Have you ever heard actors or singers who became “overnight sensations” explain that their success didn’t happen overnight after all? Instead, it was the result of lots of toil, along with years in which they languished in obscurity before – after much persistence – they rose to prominence and finally achieved “instant” fame. […]
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Don’t Ignore The New Names In The Media Landscape
I’ve shared in the past how excited our team gets whenever we score a big media hit for one of our clients. What’s interesting these days is the changing nature of some of those hits. Certainly, the New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other traditional print media have always been a […]
Writing Op-Eds Vs. Being A Journalist’s Source
When it comes to the print media, there’s more than one way to get your message out and to position yourself as an authority. Some of our clients want to be the go-to expert for journalists who are in need of well-credentialed sources for their articles. Others long to write opinion articles – or op-ed […]
How Patience Pays Off When Trying To Grab The Media’s Attention
Sometimes media opportunities emerge quickly after you pitch journalists with a great story idea. Often, though – especially with the print media – those opportunities take time and the fruits of your labor may not reveal themselves until days, weeks or even months after you send out your pitch. We experienced a remarkable example of […]
What Makes You An Ideal Candidate For Publicity?
Here’s a question you might have asked yourself as you decide whether to take the plunge and embark on a PR campaign: How do I know if I qualify for the media spotlight? If you aren’t someone the media is already beating down the doors to interview, you can get them to look your way […]
What The Oscars Can Teach Us About Rebounding From A Mistake
A year ago the people in charge of the Academy Awards flubbed it – badly. As nearly everyone knows, the cringe-worthy moment came when someone handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope, causing them to announce La La Land as the Best Picture winner, when the Oscar actually belonged to Moonlight. Oh, […]
How The Domino Effect Can Increase Your Media Exposure
When you’re trying to attract media attention to promote your brand, you may encounter what can be thought of as a media “domino effect.” What I mean by that is one media opportunity leads directly to another media opportunity, much the way the toppling of one domino can cause another domino to fall. Recently we […]
Baby Boomers Love Facebook – So You Should, Too
Did you log into Facebook today? Or did you find something else to do to occupy your time? Those questions may seem odd, but they don’t just come out of nowhere. I was intrigued this week to see a USA Today article that reported some people are spending less time on Facebook, whether it’s because […]
Writing Your Own Articles? Be Aware Of The Shifting Media Landscape
My team writes plenty of articles for clients every week, but for years I also have encouraged clients to write their own bylined pieces for print publications – both traditional and online – as one more way to get their name and message out to the masses. It’s a great addition to any publicity campaign. […]
Make Video An Integral Part Of Your 2018 Marketing
As many of you know, I love brainstorming with my team to distill ideas and tips that not only can be useful in working on behalf of our clients, but also to share with you in the PR Insider. This week my creative team and I were in the middle of just such a session […]
2018 Is Your Time To Shine
The start of a New Year is always a great time to focus on creating a “new you” – or at least an improved version of the old you. Sometimes we do that through resolutions about dieting and exercise that, sadly, we don’t always keep. Sometimes we enter January vowing that in the next 12 […]
What Makes A Great Team?
Each Monday morning I meet with members of my team to brainstorm ideas for that week’s PR Insider. On occasion coming up with a topic is a challenge, but always it’s an interesting and fun time because each person involved brings a different perspective to the discussion as we toss around ideas that will help […]
How We Ended Up In The New York Times – And You Can, Too
When our team returned to work this week after taking a brief break for Thanksgiving, we learned we had something to celebrate. No post-holiday blahs for us! Instead, it was high fives all around! The exciting news that greeted us was that Jay York, our senior social media and marketing strategist, had been quoted extensively […]
How Social Media Defines Your Marketing Audience With Precision
When it comes to marketing your brand, the most critical factor is to know who your target audience is and then find the best way to reach out to them. As you look to 2018, and make plans to promote your product or services in the coming year, one thing to consider is just how […]
Make Sure The Year Ends With A Marketing Bang – Not A Whimper
With so many years of experience behind us – not to mention the availability of calendars – you would think we would be better prepared for what’s about to come. Yet, year after year, many of us act astonished and caught unaware by this annual, easily predictable time of year that still somehow manages to […]
Why People Share On Social Media And Why That Matters To Brands
Every day people start their day by checking in on social media – and before too long the sharing of memes, posts, videos and cat pictures starts in earnest on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms. What’s driving all that sharing? Lots of things, probably, but to boil it down to its essence, people share […]
Left For Dead, Radio Adapts To A Digital World
First it was TV that was going to kill off radio, sending it to an early and untimely death. But radio hung in and even thrived. Then it was the internet that was going to finish the job once and for all! But radio shrugged (at least metaphorically), adapted and even capitalized on its supposed […]
Creativity And Persistence Can Separate You From The Pack In The Publicity Game
Grabbing the media’s attention isn’t always easy. Each day, reporters, editors, TV producers and radio show hosts scroll through a never-ending barrage of email messages, many of which they no doubt delete without even bothering to read. Let’s face it, they couldn’t write about or report on all those topics even if they wanted to! […]