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Create a Schedule to Make Your YouTube Channel Stand Out

July 20th, 2015 by

The brands that get the most out of their YouTube channels don’t settle for one-shot deals. They create a schedule for YouTube videos that PR pros can align with their companies’ marketing strategy and social media channels.

Find Your Level of Discomfort and Force Yourself to Stretch

July 20th, 2015 by

“I think career success also is about finding that level of discomfort and allowing yourself to say yes. I’ve looked for the opportunities that have made me stretch as a professional and as a leader.”

Two-Way Communication Key to Get Millennials to Think Strategically

July 20th, 2015 by

For PR managers tasked with teaching millennials to think strategically, the obstacles can seem daunting. Yet successes are occurring, according to interviews with managers and millennial staffers by PR News. In a variation on ‘Physician, heal thyself,’ the advice, broadly, is for senior PR pros to communicate the importance of strategic thinking to millennial staff.

How to Make Sure Visual Storytelling Stays Within the Law

July 20th, 2015 by

It is important to know that visual content marketing is like any other marketing or public relations platforms in that the same legal issues apply to all of these types of communications, regardless of format or distribution channel.

The Week in PR, July 13 – July 20

July 20th, 2015 by

The share of Americans for whom Twitter and Facebook serve as a source of news is continuing to rise sharply.

Interactive Media as Prime Content for Communicators

July 17th, 2015 by

Newly released data paints a vivid portrait of interactive media’s dominance over what we like to call passive content.

5 Parts of a Successful Email Pitch

July 16th, 2015 by

When pitching a journalist via email, you have about five seconds to grab his/her attention—and that’s if it’s a slow day in the newsroom.

A Much Sharper Vision for Online Video

July 16th, 2015 by

My older brother, knowing that that I want to get into online video—but continue to procrastinate about it—got me a Sony camcorder as a gift and I thank him for it. He gave me a push to finally start to better educate myself about how to shoot and produce online video, which is red-hot in PR and marketing.

A Much Sharper Vision for Online Video

July 16th, 2015 by

My older brother, knowing that that I want to get into online video—but continue to procrastinate about it—got me a Sony camcorder as a gift and I thank him for it. He gave me a push to finally start to better educate myself about how to shoot and produce online video, which is red-hot in PR and marketing.

3 Things an Expert Media Trainer Needs to Do

July 15th, 2015 by

Providing media training to senior managers and C-level executives who think they don’t need it is something of an occupational hazard for professional communicators.