Press releases are an important tool for any business when grabbing media attention, so it’s important not to mess them up. Every day, news agencies and reporters are flooded with press releases from everyone and anyone trying to get their cause or story noticed. To make yours stand out, make
In Kviabryyggja Prison – a correctional facility in Ireland – a certain group of prisoners requested red wine accompany their meals – and when it was denied, their PR firm got involved. And yes, we too took a double-take at the concept of a PR firm representing prisoners wanting wine
Here’s a case of bad decisions becoming a public relations problem for Twitter. The fast-growing technology company decided to make layoffs – which is a fact of life in business – yet the way they notified – or rather, did not notify – those being laid off was handled terribly. He
We went looking at some of the top PR firms and their *retirement benefit packages – with the help of Brightscope, a financial company which provides services for retirement planning. Brightscope ranks 401k & retirement plans, and wanted to compare the plans of some of America’s leading Public Relations agencies. While
A product or company launch is a one-and-done thing. If you do it well, your company or idea has a chance of success, if it all goes wrong, you don’t get a do-over, at least not easily. Since you probably already know the difference between media relations and public relations,
Patrice Tanaka retired this week from PadillaCRT after 35-years as a Public Relations professional. Beginning her career working days at a pineapple cannery on Oahu, she has seen the company through great growth. The management buyout she led in the late 1980’s resulted in the formation of Patrice Tanaka &
Recently released FARA documents from the United States Justice Department indicate that the world’s largest Public Relations agency, Edelman – as well as lobbying behemoth The Podesta Group – have been hired by Saudi Arabian interests to further their American interests in media and government. Richard Edelman’s PR Firm, Edelman
It may sound the stuff of political thrillers or salacious television movies, but it does happen. Sometimes the relationships are much more than one and done too. For that reason, most news publications have rules built into their systems that reporters are expected to follow. In the case of the
Media training is a very beneficial workshop/training program helping teach individuals to coherently and effectively interact with reporters, journalists, and other members of the media during interviews and press conferences. It stops people from being quoted out of context in the media because of poor training in public speaking, lack
Investor communications is a critical area. Investor communications develop the most effective two-way communication between the financial community, a company, and other constituents helping to secure the value of the investment. Its practitioners call on a highly specific knowledge base and experiential background. This niche’s set of requirements and
