1. September 7, 2011

    Use LinkedIn to Hire PR Pros

    LinkedIn can be described as Facebook for professionals. After building your personal and employment profile, you can find past co-workers and link to their profiles. You can add your resume, pictures, contact information, detailed job descriptions, and anything else you think will help you land that perfect job, either now or in the future. Friends on LinkedIn can write recommendations, interact on a Twitter-like feed (which can be directly linked to your Twitter account), and much more. (Read more…)

  2. May 14, 2009

    How to Get the Most Out of a Public Relations Job Change

    Four of my best friends in the public relations business have recently started new jobs. Change can be exciting and challenging. No two public relations departments operate in the same manner, even if they have the same corporate parent. People and processes are different, and so are expectations. What flies in one office may not be acceptable in another. Regardless of the corporate culture, you can take some simple steps to help make the transition from one public relations job to another easier. Follow these steps, and you’ll better understand your job, the real expectations of your co-workers, and how you can improve your company’s public relations. (Read more…)

  3. May 11, 2009

    Public Relations Basics: Tips for Your First TV Interview

    August is supposed to be a slow month for me, one where I catch up on long-term projects that I’ve managed to ignore for several turns of the calendar. This past August I was interviewed on television four times, a public relations coup. The four interviews — on Bloomberg TV, the BBC, CNBC and CNBC Europe — went off without a hitch. I was well-prepared, well-dressed and ready to tackle the subject at hand. Looking back on last week, here are some lessons that I tried to remember before my interviews, as well as ones that I discovered after the fact. (Read more…)

  4. April 20, 2009

    Do You Have a Bad Attitude About Public Relations?

    After a recent holiday break visiting friends, my spirits were high. An awful drive home in holiday traffic did little to change my positive mindset. I sat down today determined to write something upbeat. “Any ideas for my public relations column?” I asked a friend. “I want to stay positive because I’m tired of writing about public relations disasters.” (Read more…)

  5. April 2, 2009

    Everything Journalists Want to Know About Their Public Relations Contacts

    Since entering the world of public relations, my workday has changed drastically from the time when I was a professional journalist. Becoming a public relations consultant has altered how I deal with the media and how I deal with internal public relations at my company. (Read more…)

  6. January 26, 2009

    Seven Ways to Extend Your Public Relations Budget

    Improving your public relations strategy doesn’t have to be a time- or money-consuming affair. Taking on some easy tasks and implementing some simple ideas can lead directly to generating good publicity and improving your existing public relations efforts. Here are seven tips to get the most out of your public relations budget. (Read more…)

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