AMA: Top 3 PR Questions We Get From Clients Public Relations can be daunting for any company that’s just getting its feet wet. There’s a lot to unpack when it comes to understanding the various elements of a successful PR campaign, especially on how each tactic plays into the overall positive positioning of your company …
Top 3 Tips to Launch a PR Campaign for Startups So, you’re working with a startup who was fortunate enough to hire you for their PR needs. You love their innovation, guts and entrepreneurial mindset, but you also know it’s your job to be diligent, methodical and ensure everything is inline before launch. Here …
10 PR Podcasts You Should Listen to Now It seems like PR trends are moving faster than the mitten-wearing Bernie Sanders photo that went viral earlier this year. Not only are nimble PR professionals wise to stay on top of what’s trending, they should be on the lookout for opportunities to gain insight from others …
6 Principles of Great Copywriting “A word after a word after a word is power.” — Margaret Atwood Being a PR copywriter is about as behind-the-scenes as you can get. When most people come across an interesting article or social media post about the launch of a new product or service, they likely don’t …
Look How Far We’ve Come – Cheers to Trust! Time really does fly when you’re having fun doing what you love to do! I’ve been head-down in a state of flow since starting Trust Relations two years ago, and it wasn’t until recently that I had a chance to look up and truly reflect on …
How to Identify and Vet New Biz Leads that are the Right Fit for You Pop quiz: What do most businesses have in common? Answer: They have to figure out how to bring in new clients or customers on a rolling basis to use their products and/or services. In the PR world, mid-to-large sized agencies …
6 Tips for Pitching Broadcast Media in Today’s “New Normal” Broadcast pitching isn’t for the faint of heart, especially now with the revolving door of the television newsroom. It’s crazy to think that since the start of the pandemic, a media list created a only few months ago is likely out of date now, thanks …
What this PR Agency Owner Looks for When Hiring On a recent episode of our PR Wine Down podcast, we discussed best practices to help set young PR practitioners up for success. At the end of the interview, our guest flipped the switch by putting me in the interviewee hot seat and asked what characteristics I look …
6 Steps for Improving Agency Procedures PR is a job with a lot of moving parts. There are client calls to join, interviews to staff, pitches to send and proposals to write. On any given day, a PR practitioner’s to-do list might touch five or twenty clients, depending on the size of the agency. There’s …
What to do When Your Client Goes Radio Silent Imagine this: It’s the week before your client’s biggest announcement of the year. They’re launching a brand-new product that they’re sure will take the market by storm, and they’re dreaming of having it covered in all the places that matter: Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider. Your …
