PR Lessons From The Internet Shame Machine
Building a reputation can take years, but you can lose it in a PR minute. Britt McHenry is a recent example of the internet shame machine. The previously obscure ESPN journalist was videotaped hurling harsh insults at an employee of a company that towed her car. Her one-week suspension touched off a debate involving entitlement, […]
Read MoreThe Summer PR Internship: Best Practices
A summer internship can be a stepping stone to a brilliant PR agency career. We’ve hired some of our interns as full-time staff and are proud that our program helps identify future consumer and tech PR stars! In fact, we’ve been spot on in selecting candidates who’ve provided real value to our company, and the […]
Read MoreSix Tips for Attracting the Best PR Agency Staff
To build a great PR agency, you need great employees. Like any creative services business, a public relations or content marketing company is only as good as its talent. Here are the ways that agencies can bring in the best. Cultivate a strong sense of identity and culture. The most attractive companies are those that […]
Read MoreDecoding Tech PR Jargon
Tech PR professionals, like all PR people, love their jargon. With its highly technical applications, products, and services, the world of technology startups, ad tech providers, and enterprise “solutions” is ripe with opportunity for creation of buzzwords that can leave non-techies baffled. Planning a tech PR program means not only mastering what these terms actually mean, but […]
Read MoreThe 7 Plots For PR Storytelling
In explaining why his company is looking for a PR agency, a prospect recently mentioned that a flagship product was “born out of frustration” with the industry’s failings. Never mind the category; the words “born out of frustration” immediately piqued my interest. It’s something we can all identify with, and that simple beginning signaled a […]
Read MoreThe 7 Plots For PR Storytelling
In explaining why his company is looking for a PR agency, a prospect recently mentioned that a flagship product was “born out of frustration” with the industry’s failings. Never mind the category; the words “born out of frustration” instantly piqued my interest. It’s something we can all identify with, and that simple beginning signaled a […]
Read MoreNBC in Connecticut, and ZetrOZ, Inc.
We spent the afternoon on site at the University of Connecticut Health Center, where client ZetrOZ, maker of wearable technology for pain therapy, was being filmed by NBC Connecticut. The segment features an interview with ZetrOZ founder George K. Lewis, Jr., along with a UConn Health center physician and patient who was treated with sam®, […]
Read MorePR Lessons From Awesome Mother’s Day Campaigns
Mother’s Day presents the perfect opportunity to boost your PR campaign, whether your company or brand is in household goods or wearable technology. Sometimes dubbed a “Hallmark Holiday,” the occasion is sure to generate social buzz and sharing, so why not position your brand to be in on the action? We looked at some of the […]
Read MoreMaking the Case for Robotics in America
Working with one of our newest clients, Five Elements Robotics, we recently placed this bylined piece in Enterpreneur on why America needs to join the global trend toward embracing robotics as a normal part of life. With our assistance, Wendy Roberts, Five Elements CEO, makes the case that robots are the way of the future. They will […]
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