How to Get Your News into an Industry Trade Magazine
Why Trade Magazine Coverage Is Important for Companies
Getting coverage in trade magazines specific to your industry offers several important benefits:
- Targeted audience reach – Trade publications connect you directly with the people most relevant to your business: potential customers, pa
How to Get Your News Into the Huffington Post
I remember the first time I saw one of my colleagues’ bylines on the Huffington Post. My first thought was “Wow, she’s made the big time!” And that was quickly followed by, “If she can do, then so can I.”
And it’s true. You can see your byline up on the Huffington Post. All it takes is to create compelling, origin… Read more
Micro vs. Macro Blogging – Which is Better?
You know what blogging is, but do you know the difference between macro and micro blogging? While it seems like it’s just about the size of the message, there’s much more to it than that. The types of messages and what they convey about your business can vary quite a bit depending on the medium used.
People typ… Read more
What to Do with a Failed Press Release
Well, you gave it your best shot. You wrote a fantastic press release, making sure to write in the inverted pyramid format and get in some great quotes and other relevant stuff. You literally couldn’t have done a better job… but it still failed miserably.
Hey, it happens! Getting a press release out “in the w… Read more
SEO is Dead, Long Live SEO
For so many years Search Engine Optimization has been the bread of butter of PR pros everywhere. You wanted to get attention to your website or store so you would spice up your blogs and other content with keywords and links. Google would take notice and bump up your website to the front page, allowing search… Read more
PR Problems You Never Expected
Most PR pros have a grandiose idea of what public relations is before they go into the field. They see representation of it on TV or a movie and believe that the job is all glamour and hobnobbing with celebrities all the time. However, after a few years actually doing PR work, they quickly discover it’s not all … Read more
Differences Between Writing a Press Release and a Blog
Writing is writing, right? You sit down, bang your head on the desk for a while, and eventually you come away with something that resembles properly formed sentences. While there is some truth to this (especially the head banging part), it would be unwise to pretend that the process of writing a press relea… Read more
Writing Contributed Articles for PR? It’s Not About You.
The days of sitting back and waiting for the media to come interview you or cover your company are long gone. These days, one of the best ways to get your name out there is by writing contributed articles to targeted publications your audience reads. That’s right, you need to be the content creator. Dwindlin… Read more
Why You Should Still Try To Get Print Media Coverage
Because most people tend to get their news online these days, most PR people have shifted their efforts from getting coverage in traditional newspapers and magazines to getting coverage on blogs and relevant websites. And while there are certainly many advantages to targeting online publications (e.… Read more
Don’t Mistake Low ROI for No Potential
Return on Investment (ROI) is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s easy to tell when a PR or social media campaign is going to work out and totally be worth your time. Other times campaigns can take forever and it feels like your efforts will ever come to fruition no matter what you do. It doesn’t help that human behav… Read more