Two major US data center trade shows are rapidly approaching and you should be finalizing your PR strategy for both. Datacenter Dynamics (New York City in March) and Data Center World (Los Angeles in April) have historically drawn large crowds of senior data center and IT executives. Even though these shows are held annually and have been around for years, it’s important to revisit your strategy for the events every time you attend or exhibit […]
I was recently reminded how important it is to always set client expectations and to manage those expectations throughout the life of a campaign or project. While these prearranged guidelines are arguably even more important when it comes to PR, mostly due to the unpredictability of media coverage, I believe that there are a few points to setting expectations that can be applied to just about every professional services provider. As with most things, communication […]
Whether engaging a freelancer, account representative at a PR firm, or other in-house staff, a common task often requested by marketing departments is help researching, composing, and editing a piece of content (byline article, blog post, editorial, etc.). It’s really not much of a surprise; when push comes to shove, product engineers with in-depth knowledge of their industries are focused on finding the next innovation, “C level” and other executive staff need to prioritize important […]
You know how important social media campaigns and profiles are to supporting your public relations campaigns. One way to indicate this importance to your company’s stakeholders is through the use of social media analytics. However, analytics can’t serve anybody if you’re unable to explain what they mean. While the most popular social media platforms (and those best used for B2B social media campaigns) host their own analytics, it can be challenging to parse through the […]
Does it surprise you that this is an issue that PR firms sometimes have to grapple with? More often than not, our clients appear at press briefings on-time and prepared to talk with important reporters and analysts in their industries. However, there are times when an executive isn’t able to make it to her briefing or a director vanishes right before his scheduled interview. Over the years, we’ve heard a wide variety of justifications when […]
As PR practitioners, it’s our job to ensure that our clients get coverage in leading publications that their target end-users and other stakeholders read. One of the best methods for getting that coverage is to forge relationships with key reporters; also known as media relations. There are a number of ways to engage with the media members that cover the products or services that your company offers. The most important things to keep in mind […]
Most companies understand the value of a successful press release. Quantifiable results can be seen in the number of press outlets that published the news, ran the release in its entirety, interviewed the contact to learn more, or incorporated its key points into a larger story. Crafting an informative release is one of the fundamental duties of a PR firm, but often minimized or forgotten is the next crucially important step: pitching. Pitching a press […]
Everyone’s goals for sending out a press release can vary. Depending on the news being announced, you may be interested in catching the attention of a particular group of stakeholders, raising the profile of your work in a specific industry, or positioning your company for an acquisition. Regardless, there are a couple of benchmarks you should be monitoring to determine a base-level of success for each press release that you issue. Some initial indicators of […]
If you’re going to take the time and effort to write a company blog, the posts should resonate with your target audience. In keeping with this goal, the Milldam Minute posts in 2016 shared PR insights, tips, ideas, and strategies that we thought helpful or interesting to our readers. As we think about the topics that we’ll be writing about in 2017, we reviewed our own analytics to identify the top 3 most read blogs […]
Since we’re just getting over the holiday rush and everyone is starting to think about their New Year’s Eve plans, I thought I would lighten things up a little and discuss some of the hotspots I enjoyed this year when visiting two of my favorite destinations for work: Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Due to the high number of trade shows that our clients attend, I had the opportunity to visit both locations quite a […]
