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Fashion’s Night Out at The Bravern 2011

Once again The Bravern was the place to be to celebrate Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) in the Pacific Northwest. The gorgeous weather and sunset were the perfect backdrop for the event. People mingled outside on the patios enjoying music and drinks as they visited various shops and attended the fashion shows at Neiman Marcus and […]

Promoting Fashion in the Great Northwest

Late last year, Communiqué PR started working with The Shops at The Bravern, an open-air retail shopping center in Bellevue, Wash. Since that time, we have focused on building awareness of The Bravern both with consumers and the broader shopping industry. We have had the opportunity to promote a variety of events and work with […]

Guerrilla Video: Win or Waste?

It is hard to predict which videos will become an internet hit. Many marketers try to develop videos they think will go viral – and focus a lot of time on the quality of the video. However, oftentimes the videos that go viral are not those with the slickest production quality, but the ones with […]

Making the Most of Your Email Signature

When was the last time you gave thought to your email signature? The other day I was searching for a specific email from a colleague to find an attached document. After sorting my emails by attachments, I quickly realized that every email from that individual showed as one with an attachment as he included an […]

Staying on Top of the Social Media Landscape

Adoption of social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube has been significant, and according to CMO.com it is anticipated that “CMOs will invest more in social media this year than ever before.” Earlier this year, CMO.com launched its 2nd Annual Guide to: The Social Landscape in an effort to capture the social media […]

PR: A Critical Success Factor for Business Leaders

Are you surprised to learn that, only 16 percent of MBA programs “offer a single course in crisis and conflict management, strategic communications, public relations” or reputation management? This week an op-ed in Bloomberg BusinessWeek made the case for change. If you haven’t read the article, “Master’s of Spin: PR Belongs in B-School Studies,” I […]

PR Firms and Media: A Symbiotic Relationship

Last week Ragan.com wrote about a new poll that revealed, among other things, PR firms are still the number one source for journalists. I anticipate other agency-side PR professionals were not surprised to see the results, which indicated 62 percent of journalists rely on PR agencies for sources. Part of our job is to build […]

To Comment or Not to Comment?

Oftentimes after reading an article or blog post I will read through reader comments with fascination. I find the comments interesting because these may surface a different perspective or counter claims made in the original post. Sometimes the comments can be positive and add to the conversation, and sometimes the comments can turn negative. As […]

Our Most Popular Posts: Q1 2011

The Communiqué PR team publishes new content on our blog several times a week. We strive to provide our readers with valuable information, analysis and tips relevant to today’s communicators and executives. Given the amount of information we all receive daily, we recognize you may not read each and every blog post. So we thought […]