You spent weeks crafting the 'best' media pitches, subscribing to email marketing tools, and sending them to tons of journalists who can help build coverage for your product or event. But hours and days after, crickets. Only a few got back, and it was to decline your...
Ever woken up to the news that a recently disgraced company is donating millions to an orphanage? It sounds generous, almost redemptive. But when you dig deeper, kindness is just a facade, and their true purpose is to repaint a damaged brand image. That’s called...
When you think of PR, you probably think about the basic concept of putting out positive news about your company or brand. In most cases, this would be an accurate summary of what PR is meant to be. As Andy Wang, Marketing Manager at Skywork.ai, shares,...
Public relations remains an integral part of business for building stakeholder relationships. That's why companies and organizations continue to invest in various PR campaigns. In fact, its worldwide market could grow from $105.12 billion this year to $132.52 billion...
For decades, the email pitch has been the default way for PR managers to reach out to journalists. Before email pitches, it was phone calls, and while they were direct and could lead to faster results, journalists found them intrusive and potentially disruptive. When...
Have you ever woken up to a ton of messages and missed calls from your team asking you to check the company’s Google reviews? You drag your PJs to the desk, open your system, and find hundreds of one-star reviews that feel…oddly coordinated. That’s a review bomb....
Going viral is every marketer’s dream, until your brand post starts trending for the wrong reasons. Suddenly you’re scrambling, wishing you could erase every repost from the internet. Shares multiply by the minute. Public sentiment flips. Partnerships falter. A single...
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase 'dark social'? Just like what you can discover on the dark web, dark social conjures images of eerily unusual people, things, or events happening on social media. But actually, it's just the act of sharing content pieces on...
Is your business in an industry that doesn’t typically get much media coverage? The media shapes what people think matters. If your industry isn’t on their radar, you’re already fighting an uphill battle, and this is a common situation in many more industries than one...
Using humor to connect with your audience and drive home your messaging is a great PR idea. We’ve previously shared how consumers are likelier to recall humorous ads and how 85% of American consumers agree that it’s time for the fun to return to brand marketing...
The words 'cancel culture' aren't just another phrase tossed around social media when people want to take down a content creator or influencer. It's a term recently coined that every brand should avoid being subject to at all costs. Why? Because nothing is more...
One of the most alarming developments with the application of artificial intelligence is the enhanced ability of deepfake technology. If you’re a PR manager, you should be very concerned. Deepfake software helps small businesses and solo creators improve their...