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How To Maximizing Surveys to Create News And Strategically Generate Publicity

February 25th, 2013 by

Surveys have been a mainstay in public relations because they are tried and true, and most important, when done right they are newsworthy. A well-thought-out survey can help reveal new information, expose the

Case Study: The Ritz-Carlton Leverages Premium Brand Perception With Content-Rich Customer Platform on Foursquare

February 18th, 2013 by

Travel is focused on the essence of discovery and experience. Whether you are an intrepid explorer, a parent traveling with your children or a professional traveling on business, The Ritz-Carlton wants to be

Media Training as Leadership Development

February 18th, 2013 by

Is media training a tactical skill to prepare for interviews or an aspect of leadership development? In the vocabulary of a media trainer, I would consider that question a false choice or an A/B dilemma. The

Seven Things You Will Learn in This Week’s Issue of PR News

February 18th, 2013 by

Seven Things You Will Learn in This Week’s Issue of 1. A nonprofit’s “overhead ratio” is often the most scrutinized metric by leadership and the public alike. (p. 1) 2. To build buzz for the Feb. 24th

PR Execs at Cash-Strapped Nonprofits Use Partnerships to Extend Engagement

February 18th, 2013 by

As the economy has slowly begun to climb its way out of the abyss, communications budgets across many industries have stabilized. But there’s one sector that’s still fighting for budget dollars even as the

Hospital Tops Facebook Loyalty List; Consumer Purchasing Gets More Complex; Hispanics Gravitate to ‘Social Care’

February 18th, 2013 by

▶ Hospital Has Right Facebook Loyalty Rx: A nonprofit attracts the most loyal Facebook fans, according to LoudDoor ’s Brand Satisfaction index. St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, well known in

The Event PR Oscar Goes To: The Organization that Innovates the Most

February 18th, 2013 by

It’s events and awards season. From the ultimate movie-industry soiree, the Academy Awards—which airs this Sunday, Feb. 24— to New York’s glitzy Fashion Week, event communicators are all looking to cut

How To: 5 Steps for Making Complex Topics Easier to Understand

February 18th, 2013 by

We’ve all been there. You are asked to write a newsletter about a topic that is very complicated and technical. And your audience is unfamiliar with the subject matter and its jargon. So, how do you explain

The New Press Release: Mix Digital/Social Outreach with Old-School Writing Chops

February 11th, 2013 by

Woe is the press release. As an outreach tool the press release sits in close proximation to Google+ as a platform suffering from “malaise,” as Jimmy Carter may have put it. Let’s face it, the… Continued

LinkedIn Tapped by Small-Business Owners As Social Platform with the Most Potential

February 11th, 2013 by

By a wide margin, small-business owners said that B2B social network LinkedIn is the social-media tool they use the most and has the greatest potential to help their companies, according to a recent survey by… Continued