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Social Media Basics for Small Businesses by Mikayla Gardner

Social media is one of the most important tools a business can use to interact with its customers. Whether you sell products or services, social media is a key feature to reaching new customers and maintaining relationships with old ones. For small businesses, stepping into the digital world can be intimidating, so we here at […]

How to Prepare for a PR Crisis: 6 Tips

A crisis can happen at any time. And most often it happens when you are least prepared. And when it happens, there is no such thing as a small crisis. In today’s environment things can go wrong when least expected. Your CEO is accused of financial misconduct, your employee is accused of harassment, your product […]

How to Read a PR Client’s Mind

How many times have you wished that you could indeed read your client’s mind? Or even better, read the mind of the prospective client?  I remember pitching a cruise ship line several years ago.  They had called me because I had the relevant experience of just recently having launched a new ship. After the preliminary […]

6 Tips: How to Prepare for a PR Crisis

A crisis can happen at any time. And most often it happens when you are least prepared. And when it happens, there is no such thing as a small crisis. In today’s environment things can go wrong when least expected. Your CEO is accused of financial misconduct, your employee is accused of harassment, your product […]

The Big Idea can be Found in Odd Places

  The pressure is on. The  public relations agency client is coming in from out of town. You need to be able to present some new ideas, new strategy and new thinking. But, for the moment your mind is dried up. How often have you found yourself in this impossible position? Well, I for one […]

PR Tips: How to Prepare for a Media Interview

  Proper preparation can help you make the most of a broadcast or print interviews. Message Points: In preparing for a media interview, the first step is to develop communications objectives- two or three key points you wish to convey to your audience. You might want to discuss the benefits of your company, or other […]

How to Generate PR During your Crowdfunding Campaign

  When you read the Kickstarter stats it can be depressing: the rate of success is only 38.13%–that means that 61.87% fail.  Why? With 228,894 launched projects in the past 12 months it’s really difficult to break through and gain visibility.  So what can you do to help generate a buzz and create top-of-mind awareness […]

How to Explain PR to Your Father

  For those of you who have recently graduated from college and have had the good fortune of landing a job in a public relations agency, congratulations.  But now comes the hard part; trying to explain to your family and friends what you do for a living. I remember many years ago when I landed […]

9 PR Best Practices for Corporate Blogging

  Blogging can be a great opportunity for some organizations and brands to enter the social media world and thereby put their best foot forward on behalf of their company/product.  But before you jump head first into the blogosphere it is important to develop a strategy that helps present you in the best light while […]

How to Read a PR Client’s Mind

  How many times have you wished that you could indeed read your client’s mind? Or even better, read the mind of the prospective client?  I remember pitching a cruise ship line several years ago.  They had called me because I had the relevant experience just recently having launched a new ship. After the preliminary […]