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 Lisa Rhodes, Rhodes Morell Communications, CT Social commerce or buying sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial are popping up at an astounding rate. (In fact, it is reported that Groupon is one of the fastest growing companies in the world. Their proliferation – on the national level as well as on the micro level…
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,…
By Brendy Barr, Brendy Barr Communications It’s no question that Facebook has become a tremendously powerful vehicle for promoting brands and businesses…for those who are doing it right. Successful social media marketers know that posting status updates for a company is not the same as updating a personal Facebook page. If you want to optimize…
By Brian Knox, Vice President, Zeppos & Associates, Inc. – Milwaukee, Wisconsin As a former television reporter and anchor, it continues to amaze me at how many people just don’t take the time to think things through before a media interview or plan how they’ll respond if confronted by reporters on an issue. As PR…
by Alex Greenwood Principal AlexanderG Public Relations Kansas City, MO On an early Monday evening I sat in my front yard, admiring my freshly cut grass and grousing about the growing list of work I needed to do on my aging house. My cell phone rang–it was PainePR in NYC asking if I could go…
By Sharon Kreher, teamworks communication management I admit it. I don’t particularly enjoy confrontations, whether it’s in my personal or business relationships. As a result, my business partner and I have worked over the years to find ways to make budget, work scope, and expectation kinds of conversations direct and upfront at the start of…
By Brian Chandler, APR, President, Commonwealth Public Relations Is Traditional Media Dead? It’s a question that many PR people are asking these days, so here are some insights into what I have personally experienced during my day-to-day practice in public relations. My short answer to the question is “no,” at least for now, and here’s…