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10 Ways to Prepare for Public Relations Controversy

March 17 2010

CatastropheSometimes controversy rears its ugly head in your business. Whether you wake up one morning to unexpectedly find an unflattering story in the newspaper, or the trouble has been brewing for awhile, there are ways to make sure that you mitigate any public relations damage and see your company through to the … Read more

Is it Time to Fire Your PR Agency?

March 15 2010

Kicking out - firingWhen’s the last time you graded your PR firm? If it’s been a while, the time to reassess their performance is now. See, too many companies blindly trust their PR agency to always do the right thing for their business. They assume the PR people are the pros, so they give them all the room they need t… Read more

4 Signs Your Brand is Outdated

March 12 2010

brandBranding is something that a lot of companies seem to take the “set it and forget it” approach with. But times are always changing. Your business is changing, your customers are changing, and the way you communicate with one another is changing too. With that in mind, it only makes sense that y… Read more

How to Write a Killer Lead for Your Press Release

March 11 2010

The lead is one of the most important pieces of your press release. If it isn’t strong, you’ll lose the interest of your readers, and they won’t waste any time reading the rest of your press release. As a result, your release won’t get picked up, so you won’t get any media cov… Read more

Choosing the Target Audience for Your PR Campaign

March 09 2010

targetImagine your client is an opera singer who has been lauded for excelling at a challenging role. Right now she’s only famous inside her native country, but she has hired you to elevate her to worldwide fame. Or perhaps your company’s India branch has been accused of labor violations, and it… Read more

How to Apologize When Your Company Screws Up

March 01 2010

Between Tiger Woods and Toyota, there’s been quite a bit of apologizing going on lately, and while ideally you never want to be in a position where you have to say you’re sorry, the good news is studies have shown that customers who receive a sincere apology are actually pretty likely to reconc… Read more

Top Alternatives to Business Cards

February 26 2010

Business cardFirst off, let me say that I’m not here to proclaim the death of the business card. Traditional business cards are still very useful, and you should certainly have some on you at all times. However, it’s no secret that most business cards either end up buried in a filing cabinet or in the nearest … Read more

7 Offline Marketing Ideas to Build Buzz for Your Business

February 24 2010

very sweet render of a honey bee in yellow and black with ClippiIt 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

How to Use Contests and Giveaways to Boost PR

February 23 2010

So you’re a PR pro, and the company you represent is trundling along, but hasn’t exactly been in the spotlight lately. Business is good, but the company is starting to slip out of the public eye. Unfortunately, there’s no new “news” in sight to interest the media or excite … Read more

5 Steps for Creating a Public Relations Strategy

February 22 2010

new product launch strategyPerforming public relations services for a new company or a company that has never before seen the spotlight can be an exciting, not to mention somewhat daunting, enterprise.  Will the company become a media darling? Will a concerted PR effort result in floods of public good will? Before you start counti… Read more