How Often Should You Send Press Releases?

At what point does “sending out a lot of press releases to gain exposure” (which generally is a good idea), become “I just angered every single journalist that covers my industry”? It’s easy to blacklist yourself and your entire company by constantly sending out press releases to newspapers, especially … Read more

5 Reasons to Hate Traditional Press Releases

Hate press releases? You’re not alone! As time goes by, and new ways of marketing emerge, the lonely traditional press release is getting left behind. Here are five reasons why nobody can stand press releases anymore.

1. They Get Ignored

You spend so much time getting everything just right on your press re… Read more

7 Offline Marketing Ideas to Build Buzz for Your Business

It seems like a week doesn’t go by without a study being released or an article being written about how more and more businesses are focusing their promotional efforts on online marketing. Simply put, offline marketing is getting left in the dust, with many people viewing it as antiquated and ineff… Read more

PR Measurement Tips to Grade Your Campaign’s Performance

Is your PR campaign actually working? Do you even know the answer? Have you or your PR agency been tracking the results?

PR measurement is essential to grading the performance of your campaign. Unfortunately, not all PR professionals measure their campaigns, and of those that do, there’s not real… Read more

Public Opinion Matters in Public Relations

You’re trying to improve job recruiting and retention. You’re worried about local backlash over your expansion plans. You’re about to launch a new product or service. The next step is finding out what your audience is thinking. If you try to guess, you could waste a lot of time and mone… Read more