Public Relations: Understanding Educated Gambling

As an entry level position to PR, I found myself typing up a forecast by a major Public Relation's firm for a major pharmaceutical company of what life would be like in the year 2000. Market research predictions included telephones with monitors that could help you see people while you... Read More

Whats Stopping You From Getting Publicity?

When I talk with business people, they tend to believe if they offer good service, they will automatically get "noticed".Everybody "wishes" for this, but this rarely happens automatically. If you want publicity, you need to give up this "delusion", and pro-actively, systematically, and aggressively contact the media.CNN and USA Today... Read More

Be Patient? Nah, Lets Kill Something

There's the old joke about the two buzzards sitting in a tree overlooking a highway. One responds to the other, "Be patient? I'm hungry. Let's kill something." Just like that buzzard, it is not in the nature of most marketers to be patient for business to grow. They want to... Read More

Public Relations: Why it Works

The short answer is, it works best when its fundamental premise is the guide, which insures that the primary focus of your public relations program is the behaviors of your most important outside audiences. Not less urgent matters like personalities, communi- cations tactics or administrative concerns.PR strives to effectively manage... Read More

This is the Power of PR

The power of public relations is its ability to alter individual perception, resulting in changed behaviors that lead directly to your organization's success.Its power really lies in doing something positive about the behaviors of a business, non-profit or association manager's important outside audiences ? behaviors that MOST affect his or... Read More

Can Media Coverage Build An Online Business? You Bet It Can!

As someone with expertise in media relations, I've been asked if media coverage and publicity can build an online business. The real question is whether what happens offline really matters online. And the answer is unquestionably, "Yes!"Here are ten reasons why media coverage can help your online business grow:Every one... Read More

4th Quarter 2003 Publicity = 1st Quarter 2004 Prosperity

As the year starts to wind down, many businesses and entrepreneurs are making plans and budgets for the year 2004. Those plans could include anything from setting up goals for new products to preparing marketing, sales and PR/publicity campaigns. When it comes to your publicity plan, WHEN you launch your... Read More

Financial Planners Publicity and Marketing - Live By The Calendar

The media live by the calendar. Your story pitch might miss the mark with them the first time out, solely because it's out of whack with the seasonal cycle (obvious examples: just try pitching another tax story on April 16, or offering the media your 10 tips on backyard barbecue... Read More

8 Ways to Use Local Publicity to Drive Your Business

While scoring anice story in BusinessWeek or USA Today is something tocelebrate, there are times when you need to grab attention a bitcloser to home. If your business draws its clientele from a specific town, cityor region, focusing your energy on getting an elusive nationalpublicity hit may be overkill, especially... Read More

How PR Helps Managers Win

Anything that lets managers achieve their managerial objectives is a winner.It's a bullseye when the right public relations alters individual perception leading to changed behaviors among key outside audiences.How that comes about is the story of the day!As a business, non-profit or association manager, you've got to do something positive... Read More

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Why Do You Want PR?

To get someone's name in the newspaper or a product... Read More

Possibilities Of The Blogosphere For The PR Industry In Spanish-Speaking Countries

Only two media in Spanish speaking countries offer RSS: the... Read More

Why PR Can be Effective Medicine

When properly applied by business, non-profit and association managers, public... Read More

Is The Traditional Press Review Still A Business Tool Of The Future?

Press reviews are a common and basic feature for surveying... Read More

Publicity - What to Say to a Reporter

You can have dozens of marvelous ideas to get free... Read More

Competition in the News Creates Spin

In larger cities with many outlets they are competing for... Read More

The Four Seasons of Publicity - Building an All-Year Publicity

If you're like most publicity seekers, you probably think oneproject... Read More

Publicity From Thin Air

In an ideal world, your business would be overflowing withnewsworthy... Read More

How to Make A Great Press Kit ? A Musicians Guide

As an owner of an independent record label, I often... Read More

How To Get Radio-Active PR For Your Non-Profit Cause: Part Three of Three

HOW TO BE RELAXED AND EFFECTIVE ON-AIRHow does one stay... Read More

Smashing the Myth of the Press Release

A musician spends years honing his craft. He writes world-class... Read More

Monarch Health Sciences starts shipping long awaited Monavie and Monavie Active

The Acai Berry is starting to gain world wide recognition... Read More

How Public Relations Changes Minds

Public relations changes minds in the process of delivering what... Read More

Why Restaurants Go Out of Business

Recently someone asked me why so many restaurants go out... Read More

Think Big

Would you like to be the next Dr. Phil, Suze... Read More

Managers Need Basic PR

True, because department, division or subsidiary managers for a business,... Read More

Public Relations Mixup?

When you pay good money for public relations services, you... Read More

How Video Production can be used in PR

At the core of any successful public relations campaign is... Read More

Writing a Press Release: Inverted Pyramid Style

A term you'll hear in newsrooms, in editing meetings, in... Read More

All Youve Got To Lose Is Everything

Everything, that is, if you ignore those folks whose behaviors... Read More

Recessions Dont Last Forever!

It could, but what if it doesn't?Will you be prepared?Will... Read More

How To Write More Powerfully For PR, Offline And Online

Years ago when my Dad owned a group of local... Read More

Media Relations: Should You Pay For News Coverage?

Dear New York Times:I'd like to be quoted in one... Read More

Publicizing Your Company

Got a huge need for publicity and a tiny publicity... Read More

The Only Way to Get Free Advertising?

Receiving free advertising is the dream of most business people.... Read More

Media Relations: What To Do When Youre Misquoted

When ABC News anchor Peter Jennings announced he had lung... Read More

Writing a Press Release: How to Write Quotes

Ideally, you will have two types of quotes in your... Read More

Passion with Purpose - The Winning Combination

The power of PassionPassion is an extraordinarily powerful spring. Without... Read More

Put Yourself in the Reporters Shoes

Imagine you're the technology reporter at a daily newspaper. You... Read More

PR: Am I Getting a Good Deal?

You are getting a good deal when you accept the... Read More

Media Releases - Helping Grow Your Business

Business people often spend time and money trying to find... Read More

Managers, Which PR Is Right For You?

An effort built around a string of print and broadcast... Read More

Anatomy Of A PR Campaign

The message is determined by analyzing the brand being marketed,... Read More