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September 30, 2011
Areas Where You Should Boost Your PR Budget

Do you know which areas your public relations campaign isn’t quite working? If so, it may be difficult to decipher exactly how to fix them. (Read more…)
September 21, 2009
Stress Your “Value” in Holiday-Related Public Relations

Each year, the clock for getting out holiday-related press releases starts ticking earlier. Recent holiday seasons have proven to be ultra-competitive because of genuine fears that consumers would not be spending money like they had in the past. These fears push purchases back, causing retailers to discount more heavily in an effort to reduce inventories. So when it comes to holiday planning, it’s imperative that manufacturers and service providers push the value element of their products when doing public relations. (Read more…)
September 1, 2009
Public Relations Basics: When It Comes to Holiday Press Releases, Sooner is Better

It’s no secret that the fourth quarter is the most important time of the year for companies marketing to consumers. Holiday shopping can make or break many businesses; many analysts wait to see how a company weathered the holidays before determining its financial outlook. However, booming holiday business doesn’t just happen. It takes hard work through triangulated marketing, advertising, and public relations efforts. Unfortunately, many companies fail to address their public relations campaigns until it’s too late in the holiday season, missing what is probably the most cost effective way to promote their product or service. (Read more…)
July 22, 2009
Name-Dropping Celebrities in PR … or Why Oprah May or May Not Approve This Message

I tweeted about this earlier today (http://twitter.com/ereleases) and it bears a longer message about using celebrities in your PR efforts. Over the past couple of years, the newswire has been cracking down on clients that name-drop celebrities. (Read more…)
April 21, 2009
PR Media Coverage

It’s easy for public relations firms to overestimate the impact of media coverage. Unless you land your client on the cover of Time or the front page of the New York Times, it can be disheartening to see how little impact a single piece of media coverage brings. My own history with media coverage is an example of how difficult it is to quantify the benefits of media coverage in the public relations world. (Read more…)
January 23, 2009
Common Sense: the Key to Avoiding Missed PR Opportunities

It should have been a slam dunk. I spoke to the reporter for close to 45 minutes. He asked me a dozen questions, and I backed up my answers with solid data. I fired off a message to my boss, letting him know that this killer story about our company would hit newsstands two days later. But the story never ran. And it turned out to be my fault. What stopped this potentially great bit of publicity in its tracks? (Read more…)

Areas Where You Should Boost Your PR Budget

Stress Your “Value” in Holiday-Related Public Relations

Public Relations Basics: When It Comes to Holiday Press Releases, Sooner is Better

Name-Dropping Celebrities in PR … or Why Oprah May or May Not Approve This Message

PR Media Coverage

Common Sense: the Key to Avoiding Missed PR Opportunities

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