Every agency has one—the nightmare client. And if you don’t have them now, trust me, ambulance you will experience this at some point in your agency life. If you have worked in the public relations business long enough you will certainly have horror stories of clients with bad habits and unrealistic campaign requests. Yes, […]
Year: 2016
9 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a PR Agency
5 Qualities of a Good PR Client
A bad public relations agency client is like a really bad meal—miserable but not life-threatening. Still, it’s good to avoid them as much as possible. And the best way to do that is to know what qualities to look for in a good client/agency relationship. So I present these qualities for your review: Good clients […]
Tips for PR Pros: How to Pitch Journalists Via Social Media
Social media offers an opportunity for public relations agencies to reach out to journalists in a more intimate space. But beware—not all channels offer appropriate outcomes. There are right and wrong ways to use social media to query reporters, because you don’t want to come across as a stalker to a reporter. Remember that […]
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 has a […]
9 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 also grabbing […]
How to Explain PR to Your Father
Public Relations Agency ABCs
They say “It takes a whole village to raise a child.” Well, it takes an entire bowl of alphabet soup to implement our role as public relations practitioners. Here’s a guide to your public relations agency ABCs: A= Advertise, Advise, Agency, Amplify, Analytics B= B2B, Blogger, Branding, Brochures, Bottom Line, Budget, Business Development C= Cause-Related […]
Tips for the Replacement PR Intern
By: Dayna Sorrento One of the hardest parts of leaving a current internship is making sure all of your ducks are in a row, including the replacement intern. Picking out the “new you” is not easy, especially when they have so much to learn. Here are some tips you should leave for the replacement intern: Make […]
Why PR Interns Should be Paid
As owner of a New York-based public relations agency who has been working with college-age interns forever, I wanted to go on record saying that it is time that the rest of you realize that they are not slaves, nor indentured servitude. If they are providing a valuable service, well, then they should be compensated for […]