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May 25, 2009
The PR Fuel Mailbag: the Cost of Public Relations, Press Release Don’ts, and More

It’s once again time to dip into the PR Fuel mailbag for another batch of reader queries. How much do I charge for public relations services? Can a newswire service refuse to distribute my press release? Come find out the answers to these puzzlers from the world of public relations. (Read more…)
May 13, 2009
Public Relations and Journalism: More Similar Than You Might Think

There’s an old joke among journalists: “It’s okay. If I lose my job, I’ll just become a public relations flak.” Believe me, every journalist has thought about it more than once, especially when freelance writing wasn’t paying the bills. After all, what company or public relations firm wouldn’t want a former journalist on the payroll communicating to the media? This point was driven home when I recently attempted to email a journalist friend. To my surprise, I couldn’t track him down. And guess where he turned up. (Read more…)
May 6, 2009
The PR Fuel Mailbag: Blogs, Online Press Rooms, Nosy Bosses, and More

Another dip into the PR Fuel mailbag produced a slew of interesting questions from readers. This time around we decide if public relations departments should have a hand in corporate blogs, how to get attention for an online press room, and other queries from the world public relations. (Read more…)
May 4, 2009
The PR Fuel Mailbag: Dealing with Clients, Analysts, and Journalists

Once again it’s time to dip into the PR Fuel mailbag and answer some reader questions. This time around we look at how to climb the public relations ladder, corrections, unethical journalists, and more. (Read more…)
April 28, 2009
The PR Fuel Mailbag: Job Hunting, Media Training, and Public Relations via Facebook

It’s time for another dip into the PR Fuel mailbag. This time around, readers have questions about job interviews with public relations firms; the pros and cons of media training courses; the potential public relations pitfalls of Facebook; and more. (Read more…)
April 14, 2009
The PR Fuel Mailbag: TV Interviews, Finding the Right Public Relations Firm, and More

Time to peek into the PR Fuel mailbag. This time around, readers wanted to know how to handle tricky media interviews, how to find a public relations firm at the right price, and more. (Read more…)
April 13, 2009
Ethics and Public Relations: Do They Go Together?

For a public relations firm, Seyferth Spaulding Tennyson was keeping quiet. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based outfit had found itself embroiled in a scandal in a town of less 5,000 on the shores of Lake Michigan. Seyferth Spaulding Tennyson’s client was Meijer Inc., a family-owned grocery and goods retailer that is one of America’s largest privately owned companies. Together they faced a public relations crisis that questioned the ethical standards of the public relations industry. (Read more…)
April 3, 2009
Can You Explain Public Relations Basics to the Public?

I had an eye-opening conversation over the weekend with a friend of mine from Germany. She was surprised to see PR Fuel on my new business cards. When I explained it to her, she came back with a rather odd response: “So, public relations is like headhunting?” After about an hour of fielding questions about public relations, I came to the startling realization that many people don’t really understand how the PR industry really works. (Read more…)
January 29, 2009
Selecting the Right PR Firm for Your Company

A friend of mine called recently, looking for a public relations firm to handle a new project. He had already interviewed a few potential firms, and he wanted to know if I would sit in with him during a second round of interviews. What we learned should provide entrepreneurs and start-up companies alike with some helpful tips when they decide it’s time to take their public relations strategy to the professional level. (Read more…)
March 26, 2001
Cast a Positive Spell with Your PR Magic

Twenty teachers in Hoboken, New Jersey could be out of jobs if the city’s Board of Education doesn’t find a way to pay their salaries out of a $56.3 million annual budget. At least one of those teachers could be spared the unemployment line if the Board wised up, took the $75,000 allocated for public relations spending and put it back into the general budget. (Read more…)

The PR Fuel Mailbag: the Cost of Public Relations, Press Release Don’ts, and More

Public Relations and Journalism: More Similar Than You Might Think

The PR Fuel Mailbag: Blogs, Online Press Rooms, Nosy Bosses, and More

The PR Fuel Mailbag: Dealing with Clients, Analysts, and Journalists

The PR Fuel Mailbag: Job Hunting, Media Training, and Public Relations via Facebook

The PR Fuel Mailbag: TV Interviews, Finding the Right Public Relations Firm, and More

Ethics and Public Relations: Do They Go Together?

Can You Explain Public Relations Basics to the Public?

Selecting the Right PR Firm for Your Company

Cast a Positive Spell with Your PR Magic

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