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5 Tips for Communicating and Sharing Values for Strategic PR

March 15th, 2012 by

Want to gain a competitive advantage over other firms or brands? Clearly communicate your organization’s core values, says Dr. J. Petrausch.

Goldman Sachs Director’s Exit Interview For All the World To See: Toxic and Cautionary

March 14th, 2012 by

Greg Smith, executive director at Goldman Sachs, resigned today and he wants the world to know that the environment at the Goliath investment firm is “now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it.”  The New York Times today is ru…

You Don’t Work Weekends — Or Do You?

March 13th, 2012 by

It’s been noted that Monday through Friday is a typical work week in North America, with weekends freed up for everything but work. There are exceptions with the occasional business trip that bleeds into the weekend or a project that needs extra atte…

PR Pros Lie? Say It Isn’t So

March 13th, 2012 by

A blog post by a writer at the U.K.’s Guardian has fueled an ethics debate over the weekend that has reached across the pond to America. The post, provocatively titled “Have you ever been lied to by a PR?” was actually in response to another post…

7 Tips for Writing Headlines That Pop in a Journalist’s Inbox

March 13th, 2012 by

Don’t be obscure or too clever with your headlines and subject lines, says The In-House Writer’s Andrew Hindes.

Trying to Prove PR’s Value? All You Need Is an iPhone

March 9th, 2012 by

A flight attendant went berserk on an American Airlines plane this morning as it taxied for takeoff in Dallas, and some of the action was broadcast on the Web. This got me thinking: Who got the first email or call at American when the story broke? I th…

Facebook Users Receive More, Give Less; Robust Sites Lift In-Store Sales; Social Media and Software Industry

March 9th, 2012 by

▶ Facebook Users Receiveth More, Giveth Less: A Feb. 2012 Pew Internet study that combines server logs of Facebook activity with survey data finds that over one month, 40% of average Facebook users made a

How Not to Build Your Brand: 5 Damaging Mistakes

March 8th, 2012 by

Brand development favors those who can highlight their expertise and identity—not those who blend in and leave clients without critical information.

Saints Bounty: Consequences Loom, but Not For PR

March 5th, 2012 by

Has the news that the New Orleans Saints had a “bounty” program—paying defensive players $1,500 for a “knockout” and $1,000 for a “cart-off” of offensive opponents—been a PR disaster for the NFL? Hardly. Currently the NFL is exp…