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5 career-boosting tips for students majoring in public relations

5 career-boosting tips for students majoring in public relations

If you or someone you know is majoring in public relations in college, there are many opportunities out there. You should do your research on the different types of PR and how broad the industry can be. If you play your cards right, you will know what sort of career...

8 forward-looking tips for advancing your digital marketing career

8 forward-looking tips for advancing your digital marketing career

Digital marketing is an in-demand career field, and a potentially lucrative one, with countless opportunities for personal evolution. If you want to keep making more money and earning more influence, you’ll need to work to advance yourself. Here are the best ways to...

3 important factors to consider when planning a PR campaign

3 important factors to consider when planning a PR campaign

Building your business’s brand and reputation can be easily achieved with the right PR campaign in place. A well-developed and thought-out plan can have a long-lasting impression on the public and your brand’s awareness. When dealing with the media, a PR campaign...

4 creative PR tips for small businesses

4 creative PR tips for small businesses

For many small businesses, running lengthy, in-depth PR campaigns just isn't a realistic goal. Campaigns can be expensive, and without the proper expertise, it's hard to make sure they'll be successful. Thankfully, there are tons of ways for small businesses to get...

PR career ladder: Tips for becoming a public relations specialist

PR career ladder: Tips for becoming a public relations specialist

Public relations is a broad field that encompasses many different jobs and tasks. There are also different types of PR, such as internal and corporate. Internally, a public relations specialist would work closely with the CEO and other top-level executives to help...

How the wrong spokesperson can be detrimental to your client

How the wrong spokesperson can be detrimental to your client

Even though I covered sports for about a decade as a journalist prior to entering the PR business, and was also the sports marketing specialist for many years at Burson-Marsteller (in addition to playing key roles on none sports accounts), I always cautioned clients...

Understanding PR strategy and how it helps to grow your business

Understanding PR strategy and how it helps to grow your business

Your business brand plays a significant role in how you will market. Having the right strategies will play a key role in building a thriving brand. With competition everywhere, you want your company to stand out and be known. Finding the right customers for your...

7 common PR mistakes your brand needs to avoid

7 common PR mistakes your brand needs to avoid

There are good reasons why the PR market is booming and slated to hit $93 billion by 2021—it’s a challenging field to handle. PR companies are well aware of this, and high prices mean that not everyone can afford to engage them. Thankfully, there are many tools that...

The critical role of PR in supporting the sales funnel

The critical role of PR in supporting the sales funnel

The buyer's journey happens in a few different phases. Before becoming a customer, the buyer seeks approval that the company they chose is the right decision. As they go through the sales funnel, the customer gets to know the vendor. The experience they gain will...

8 common mistakes PR managers make—and how to avoid them

8 common mistakes PR managers make—and how to avoid them

Companies today have many events and announcements that they want shared with the world. You, as a member of the public relations, or PR, department, have the task of sharing this news with the media. However, there are a few habits that you should avoid if you hope...

The changing PR landscape: 4 ways to address today’s challenges

The changing PR landscape: 4 ways to address today’s challenges

The public relations industry is growing and expanding to include new structures. It is also becoming more diverse. Since it is dynamic, it should adapt to meet new circumstances and demands. PR depends on delivery channels, and as these channels change, so will the...