The Public Relations Blog

5 tips to managing your Twitter feed

So you’ve been given the keys to drive your company’s Twitter feed. You’re excited to tell the world all the amazing things your company is doing. You’re ready to make people fall in love with your brand through engaging content.

But how much Twitter content do you plan? Do you map out every tweet? How many tweets should you plan a day?

Learn more about this media relations tool to make the choice that is right for your company

Your company or PR department has been offered what seems like an amazing deal. A newspaper has agreed to publish your story or news…for a fee. What they are offering is called an advertorial. Is this illegal? No, but it may be unethical.

Advertorials are becoming more popular. Companies see them as a way to guarantee placement in a newspaper of their choice. However, purchasing exposure instead of earning it is called advertising, plain and simple. Once you understand more about this tactic and how it compares to true PR work, you can decide what is best for your company and image.

Over the past decade, social media has undoubtedly changed the PR and marketing game. With visual and casual formats, channels like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat are ideal for consumer brands. However, social media for B2B companies is a tougher nut to crack.

Recently, Lisa Goldsberrywrote that B2B companies should stop using Facebook. “For B2B companies,” Lisa argued, “there are better ways to attract business, increase visibility and grow your company, and PR can help.” Lisa provided some alternative options for stronger B2B marketing, including LinkedIn.

PR can show you how to come out on top

Social media is a very dynamic environment in which people respond quickly and in real time. Your content can go viral in a matter of minutes. When that happens, it increases your brand awareness and provides some great PR opportunities. But things can go south, too, and your content could attract a slew of negative comments. The situation could even escalate enough to damage your brand name.

PR can help you reach more customers using this vital tool

Will Rogers once said, “You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.” Indeed, if you want to reach consumers today, you need social media – because that’s where they are.

Developing a public relations plan can seem like a tedious, time-consuming task, but with the right planning and a coherent map, you will ultimately save time and money and enjoy more success. Here are the basic elements to any great PR plan:

A professional headshot is an important asset

Often, clients are surprised when we ask for their headshot photographs to accompany media pitches or news stories. Some have never had headshots and don’t know what we’re looking for from them. Many times, they send us personal photos with their families or images that are low quality.

Having a professional headshot is a must for anyone in a successful business. If you haven’t had a headshot since the ‘90s Glamour Shots, now is the time to update that photo.

Whether you thought Lady Gaga nailed the national anthem or you hailed the combination of Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars’ halftime show, Super Bowl 50 proved to be yet another stunner.

Denver's defense led the Broncos (and Peyton Manning) to victory while MVPs from Super Bowls past showed us they can still rock a tailored suit.

Are you ready for some football (or the ads)?

The Super Bowl is fraught with traditions: adult beverages, hot wings and viewers gripped by an exciting football game and intricately woven-in advertisements.

Most of us have our list of favorite commercials, yet corporations don’t spend millions on creative ads simply for the sake of being creative. They want their messaging contained within the ads to stand out equally as strong.

The Super Bowl is the Holy Grail of advertising. But membership to this elite club costs north of $5 million per 30-second commercial. And that is some serious capital.

What if your business can’t afford such a significant investment? The answer, quite simply, is to invest your money wisely in other forms of public relations and marketing.