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public relations • August 26, 2011
Should PR People Drink The Client Kool-Aid?
Recently, a senior colleague at a boutique firm was reflecting on the loss of a longtime client. She’d been active in the company’s product promotion for many years and was a tireless advocate, even among friends and family members. She confessed that she looks at their products completely differently now. What used to be leading […]
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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 […]
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public relations • August 23, 2011
Six Strategies To Beat Perfectionism
“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30.” — Tina Fey In her very entertaining book Bossypants, Tina Fey warns against the evils of perfectionism, the enemy of so many creative projects. As she advises, “perfect is overrated.” Even busy agency folk struggle with impossibly high standards, particularly those who write […]
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public relations • August 17, 2011
Are Executive Vacations Bad PR?
As President Obama parks his sleek tour bus (dubbed “Bus Force One”) and travels to Martha’s Vineyard for a little R&R this week, the predictable criticism has followed. Some question whether our chief executive should be taking time off amidst stock market volatility, a “crisis” economy, and dropping poll numbers. Chief among the President’s critics, of […]
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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 […]
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