Emailing is a great way to communicate, it’s fast and efficient. However, when done incorrectly, your email may be ignored or deleted and the journalist may be less likely to open subsequent emails – and you want them to stay open to future ideas. As a public relations firm, we’ve had a lot of experience […]
Read More“Can we draft a press release on this?” is a question PR pros hear every day. Press releases have a time and a place – but they aren’t always the most effective method to get your message across. There are two primary occasions when a press release is the best way to tell your story […]
Read MoreLocal broadcast stations are a great opportunity for local businesses to share about their expertise. Here are a few tips for working with broadcast. 1. Set expectations There are many parallels between print, radio and TV broadcast, but some things are simply different. Establishing expectations about the way broadcast works is important. TV broadcast […]
Read MoreA press release doesn’t get a brand very far anymore. Newsrooms are taxed. Reporters are swamped. And quite simply, we’re all more drawn to an image or video than a long-form corporate release. Seventy-eight percent of CMOs now say that custom content is the future of marketing. In turn, many have started to build in-house […]
Read MoreForward-facing innovators can optimize deliverables by leveraging a holistic view of language. Last weekend I used the word “optimize” while out with friends. My husband nudged me. “You’re using your business jargon in real life again,” he whispered. My work is a nonstop cycle of blogs, articles, brochures, press releases, POVs, web copy and white […]
Read MoreCision named contributor marketing as one of the top trends for 2017. Contributed content is an incredibly useful tool for PR pros—whether you’re looking to raise the profile of your client or your agency. Contributed marketing is creating content then pitching it to appropriate outlets. The demand for content is rapidly increasing. The Atlantic reported […]
Read More“What My Public Relations Degree Taught Me” is part two of a mini-series on education and being a millennial in the world of PR, from some of our young professionals at A.wordsmith. Read part one here. I veered towards PR after five years in the education and nonprofit world. The overlap between development and communications is […]
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