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February 25, 2010
6 Common Mistakes PR Pros Make

Public relations is a fast paced world not for the faint of heart. Before you start email blasting press releases and spinning molehills into mountains, consult this list of the 6 most common PR mistakes: (Read more…)
February 24, 2009
Public Relations Don’ts: Blacklisting Is Bad for Business

Blacklisting journalists who write negative stories about your company is tempting, but all it accomplishes is building conflict between your company and the media. One main goal of public relations is to build bridges, not burn them. (Read more…)
January 20, 2009
Learning from a Century of Press Releases

On October 28, 1906, the Pennsylvania Railroad issued what is believed to be the first press release. The release was the idea of the company’s outside public relations counsel, Ivy Ledbetter Lee, and it revolutionized how companies and organizations delivered information to the public. And modern-day public relations professionals can still learn plenty from the story of that very first press release. (Read more…)

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