media relations

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • June 20, 2014

PR Pros: You Can Better Educate Your Clients!

Every PR agency-client relationship can benefit from education. Of course, the agency team needs to get up to speed on the client’s product or service, whether it’s a B2B/tech innovation or a new consumer product. Clients also need to understand the power of public relations to drive great campaigns in tandem with other tools and […]

blogging, Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • June 17, 2014

A Journalist’s View: Three Questions From A PR Pro

Rachel Weingarten is a weekly style columnist for Parade.com and opinion columnist for amNewYork who also freelances for CNN Digital, Esquire.com Fortune, Newsday, USA Today and many others. Rachel is the author of three non-fiction books including Ancient Prayer: Channeling Your Faith 365 Days of the Year. The most important rule to remember when pitching a […]

blogging, Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • June 6, 2014

Hey PR Pros: Everything Old is New Again

For example, today is National Doughnut Day, created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the men and women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. Now it is merely an excuse for today’s pastry purveyors to give away free product and gain visibility. No one is immune, as a giant doughnut on 5th Avenue proved […]

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • May 5, 2014

A Journalist’s View: 3 Questions From A PR Pro

It’s every intrepid PR practitioner’s dream to get inside the brain of a working journalist and see what makes them tick. In an effort to get there, we are inaugurating a regular feature called “A Journalist’s View: 3 Questions From A PR Pro.” Our first journalist is Lisa Collier Cool, a bestselling author, award-winning health […]

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • April 10, 2014

How Strategic PR Makes A Milestone Work Harder

This month our client Edible Arrangements, the originator and category leader of artfully designed fresh fruit bouquets, celebrates its 15th birthday. From humble beginnings – one store in New Haven, opened by founder Tariq Farid, a Pakistani immigrant – to over 1,200 stores worldwide, the operation has grown phenomenally, achieving $500 million in sales in […]

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations, social media • March 28, 2014

Why You Need To Hire A PR Firm Now

Even if your hot ad/tech business isn’t being acquired today for millions of dollars or you aren’t quite ready to launch your latest sure-to-wow consumer product, you may still need to consider professional PR counsel for your company. Here are some good reasons why: You are being left out of a story right now. Without a […]

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • March 25, 2014

Search Techniques Will Fill That Tech or B2B PR Position Today

Job needs in New York public relations firms can turn on a dime. You land a new tech or B2B project and after the celebrating, you ask who will staff it? Great employees are the lifeblood of any PR staff, agency or in-house. What can you do to ensure you get the most qualified candidates? […]

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • March 4, 2014

PR Agencies’ Faux Pas: Art Imitates Life?

Anyone at a New York PR firm has experienced those “you can’t make this stuff up” moments. Whether dealing with a touchy tech reporter or a mercurial consumer PR client, things happen. But how good are you at telling the difference between true-life PR disasters and those occurring only on TV? Answers to “art” or […]

Crenshaw Communications, media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • February 11, 2014

PR Pros, Get Your Clients into Long-Lead Publications

Even as another snowstorm bears down on us in the East, smart NY PR firms know that now is the time to pitch relevant clients to the glossy pages of shopping and shelter magazines for summer issues. Although it may seem quaint to work on a consumer or B2B story that won’t appear online instantly, […]