Marijane Funess

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • June 6, 2017

Dos & Don’ts For Winning PR Awards

  In public relations, it’s always gratifying to be recognized by one’s peers. Typically, that recognition comes in the form of industry awards. Right now we’re finalists in a couple of awards competitions, and we’ve won our fair share as well. So, we thought it might be a good time to review what helps make […]

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Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • May 30, 2017

Top PR Picks For Summer Reads

When choosing top summer books with public relations interest, our first “KPI” (key performance indicator) is anything that is well-written. Writing is the backbone of all good PR, and the best way to become a better writer is to read great stuff. After that, the criteria looks like this: books that touch on PR and marketing; […]

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Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • May 25, 2017

Avoid These Five Costly PR Agency Mistakes

Congratulations, you’ve retained a new public relations firm, and you’re getting ready to kick off a successful partnership. Like any new relationship, this one is in the honeymoon phase as everyone gets to know each other. But things are about to get real, so all parties need to be on their toes to ensure success […]

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blogging, Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • May 23, 2017

The Best PR Tips For Promoting Blog Posts

Public relations experts know that the majority of traffic coming to a blog post comes in the first hours and days of publication. This makes the timely promotion of your blog content critical to its success. And, according to TrackMaven, you might want to publish your post at 3 p.m. EST for the highest number of […]

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Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • May 18, 2017

Six Steps to Better PR/Media Relationships

Recently a journalist posted some basic advice for public relations people to improve media relationships. He said to “read stuff, then take it to reporters who like that stuff.” That’s a little like Elmore Leonard advising writers to “try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.” Simple, yet true, and harder than […]

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