Yep, it’s Earth Day. That means all of the big national brands will be giving out tote bags or planting trees… doing some kind of one-off for a slice of the Earth Day buzz pie. As we scan the headlines to see what Coca-Cola and Target are up to this Earth Day, we tend to [...]
Tag Archives: Public Relations
The Best Advice I Ever Got About Working in PR
April 9, 2013 – 7:00 am
At this time of the year, my agency, CRT/tanaka, gets inundated with résumés from eager, young college students looking for internships or full-time positions. Listening to enthusiastic and passionate young people during the interview process always inspires me and reminds me why I enjoy working in public relations. These interactions with college students on the [...]
To Give is to Prepare
March 26, 2013 – 8:04 am
No question – corporate responsibility initiatives benefit the reputation and bottom line of organizations that sponsor them. But don’t discount the ROI generated when coworkers rally around a cause. Community service activities can bring team members together in ways that monthly birthday cake or offsite meetings can’t. Last Friday, for example, six of us from [...]
From Gutenberg to the Flash Mob – Marketing Innovation at its Finest
March 19, 2013 – 8:03 am
For centuries, marketers have tried to capture consumers’ attention. Some of the earliest ways were Gutenberg’s mass production of flyers and brochures (1450), then the emergence of magazines (1730s), advertising including billboards (1800s), radio and electronic computers in the 1900s and late 1900s, e-commerce in the ‘70s, and the ever-popular guerilla marketing in the ‘80s [...]
Engagement? Try Exasperation.
February 28, 2013 – 8:34 am
A few Sundays ago I reached the tipping point. It started out as a typical Sunday afternoon. My two sons, inspired by the previous night’s bedtime story of the Avengers, transformed into Iron Man and the “Credible” Hulk to fight evil doers in the basement. My wife was at the store rummaging for milk, school [...]
How to Avoid Watering Down Your Brand
February 26, 2013 – 8:01 am
What Carnival Cruise Lines & Maker’s Mark Can Teach Us About Brand Decision Making By Kelly O’Keefe (@kellyokeefe) What a month it’s been for brand blunders. In recent days, the world’s largest cruise line, one known for its luxury accommodations, handed its travelers plastic bags and asked them to use them for their solid waste. That [...]
7 Tips to Create the Perfect Infographic for your PR Campaign
February 15, 2013 – 7:58 am
By, Rosalie Morton (@rosaliemo) Infographics took the PR and content marketing world by storm about a year and a half ago. In case you missed it, an infographic is an visually engaging illustration that brings data and facts to life, while telling a story. Essentially, infographics give jazz hands to what could be boring data. Very social [...]
Why You Should Never Tweet A News Release
February 7, 2013 – 11:18 am
By Rachael Seda (@rachaelseda) I remember my first PR writing class. While I enjoyed it, I distinctively remember the painstaking feeling of having the creative joy sucked out of me when I had to write my first news release, and again when I wrote my second, and so on. If I didn’t want to read [...]
Does Livestrong Need a Name Change To Remain Viable?
January 22, 2013 – 8:00 am
By Jeff Wilson, APR (@wilson0507) Like many other news junkies and PR, marketing and branding professionals, I’ve watched with great fascination the unraveling of the Lance Armstrong brand over the past several months. His undoing culminated with his admission to Oprah Winfrey that he had, in fact, used banned EPO, testosterone, cortisone and human growth [...]
Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication
December 20, 2012 – 9:00 am
By Rachael Seda (@rachaelseda) Your child has come down with a rasping cough. You put on your Dr. Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick. Overwhelmed by the multitude of potential diagnoses, you decide to wait and see if the cough [...]
The BuzzLine – Week 4 – Blanched, Broiled or Fried?:
Failure to Communicate: Learnings from the Ongoing Cooper Union Battle:
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