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Stories by Steve Goldstein
6 Media Pitching Do’s—and 1 Don’t
January 27th, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinThese tactical media pitching tips will help see you through the anxiety of short deadlines and high media placement expectations
5 Things to Do When You’re in San Francisco for the Digital PR Summit
January 21st, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinSo why is San Francisco, in particular, on the brain now instead of say, the Côte d’Azur? Because PR News is headed to San Francisco for its Feb. 4 Writing Boot Camp and Feb. 5 Digital PR Summit, and I’m getting hungry
5 Ways to Make a Successful Leap to Brand Storytelling
January 13th, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinChris Hammond of Wells Fargo, and a speaker at PR News’ Feb. 4 Writing Boot Camp in San Francisco, offers five tips to help you make the leap to brand storytelling.
6 Tips From the San Francisco 49ers’ Winning Social Media Playbook
January 7th, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinIn the wake of the Niners’ recent playoff victory over the Green Bay packers on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, we asked Scott Kegley, senior manager of digital & social media for the San Francisco 49ers, to crack open his team’s social media playbook.
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Journalist Whisperer?
January 3rd, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinAt PR News’ recent Media Relations Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Amy Eisman of American University’s School of Communication and a founding editor of USA Today brought up the concept of the “journalist whisperer.” This is a PR professional who can speak a journalist’s language on the platform they want to be […]
6 Ways to Avoid Spam Filters With Your PR Messages
January 2nd, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinTry applying some of these spam-avoidance tips and see if your ratio of connections to missed connections improves.
Duck Dynasty Star Creates Kobayashi Maru Scenario for A&E
December 20th, 2013 by Steve GoldsteinA&E faces its own Star Trek-style Kobayashi Maru test, as it attempts to manage the media crisis sparked by comments made by “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson in a recent interview with GQ.

PR News Announces Winners of 2013 PR People Awards
December 10th, 2013 by Steve GoldsteinPR News celebrated the winners and honorable mentions of its 2013 PR People Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 10, 2013.
2013 PR People to Watch: Stephanie Tabor
December 10th, 2013 by Steve GoldsteinStephanie Tabor, Manager, Corporate Communications, Solazyme, Inc. Stephanie Tabor has been managing communication efforts for the red-hot sustainable technology industry for over five years, launching the world’s most sustainable source of oil ever discovered, and working to… Continued