5 Steps to Building a Rock-Solid Media List
A story is only great if there are people to enjoy it and share it with others. When you think of a media list you should look at is as a special invitation to hear your story; it’s ultimately who you want to tell your story. If you are new to the term “media list” it’s […]
Why Slow PR is Crucial for Building and Maintaining Relationships With Journalists
Building relationships with media is a crucial element to PR success, and implementing “slow PR” tactics can assist in the ongoing and sometimes tedious process of building rapport with journalists. So what exactly does slow PR entail? According to a recent blog post on Cision by Erin Feldman, slow PR “blends traditional tactics with digital […]
The Value of Rapid-Response Pitching
Rational Interaction, a digital agency here in Seattle, was one of our city’s best-kept secrets when we first starting working with them. But the secret’s out. With coverage in some of the largest publications in the industry, including AdAge and Adweek’s Agency Spy, Rational’s expertise has been shared with key industry publications and their readers […]
Writing for PR: May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
This weekend I finally got around to watching the latest “Hunger Games” movie and afterwards I started thinking about the similarities between mockingjay birds and writing in a PR agency setting. Stay with me here. Good PR professionals are (hopefully) good storytellers. I’d wager that most of us chose this as a career path because […]
Social Media: What’s the Frequency?
As a communications advisor to clients in the tech industry, I am frequently asked how to leverage social media as part of an integrated PR strategy. Clients are often curious to know when and how often they should post and what their content should look like. Many clients are also now starting to think about […]
Reflecting on Bob Simon & the Art of Story-Telling
One of the many reasons I got into PR is because I have a deep-rooted love of storytelling. Stories not only reflect back our experiences, but they also shape how we think about the world. Stories help us be analytical, empathic and worldly. They empower us to think beyond our own experiences. Few understood this […]
Tech PR Haters Gonna Hate Hate Hate – and I’m Gonna Shake it Off, Shake It Off
I’ve been working with tech PR agencies for well over a decade now – enterprise/B2B clients mostly – so I was pretty bummed out when a friend in PR dramatically shared they’d “rather die” than do PR for “boring, geeky” tech clients. Come on now, why hate on the “geeky” tech companies? What have they […]
Lessons Learned From the Seahawks’ Dramatic Comeback
The Seahawks’ game this weekend was one for the books. The defending Super Bowl champs’ prowess was in doubt as the Green Bay Packers took the lead and held it for majority of the game, but then startlingly reversed as the Seahawks came back in the final quarter and ultimately claimed their place in Super […]
Best Practices for Online Surveys: Part 2
On Jan. 9 of this year, I posted a blog on “Best Practices for Online Surveys.” As I explained in that post, surveys can provide significant fodder for PR if handled correctly. I offered five helpful tips for anyone wanting to develop a survey. This week I want to offer some additional wisdom from U.K.-based […]
10 Practical Skills From Food Service to PR
They say do what you love and it will never feel like work, it’s cliché but it’s essentially true. Just recently I began my career in PR and though I absolutely love my new job, it triggered a huge lifestyle shift. I worked in the hospitality industry for the past eight years and I did […]