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We Need to Dispel These 5 PR Myths

August 24th, 2015 by

Search the term “hires a PR firm” on any given day and you’ll find a fresh news story about a company hiring a PR firm to handle a crisis. Shocking news! Stop the presses! How… Continued

Would You Like Ice Cream with Your Omelette? How to Surprise, Delight and Build Loyalty

June 15th, 2015 by

It’s not every day that you get a free scoop of ice cream with your bacon and eggs, unless you’re eating breakfast at Lou Mitchell’s. The iconic Chicago diner has been surprising first-time customers and… Continued

It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over, and 4 Other Takeaways From Super Bowl XLIX

February 2nd, 2015 by

This year’s Super Bowl lived up to its hype, and it was one of the first times in recent memory that I found the game to be more exciting than the commercials. This year’s array… Continued

Controlling the Message: 3 Lessons from the Janay Rice Interviews

December 2nd, 2014 by

We’ve seen the video and we’ve read countless articles about Ray Rice’s behavior back in February of this year at an Atlantic City casino when he was caught on tape assaulting his fiancee Janay Palmer… Continued

The Epic List of Useless PR Tactics

November 11th, 2014 by

A while back I compiled a list of annoying phrases and words we utter as communicators (and human beings), from “at the end of the day” to “guru” and “epic”. The list, via my blog… Continued

4 Ways to Get a Reporter to Pay Attention to You

August 4th, 2014 by

Back in my reporting days, I spent a good amount of time doing something that might strike many as nostalgic: interviewing sources and talking to PR people on the phone.  If only today’s reporters had… Continued

To Help Users Address Privacy Issues, Facebook Deploys a Cartoon Dinosaur

May 23rd, 2014 by

Content creation, discovery and consumption has never been easier. There is vastly more content volume, and it’s accessed in countless new ways, the most prominent being search and social media. That makes it a golden… Continued

14 Pieces of PR Advice to Read and Heed

April 21st, 2014 by

Dispensing advice is a centuries-old activity and it never gets old. When the PR News team decided to produce a Best PR Advice Book, it looked to the smartest people in the room to write… Continued

Above the Fold, or Just Out of Date?

April 10th, 2014 by

I was editing a report the other day about a PR person who got into a spat with a news organization. And the report used the phrase, “Never pick a fight with people who buy… Continued

5 Reasons You Should Focus Your Efforts on Social Media, Not Mainstream Media

March 3rd, 2014 by

Over the weekend, I repeatedly came across examples of the realities of the new media ecosystem. On Saturday, I saw on Facebook a hot conversation about an apparently serious car accident in my town. People… Continued