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5 ways to rethink employee engagement in the PR industry

5 ways to rethink employee engagement in the PR industry

Employee engagement plays a crucial role in the success of an organization. Employers need to create an environment where employees can thrive both professionally and in their personal lives. A favorable environment will keep them motivated to work diligently and add...

3 reasons why digital PR is an important component of brand promotion

3 reasons why digital PR is an important component of brand promotion

Public relations once was restricted to managing communication between an organization and its audience. Fast forward to today, where PR is one of the most dynamic tactics in the digital marketing landscape. Digital PR has emerged as a reliable tool to build and...

5 unique public relations tips to up your game

5 unique public relations tips to up your game

Public relations is essential to making sales and extending your customer base. Your PR game should be relationship focused. How you relate to your customers, stakeholders and partners is essential. Consider these unique public relations tips as you create a PR plan...

5 tips for embarking on a career in PR

5 tips for embarking on a career in PR

PR is a very popular field to work in, which means that competition for jobs can be fierce. This is particularly true when you are first starting out in the industry, whether as a new graduate or someone moving into the sphere later in life. So how can you stand out...

What PR needs to know about information security risk assessment

What PR needs to know about information security risk assessment

Keeping records and data secure is vital for any business. History has shown us that a single data breach can have a tremendous impact on public relations. Additionally, depending on the nature of a breach, allowing data to leak can result in fines for non-compliance...

Making the next big move: Assessing and preparing for your next career move

Making the next big move: Assessing and preparing for your next career move

All of the headlines in my LinkedIn feed read the same: “'I Quit My Job' Is a Signal of Economic Recovery” – The New York Times “Welcome to the Summer of quitting.” – LA Times “Before you join ‘The Great Resignation’ and quit your job, here’s what you need to know.” –...

8 crucial issues faced by today’s public relations executives

8 crucial issues faced by today’s public relations executives

Public relations has never been an easy job to handle. What’s worse, the internet and social media have made the role increasingly challenging in terms of getting the right story to the right people. In 2020 alone, PR executives got a taste of crisis management with...

4 tips for leveraging public relations for your e-commerce business

4 tips for leveraging public relations for your e-commerce business

Most e-commerce business owners focus their external efforts on one practice only, and that is digital marketing. Of course, digital marketing is important—it’s being used by every other e-commerce store out there. In order for your business to stand out and gain the...

PR Profiles: A Conversation with Melissa Agnes 

PR Profiles: A Conversation with Melissa Agnes 

“My story is a story,” says Melissa Agnes with a laugh, recalling how she, an entrepreneur since she was 21, got into crisis communications. Thirteen years ago, Melissa had no idea she would one day be an expert in crisis comms—or that it was even a field she could...

6 steps to budgeting for an efficient PR strategy

6 steps to budgeting for an efficient PR strategy

Public relations can make or break your business no matter what industry you’re in. That’s why having a good PR strategy is essential. That being said, it can be challenging to know if you’re doing PR right. Are you spending too much or too little on your strategy? No...

4 brand-boosting ways PR and marketing go hand-in-hand

4 brand-boosting ways PR and marketing go hand-in-hand

Traditionally, the public relations team focused on protecting the brand reputation, while it was the job of marketing to get the sales. These days it doesn't make sense for the two teams to work in silos. If your company is still treating PR and marketing as...