Stories by Morry Smulevitz

Despite the digital landscape, there are a few timeless journalistic axioms that can help PR pros elevate their media pitching. AbbVie’s Public Affairs chief Morry Smulevitz provides tips learned during a lifetime of watching his father work.

Last year, I moved. That meant along with changes to my billing address, my favorite coffee shop and my go-to dog park, I also switched cable TV providers, sending me down a month-long rabbit hole of technician visits, troubleshooting phone calls and frustrations of every kind. The experience also resulted in the best PR I’ve ever received. It was due to just 1 employee who cared.

Remember when everyone in PR became enamored with analytics and how numbers and math would create a Moneyball across the communications landscape? While today no one disputes the fact that analytics has become a standard communications tool, it is clear that a new—and surprising—weakness in our industry has emerged: the written word.