Public Relations Articles & News
Did You Know That Even TV Remote Control Units Can Get Press and Media Coverage?
Did you Know That Even TV Remote Control Units Can Get Press and Media Coverage? It is widely and yet wrongly believed that only very famous, fascinating or controversial people or products can get valuable press coverage and publicity through the distribution of press releases. This would seem to shut out a vast majority of small businesses and their products and services from benefiting and profiting from the lucrative world of the press and media. It would also ...
How Video Production can be used in PR
At the core of any successful public relations campaign is effective communication. Yet in this technological era, there are now more methods than ever to convey important messages to different audiences. Video production is one area that is constantly changing. Let’s take a look at some of the common applications in public relations. 1. Video News Release (VNR) An obvious example of how PR and video production can work seamlessly together is the Video New ...
Why Restaurants Go Out of Business
Recently someone asked me why so many restaurants go out of business. I answered that too many people open a restaurant because it's their dream.
What Does the Public Relations Client REALLY Want, and Why?
It’s not unusual for clients of service providers to insist that their budget dollars be quickly applied to a variety of flashy tactics. Yet, when pressed, many acknowledge that what they REALLY want for their money is visible, end-game change.
The MOST Powerful Marketing and Advertising on the Planet!
It sounds too simple to be true, but it really is... A well targeted and timely PRESS RELEASE to the media is the most powerful form of marketing and advertising on the planet! A high quality press release, with the proper targeting and distribution to reach the correct media members, could have many businesses sailing on a sea of new sales and profits. Just one feature or a mention in a popular or targeted business publication has the potential to cause some business's phones to ...
How to Write News Releases that Get Noticed
What do you do with junk mail? Are you like me? I toss this stuff without opening it – unless I see some benefit. Publication editors do the same. They toss news releases that don’t demonstrate a benefit to their audience.
The Press Release: How to Get the Media to Pay Attention!
As many of you already know, promoting and marketing your business in as many creative ways as possible is crucial to the success of your venture. But finding ways to get noticed presents a major challenge for most entrepreneurs. One of the most cost effective and powerful methods of getting noticed is by way of a good press release. Why? Because it has the potential of reaching millions.
How To Use PR To Build Your Business
Everyone knows the value of free publicity. And given the opportunity, most businesses would jump at the chance to have a news article written about them, or to be covered by TV and radio stations.
Managers: Super Charge Your PR
Ain’t a gonna happen unless business, non-profit and association managers, possibly like you, do something positive about those important external audiences of yours that most affect your operation. And then, as you persuade those key outside folks to your way of thinking, help move them to take actions that allow your department, group, division or subsidiary to succeed.
Building Community Support for Project Permitting, Construction, and Marketing
Redevelopment is replacing new construction throughout the Greater Boston area, as construction costs climb and the commercial/retail vacancy rate reaches new (and alarming) levels.
Want to Light a Fire Under Your PR?
Yes? Then do something positive about the behaviors of those important external audiences of yours that MOST affect your operation.
Managers: Here's a PR Template for You
Let’s start out with a caution for business, non-profit and association managers: the premise of public relations implies that the work you do BEFORE you use PR tactics, such as press releases, brochures and broadcast interviews, will determine the success of your public relations effort.
PR: Short Form for Managers
Experience tells me that too many business, non-profit and association managers pursue their goals and objectives largely without the insights, behavioral strategies and sheer power public relations can bring to the table.
Media Relations: Should You Pay For News Coverage, Part II
Last month, we told you about “pay for play,” a practice in which news organizations charge sources to appear on their programs. In other words, if you ante up enough cash, these “news” programs will air a puff piece about your company or organization.
How to Create Quality PR Results
For many of us, the word quality is closely related to our expectations. When we receive the public relations results we planned for, we feel, understandably, that we have generated quality results.
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 then perhaps hesitated on the last question and may have ultimately answered “No,” or sheepishly said “Well, not as much as I’d hoped.”
Andrew Bogut His Big Media Blunder And What You Can Learn From It
Andrew Bogut, the Australian basketballer is now officially in the top four of Australia's sporting rich list after signing a five-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks worth about $37 million.
A Powerful PR Strategy
It really is powerful when a business, non-profit or association manager uses public relations to alter the individual perception of members of its key outside audiences, thus beginning the process of changing their behaviors.
Media Training: When Reporters Lie
I recently worked with a group dealing with an unusual problem. It seems that a local television reporter in town known for his aggressive style of reporting has a nasty habit of lying. Let’s call him Jack.
How to Use Community Relations to Grow Your Business
Community relations is one of those marketing strategies that isn't talked about much, even though I venture to say practically everyone ends up doing it at one time or another. Basically, community relations is when you and your business become involved in your community. For instance:
Going Public: The Process For Small And Mid-size Companies To Go Public.
Going public: The process for small and mid Size companies to go public. It’s the dream of every person who starts a business to some day see it trading in one of the stock exchanges even after they are no longer associated with the company. The first step (#1) is simple since most small company are already incorporated and have a board of directors, so we will start with #2. Step. #2. Engage a consultant but not before doing a background check. This is a must because the consultant who is ...
How to Generate Free Publicity for Your Product, Service, or Cause
One of the most misunderstood and most underutilized promotional tools available to small businesses and organizations is FREE PUBLICITY.
A Sensible Way to Use PR
The most sensible way for business, non-profit or association managers to use public relations is to strive to alter individual perception among their target publics, which leads to changed behaviors, thus helping achieve their managerial objectives.
Perception Persuasion Behavior: PR at Work
Managers – the business, non-profit and association sort – really need to get this down pat if they are to meet their managerial objectives.
How to Write a Media Release That Wins You Coverage & Exposure
The Today show? The New York Times? Vanity Fair? What's your dream hit? While nothing inspires more fear and trepidation in public relations professionals than media relations, it doesn't have to be complicated. There are 2 keys to a press release... the Headline and making sure it doesn’t sound like an advertisement, but more like it is news. A media release (which also goes by its former name, the press release) is a one page, double spaced, single-sided document designed to ...
Press Releases: Not Dead, Just Evolved
Mark Twain once said the rumors of his death had been greatly exaggerated. The same may be said for the press release. It’s not dead, but its mission has evolved.
Why Managers Need the PR Advantage
Where is there a business, non-profit or association manager who does not need all the help he or she can find in achieving their managerial objectives?
Effective Media Relations – You Won't be Talking to the Media Without It!
The media’s role is to package and spread news, current affairs and public interest information to the public. They have great power to shape and influence public opinion, to target and exploit audience reactions, emotions and opinions.
6 Steps to Using Trade Magazines To Reach Customers
When developing a publicity campaign for their business many owners overlook the importance of trade magazines and journals as vehicles for reaching new customers. While mass media publications have widespread readership, the targeted nature of trade publications make the information that appears within them even more powerful.
Yes, There is a PR Sweet Spot
And here it is: public relations alters individual perception leading to changed behaviors among the key outside audiences of a business, non-profit or association manager. It happens when the manager applies positive actions affecting the behaviors of those important external audiences that most affect his or her operation.