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Part 2 - 5 More Things Your PR Firm May Not Tell You (But Wishes You Knew)
An investment in public relations is one of the smartest ways to build your brand and reputation. Good PR generates outstanding news coverage, boosts your name and reputation online and helps manage (or avert) a potential communications crisis. The investment is even more valuable when you start the process knowing the no-nonsense realities of working with a professional firm.
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Topics: public relations, SEO, FAQ, PR tips, shared media
Let’s be straightforward. PR tools like earned media coverage, online reputation management and crisis management can constitute a significant investment of your marketing budget’s dollars. However, they’re also highly effective when utilized the right way – and while they provide significant, lasting benefits over time, there are some unique challenges associated with PR that deserve some attention.
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Topics: public relations, FAQ, PR tips
Economists say the Great Recession ended in 2010, but many small businesses didn’t start feeling any type of recovery until quite recently. Others are still struggling. The public relations industry is definitely feeling the effects of the recovery, as more companies are utilizing the power that PR firms can provide.
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Topics: public relations, FAQ, PR tips
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To understand the answer to the question, "How does PR work?" let’s first answer the question, "What is public relations?"
According to the Public Relations Society of America or PRSA, “Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.”
At its core, PR is about relationships — with the general public, potential customers/clients, investors, employees, government regulators and/or the media — with any and all of a company's publics.
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Topics: public relations, FAQ, PR tips, shared media
There are some new Google guidelines, and much buzz is circulating about how these rules will affect news releases (formerly known as press releases). Speculation is also swirling about how the guidelines may impact the PR industry and public relations firms as a whole.
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Topics: public relations, SEO, PR tips
Do you pay your company’s interns? Does it matter to anyone outside of your company? Not really. It’s your decision, as long as you’re following legal guidelines.
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Topics: public relations, PR tips, reputation management, crisis communications, online reputation management, shared media
What’s in a name? A potential PR crisis, especially if you’re an ESPN producer who guessed at pronunciation rather than finding out the actual facts.
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Topics: media relations, public relations, PR tips, crisis communications, shared media
Want to be “happy, happy, happy” with how audiences relate to your brand? Learn these three PR strategies from one of America’s most popular reality TV families ever to hit the screen, Duck Dynasty:
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Topics: media relations, public relations, PR tips
Ask most people who the "public" in public relations refers to and they'll likely say it refers to the general population, or a company's customers and potential customers. But the publics most companies need to reach may include investors or government regulators. One public that is essential to almost every company's success is its own employees.
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Topics: infographics, PR tips
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