You’re about to lead a pitch meeting with a new client, or present your PR measurement results to your CEO. Has your mouth gone dry? Butterflies fluttering in your stomach? Voice reduced to mouse-squeak level? You may never be able to quell those butterflies—even Frank Sinatra suffered from stage fright—but you can practice certain exercises to get your voice ready even if your stomach may never follow suit.
PR Agencies
How an Agency Used Positivity to Launch a Successful PSA
May 6th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeThe statistics that the AICR and Williams Whittle worked with were jarring enough, but the data’s real strength was in its potential for empowerment. Instead of focusing on the potential ramifications of having an unhealthy lifestyle, they decided to focus on how a few simple changes could radically reduce cancer risk.
2 Rebranding Tips to Help Refresh Your Image
April 15th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeRebranding is never easy. What is really behind a rebranding effort is an attempt to uproot deeply held misconceptions about a brand; a mere facelift isn’t going to fix these communications problems. As many communicators know, perception can be a powerful force when it’s working against you.
3 Ways to Influence Consumer Behavior
April 8th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeWhatever the reason behind a need for behavioral change, people don’t want to be engulfed in negativity. Unilever’s fans didn’t need to see more pictures of overstuffed landfills and environmental damage to change the way they thought about their empty shampoo containers. Instead, Unilever and Weber Shandwick were able to use inspiration, not desperation, to secure this campaign’s success.
Bad Brand v Super Brand: Dawn of Justice
March 29th, 2016 by Denise VitolaWhile superheroes are fantasy, trying to be a Super Brand is not. It’s totally achievable. A Super Brand must have four characteristics similar to superheroes: show the end users your extraordinary abilities, demonstrate a strong moral code, exhibit the courage to stand up for something, and be resourceful and innovative with your approach. The parallels are (dare we say it?) uncanny.
2 PR Tactics to Help Smash Fundraising Goals
March 25th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeAny communicator who’s worked in the nonprofit space knows just how tricky it can be to stand out among the cacophony of worthy causes jockeying for donations. Havas PR and the IPLP focused on making an emotional connection with potential donors and linking up with already-existing trends to achieve their fundraising goals.
How a Real-Time Content Hub Created a Global Stage for UNICEF
March 18th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeOver the course of the UN General Assembly, the team never stopped producing real-time, high-quality content that always laddered back to UNICEF’s focus: children. With such powerful and timely content, UNICEF dominated the conversation with a 46% share of voice compared to other UN agencies.
Agency’s Keen Media Relations Grew a Small Brand’s Business by 800%
March 17th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeThrough fervent media pitching, PR agency Konnect PR, was able to surpass every goal laid out by its brand partner.
How PR Catapulted a Local Business to the National Stage
March 17th, 2016 by Mark RenfreeThanks to PR, MOVE Bumpers transformed from a regional business into a brand with national recognition in a matter of months.
The Week in PR
February 29th, 2016 by PRNEWSHere’s something journalists don’t see often: a prompt and full press release from a brand that’s lost a court case.