Even in this inscrutable economy, PR agency directors and owners are still earning a nice living, clients are remaining and talent is plentiful. Why fret about profitability? Well, I’m here to tell you that attention… Continued
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All Work & No Play? Digital Media Use Survey Puts Web 2.0 to Work
October 15th, 2008 by PRNEWSDigital media platforms may define the way people interact in the modern workplace, but how integrated is it in their personal communications repertoires? According to the results of the PR News/Medialink Digital Media Use survey,… Continued
How to Make Your Web sites Media-Friendly
October 14th, 2008 by Iris DorbianTake t from an experienced reporter/writer/editor, there’s nothing a media person loathes more when scrolling for information on a Web site than disorganization, unneccessary complication (i.e. too many clicks) and clutter. Just a cursory glance… Continued
Greening the Landscape of Modern-Day Businesses
October 14th, 2008 by Iris DorbianWith soaring gas prices, concerns about global warming and the conservation of the Earth’s water and energy supply on the rise, today’s generations are bonding together in an effort to preserve our health and natural… Continued
Lessons from the Year of the Recall: New Best Practices in Crisis Management
October 13th, 2008 by PRNEWSThe following is an excerpt from the just-published Crisis Communications Desktop Reference from Levick Strategic Communications. Recalls aren’t new and corporations have long had sound management and communications tools to minimize their impact. However, the… Continued
Eight Tips for Pitching Radio
October 13th, 2008 by Iris DorbianWith all the attention paid to online and print, it’s easy to forget another important channel of communication: radio. According to a recent study, an overwhelming majority (95%) of Americans still tune in on a… Continued
Call Off the Funeral: The Press Release is Alive and Well
October 13th, 2008 by Iris DorbianThe press release is certainly not dead as some PR people may have you believe. Yes, it’s been loaded up with jargon. Weighed down with buzzwords. Scrubbed clean of any meaningful executive quotes. But, in… Continued
Focus on One Thing and Do it Transparently
October 13th, 2008 by Iris DorbianFor Nancy Tully, vice president, senior business leader for MasterCard Worldwide/Global Technology & Operations, the challenges of working on Project Math, which stressed the value of math education, were overcome by two best practices that… Continued
Align the Right Company with the Right Cause
October 13th, 2008 by Iris DorbianMasterCard’s Project Math community relations/philanthropic program that stressed and promoted the value of math education, worked well because all the components fit together nicely. When picking an issue for your company to promote, make sure… Continued
Tip Sheet: Lessons Learned From PR Cases Abroad
October 13th, 2008 by PRNEWSWhen we compiled the first collection of international cases for The Evolution of Public Relations: Case Studies from Countries in Transition a decade ago, we had a very specific audience in mind. It was to… Continued