As a business, non-profit or association manager, you'll know it's PR paydirt when you're able to persuade your key external stakeholders to your way of thinking, then move them to take actions that lead to your department, division or subsidiary's success.Proof of the pudding will be outside stakeholder behaviors like... Read More
For some, public relations works well when their news release or special event winds up in the newspaper or on the radio.For others, public relations works best when it does something positive about the behaviors of outside audiences that affect their operations the most. I like this approach because a... Read More
Say, from tactics like special events, brochures and press releases to a public relations effort more in keeping with the challenges you face as a business, non-profit or association manager?I speak of public relations that alters individual perception and leads to changed behaviors among those key outside audiences of yours.Public... Read More
I don't know about you but I get really frustrated when I have to deal with anyone in the plumbing, heating, or electrical field. For the most part, the service is horrible, the contractors are unreliable, and the lack of professionalism is rampant.Case in point, we've been working on adding... Read More
Trade publications present an excellent opportunity for organisations to gain thousands of dollars worth of free publicity by having articles published. As they are regularly looking for articles to fill space and they are often used as a forum to promote new products or services to specific audiences. In addition... Read More
A musician spends years honing his craft. He writes world-class songs and performs them in a manner that moves his listeners to tears. He records a demo tape and sends it to record labels. He gets a contract and becomes rich, famous and adored.The lesson: demo tapes are the secret... Read More
Next to white papers, case studies are the most popular tool in the technical marketer's toolkitThe ubiquitous case study can range from a 3- paragraph online snippet to a full-blown magazine article. The most popular case study in the marketing/PR arsenal is the 500-700 word success story. They're not as... Read More
Have you ever heard of the saying, "One person's trash is another person's treasure?" Well, that statement is a true one, but never more so than in the realm of media relations where so many small-business owners find it so difficult to garner media coverage for themselves or their companies.... Read More
PR, that is public-relations, leads the way to effective advertising; opening the channel of communication and allowing the advertising to be acceptable. Public-relations is really all the different ways of communicating that enable society and individuals and groups and organizations to better function and more understandably communicate with each other.... Read More
Although it seems less common these days, there are still a fair number of us public relations practitioners who enter the business by crossing over from the journalist's side of the notebook.When you make that transition, you become something of an oracle. Colleagues and clients expect you to be the... Read More
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One big mistake that many marketing-minded financial planners make when... Read More
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One of the greatest ways to promote your product or... Read More
How can media training help you create a successful Hispanic... Read More
Successful buisnesses know that media attention reaches consumers better than... Read More
Wherever the fundamental premise of public relations is practiced.Look at... Read More
Prior to a TV interview it is guaranteed the journalist... Read More
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As the year starts to wind down, many businesses and... Read More
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I often begin my media training sessions by asking members... Read More
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If you are in Australia at the moment, it is... Read More
Ideally, you will have two types of quotes in your... Read More
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So many restaurants spend money on publicity and then practically... Read More
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Quality public relations does something positive for business, non-profit and... Read More
Public Relations (or P.R.) is a wonderful, yet often overlooked... Read More
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PR that really does something positive about the behaviors of... Read More
Think that you aren't big enough for national media coverage?... Read More
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Here are two to-the-point questions recently posed by several association... Read More
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The VIP databases are fun to create and can be... Read More
In these days of every increasing demand and competition, there... Read More
©2004 Jeffrey DobkinSixty dollars doesn't go a long way in... Read More
Your public relations effort really should involve more than press... Read More
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The power of PassionPassion is an extraordinarily powerful spring. Without... Read More
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China's media is booming creating opportunities for marketing-savvy businesses. But... Read More
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Just because a publication is small doesn't mean that getting... Read More
You bet!Especially for business, non-profit and association managers who REALLY... Read More
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Before you even think about writing a press release, there... Read More
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When most people think about marketing, they think advertising. While... Read More
Demand that it pull its own weight in your boat... Read More
Public Relations (or P.R.) is a wonderful, yet often overlooked... Read More
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