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Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 25, 2012

PR Skills You Need (And Won’t Find On Google)

In a recent Seattle Times piece, Allison J. Head announced her qualms about new workers. Like many young PR folks today, I am a child of Google. As long as there’s been internet, we’ve had questions and Google’s had the answers. However, not every on-the-job dilemma can be solved by the master search engine. Here […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 21, 2012

PR For Mr. Claus

For many PR pros, the days leading up to Christmas can be eerily quiet. After weeks of intense holiday outreach, the somewhat sudden slow down can be jarring – clients taking vacation time, reporters’ OOO emails flooding your inbox. Which had me thinking, what if Santa was our client? There certainly wouldn’t be a pre-holiday […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 18, 2012

5 PR Relationship Builders For The New Year

The New Year is almost upon us, and with it, the resolutions. One thing that we can all resolve to improve is our relationships. Relationships are central to our success in the business world, so why not make sure we make the best of every potential opportunity? Here are some tips to consider when resolving […]

creativity, Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 13, 2012

12 Days Of Christmas (or holiday of your choice) PR Edition

Fellow PR practitioners, clients, and media, it’s time to revisit the famous gifts from the “12 Days of Christmas” song. Here’s this year’s “ripped from the headlines” spin on the evergreen list. Twelve drummers drumming. An awesome gift this year, when at least twelve top drummers from Charlie Watts to Max Weinberg gathered on 12.12.12 […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 11, 2012

Year-End PR Winners And Losers

Year-end wouldn’t be year-end without the inevitable lists! In PR it’s instructive (and full of just a little schadenfrude) to reflect on those who burnished their PR image and those who bruised and battered it. Here’s our best shot at PR Winners and Losers. See what you think. PR Winners Chris Christie Jersey’s often-mocked Republican […]

creativity, Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations, time management • December 7, 2012

What PR Pros Want For The Holidays

No matter whether you’re too old to write to Santa, celebrate something completely different or just want world peace, pretend someone could give you some gifts to make you better at your job or to make your job easier, what would be on that list? We took a crack at it. Pitch-perfect The computer program […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • December 4, 2012

Tuesday Tips: Picture-Perfect Photo Ops

by guest blogger Sodelba Alfaro How many times have you coordinated a photo op for a client only to end up with unusable images? Poorly lit, out of focus, or, the PR pro’s worst nightmare, photos that don’t include your client or their event signage! Below are some tips to ensure none of that happens […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • November 30, 2012

PR Pros, Know Your Media

So you call yourself a PR whiz. And, no doubt you’ve hit upon some winning strategies, crafted some clever messaging and delivered a hard-working plan. But, now, it’s time to deliver, so ask yourself – how well do you (or the staffers actually implementing media relations) actually know your media? Because today’s “media” is as […]

creativity, Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • November 28, 2012

Make Your Blogger Relationships Work Harder

Bloggers aren’t just an online source anymore. The big ones, the “super-bloggers,” are expanding their media empire from small screens to large ones and virtual relationships to “real world” with tremendous PR potential for your clients. You can tap into this power by following some timely tips. Effective blogger relations can expose your client to […]