If you’re in business long enough it’s a given: at some point your company is going to go through a major transition, whether it’s a change in senior management or a shakeup within the board of directors. However, one transition that’s often underappreciated is the changing of a marketing executive. As PR practitioners, change in marketing leadership can either be an impediment to the continuity that has been developed over years or an opportunity to […]
It’s a concept most are familiar with when a business issues a statement in response to some bad news: “They’re just saying that to improve their PR.” The public is largely skeptical when companies implement crisis communication plans and look for damage control. Perhaps this skepticism is reaching its zenith now that terms like “alternative facts” and “false news” are being bandied about the media. As a result, whether mitigating negative publicity or simply broadcasting […]
As the snow (still!) falls in New England, our clocks leap forward, and Q1 draws to a close, we’re stepping back to review 2017 PR trends. Many blogs ended 2016 with a look ahead and several PR publications and firms additionally examined which trends they expected to lead PR movement in 2017. Now that we’re a few months in, we revisited some predictions to consider how they may already be affecting your own PR strategy. […]
Email marketing provides an attractive tool with which to promote your business and consequent offerings to a wide audience. Done well, email marketing campaigns result in increased web traffic, brand exposure, partnership opportunities, and more. However, the prospect of creating yet another piece of content that delivers fresh news items every month can add to the already heavy workload that many marketing departments are carrying. If created with attention to audience and purpose however, email […]
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 […]
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 […]
