Three years ago I rescued an eight year old black lab named Leo—and as the adage says, he rescued me right back. He was a 65 pound anxious wrecking ball who, when briefly left alone, ate my desk chair, raided my walk-in closet, and brought out and destroyed all my stored paper products. After the […]
Tag: New York Public Relations
6 Ways PR Helps Drive Sales
A well developed and well executed public relations program can do wonders in helping to develop and drive sales. Here are six ways: Earn credibility. The big difference between public relations and advertising is that PR takes a lot more effort. It is often referred to in the marketing industry as “earned media.” Nielsen’s 2015 […]
6 PR Tips That Help Build a Brand
Building your brand and maintaining its presence is a full-time job. Sometimes this job can be handled internally, but other times, the best solution can come from an external public relations agency. Here are 6 PR tips that help build a brand: Public relations. As a demand-generation tool, nothing beats a well crafted and strategically implemented public […]
What My Mother Told Me Relates to Your PR Image
Using a Telephone in Public Relations
Remember when Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw’s boyfriend broke up with her via a Post-it note? And then my friend Naomi broke up with her boyfriend via email. Sometimes I like to imagine what would happen if the telephone was just invented. I imagine writing the press release announcing the new product introduction–it would go something like […]
7 Tips: How to Write a Strong Press Release
Press releases are essential in any public relations strategy. They detail product launches, special events and other newsworthy activities that a company produces. Because media outlets are flooded with daily stories and pitches, it is imperative that you make yours stand out from the rest. Here are seven tips to make your press release stand […]
14 Things to Keep in Your Desk at a PR Agency
So there I was, on my way to my public relations agency when suddenly the heavens opened up to a torrential rainstorm the likes of which is seldom seen in the Big Apple. And of course, your intrepid public relations executive was without her trusty umbrella. Caught defenseless, there was little I could do […]
The Value of PR in a New Product/Service Launch
If you are one of the lucky ones to have invented a new product or service, look or even better a new product category, the likelihood of it being successfully introduced to the general public without public relations and marketing support is highly unlikely. This proverbial: a horse won’t drink the water unless you take him […]
How to Handle Nightmarish PR Clients
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, […]