Archive: June 2015

Brands that suffer a crisis have to go through a six-step process of penance before regaining confidence in the community.

Love him, hate him or ignore him, Donald Trump has his own unique style of public relations and persona shaping: Never apologize, never go on the defensive. As far as communications strategies go, it’s a bold one—but for him and for the Trump brand, it works.

Is your organization making its case using video? Do you have optimized video hitting all of the important points and telling your company story in a visually engaging way?

Want to open your own PR shop after working for an agency? There’s a lot to think about and plan in the process.

Brands are using Periscope to broadcast product launches, news updates, advocacy campaigns and internal events, keeping their audiences in sync with what’s happening at their organizations in a whole new way.

Write exceedingly well and you’ll increase your chances of succeeding in your workplace and in the job market. Write poorly and you’ll increase the burden of work for your colleagues and be seen as potentially expendable in economic downturns. That’s just how it is. This is doubly true if you’re a PR professional or journalist. […]

The 2014 FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Award program provides an example of how non-profit organizations can get on the media map and increase awareness with stakeholders.

Writing for online video is similar to other writing public relations professionals do. They all emphasize getting to the point quickly and making it stick with the audience.

Have share will travel. Social media engagement within the travel sector grew 24 percent from January through May, compared with the same period last year, according to an exclusive study for PR News by social media analytics company Shareablee.

In an environment of bitter competition, overlapping priorities and increasing use of unsecured digital communications systems, the threat of information leaks is greater than ever. How can we, as communications professionals, implement safeguards to ensure our brand is protected?