After you send out a press release, pitch a reporter or do an interview, I find it’s always best not to get too excited about a potential media placement until it actually happens. After all, breaking news, editing, lack of space, or numerous other factors out...
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How to Avoid PR Disappointment
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Are Your Customers Getting a Busy Signal?
It’s 9:00 a.m., and I just finished dropping off my television equipment at the local cable company. What a relief! You see, a few days ago, I received an urgent notice in the mail to call a specific number. My television cable company wanted me to switch my...
Ride the Media Roller Coaster Lately?
If you’ve been working the media lately, you’ve probably noticed that the world of public relations is changing. Many reporters who’ve been with the same publications for years are losing their jobs, retiring or moving on to other careers due to the...
Confirm Your Quotes and Avoid Embarrassment
It’s 4:00 a.m., and I’m working on the final chapter of my PR book, which is due out in a few weeks. An associate suggested that I use a quote from a particular study… no problem! But then I started to conduct some research. I had plenty of resources...
Too Many Tweets are for the Birds!
Are you overwhelmed with social media? I’ve been pretty active with all of the various, social media venues out there, and they can really take up a lot of time and effort. Just this morning, I received about 30 followers on my Twitter account before my first...
Are you working too hard? It’s time for a break.
Woo Hoo! It’s time for the big, Memorial Day holiday, and summer is here. (Yikes! That means swimsuit season is here too.) If you are like most entrepreneurs, you’ve probably been working like a dog to impress clients and customers, especially with...
3 Free Publicity Tools to Boost Sales Now!
Do you want to boost sales, credibility and awareness fast without spending money? Do-it-yourself PF is the way to go. Here are my top three suggestions for starting your publicity campaign now: 1. Make that call. Most new entrepreneurs are nervous about picking up...
Got Stress? How a PR and SEO Copywriter Manages It
What a crazy week! Just as I got out of bed at 4:00 a.m. ready to work on my upcoming book about PR, I’m deep into crisis management: A blogger posted some nasty comments about my client’s site (for no particular reason). A WSJ reporter cancelled his story...
Why Isn’t Your Publicity Working?
Yesterday afternoon, I received another call from a small business owner who hired a publicist and received little to no results. And another entrepreneur e-mailed me to tell me that his press release didn’t capture any media attention…so with this in...