Media Relations

With a bank on nearly every corner of NYC, how can yet another bank break through and garner earned media? We asked Citizens’ new CCO. In addition, we asked about communicating during a recession.

We saw good sportsmanship during the World Cup. Yet being a good sport transcends the athletic field. Sportsmanship’s lessons work in PR and even in zero gravity, aboard the International Space Station.

PR pros know using unethical shortcuts to gain earned media isn’t useful long-term. Instead, add Brain Engine Optimization (BEO) and backlinks to your SEO toolkit makes for a much better approach.

Overall, the mood of our PR prognosticators is upbeat as they anticipate PR continuing its recent ascension into 2023.

Affiliate marketing is growing as publishers diversify their revenue streams. Yet there are myriad conditions that PR pros should be aware of when pitching products. We offer several to consider.

The need to be first with a story and be a one-stop shop pressures journalists and media outlets. Here’s how reporter Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, who’ll speak at our Media Relations Virtual Summit Dec. 7, adapts.

PR pros often begin in the summer working on getting products in a holiday gift guide. On the other hand, there’s more than timing involved.

OkCupid’s global communication chief Michael Kaye discusses how the company uses data as a media-pitching tool.

A recent survey offers good news for media relations pros—their shorter pitches seem to be prompting journalists to respond at higher rates.

“Off the record” is a phrase that can be used between a journalist or communicator during any interview or conversation.