PR Insiders

Does ‘Building Relationships’ With Journalists Matter? Not If You Ask Journalists

September 25th, 2014 by

I was moderating a PR News session in Boston on communicating with journalists, and I thought it was going rather well. We had two veteran PR pros and two veteran journalists (one a broadcast journalist, the other a newspaper reporter), and we had some disagreement. The PR pros talked about the value of building relationships […]

Does ‘Building Relationships’ With Journalists Matter? Not If You Ask Journalists

September 25th, 2014 by

I was moderating a PR News session in Boston on communicating with journalists, and I thought it was going rather well. We had two veteran PR pros and two veteran journalists (one a broadcast journalist,… Continued

Measure Twice, Cut Once? How About We Just Measure!

September 15th, 2014 by

Measurement is one of those irrefutable initiatives in the PR and marketing world. You cannot argue with the idea that what can’t be measured can’t be managed. Nor can you dispute the reality that many practitioners do not take measurement seriously.

Measure Twice, Cut Once? How About We Just Measure!

September 15th, 2014 by

Measurement is one of those irrefutable initiatives in the PR and marketing world.  You cannot argue with the idea that what can’t be measured can’t be managed. Nor can you dispute the reality that many… Continued

PR Insider: 7 Ways to Turn Event Insights into Media Coverage

September 11th, 2014 by

Not every event will be a slam dunk for PR, but sticking with a certain approach can help curate content and position your company as a thought leader.

The NFL, the Ravens, and Ray Rice: Does it Really All Come Down to a Video?

September 8th, 2014 by

Today, the Baltimore Ravens cut Ray Rice, the running back who was involved in an ugly altercation in February with his then fiancé, and now wife, Janay Palmer. The NFL followed the Ravens’ action by suspending Rice indefinitely. What a difference a video makes. The contract cancellation and the suspension come just a month and […]

PR Insider: 8 Tips for Effective Crisis Planning

September 8th, 2014 by

You have to think about and plan for the possibilities of what could happen to your organization—those big, scary and hard to talk about possibilities that are beyond your control.

PR Insider: 7 Types of Content Reporters Want in a Press Release

September 5th, 2014 by

The Business Wire 2014 media survey asked reporters what types of news they want to see in a press release. Here are the 7 types of content reporters want to see.

PR Insider: PR is the new SEO

September 5th, 2014 by

Here are some tips in including SEO in the content-driven communications strategy of a company.

‘Meet the Team,’ Ferguson and PR’s Diversity Problem

September 2nd, 2014 by

The knock on the City of Ferguson for hiring an “all white” firm amid a race-infused crisis is fair, and such obvious bait for reporters that it’s already a non-story. For the PR industry, the bigger problem is why more people with diverse backgrounds do not want to make PR their career.