PR Fuel: Press Release News, Resources & Public Relations Tips - Page 52 of 94

Emailing your pitch to a reporter? Make sure you follow these simple rules of etiquette:

1. Quit with the caps in the subject line. Trying to show excitement in the subject line? Let me assure you that using all caps is not the way to do it. Let’s forget the whole idea that caps are considered yelling in the

I’ve blogged extensively on how to use social media for PR purposes. And pretty much every single one of these posts has focused on Facebook and its kid brother, Twitter. However, that leaves LinkedIn — a business social media giant — completely out of the equation.

So without further ado, I’… Read more

Building your brand is about increasing its value in the eyes of the consumer. The more valuable your brand is perceived to be, the more customers will be willing to pay for your products and services, the more loyal they will be to your brand, and the less valuable your competitors’ brands will appear by com… Read more

The media can prove a great outlet for free press for your small business, as you have probably come to realize from reading this blog. A well written, well targeted press release can get you the publicity you require to get eyes to turn your direction and get your products moving. However, when something go… Read more

To make Twitter work for your company, you have to Tweet consistently. But sometimes this can prove challenging as you aren’t really sure what to share. Here are a ton of ideas to get you going:

1. An interesting article you just came across. Two things worth pointing out here: first, the number one thin

While you might consider social media to be the most useful method to get free press for your app, that’s not necessarily the case. A well written, highly targeted press release can grab the attention of both the traditional media (newspapers, magazines) and not-so traditional media (bloggers, ezines)… Read more

In the early years of the Cold War, a secret American project called “Operation Mockingbird” began. This was a program intent on buying the influence of all major media outlets by recruiting and paying off news organizations and journalists. These men and women of the advertising world basically became … Read more

Like it or not, the face of public relations has changed. In this increasingly digital world, PR is no longer about spreading your message to the passive, reactive public. Our audience is now more active than ever – even participating in our message – and companies that push against this are falling … Read more

“I know we’re selling countless NASCAR pins to our southern blue collar base,” you say to yourself one day, “but I feel like we’re growing stagnant. How can we reach the rest of America with our fine product? I especially want to reach the hipsters in San Francisco.”

Thus begins one of the toughest challenge… Read more

You can’t work on the same campaign forever. Even if you work at the same company and deal with one company your entire tenure there, at some point you’ll have to hand over the reins. And more than likely that day will come before you retire.

Whenever that day is, you’ll have to train a new recruit. While you may … Read more