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media relations, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • September 20, 2011

The Seven Deadly PR Pitching Sins

Top PR agencies know what to do, and what not to do, when pitching media. Yet, it’s easy to cut corners under time pressure. Here’s a quick list of the “Seven Deadly Pitching Sins” for PR professionals. Feel free to add your own. 1. Being boring. A boring or irrelevant pitch will be deleted faster […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, time management • September 16, 2011

I Don’t Know How She Does It — Secrets Of The Very Busy

A busy working mother promises her grade-schooler a homemade delicacy for the school bake sale. Having been shamed by the “stay-at-home” moms, she is crushed when she can’t follow through on her promise and instead purchases a pie which she artfully “distresses” and, voila – her secret is safe and her daughter delighted. This is […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • September 9, 2011

5 Tips For Monica Lewinsky In Opening A PR Firm

PR Daily reports that Monica Lewinsky, Bill Clinton’s infamous intern, has endured 17 years of struggle since the scandal and has now decided to open her own public relations firm. This is sad on so many levels. Because saying one is “in PR” has a certain non-specific glamour to it, the field has often been […]

creativity, Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • September 6, 2011

Tips For Better Brainstorming

I read once that the main reason some creative PR brainstorms yield little in the way of usable ideas comes down to performance anxiety. The so-called expert went on about discarding the practice altogether and basically asking team members to “phone something in.” I think we can do better! There is often something magical about one […]

PR Fish Bowl, public relations • September 2, 2011

12 Signs It’s September At A PR Firm

1. Clients who haven’t pulled the trigger on anything now want it yesterday. 2. Media can longer pretend they’re on summer vacation. 3. Staff start to hint around about “Autumn Friday” early closings. 4. You suddenly panic about holiday programs. 5. All your pitches seem to contain sports metaphors. 6. You crave new notebooks and pens for meetings. […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • August 26, 2011

One Habit Of Highly Successful People – Sleep

The days of bragging about how little sleep you need are so five minutes ago! The benefits of 7-8 hours of sleep are now well-documented and include everything from increased productivity to weight loss. The real issue, especially for Type A PR people is how to get those restorative hours. Fortunately, we work with Michael […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • August 16, 2011

Top 5 Things I Learned As A PR Intern

This is a guest post by our great summer intern, Ashley G: It seems like just yesterday this small town girl took on the city that never sleeps! Four months later, I have a lot to share about what I’ve learned as a public relations intern at New York-based PR firm Crenshaw Communications. Stay on […]

Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • August 5, 2011

What Summer Sports Teach Us About Teamwork

Summer offers up the opportunity to participate in outdoor sports, either with friends or on a league. As a member of a competitive 125-person dragon boat team (it’s like crew but a different paddling style), I’ve learned a lot of positive tips about teamwork that transfer to officework. Each dragon boat consists of 20 people […]

creativity, PR Fish Bowl, public relations • August 2, 2011

What We Can Learn From Shark Week

It’s baaack! Discovery Channel found a good thing when they decided to dedicate a week’s worth of programming to shark attacks. That was 24 years ago, and now Shark Week is more than just hour-long shows about sharks. Shark Week has become must-see TV every summer. It’s also a brand of its own, and part […]