A huge part of public relations and brand marketing is reputation management. IN small terms, that means monitoring social networks, news feeds and blogs for any possible disgruntled consumer or unhappy fan. In big money terms, this means taking a...
‘Tis the season for controversy. The TICL reality show “All-American Muslim” is garnering a lot of it, and the brands that have decided to pull all advertising from the show are taking the brunt. Lowe’s pulled all advertising last week, as we mentioned...
Where you advertise says a lot about your brand message. Remember when millions of dollars in advertising was pulled from spots on Glen Beck’s Fox show? Creating a successful marketing campaign is more than just building a brand, creating some...
Public opinion; it’s all that matters in this industry. Public opinion can be a stronger force than any lawsuit, any criminal allegation, and any investigation. Once the media gets a hold of a public challenge to a brand’s reputation, whether it’s...
When it comes to monitoring your brand, there’s a lot to take in. From social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, to blogs, news publications, video sites and comment forums, monitoring your brand can be incredibly overwhelming. While a...
Any business, whether it’s big or small, can gain a lot from just a little press coverage. As the old saying goes, no press is bad press, and while that’s true in most cases, it’s always better to have the press on your side when building your brand....
If you haven’t heard of HARO.com (Help a Reporter Out), it’s a superb resource for connecting journalists with expert sources. The site began nearly on accident, as many of these social resources do, by a former PR guru who had connections to everyone....
Any Scottsdale public relations professional will gladly point out how useful social media has become, but when you ask them to explain their social media PR techniques and strategies, they’ll tell you ‘it’s a trade secret.’ Unfortunately, for business...
Today is Earth Day, the one day of the year when people actually stop to smell the roses. Trees are planted in local parks, kids release ladybugs into the gardens, teachers stress the importance of recycling, and businesses of all sizes go green for the...
Business owners think in terms of return on investment (ROI), however many are still stumped on how to measure the ROI of their public relations strategies. Measuring ROI for either social media or public relations involves affixed metrics as a way to...