PR Problems You Never Expected

Most PR pros have a grandiose idea of what public relations is before they go into the field. They see representation of it on TV or a movie and believe that the job is all glamour and hobnobbing with celebrities all the time. However, after a few years actually doing PR work, they quickly discover it’s not all … Read more

Differences Between Writing a Press Release and a Blog

Writing is writing, right? You sit down, bang your head on the desk for a while, and eventually you come away with something that resembles properly formed sentences. While there is some truth to this (especially the head banging part), it would be unwise to pretend that the process of writing a press relea… Read more

HARO Isn’t Your Only Tool For Finding Journalist Requests

If you’ve spent any time on our blog at all, you know how much we love HARO. It’s one of our favorite free PR tools. You just sign up, and 3 times a day, you get an email containing a huge list of queries from reporters looking for sources for their stories. It’s an easy way to find media opportunities and potentia… Read more

Trendjacking or Hopping on Trends: Good or Bad in the Long Run?

Every day you scour the web looking for new ideas on campaigns. It’s always a good idea to keep up with what everyone else is doing if only so you know what ideas are out there. You wouldn’t want to inadvertently copy another company’s idea, after all.

With all this scouring, though, you notice a hot new trend, … Read more

3 Ways You Can Improve Your Press Release Closing Sentences

Stories are only as good as their endings. If you have an amazing story but goof up the very last part it leaves a bad taste in readers’ mouths. Even though they enjoyed the story up until that point, it will be the main thing they remember, guaranteed.

This goes for every single thing you write, be it a creative … Read more

Keeping PR Tasks Under Control

Always feel like you’re running to catch up? Public relations is not a field for the unorganized or easily stressed out. When I first started out I wasn’t keen on suddenly cleaning up my act, but it happened in no time flat anyway. If I didn’t learn how to organize my career would’ve gone up in smoke in no time. T… Read more

4 PR Moves to Boost Your Crowdfunding Campaign

Whether you’re using Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or another crowdfunding website, you need to find ways to get people interested in your project and giving out their hard-earned money. If you don’t, your campaign might fail and your project could fall on its face.

PR and social media can really help you get t… Read more

Coke is Killing the Press Release. Should You do the Same?

For years, people have been proclaiming the death of the press release, yet thousands of press releases still get sent out every single day. But when Coca-Cola announced that it was on a mission to “kill the press release,” people started to take notice, and some questioned whether they should follow suit… Read more

Video Best Practices for Your Crowdfunding Campaign

Crowdfunding only works if you capture your audience’s attention. Like it or not, a video is absolutely the best way to get that attention, no matter what your ultimate project will be.

Not only does a great video get the point of your project across to your audience quickly and efficiently, it also gives th… Read more

Turning a Press Release Into a Viral Video

Whether a press release gets printed by all the media outlets you wanted it to or completely tanks, there’s always a sense that there’s nothing else you can do with it. Its purpose has been used up and aside from plopping it up on your website’s “news” page, there’s no reason to keep it around.

Except there’s a… Read more