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The Power of PowerPoint as a PR Tool
August 6th, 2013 by Lucia DavisDid you know that PowerPoint is used at an estimated frequency of 350 times per second? With that statistic in mind, how many meetings have you sat in while three (or more) colleagues huddle around the clicker, trying to bring up the right slide?
Bezos Letter Announcing Purchase of the Post Holds Some Lessons for PR Pros
August 6th, 2013 by Matthew SchwartzAmazon founder Jeff Bezos just added a new chapter to his already formidable legacy. The Internet tycoon on Monday announced that he will buy the Washington Post for $250 million, ending the Graham family’s 80-year ownership of the daily newspaper.
7 Seconds to a Better Press Release
August 5th, 2013 by Diane SchwartzLet’s assume that your press release landed in the right in-box, meaning the reporter is the right target for your message. For anyone in public relations, just getting to this point is a major achievement. But don’t get all cocky, because …
7 Seconds to a Better Press Release
August 5th, 2013 by Diane SchwartzLet’s assume that your press release landed in the right in-box, meaning the reporter is the right target for your message. For anyone in public relations, just getting to this point is a major achievement. But don’t get all cocky, because what comes next is critical. As a reporter by trade and one who still […]
4 Essentials for Communications that Connect with Any Audience
August 5th, 2013 by Lucia DavisThe opening session of the PR News Writing Boot Camp kicked off with quotes from some of the great ones—not public relations superstars, mind you, but literary geniuses such as Sylvia Plath, Herman Melville and Gabriel García Márquez.
7 Seconds to a Better Press Release
August 5th, 2013 by Diane SchwartzLet’s assume that your press release landed in the right in-box, meaning the reporter is the right target for your message. For anyone in public relations, just getting to this point is a major achievement.… Continued
5 Things a PR Pro Can’t Live Without
August 5th, 2013 by Caysey WeltonEveryone has that one item he or she simply can’t live without. PR News asked its readers on Facebook to tell us exactly what that thing is, and the results are in.
Social Business; Growing (Albeit at A Glacial Pace) While Showrooming Taking Center Stage in Buying Process
August 5th, 2013 by PRNEWS▶ The Glacial Pace of ‘Social Business’: A majority of business professionals (70%) believe “that social business is an opportunity to fundamentally change the way their organization works,”
Case Study: Toshiba America Business Solutions Steps Up to Provide Resources Designed to Make CSR Helpers Help More
August 5th, 2013 by PRNEWSImplementing a corporate social responsibility program requires more than just building a favorable brand image. It’s also about building a community by helping others. That was Toshiba America Business