Should Your Next Pitch Target an Algorithm Rather Than a Human?
With just one month left in the quarter, corporate earnings season is right around the corner and chances are the next quarterly earnings article you read will not be written by a business reporter, but by automation software. In 2014, The Associated Press (AP) began using a platform called Wordsmith to automate the writing of […]
Kiss Writer’s Block Goodbye—55 Blog Post Ideas (You Can Thank Me Later)
When it’s time to write a blog post, more often than not, I find myself searching for inspiration. I want the post to be intriguing, educational, helpful, relevant and relatable for readers, but finding a topic that encompasses all of these attributes is, without fail, incredibly difficult. As I scoured the news, blogs and Google […]
Going Beyond “The Google”: The Importance of Research and Critical Thinking in PR
Our team at Communique PR recently hosted a visit from some students at Seattle University’s PRSSA chapter and we had the opportunity to share our experiences as PR professionals and offer advice for people considering PR as a career. I got to thinking about the various tasks I work on throughout my day – drafting […]
How to Sell Your Story Over the Phone – 5 Best Practices
Have you ever heard the saying a smile can be heard over the phone? The saying rings very true because there’s nothing quite like the sound of a smile. But, when it comes to pitching stories over the phone (call-downs), you’ll need more than just a dashing smile to be heard. Pitching a story, whether […]
The Rise of Contributed Content: 5 Tips to Make Yours Sing
Today, opportunities abound for savvy marketers to get their messages heard. If the late 1990s heralded the rise of online content, the early 2010s are all about the rise in contributed content. For those of you who follow changes in the field of media and journalism, it won’t come as any surprise that Forbes is […]
What Google’s New Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Means for PR
Recently, Google began rolling out its mobile-friendly ranking algorithm across its global data centers and by the time you read this post, the roll out should be complete. The new ranking algorithm is designed to favor mobile-friendly pages in Google’s mobile search results and demote sites in search results that are not mobile-friendly. According to […]
A Lesson in Trusting Your Gut…and Your Audience
2015 has thus far been a pretty tough year for broadcasting companies. First, NBC took a major hit to its credibility when Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was found to be less than completely honest in his storytelling. Now, PBS, the independent and publicly funded network that many Americans look to for educational and unbiased […]
Reflections on Attachmate
For the past seven years, we have had the pleasure of working with Attachmate, one of the world’s most established software brands. Attachmate’s business is rooted in providing technologies that help companies extend their investments in mainframes and other host data systems. While terms like “terminal emulation,” “DMSII” and “DoD PKI” were new to us when […]
Newsjacking for Dummies: Amplifying Your Brand Message
As an intern at Communiqué PR, I have had many opportunities to expand my knowledge of the industry. I recently learned of an intriguing communications tactic known as “newsjacking.” For those who are unfamiliar with the term (much as I was), newsjacking refers to when you capitalize on a trending news topic—by using humor or […]
“Revel-utionizing” Retail: Elevating the Executive Profile for Revel Systems’ Co-Founder and CEO Lisa Falzone
Revel Systems, is a San Francisco-based retail tech company that is (excuse the pun) “Revel-utionizing” the retail industry by transforming old school, clunky cash registers into sleek, sophisticated and secure point of sale (POS) systems for merchants worldwide. Revel Systems is an award-winning leader in iPad POS systems for restaurants, retail outlets and grocery stores; […]