Archive: February 2015

PR News Announces Top Women in PR Honorees

February 27th, 2015 by

PR News celebrated the honorees of this year’s Top Women in PR Awards Luncheon, held at New York City’s Grand Hyatt on Feb. 27, 2015.

10 Tips for Smart Communications With Upper Management

February 27th, 2015 by

Communicating openly and effectively with senior leaders is one of your most important tasks as a professional communicator. Here are 10 rules to live by when communicating with leadership.

4 Twitter Mistakes That Can Cost You Followers

February 26th, 2015 by

There is no shortage of advice from social media experts on how to build your Twitter following. But how do you keep the people that you do have?

3 Ways the FCC Net Neutrality Regulations Will Impact PR

February 26th, 2015 by

The FCC appears ready to approve new net neutrality regulations today. With so much of the work of the communications industry now taking place online, let’s take a look at how the new regulations could impact PR.

PR Insider: 4 PR Tips to Pitch During Sweeps

February 26th, 2015 by

During “sweeps,” all your favorite shows have their season-ending cliffhangers. And for PR people, we get to position those clients that offer more heart-tugging human-interest appeal.

9 Pinterest Tools to Help You Benchmark Your Brand’s PR Strategy

February 25th, 2015 by

The Pinterest analytics space is largely uncharted. Let’s take a look at 9 tools you can use to see how your strategy on the social platform is working.

Taylor Swift Shows PR Savvy With Gift to NYC Schools

February 25th, 2015 by

Swift’s donation should create goodwill and turn the criticism of her being a naïve New Yorker into a distant memory.

3 Tips for Making Your Instagram Page Stand Out

February 24th, 2015 by

If a picture is a worth a thousand words then your Instagram account can be worth a good deal more, in terms of growing your audience and giving your products and/or services some sales lift.

4 Essential Components of a Successful Press Release

February 24th, 2015 by

Whether you’re working with multiple clients through an agency or in-house for a brand, you have to be able to accurately explain what you want the media to see in order for them to take notice. Let’s take a look at the must-haves of a great press release.

5 Bad Management Habits That Can Lead to PR Crises

February 23rd, 2015 by

A poorly managed organization—particularly one in which employees are discouraged from raising legitimate concerns—is ripe for PR crises that could adversely impact a company, its employees, customers, investors and other stakeholders.