How to Build Positive Relationships With the Media

The worldwide public relations market is expected to register an annual compound growth rate of 10.2% in 2021. The massive…

Give TV Producers Lead Time

Even for the best publicists, booking a client onto a talk show on a day’s notice is a rarity. Just…

Different Press Releases Have Different Audiences

John Steinbeck, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, once said, “Your audience is one single reader….

How to Build a Strong Media List to Maximize Your Coverage

It’s pretty simple really. It doesn’t matter how great your story is; if you don’t have anyone in the media…

Why You Shouldn’t Answer Reporters’ Questions by Email

Today, an increasing amount of media relations is handled through email correspondence. Pitches are made by email; emails are used…

9 Things You Should Have in Your Company’s Newsroom

If you’re serious about getting media coverage for your company, one of the first things you should do is build…

Top Reasons to Target Smaller Local Media Outlets

You have a great story to tell. You’ve written up an interesting press release, and you’re hoping to land some…

25 Tips from 25 PR Experts

I always love reading what other PR experts are saying, and I think it’s important to get outside opinions and…

Top 7 Media Relations Mistakes

In your dream world, media relations would probably consist of getting in touch with a news reporter or a blogger,…

21 Media Relations Do’s and Don’ts for Optimal News Outcomes?

You hope the strong news release you have worked so hard to polish will generate media interest and inquiries. But…