media contacts

July 2, 2009
Press Releases … the Rodney Dangerfield of the Marketing World?

I promote the importance of press releases because they are the great equalizer. A small company, or even an individual, has as much chance of getting media attention as a big, well-financed company. Sure, the big company might be able to afford its own public relations department as well as coordinate with high-priced publicists. But the cornerstone of that big company’s PR campaign will be the lowly press release. (Read more…)
April 30, 2009
Thorough Research Can Lead to a Public Relations Coup

Several years ago when I was covering the dot-com bubble, a German magazine featured me in a story. “The Harbinger of Death,” the writer called me, noting that if I wrote about a company there was a good chance that said company was on its way to the grave. “The Harbinger of Death” is back, but these days I’m an analyst, studying corporate executives who disastrously borrowed money against the stock they own in their company. (Read more…)
March 11, 2009
How to Get Your First Public Relations Job

Recently I started getting emails from college students who had a lot of questions about the public relations industry. Specifically, they wanted to know how to get their first public relations job. During a recent interview with Bill Lessard of PR With Brains, I thought the topic of breaking into the world of public relations would make for some interesting discussion. (Read more…)
February 13, 2009
PR Pros: Don’t Become Another Media Victim

Media contacts are obviously important tools for any public relations department when it comes to promoting an event, product, or company. But any combination of inaccurate information, misleading statements, simple ignorance, or conflicting political agendas on the media’s part can also stamp out all the work that your company has put into building something special. (Read more…)

Press Releases … the Rodney Dangerfield of the Marketing World?

Thorough Research Can Lead to a Public Relations Coup

How to Get Your First Public Relations Job

PR Pros: Don’t Become Another Media Victim

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