Refresh Your Ideas: 7 Ideas to Update Old Content
There are many reasons why it is a good idea to refresh or reuse your blog content from time to time. First off, updating content takes a lot less time than creating an original post from scratch. Second, if your audience as grown over the life of your blog, most people haven’t seen this earlier post so it’s bra… Read more
3 Major Mistakes to Avoid with Your Press Conference
Recently, Sony held a much hyped press conference to reveal the company’s new PS4 gaming console. People were looking forward to this event for days, expecting to get a first glimpse at the console Sony has been working on for years. And for the most part, everyone was disappointed.
What took place was a two… Read more
How to Identify Influential Bloggers
Before you can start pitching bloggers, you need to figure out which bloggers are worth pitching to. Just because someone has a blog in the niche you’re targeting doesn’t necessarily mean you should spend your time building a relationship with them and pitching them. Yes, smaller blogs can still offer g… Read more
How to Be Good at Breaking Bad News
If you run a business, you’re eventually going to find yourself in a situation where you have to deliver bad news. Maybe you have to lay off some employees, or perhaps your company has made a huge mistake that has put you smack dab in the middle of a PR crisis. Whatever the situation, you have to realize that the… Read more
“Magnetize” Your Customers
Despite what the Insane Clown Posse claim, scientists have known how magnets work for quite some time. The cool thing about a magnetic field is that it’s technically stronger than the gravitational field. If you hold two magnets in your hand while standing up, the magnetic field keeps them together versu… Read more
7 Tips for Effective Social Media Monitoring
If you aren’t keeping track of what’s being said about you in the social media space, you’re asking for trouble. These days, everyone is on Facebook or Twitter, or they have a blog, or they participate in some sort of online community. And they’re constantly posting their opinions and talking about their e… Read more
What’s your PR “Jumping Off Point?”
Every journey begins with a single step. It’s best to start at the beginning. Every rose has its thorn.
Ok, the last one didn’t work, but there a bunch of platitudes about the beginnings of a journey or quest. Your PR campaign is no different. No matter what your goal is, there’s one aspect of the campaign that… Read more
7 Tips for Better Self-Promotion
Self-promotion … Some people do it naturally. Others despise it. Either way, getting it right is crucial to growing your business. Here are 7 essential tips to get you started on the right foot:
- Zero in on your target market. This seems obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people get this wrong. Step one
Don’t Post Anything That Would Make Your Mom Cry
Many words have been spoken (and typed) about what kind of content you want out on the Internet to represent your company. One of the most steadfast rules is that you never want to insult your audience. Making them feel uncomfortable is easily one of the worst things you can do, as it associates your business … Read more
How to Maintain Your Credibility During a PR Crisis
When you’re going through a PR crisis, your credibility is on the line. We live in an increasingly jaded society. People have been trained to believe the worst, and more times than not, they’re right to do so. After all, where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire, so if you find yourself embroiled in controv… Read more