Got Publicity? How to Become a Household Name

Are you working as hard as you can in your area of expertise? Are you implementing creative ideas? Are you valuable to your clients? And now the tough question: Does the public know about you? If you're like most business people, you answered "Yes" to the first three questions, and... Read More

10 Tips for Tantalizing News Releases

Want to get radio interviews and coverage in print publications to sell more books? Master the art of writing magnetic media releasesthat attract attention of editors and publishers. A media release (which also goes by its former name, the press release) is a one page, double spaced, single-sided document designed... Read More

Dont Expect to Bump Oprah From A Magazine Cover

"I want a pony, a tree house and the fastest bike in the world.""I want the G.I. Joe with the parachute and camouflage Jeep."Those wants from when we were children haven't changed much now that we have traded in our play clothes for suits and ties. When I sit down... Read More

A Company That Doesnt Need Public Relations?

Really? You mean there are NO perceptions and behaviors peculiar to that company's outside audiences that would help or hinder it in the pursuit of its objectives?Wow! I need to know more about a company that can ignore what its key external publics perceive about the company AND how they... Read More

Marketing-Minded Financial Planners, Dont Hold Back Information From the Media

Some financial planners think that they shouldn't share their top tips with the media.I can see some validity in thinking this way. After all, the media is going to deliver these tips to the public at practically no charge. Then all those people who might have been paying customers won't... Read More

PR: Advice You Didnt Ask For

Although, as a business, non-profit or association manager, you may be glad this came your way.Especially if your current public relations effort is delivering more publicity plugs than real behavior change among your most important outside audiences. Change that could lead directly to achieving your managerial objectives.I'm talking about persuading... Read More

Anxious About Your Public Relations?

Shooting from the hip always creates anxiety.Especially when managers order a communications tactic here, another there, but fail to base them on a realistic public relations goal and strategy. One that could increase the chances they'll get the results they want.Why waste resources this way when a little more effort... Read More

Your Online Newsroom: How to Give Reporters a Tip

It's hard to imagine a reporter working today who doesn't regularly visit "official" company websites. And it's hard to imagine just how much those websites have improved reporters' lives.Instead of calling a company for more information and waiting days for their press pack to arrive, reporters can now get the... 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

Media Training: Stop Talking, Already!

THE TWO MINUTES UNDERDOGEdward Everett was one of the most famous orators of his time. Standing before an audience of thousands in a Pennsylvania field on a cold winter's day in November 1863, he delivered one of the impassioned speeches that made him famous. His two-hour speech reportedly captivated the... Read More

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

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

Dont Do This to Your News Release!

Hundreds of thousands of News Releases are sent out all... Read More

Speak Up

Another way to really become known in your area is... Read More

Get PR Off the Bench

Something that results in your most important outside audiences doing... Read More

In PR, You Pay When You Stray

Don't let yourself be diverted by communications tactics playtime. You... Read More

Publicity Tips from the Pros

If you want to know the best way to approach... Read More

Marketing-Minded Financial Planners--Appearing on TV? Tell the World!

It doesn't matter how cruel the reality programs get, there... Read More

A PR Question For Chinese Managers

As the practice of public relations in China continues to... Read More

How to Write a Press Release

Why You Should Write Press Releases: A press release is... Read More

PR: Am I Getting a Good Deal?

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

Financial Planners Get Free Publicity With Email

In previous articles for marketing-minded financial planners, I've discussed what... Read More

How To Make Time For Public Relations

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly... Read More

For Marketing-Minded Financial Planners, Small Publications Can Have Great Publicity Impact

Just because a publication is small doesn't mean that getting... Read More

Is PR Right for You? 6 Questions to Ask

When most people think about marketing, they think advertising. While... Read More

The Press Pack Is Chasing You - Give Them Room

There's good news for public relations execs, marketing professionals and... Read More

The Three-Mile Radius

In last year's animated film Shrek II, a giant gingerbread... Read More

A Blueprint for Managing your PR

OK, as a manager, your goal is to show a... Read More

Do-It-Yourself PR: An Accident Waiting to Happen

Early in my career as a public relations consultant, I... Read More

For Financial Planners, Marketing and Publicity Is About You

For financial planners, getting publicity, in the end, isn't about... Read More

PR Going According to Plan?

Think carefully! You're a department, division or subsidiary manager for... Read More

Media Training: How To Speak During a Media Interview

WHITE NOISEA client recently told me about a fascinating new... Read More

Time to Spruce Up Your Public Relations?

Better check out the public relations fundamental premise, then take... Read More

When Tactics Are Not Enough

Your public relations people are busy. The buzz is all... Read More

Sound Like Your Situation?

What a shame! Potentially productive public relations people resting on... Read More

Publicity: Write a Letter to the Editor for Free Publicity

Ever wonder why papers devote a page or more to... Read More

Does Your Small Business Have a Grooming Policy?

They say that image is everything and some of us... Read More

Getting Free Publicity with Radio Interviews

Imagine that you are a radio producer. You have to... Read More

Media Relations: How We Landed on the Wall Street Journals Front Page

Media relations is a great profession.On good days, I earn... Read More

Why PR is a Vital Force

Because it can alter individual perception and lead to changed... Read More

Publicity: Show a Reporter You Care by Inviting Them to Fact-Check

Just like a financial planning client fears not having enough... Read More

PR: Lets Talk Fundamentals

How much more fundamental can you get than this? As... Read More

PR: The Wildcard Marketing Strategy

What is the true purpose of public relations and how... Read More

Press Releases: Not Dead, Just Evolved

Mark Twain once said the rumors of his death had... Read More