have much bearing, in my view, on the comms output of UK agencies and consultants, on the contrary. Brexit as a process, however, has been largely pursued based on image and perception, not on facts and hard figures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the biggest issue facing the industry (outside of Brexit)?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>That\u00a0has to\u00a0be credibility \u2013 tactical outputs are important, for sure; however, being able to fit all those tactics, tools and techniques into credible and sustainable business propositions is a different matter altogether.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are traditional media outlets losing their importance to the industry?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>It depends on which side of the value chain one is. For a local\/regional business, the local media bears much more importance than the national. For a listed business, Reuters and Financial Times are their shareholders\u2019 ‘Bible’. For a multinational business, national broadcasters are as important as national ‘influencers’. There is no ‘one size fits all’.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best campaign of 2019 so far?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>It\u00a0has to\u00a0be Gregg\u2019s Vegan Sausage Roll.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What advice would you give students looking to join the PR industry?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Understand the importance of research and analysis in everything you do, read as much as you can on human psychology and get a business qualification, too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your best pitch tips for PRs?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Leave our language at the door of the boardroom; once inside the boardroom, use theirs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you receive pitches from other PRs looking to work with you in your capacity as a blogger?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>I received a couple related to product reviews. I don\u2019t do vacuum cleaner reviews, nor do I write about pottery. I\u2019m happy to work with my peers in positioning and articulating their strategic offering, collaborating on sector-specific thought leadership pieces and market entries etc. I found it very disconcerting that those who got in touch with me didn\u2019t take the time to\u00a0actually check\u00a0whether I have any ‘influence’ on the vacuum cleaner market or whether I wrote anything about which ceramic pot works best with an electric hob\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What other blogs do you read?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Stephen Waddington\u2019s<\/a>, Stephen Davies\u2019<\/a>, Scott Guthrie\u2019s<\/a>, PR Place (edited by Richard Bailey)<\/a>, CIPR Influence\u2019s<\/a>, Comms2Point0\u2019s<\/a> and many others. I like reading ‘heavy’ blogs, those blogs that once you read make you (re)consider what you know, what you\u2019ve learnt, what you can do better etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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