Public Relations Strategy Archive

Strike While the PR Iron Is Hot

February 3rd, 2012

A while back this blog gave free PR advice to social network startup Diaspora.  The recommendation was to use strong privacy controls to distinguish itself from (and become an attractive …

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$7.2 Million Could Buy Awesome Crisis PR

January 17th, 2012

The controversy may be local to Washington, DC, but its PR lessons are certainly universal.  The University of Maryland recently announced construction of a new school president’s house, and adjoining …

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Things to do with a good new story

December 19th, 2011

Say you’re a business, brand, nonprofit, mom-and-pop, or other publicity-seeking entity. You’ve pounded the social media pavement, engaged bloggers across areas of interest, pitched reporters and editors across print and …

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Three Ways Target Can Avoid a Black Friday Black Eye

November 22nd, 2011

You’ve probably heard about the mega-criticism that mega-retailer Target is facing over opening its stores for sales at midnight on Black Friday.  Judging from an online petition that’s collected nearly …

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How To Apologize Via Twitter, Part… Ah, We Lost Count

November 16th, 2011

The Penn State sexual abuse scandal and tragedy will prove a significant moment in future crisis public relations case studies.  For now, nearly all the attention has rightfully focused on …

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3 Simple Ways to Make Your Content Marketing Work

November 7th, 2011

Editor’s note: We are once again honored to have a guest post from Mr. Dan Bischoff (his bio is at the end of this post).  Thank you, Dan! In online …

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9 + 9 + 9 = Ineffective Crisis Management

November 1st, 2011

With Herman Cain, the (d)evolution of his campaign’s response to sexual harassment allegations has marked a total failure on basic crisis public relations principles.  Here’s a rundown of all the mistakes …

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Daily Deal: Half-Off Crisis PR

October 18th, 2011

When a damning news story appears about a major company, chances are other big players are involved.  In crisis PR, a fundamental element is knowing who your client’s business partners …

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The Shaggy Defense Won’t Work for Kenyon Martin

October 11th, 2011

Has it really come to this?  NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that the first two weeks of the season will be canceled.  We, of course, look at this move in …

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Mile-High Crisis PR!

October 7th, 2011

What is it with Southwest Airlines?  For some reason, the carrier seems to get caught in a regular media firestorm by kicking off high-profile passengers from their airplanes.  The latest …

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