Media Relations

Do you read stories in newspapers and trade magazines about your competitors? Perhaps you know your company is as successful as they are with just as many positive stories to tell, but none of the… Continued

In baseball, it’s said that you know an umpire is top-notch when you never notice his presence.  If he’s doing his job, he won’t call attention to himself in any way. It’s much the same… Continued

Do you feel ill or uncomfortable when dealing with the media? Do you have the habit of sticking your foot in your mouth"during media interviews? Do you wish to hide or be excused whenever the… Continued

The PR team for the Smart Spot Dance program couldn’t just pick any random public figures in the hopes that they would make the requisite splash; they had to pick the right ones. These turned… Continued

One significant challenge for MetLife’s communications team when it was working on the company’s "People Like Us"/open enrollment campaign, was securing media coverage, which traditionally has been very limited and competitive when it comes to… Continued

The term “guerrilla PR” invokes the scrappy tactics of stealthy combatants and a rough-around-the-edges approach to generating buzz around a communications campaign. Made even more relevant by Web 2.0 technologies, many of the most successful… Continued

You’re the PR pro at a technology company. The engineering team has had initial success with a new product and timing is right to launch. You have recommended a media tour. Next thing you know,… Continued

Most of us have found ourselves in awkward situations where we, or others, said something that ground communications to a halt. Or, we’ve left a meeting wishing we’d said more to advance our position but… Continued