By Alex Greenwood * AlexGPR * Kansas City, MO The folks at Men with Pens say that you should ditch your regular blogging schedule. Hmm…contrarian they may be…but does it make sense? Here’s an excerpt: Here’s what the rules told us to do: Blog according to a schedule, and you’d be conveying that your blog…
By Jennifer L. Evans, JL Evans Communications I recently had the pleasure of participating in the annual PRConsultants Group Conference, along with 34 of my PRCG colleagues from around the nation. Our conference theme this year was Making Connections, and boy did we! During our conference, held at the historic Drake Hotel in San Francisco,…
By Amy Kossoff Smith, Write Ideas, Inc. As a publicist, I see virtually every commercial message through the PR/marketing lens. Was that a good idea…a brilliant idea…an embarrassing idea (who came up with that one?)…The marketing wheels turn, and I realize it’s not safe to presume that every marketing professional thinks about strategy and how…
By Melanie McCraney McCraney Communications SEO: It’s one of those “techie” terms that is annoyingly overused by some who want to keep the web mysterious. Is every CEO tuned in to SEO? Well, no, but your CEO should know about SEO, and that’s where the fundamentals of SEO come in. SEO means “search engine optimization.”…
By Deb Trivitt, TrivittPR Oh, that PR professionals had as much influence over journalists as they say we have! Keith Trivitt (no relation) debunks the myth that is evidently circulating among the journalists. I don’t hear it from PR professionals! There are several reasons we ask questions of journalists when they ask to interview clients…
By Bob Schiers, President and Founder of RAS Associates Public Relations, LLC It was no secret that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was seriously ill. Reports of his ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer were part of the news for several years. His day-to-day condition was shrouded in near secrecy. Most news reports amounted to nothing more…
By Marisa Vallbona, APR, Fellow, PRSA This blog post first appeared in PRSAY In an age of declining journalism standards, where anything goes and credibility is in serious question, it’s about time we see a network take the high road and announce it’s going back to the true practice of journalism. According to The Daily…
By Amy Kossoff Smith, President, Write Ideas, Inc. Despite – or because of – this recession, there’s still clearly a hearty appetite for designer duds at discount prices. Target‘s recent launch of Missoni, an upscale Italian label with wild, colorful, geometric patterns, was a huge success on many fronts. Even though their website crashed from…
By Brendy Barr, President, Brendy Barr Communications, LLC Beware of the Tweet that could result in legal repercussions! Many professional communicators are launching into social media marketing campaigns and not considering the legal mistakes they may be making. This oversight could result in fines and/or a disruption in the client’s business. So before you post…
By Claude M. Gruener There are many pitfalls to avoid when promoting a service, idea or product to the media. Don’t lie. It might have worked at times before the internet and its vast immediate resources appeared, but today telling a lie is almost a sure guarantee of failure. If you don’t tell the truth,…