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How To…’Leave A Message After The Beep…’
February 26th, 2008 by PRNEWSEvery PR person knows that most phone calls to media people are received by voice mail rather than a live person. It’s frustrating, but it’s a fact of life. It’s particularly exasperating when our supervisors… Continued
Marketing and PR: Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Marketing I Learned In a Rock Band
February 26th, 2008 by PRNEWSThose that know me know that I speak allegorically – I have a penchant for using nickel words and often turn to analogy and allusion to make a point. I have always found that it… Continued
Measurement Pulse
February 26th, 2008 by PRNEWSRespond by September 14 Presented by PR News and BurrellesLuce Evaluating your various PR efforts is an ongoing process that is at times frustrating and rewarding. How are you measuring your PR and what… Continued
Video Killed The Radio Star
February 24th, 2008 by PRNEWSVideo just may be coming into its prime as far as communications channels go. The latest iteration of The Kelsey Group’s User View study found that: 59% of those surveyed claimed to watch only video;… Continued
Business Maturity and Sharper Focus Changes the Face of Public Relations
February 24th, 2008 by PRNEWSThe PR industry is no stranger to redundancy. Ubiquitous utterances about getting a seat at the proverbial table make many professionals sound like broken records, and there have been enough holy grails – measurement, crisis… Continued
Quick Study: Advocacy Trumps Advertising; New Year’s Resolutions In the Office; Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid
January 14th, 2008 by PRNEWS*Advocacy vs. Advertising: A consumer survey conducted by Weber Shandwick across the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain demonstrates the increasing importance of brand advocacy, that is, the act of consumers promoting a brand to peers… Continued
Quick Study: 10 Tips For Communicating Change; Customer Retention; Career Development; Cause Evolution
July 30th, 2007 by PRNEWS*10 Tips for Communicating Change: While organizational change requires more than 10 tips, here are 10 key things to keep in mind when planning, announcing, implementing, and communicating a change initiative: 1. Remember that there’s… Continued
Quick Study: Articulation Of Brand Positioning; Agency Growth; Consumer-Generated Media; Word-Of-Mouth Marketing
February 12th, 2007 by PRNEWSI Know What It Is – I Just Can’t Say It A new strategic leadership study from Louws Management Corporation reveals some unsettling news: While the majority of the 711 advertising and marketing professionals surveyed… Continued
Quick Study: Appealing To Youth; Engaging Workers; The Job Market
October 9th, 2006 by PRNEWSReaching Collegiate Consumers According to the 2006 Alloy College Explorer Study from Harris Interactive, college students are a target market that’s constantly on the move, and they are most efficiently reached by mobile technology. According… Continued