Did you know that you can win or lose your new job interview within the first five minutes? First impressions count, and non-verbal cues matter even more than verbal ones. So in those first few minutes, it’s all about smiling confidently, shaking hands firmly, making eye contact and generally looking as if you’re glad to […]
Tag: Public Relations
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 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. The proverbial horse won’t drink the water unless you take him to it, so […]
A Big Idea Can Come from an Odd Place
How to Protect Your PR Image
Nobody Calls Anymore: Tips for Effective Communications
A few months ago, I had a meeting with a potential new client from China. It went well enough that halfway through he asked me, “So how do you communicate with your clients?” To which I responded, “Telephone, text, Skype, FaceTime or email.” He queried. “What about WhatsApp?” And right there, in my Park Avenue […]
Do Your Parents Understand Public Relations?
Do you parents know what you do for a living in the PR field? So I had been working in public relations so about a year when my parents asked me, “What exactly is public relations? Is it like advertising?” If your parents or spouse don’t understand the difference, don’t be surprised. A recent survey […]
Know When to Go: Exiting a PR Firm
There comes a time in every public relations staffer when all of the stars line up and it’s very obviously time to start the job search—while you are currently employed. There are lots of reasons for taking that next step; these are just a few. Stay for a year. Unless the job is excruciating, the […]
Marketing + Public Relations Newspeak
What Makes a Good PR Intern
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 niceties, […]