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Note to PR Pros: Keep Your Key Messages Consistent

April 13 2009

Consistency in public relations is important. Public relations consultants and corporate executives are often told to “stay on message” and not to stray from a script. Companies and organizations put an enormous amount of time and energy into hammering home a consistent key messages, be … Read more

Public Relations in a Political Crisis

April 09 2009

I have one friend from the country of Georgia, and we were talking on the phone when President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia appeared on NBC News to discuss the recent Georgian crisis. Saakashvili compared Russia’s current actions to those of its predecessor, the Soviet Union, in 1956 in Hungary … Read more

Comcast sCares: Scenes from the Trenches in the Battle with Wretched Combastic Service

April 08 2009

This isn’t broadband. This is war.

Comcast uses the phrase “Comcast Cares” but my experience with the company seems to show they care only up to a point. If, like the majority of users, you get cable installation and it works, that’s great. Comcast really cares about these custo… Read more

Public Relations Basics: Avoiding Press Leaks and Fixing Mistakes

April 08 2009

In the world of public relations, press leaks can be damaging affairs. Sensitive internal information being sent to journalists can wreck a company’s reputation, cost it customers or clients, or even land it in legal hot water. But how can public relations consultants prevent press leaks, or at l… Read more

Preparing for a Television Interview

April 07 2009

Recently I appeared live on national television. (Well, it was actually cable, but that’s national now.) Using my experience as an example, this installment of PR Fuel discusses the pros and cons of television-based public relations. Hopefully you’ll be able to take away some tips about h… Read more

Blurring the Line Between Public Relations and Customer Service

April 06 2009

My friends think I’m strange when I tell them that the best way to solve a problem is to call someone who works in public relations. As a consumer, I’ve learned that PR people usually take their company’s customer service seriously. When traditional dispute resolution fails, a call or … Read more

Setting Public Relations Objectives

April 06 2009

A successful public relations strategy depends on well-planned objectives. However, it takes more than just good public relations skills to plan good objectives. Here are some tips for setting effective public relations and marketing objectives.

1.) Be specific.

Perhaps the biggest mistake made by … Read more

The PR Fuel Mailbag: Employee Blackmail, Public Relations Disasters, and More Fun

April 03 2009

It’s time for another dip into the PR Fuel mailbag. This time we answer some questions from PR Fuel readers, including public relations professionals, who are dealing with some serious issues: a threatening ex-employee, a shaky merger, a recalcitrant journalist, and a strange resume request. A… Read more

Optimizing Your Web Site for the Blind

April 02 2009

Online assistive technologies for the blind continue to evolve. Where people with low vision use screen magnification software to aid them in using web sites, the blind use screen readers. One of the most common-and free-screen readers is called JAWS. This software introduces each page to the listener … Read more

Washington Monument Strategy: Political PR Tool or Crass Manipulation?

April 01 2009

washmonumentI read an article about local government using the threat of budget shortfalls to close a popular and much-needed public service. The writer referred to it as a Washington Monument Strategy. I had never heard that phrase before but a Google search showed it along with the phrase Washington Monument Syndr… Read more