Like I’ve said before, social networking is all about building community. Just like in the community you live in offline, the people who have credibility online are those who engage others and provide value for the community, which leads me to my final social networking etiquette tip: Have fun and be creative — Think of [...]
You know the song “Getting to Know You” from Rogers and Hammerstein’s The King and I? Of course you do! It’s probably stuck in your head now just by the very thought of it. Anyway, that song really rings — or sings — true when it comes to PR. You have to let people get [...]
Don't you hate it when you're at a party and you run it to someone that you haven't seen in a long time — or you meet someone who you instantly click with — and find yourself in an engaging conversation, only to be interrupted by a tap on your shoulder to where you find [...]
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So what are your goals for social networking? Are you trying to have the featured farm of the week in Farmville? Or are you trying to build your own empire and crime syndicate in Mafia Wars? Or could it be this: Are you trying to build awareness for your brand, product, book or self? That’s [...]
In all your outreach to the media you have to remember this important fact: The media isn’t here to serve your interests. They serve their readers, viewers and listeners — not people out to publicize their own business or endeavors. But they do need you because their audience is interested in what you have to [...]
Ever receive an email or Facebook message from a friend or contact, and because of the way it was written you kind of thought the person was upset with or made at you? You wonder what you did and you kind of stress about it for a bit, and maybe you even ask them about [...]
They do! Facebook understands how important PR is, so they just launched a page for publicists and PR pro’s like yourselves where they share what they’ve learned about creating social content, promoting events, optimizing pages and more. Check it out here: www.Facebook.com/PR. It’s becoming more important than ever to combine social media with traditional media [...]
Have you ever said something to someone you wish you hadn’t? We’ve all done it. Maybe we didn’t think it through, or reacted irrationally without all the facts, but usually it’s just between you and the person you were talking to at the time (or maybe the eavesdropping couple sitting at the restaurant table behind [...]
If you own a product or gift company, your holiday pitching should be in full swing. Landing product placements in those coveted gift guides will be great exposure for your product, and if you haven’t done so already, you’ll need to revisit your online press kit to make sure your press materials are in order. [...]