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December 17, 2009
A Year-End Public Relations Checklist

The end of the year is a good time for those in the public relations industry to take stock of their successes and failures over the previous 12 months. The following checklist is designed to help PR folks tout their successes, assess their weaknesses, and develop effective strategies for the forthcoming year. (Read more…)
May 14, 2009
Media Training Can Turn Your Clients and Employees Into PR Experts

Not every client or employee is equipped to deal with the media on an intimate level. When I was a journalist, public relations contacts would sometimes sit in on interviews I conducted with company executives. In most cases, the public relations department was there to lend support — as either a confidant, or a source of additional information. In other cases, however, it was clear that the executive needed his hand held because he could not handle on-the-fly questioning alone. But media training can help clients and company employees prepare for encounters from journalists and interviewers. (Read more…)
May 7, 2009
Public Relations Strategies: Positioning Yourself as an “Expert”

Presenting yourself–or someone in your organization–as an expert can be a critical aspect of your public relations strategy. However, there are some fields where just about anyone can say they’re an “expert”–or worse, a “consultant.” The media, and even the general public, has become increasingly skeptical of such claims. However, there are ways to overcome this skepticism, add credibility to your claims of expertise, and pull off a public relations coup. (Read more…)

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